Can’t Take My Eyes Off These Blogs #15-RIP JR Ewing Edition

We just got back last night from our Thanksgiving holiday visit, so I haven’t been up to my normal amount of reading, commenting, and sharing. That whole 12+ hours in the car over 3 days kind of puts a kink in the computer work. I was, however, quite shocked to read the Larry Hagman, a.k.a  J.R. Ewing on the TV show Dallas passed away yesterday. For anyone who grew up in the 80’s with a Southern Mama, you probably watched Dallas on Friday night. I always thought J.R. was too mean to die, but I guess when your time is up….

This week I was lucky enough to blog swap with Frugal Rules. If you surround youself with smart people or blogs in this case, maybe some of it rubs off by osmosis? Anyway, you can read my post about Being an Advocate for Your Own Health Care and John’s post about Budgeting with an Irregular Income. Pauline linked my guest post on her Friday recap. Mr. CBB liked them so much he included both, plus my leftover turkey recipe on his weekly blog post picks. Thanks so much!

There was so much link love this week, I feel like the Grinch when his heart grew three sizes. Love all you guys.

Frugal Friday: Posts That Ruled This Week, I Ate Too Much Turkey Edition at Frugal Rules

Friday’s Fork in the Path:Black Friday Edition at The Frugal Path

What to Do With That Turkey Carcass at The Fat Dollar Blog

People Got Me Questioning-Where is the Love? at Savvy Scot

Personal Finance Links-Freaks and Geeks Edition at Tight Fisted Miser

The VIP Club Roundup-11th Edition at Club Thrifty

Personal Finance Week in Review for November 18 at One Smart Dollar

Friday’s Circle of Friends-November 23 at Tackling Our Debt

Weekly Personal Finance Blog Roundup 11/23/2012 at Debt Roundup

Don’t Let Them Silence the Voice of Reason at Fix Em Up Rent Em Out

November 24, 2012 Favorite Blog Posts at Modest Money

Personal Finance Week in Review #39 at Work Save Live

Weekly Favorites, Gratitude, and Giveaways #90 at Budgeting in the Fun Stuff

A few funny search terms…

Does LASIK make your eyes brighter-Not unless your glasses were really dirty.

drunk roomate alcoholic tenant-You need to find some non drinking people to hang with.

enormous funny sunglasses-What person do you not like on your Christmas list?

expensive hobbies of saving money-Last I checked, saving money was pretty cheap.

i haven’t been paying myself in my business, but need to start-Yes, it’s OK to do that.

naked ed mccaffrey-Come on people, give poor Ed a break.

And even though I was MIA for the better part of three days this week,

I couldn’t take my eyes off these posts.

4 Minutes That Changed My Life Forever II, a Thoughtful Thanksgiving at Frugal Rules. John shows us that we can find ways to be thankful even after a loss.

Killing Your Mortgage in 3 Easy Steps, a guest post by Money Master Mom, Mandy at Canadian Budget Binder. Mandy has some violent, but effective, ways to slay and kill spending and debt.

Google Page Rank, Not Just About Links at Modest Money. Everyone please read and let Jeremy know how much we appreciate his tips so he will keep doing them!

Frugal Lifestyle: Why Bother? at The Frugal Path. Well there would be nothing to blog about for one, and maybe financial independence?

Little House in Guatemals, Week 3 at Reach Financial Independence. If you haven’t been following Pauline’s journey you’re missing out on scorpions, bats, and chicken attacking critters, and that’s all before lunch!

Toys R Us Corporate Policy: Stealing?!? at Club Thrifty. Holly’s taking on the man, er, giraffe.

Change Your Life Step 7 Improve Your Social Life at Savvy Scot. Do soccer mom activities count?

How to Hack the Big Box Stores at One Smart Dollar. I love finding display models and scratch and dent.

How to Save Hundreds of Dollars on Christmas Decorations at Young Adult Money. There are some great tips here, but you really need to click over to see DC in a ridiculous elf hat.

Do You Even Bother Creating New Year’s Resolutions? at Tackling Our Debt. Nope, I make them all the time.

Lower Your Food Costs with Creative Recipes at The Fat Dollar Blog. I am now on the lookout for ways to cut my grocery budget, and this post has some great subs for expensive ingredients.

When Did Banks Stop Accepting Coin Deposits at Debt Round Up. Last time I checked, coins were still money.

How Much Money Can You Make Blogging? at Tight Fisted Miser. Not much for a long time. Makes you want to start a blog, right?

5 Reasons to Be a Substitute Teacher at Fix Em Up Rent Em Out.  A surprising but excellent post from Terry.

Recipe: Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup With Egg Noodles at Work Save Live. We eat lots of chicken noodle soup at our house, mostly the canned variety, so I’m very excited to try this one out.

Fit in Some Fun Challenge Results at BFS. If we can’t fit in some fun, what’s the point.

New IRS Contribution Limits for  Retirement Accounts in 2013 at My Money Design. This would ordinarily be a boring topic, but MMD makes such good charts, that it’s fun, and I know PF geeks are interested in this info.

 The Pros and Cons of No Contract Cell Phones at Edward Antrobus. I have been exploring this option and this was just what I was looking for.

 Wow, that was some good stuff. Anyone decorating this weekend?

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Sydney White

Sydney White is a Texas-born stay at home mom who enjoys spending time with her family, bargain hunting and, of course, writing. She is currently the editor-in-chief of Snipon.com.