As a country we re-elected President Obama to a second term this week. I hope and pray that both parties will keep the best interests of our country in mind over the next four years and keep moving our great nation forward. We should all be keeping our finances in mind this weekend, and I’ve assembled a list of links that will help you do just that. Enjoy!
Favorite Posts
Are You Ready to Fall Off the Fiscal Cliff? What You Need to Know if the Bush Tax Cuts Expire from Free From Broke
Would the Envelope Method of Budgeting Work for You? from My Personal Finance Journey
The Joneses Strike Again from Afford Anything
It’s not about what you earn… it’s about what you keep! from Money Talks Coaching
Apparently I Don’t Borrow Enough from Matt Wegner
Shameless Self Promotion
Riding the Debt Relief Roller Coaster is my post this week over in the CareOne Community
My wife is attending a mother’s/wife’s conference this weekend called “Hearts at Home.” It will be my heart that will be at home this weekend getting some serious writing mojo on. See you on Monday!
One can hope that both sides will put our interests at heart, but I really don’t see a wholel ot of that happening. Especially seeing as that we sent most of the same people back. But, I could be wrong…one can hope. 🙂
It’s interesting to hear how much was spent on the campaigns for President and congress across the country (did I hear 6 billion???)….and we basically ended up with the same political landscape. Maybe both sides of the isle will see that the last 4 years wasn’t as productive as it could have been and learn a lesson. Like you said, John, one can hope!
I have to agree. I have no idea how Mr. Obama was reelected with all his failed policies, devastating unemployment, and now more layoffs. And that deficit! Whoa! I agree that it would be nice if both sides would work together. It would be really nice if the Senate would work with the House. Harry Reid really needs to agree on a budget or come up with one himself (with other Senate members). Confidence is definitely on the down-swing. So this site about being frugal is really, really helpful!
Thanks!
thanks for your thoughts, Joanne….glad you find the site helpful – hope to hear more from you!
Thank you Travis!! Best of luck with getting your “writing mojo” on … weekends are a great time for that. 🙂
You’re welcome, Paula! Well, Friday night hasn’t been very productive….LOL. We’ll see about Saturday!
Thanks so much for including our fiscal cliff article!
Very informative article, Glen…..and it scared the crap out of me. I hope congress gets something done – in the meantime I think I need Vonnie and I may need to reconfigure our spending/savings ratio – that cliff looks STEEP! Have a great weekend!
My Personal Finance Journey’s post on Envelope Budgeting is definitely interesting. I used it before we registered for online payments and we are still using it to pay some of our bills. So far, it is still working for us. Thanks for sharing!
I’m loving the envelope method…Vonnie and I are using and paying cash has done wonders for us to keep on budget! Thanks for stoping by, Manette!
Thanks so much for the mention!
I LOVE the envelope method! We use it for all our discretionary spending, and it’s really been the difference maker for keeping us on track!