Weekly Round Up- January’s Already Gone

weekly round january is gone edition Weekly Round Up Januarys Already Gone

New Year’s. Check. 31st B’day. Check. Ice Storm that shut everything down. Check. January is already over. Check. Wait, January is already over? Where did the month go? We got hit with a pretty bad snow storm last week and although we’ve had 50 degree weather the last few days, it wasn’t until yesterday that I could actually see my drive way again. Yes, the ice was that bad. Hopefully, the warmer weather is a sign that spring is just around the corner.

Personal Finance Reads of the Week

Where’s My Money Going? Month at Mrs. Micah – Mrs. Micah started a very interesting month long series about expense control and money management. The series is just kicking off, so be sure to check it out as it unfolds.
What Was the First Piece of Financial Advice You Ever Received? at Cash Money Life – Patrick and a few other bloggers share the first piece of advice they ever received. The first piece of advice came from my Nanny who always said, “If you can’t pay cash, then you probably don’t need it”.
A Comprehensive Guide to Online “Stop Foreclosure” Resources at the Dough Roller -DR is an excellent blogger and his stories are always well researched. Here’s another example on foreclosures.
Website Review: Mint.com at Four Pillars – Mint is a free online budgeting program. I’ve never been much into using a full blown program, but the more I read about Mint.com the more I am intrigued.
Save More Time and Seperate Savings at PT Money – My wife and I have 5 separate that help keep track of where our money is. Here’s another good example of somebody else implementing the same strategy.
Thinking of buying car? Jeremy over at Gen X Finance offers 5 mistakes you can’t afford to make when buying a car.
Diversifying Beyond Asset Allocation. at Frugal Dad. Diversification doesn’t always just apply to your investments. It applies to all aspects of your life.
How Much Is A Trillion? at the Wisdom Journal. That’s a huge number. Here’s an insightful look on how BIG that number really is.
7 Ways to Improve Your Life at Gather Little By Little- who doesn’t need some improvement tips in their life? Here’s a good round up.
Ever wondered what happens if you don’t pay your taxes? David at My Two Dollars gives you an insight into it.
Did you hear about the $15,000 home buyer tax credit? Madison at My Dollar Plan shares all the details about it.
Mary at the Examiner offers info about Home Equity Lines of credit being cut. Could this happen to you?

Blogging Tips of The Week

Notice my new picture (gravatar) next to my post titles? Thanks to Marko from How To Make My Blog on his post 6 ways I customized my Wordpress Blog. I look forward to future posts on ways to improve my blog.
We knew he already knew everything about Cash, Money and Life. Obviously, he knows a thing about blogging, too since he just had 1,000,000 visitors. Congratulations! Patrick offers some introductory tips on How to Start a Blog.
Jason from Side Hustle Blogging offers 5 ways to Lose Readers. Readers is what I’m trying to increase, so I took this article to heart. If you haven’t subscribed yet to my blog, here’s another chance.