Weekly Round Up- Super Bowl Showdown

Okay, does the above picture give my Super Bowl pic away? Nothing against the Steelers.  They are obviously an example of a true football dynasty.  But my boy, Kurt, has been my favorite since his days in St. Louis, and I’m just excited to see him in the big game again today.  Seeing a 38 year old still battling out on the gridiron every Sunday gives this recently turned 31 year old some hope as he continues to play flag football every fall.  For those that know me….Yes, I know it’s flag football.  Yes, I know it’s a church league.  And yes, I know that’s intramural.  But it’s still a battle every Sunday and even thought I broke a rib last year.  But after a week of rest and against the doctors orders, I was out there battling it out again.  My wife thinks I’m obsessed and who am I to argue? What I can say, I love it!  So c’mon Kurt!  Make us thirty year-olds that think we’re twenty some hope!

Findings of The Week

• Interested in a nontraditional way of taking your Social Security Retirement Benefits?  Consumer Boomer offers a way to double dip your Social Security Benefits.

• Dealing With A Job Loss: What To Do When You’re Laid Off at Bible Money Matters — A great and timely resources.  I’ll be bookmarking this one because I may need it later this year…unfortunately.
• Secondary Income: The Shoebox Money Chronicles at Finance Your Life — I always make me feel good to positively affect someone.  Here’s a success story about how one of my article helped someone reached a financial goal.
• 52 Ways to Make Extra Money at Prime Time Money — I haven’t made any list for a long time, but here is a good one on making extra money.

• I Am Not A Consumer; I Am A Person – You know, I’ve noticed this in the media lately as well. They keep referring to us as consumers. Well, I might buy some stuff, but I’m more than just a bank account that should be used to prop up the economy!

• 6 Ways To Motivate Yourself – I need to bookmark this post and revisit it every few days. I have a lot of things on my plate, and a lot of things I’d love to accomplish, but finding the motivation is the hardest part. This post has six tips to help you (and me) stay motivated.

• Things I’ve Learned Losing A Parent. I don’t think anyone can ever prepare for this day.

Carnivals of The Week

• 162nd edition of the Festival of Frugality was held at Gather Little by Little.
• MoneyHacks Carnival–Frugalista Style! was hosted at Little Miss Know it All.
• Rich Life Carnival #30 was hosted at Rich Life Carnival.
• Carnival of Financial Planning was hosted at the Skilled Investor

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