Weekly Roundup – 06/08/07
Well, this is my last weekly roundup as a 35 year old — I’ll be turning 36 over the weekend. Oh well, at least I’m still in my mid-30s… As for a birthday celebration, we’re headed out of town and will be spending the weekend at a nice hotel for a bit of family fun time. With that said, lets take a quick look at some of the posts that caught my eye over the past week…
Jim provided a list of four reasons you should get a payday loan. Don’t worry… It’s a Devil’s Advocate post.
Flexo talked about the top and bottom 25 jobs.
MBH had some tips for buying someone out at a garage sale.
FMF talked about the best online brokers.
JLP lamented the permanent sales that JC Penney seems to hold. I actually think that Kohl’s is even worse about this. And mall jewelry stores? Forget about it…
Henry talked about saving for college using a 529 (even though he doesn’t have kids yet).
Ben asked if real estate agents are worth the money.
Lazy Man talked about cultivating alternative streams of income.
Jeremy talked about being sure you understand the fine print of your loan documents.
SVB talked about improving property value by planting trees.
4M wants to know what you have against credit cards. Me? Nothing. What with all the signup bonuses, credit card rewards, and 0% balance transfer offers, you can make a mint.
Sun talks about his saving and investing system.
Finally, Jonathan had a kidney stone and got to partake in his first ever trip to the emergency room. I can relate (and sympathize) because I went through the exact same thing a few years ago.
Published on June 8th, 2007 - 13 Comments
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Just an interesting factoid.
Comment by Smith — Jun 8th 2007 @ 2:24 pmHappy Birthday!
Who knew something only 3mm big could be so painful?!?
Comment by Jonathan — Jun 8th 2007 @ 2:30 pmHappy Birthday, fellow Gemini! I turn 21 on Tuesday.
Comment by Dreamy1 — Jun 8th 2007 @ 7:45 pmHappy Birthday, Nickel.
Happy Birthday, Dreamy1.
Comment by J at Home Finance Freedom — Jun 9th 2007 @ 1:49 amOh, wow, I meant 31….wishful thinking I guess. lol
Comment by Dreamy1 — Jun 9th 2007 @ 8:34 amdoesn’t turning 36 put you into the late 30s bracket?
happy bday.
Comment by aggressive saver — Jun 9th 2007 @ 11:17 amHappy birthday… don’t feel bad about getting older, at least you’re not as old as FMF yet.
Comment by Flexo — Jun 9th 2007 @ 1:57 pmHappy B-Day…
Comment by NCN — Jun 9th 2007 @ 4:31 pmNow you’re closer to being 70 than you are to being 1! Have a great day…
NCN
Happy Birthday, I just turned 36 on June 5, hope you have a great weekend, my birthday gift, 2 movie tickets from my wife and saving our money for our trip to Euro land next week.!!
chris
Comment by chris g — Jun 9th 2007 @ 6:55 pmActually, no. 36 is still squarely within the mid-30s. Next year? You might have an argument. But I’m still claiming the first half of 37 (at least) as part of the mid-30s…
Happy Bday – hopefully I am not too late. Have a nice time and take some rest.
Don’t let midlife crisis bother you – for now 
Comment by Golbguru — Jun 10th 2007 @ 5:11 amHappy birthday to both Nickel and Dreamy1 – it seems that I’m exactly 12 years younger than Dreamy.
What is it about mid-June for birthdays? There seems to be a whole bunch of people I know born around this time. (Although I was apparently supposed to be due in early July.)
Comment by Matt — Jun 10th 2007 @ 12:46 pmHappy belated. Thanks for the great site… I spent literally 3+ hours last night browsing some of your old posts. I appreciate it!
Comment by Victor — Jul 21st 2007 @ 12:35 pm