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Saturday Roundup

Finance, Life, Misc

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The Best Posts of the Week:

Give the gift of kidneys so that Larry Correia can murder you for charity.  Larry is the author of Monster Hunter International and Monster Hunter: Vendetta.   Both books are excellent mind-candy, if you like explosions and monsters that, well, explode.  Save a life and get murdered at the same time.  Who could ask for more?

A V-8 only insinuates virility; multiple child seats prove it. With a title like this, and multiple car seats in my car, I have to include the post.

And finally, here are some tips to save time with email: Email Sucks.

Finally, a list of the carnivals and blogs I’ve participated in:

Dustin at Engaged Marriage was kind enough to run my guest post: Arguing Fairly with your Spouse.

I was included in the Carnival of Personal Finance with Check Your Bills.

Repair Plans, Appliances, and Rancid Meat…Oh, My! was included in the Carnival of Money Stories.

Selling Your Home: The Real Estate Agent was included in the Festival of Frugality.

If I missed a carnival, please let me know.  Thanks to those who have included me!

Saturday Roundup

Misc

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Last weekend, we had 2 birthday parties.  In two weeks we are having our biggest party of the year.   I’m going to try to get our yard done this weekend, while my wife and a couple of her friends decorate inside the house.  October is still nuts at Casa del Myhouse.

Today, I found out that I accidentally made a huge extra payment to my car.   $650 too much.   I thought I had deleted the auto-payment series from the bank’s site, but I only deleted September’s payment.   Hopefully, I can find enough slack in the bills to make up the difference, instead of hitting the emergency fund.

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The best posts of the week:

J. Money’s doing a series on side hustles.  The latest one is about chicken farming.  If I lived in a more reasonable city, I’d have some chickens of my own.

Self-improvement is always good for you, kind of by definition.  Here are a few ways to pick up some interesting certifications.

Lifehacker posted on Squaretrade.  I can tell you that, without a doubt, I’ll never again get an extended warranty in-store.