Wakiki Beach in Hawaii is the pic of the week.
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We also have our giveaway roundup every Friday. This Friday there are 113 giveaways listed this week that end today (7/25) through next Thursday (7/31).
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Happy Friday everyone!
While my wife does most of the work for our giveaway roundup, I do sometimes stumble across giveaways that I send to my wife to add to the list. This week I came across a particularly interesting one: a gun that’s worth just under $1,000. If you want to see it, head over to today’s giveaway roundup and look at the first one listed under 7/31.
I came across this because I’m on a Ron Paul-related email list.
Sidebar: I mentioned in the past that Ron Paul drastically changed my political and economic views and I’d highly recommend everyone look into his political positions, whether you agree with him or not.End Sidebar
Now, there are literally thousands of giveaways starting and ending every week. It would be impossible to know about them all. I had to believe that there haven’t been TOO many – if any – politicians/political figures who have given away guns. I was a bit shocked to see that more than 25 politicans or political figures have given away guns. Now, some of these were raffles which technically aren’t giveaways imo, but nevertheless it’s many more than I would have imagined.
So I guess there’s a first for everything. I’m now entered in a giveaway to win a gun.
I’m not opposed to owning a gun, but would only do it if I had a safe and proper training, which I have neither of. If I did win I’d have my friend who is very familiar with guns go with me to redeem it, and hopefully would be able to sell it the same day.
Anyway hopefully you found that story interesting. I have a wedding this weekend and I’m also going to the Twins game. We try to go every year with my grandpa, uncle, aunt, and cousins. I’m really not that into baseball this year, but my grandpa is a lifelong Twins fan and it’s awesome how much he loves going to the games.
Below are the posts we published this week:
- On Monday I explained 4 Reasons NOT to Quit your Job to Start a Business.
- On Tuesday Shannon talked about Being a Good Financial Role Model and iPad Mini Giveaway.
- On Wednesday Cat asked Are Coupons Worth the Time?
- On Thursday I asked Is it Accurate to say the Stock Market Returns 10% on Average?.
Posts of the Week:
As usual, here are 5 posts that I enjoyed this week from around the blogosphere:
- Deb from Debt Debs had a creative (and awesome) post in Money Lessons in Marine Life
- Shannon from Financially Blonde talked about something that probably happens more than we think in Sleeping with the Boss
- Travis from Enemy of Debt shared We’re Getting a Debt Consolidation Loan, and I’m OK With That
- Shannon from The Heavy Purse explained 10 Money Mistakes Parents Make with Their Kids
- EM from Journey to Saving asked Is There Ever a Legitimate Reason to Lease a Car?
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What’s the craziest thing you have seen being given away? Any fun plans this weekend? Anything strange happen to you this week?
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I’m glad you liked my money and marine life post, DC. What’s not to like in the aquatic world, ay? Funny thing is that it seems like the news stories of this type seem to continue this week as well! Thanks for sharing! Yay Friday! Have a good weekend.
I cannot believe the gun giveaways from politicians, it is just mind boggling to me. I am all about people’s rights; however, I am not a big gun fan. Probably because I have seen too many stories of kids getting injured by them. Anywho, the strangest thing that happened to me this past week is that I did a 10 day green smoothie cleanse. I have never done a cleanse and it was a battle for me to complete, but I did and I am psyched that I did. Now, I am excited to eat real food this weekend. :-) Thanks for sharing my post and I hope you have a fantastic weekend!!
I find the idea of a gun giveaway completely nauseating. Anyone can win, whether they are fit to own a gun or not. But I guess anyone can buy a gun just by taking a quick trip to Walmart too. Again, nauseating.
I’ve actually seen a few politicians give away guns before. My Dad and brothers are huge gun nuts so they always like to tell me when they see something like that going on. I’m going to start tackling the massive dump that is our garage this weekend. I’ve been putting it off for way too long…no more!
I think a gun giveaway takes the cake. Not sure I can top that! Have a great time at the wedding and the Twins game! I love baseball primarily for the snacks…ice cream, hot dogs, chicken fingers…my husband’s office does a day at Fenway Park every year for all employees + families and they give us unlimited snacks!! OK maybe THAT’s my favorite giveaway. People are like, “Mr. FW, your wife just got more chicken fingers!” Yep, that’s me.
Love the picture of Hawaii…you guys going in the winter? I don’t really have an issue with people owning guns (not assault rifles, but guns), though I don’t really like the idea of a giveaway…and I do think there should be background checks. P.S: were there any All-Star game activities in your area that you were able to go to?
Guns are definitely an interesting giveaway. In some ways I’m surprised it’s allowed, only from the liability standpoint. Thanks for the shout-out, I really appreciate it! Enjoy your Twins game and wedding. We are taking the girls to Disneyland. :) I am a good and brave Mom. LOL!
A gun? That’s one giveaway I’ll skip right over, haha. Have a great weekend- sounds like it will be busy, yet fun!
Love the posts of the week you spoke about. Enjoyed reading the post about Sleeping With The Boss. Thanks for sharing!
A gun giveaway is certainly different. Not sure how I feel about that. I hope you have fun at the Twins game! My grandma is a diehard Yankee fan, and even though I’m not into baseball as much anymore, it’s still fun to watch with the family. Thanks for including my post!
blonde_finance Because of all my allergies and stuff I’m really considering doing either a cleanse or an “elimination” diet. I’ve avoided it for too long and it’s time for me to see whether there is some sort of correlation between the food I eat and how my body feels.
debt debs The aquatic post was a lot of fun! I can tell you put the effort into it for sure. I hope you have a great weekend!
I’m not interested with the gun giveaway, but I think my husband is. :) Have a good weekend!
brokeandbeau Yeah to win you’d have to also qualify to purchase a gun, so it’s the same regulations. I didn’t know that Walmart sold guns, though considering the fact they have a large rural presence it makes sense.
FrugalRules About an hour ago I was thinking “I should really take a few days off from work and tackle our garage.” It has some insulation in it already, but no sheet rock covering the insulation. It’s a pretty big garage and I have plans for adding some storage, a work bench, etc. Definitely something I hope to get around to!
Mrs. Frugalwoods Okay, if I could go to a game and have unlimited snacks courtesy of my employer or my wife’s employer that would totally be an awesome “giveaway” haha. I also love the food at the park even though it starts to get expensive quick. Hope you have a great weekend!
Andrew LivingRichCheaply Yep we are headed to Hawaii in the Winter! I can’t even wait! There was a lot of All-Star festivities going on around here, but we were up north the weekend that most of them were going on. I did win tickets to the All Star game but sold them for a decent chunk of change.
ShannonRyan I think the liability is transferred in a sense because a third party is the one that actually handles the giving of the gun, and I’m assuming it’s a gun shop that regularly runs background checks and sells guns so it’s kind of the same for them as selling a gun, if that makes sense? Oh I’m sure the girls will love that! Have fun! haha
TheWriteBudget The gun is worth so much tho! Yeah the weekend is busy and I bummed away the part of it that wasn’t busy : ( Now I’m frantically trying to get a few things done before the wedding (which I have to leave for very soon haha)
FITnancials Yeah there were some great posts out there this week. Hope you have a great weekend!
JourneytoSaving I’m not into baseball either, but it’s fun to go to the ballpark with my family and my grandpa loves every second of it. I hope you have a great weekend!
Clarisse @ Make Money Your Way Haha well maybe you should enter on his behalf? Hope you have a great weekend as well!
If you ever want to go and shoot, let me know. It’s a blast. We can head over to Oakdale gun club some day.
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