Photo Credit: crowt59

It’s been a great week for me. I’m done budgeting my last paychecks and my car loan balance is down to $1800. I still have money in my bank account for food and gas the next couple of weeks and I intend on spending it wisely.

Here are some posts fro this past week that I enjoyed.

• Grad Girl has her first lesson in Free Fun. She shares a lesson in preparation.; I had a similar experience.
• Are We Ready for a Cashless Society? Broke Grad Student asked the question and looked at the responses given. I as amazed how polarized the opinions were. It’s an issue that I believe we’ll continue to face as use cards more and more in our financial transactions.
• Poorer Than You wants to “Know Where the Money Goes”. Actually Stephanie wants you to know where your money goes. I’m going to try this by using Google Spreadsheets. I’m interested in seeing I do.
• I use Google Analytics with this site as I try to improve its usefulness. Jennifer shares what terms bring people to her site. She has a most bizarre search term.
• If you’re a personal who love to examine the ethics of different situation, try MFA or Bust’s post on the Ethical Cheapskate. Better yet, read and share it with others to have a real discussion.
• Spilling Buckets (our newest College Money Network members!) ask an important and self-examining question in The abandonment of work life balance: True job security. I’m happy that they’ve joined and this post is a great example way having them makes the network even better.

• Festival of Frugality #167: Dr. House Edition Welcome to the 167th edition of the Festival of Frugality! There were many great posts and to make it easier to find what you're looking for, I’ve organized the submissions into categories: Editor's Choice, Budgets, DIY Frugal Hacks, Frugal Living, Food Tips and Recipes, Banking, Credit, and Investing, Money Management, Education, and Fun. The theme for the festival is......
• Weekly Round Up: Beginning of the Week Photo Credit: crowt59 I had some fun this weekend. I went up to Virginia to enjoy Lake Fest in Clarksville. It was a bit of fun. As for my job hunt, I'm being careful this time around and I updated and tweaked my resume. I sent my resume o......

• An Update on Family Medical Situation photo by Kables First, thank you all for your well-wishes, thoughts and prayers during this difficult time.  As I mentioned earlier during the week, my mom is facing a very serious medical condition that will likely require a risky surgical procedure in the coming days.  She is currently home......
• How to Find the Best Rare Coins Dealers in the U.S. When you are talking you time, effort, and money to invest in coin collecting you need to be sure to only do business with reputable people and businesses in the coin industry. One of the most important things you need to know is how to go about finding the best......