Welcome to the weekly Saturday Quick Hits and Weekend Reading post – Thanksgiving edition!
Quick Hits
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Just wanted to give another reminder that the site is hosting it’s first ever giveaway which started last Wednesday. The grand prize is an iPad mini and $50 cash for a case. Four other entrants will get $25 each. Less than eleven days until it ends, so be sure you get your name in the hat.
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Anyone else pumped for Thanksgiving next week? It’s one of my favorite holidays, and added bonus I have the entire week off of work next week! Unfortunately I got sick a couple days ago – hoping it passes since I have a ton of stuff planned for my time off.
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Ladders are expensive! I got what I think is a relatively cheap one
and still paid over $150 for it. Actually, now that I think about it that’s not a terrible price for what I got, but all the expenses related to buying our first home are really starting to add up!
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Anyone going black Friday shopping? I plan on looking at what Amazon.com
has to offer, but what I really am hoping for is that some store has a doorbuster deal on luggage. We are going on a cruise in February and my wife definitely needs luggage as hers got destroyed on our Hawaii trip a couple years ago and I have pretty much the cheapest (both price and material) luggage you could find.
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In case you missed any posts from this week, here they are:
Monday: The Laffer Curve and the Fiscal Cliff
Tuesday: 5 Products that Fight Indoor Allergies
Wednesday: The Cost of Dog Ownership
Thursday: Choosing organizations to donate to: What do you factor in?
Friday: A Doctor turned Actor: Anyone can change careers
Weekend Reading
As usual, here are some posts from this week that I really enjoyed:
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T.L. from Budget and the Beach is giving away a $20 Amazon gift card
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Nate from Steward Your Money is diving into six blogs for the next 30 days – humbled that ours is one of them!
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Justin from The Frugal Path talks saving money in Couponing 101: You Don’t Have to Be Extreme
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Veronica from Blue Pelican Loans talks about one of my favorite things (formulas) in “Secret” Forumla for Living Comfortably
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John from Frugal Rules talks about two things I’m really interested in (large companies and economic policy) in Are Large Companies Immune to the Fiscal Cliff?
Last but not least…
Hope you all have a great weekend, and to all the Americans out there I hope you are ready for Thanksgiving! *Gobble Gobble Gobble*
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Thank you for the mention.
Yes, ladders are expensive. My father in-law bought one of those all in one ladders for 250. The only problem with it is that it weighs a ton and he needs me to come over every time that he uses the thing.
And I can’t wait for Thanksgiving. Turkey is one of my favorite foods.
Have a great weekend and i hope you feel better.
@JustinatTheFrugalPath Yikes you have to come over for him to even use it?? That sounds terrible.
Thanks, no sore throat when I woke up so that’s a start!
Thanks so much for the mention DC. Ladders are expensive, in fact I find that many things for the house are…but maybe I am showing my cheapness. :) Have a great weekend!
@FrugalRules Haha all the expenses add up. Especially since this is our first house, we’ve had to spend money on things like ladders that we didn’t have before becoming home owners.
Ooo cruise! Enjoy! I went on my first one this year and I think iHeartBudgets did too. Make sure to read our posts to see all of the hidden costs!
@Money Life and More I did read your post and I’m not amused about the hidden costs! I’m prepping for them, tho.
Thanks for the shout out dude. We’re honored to be mentioned. And it’s certainly great to follow your blog! Thanks for all your tips. I agree with Lance… enjoy that cruise man! Which cruise line are you going on?
@NateFancher Definitely excited for the cruise! I am going on Carnival.
@DC @ Young Adult Money Nice. I’m sure you’ll have a blast!
Thanks for the link love! MMM, pumpkin pie! I can’t wait till Thursday!
@Beachbudget Thursday can’t come soon enough!
I’m so ready for the mini road trip I’ll be taking this thanksgiving! That pie in the photo looks delicious! Must have some soon.. yummmm.
Thank you for including my post in your round up. I really appreciate it!
@Veronica @ Pelican on Money No problem! And a mini road trip sounds fun!
I can’t stop looking at that pie. mmmmm….. pie.
I also really enjoyed Veronica’s post this week, I love a good formula.