It’s hard to believe that December starts tomorrow! It seems like just yesterday it was summer and now we’re less than a month away from Christmas. It’s been a tough week at the Frugal Rules house as a close friend of my wife’s lost her 15 month old daughter on the day after Thanksgiving. It brought back feelings of our dear son Isaac, but really I can’t imagine the pain as it was completely unexpected and they had a year with their daughter. It’s another lesson that life is so precious and we have to live it to its fullest.
We did get our first dusting of snow on Monday, which the kids just loved. They still as of yet have not grasped that a dusting will not allow you to build a snowman, but it’s still so fun to watch them get excited over something so simple. Make sure to come back on Monday as I am participating in my first Giveaway, which is exciting.
With it being month end, I’ve added in a few extra posts as it’s always so hard to narrow down from all of the blog posts I read on a daily basis. If you have the time this weekend, then I encourage you to read some of these posts. Have a great weekend everyone!
That’s Not Frugal, It’s Theft! on Planting Our Pennies
Christmas Gifts For Toddlers on The Family Finances
10 Habits of People Who Are Well Off on Pelican on Money
Budget Busters on Sense of Cents
Things I’d Rather Hire Somebody Else to Do on Club Thrifty
Live Below Your Means: The Key to Freedom on The Frugal Path
Struggling to Buy Presents? Try These Christmas Gift Ideas for Her on My Money Design
Evaluating Your Life as it Stands Today on Tackling Our Debt
Mutual Fund Expenses – Where Real Holiday Savings Can Be Found on The Chicago Financial Planner
The Last Bobby Pin Effect on Plunged In Debt
Employee Benefits: Do You Have the Option to Purchase Additional Vacation Days? on
Your Personal Finance Pro
How to Make the Most of Yearly Reviews on Young Adult Money
9 Reasons You’re Not Successful Like You Should Be on Fearless Men
It’s Your Blogging Journey, You Make the Rules on Modest Money
PerkStreet Financial Review – The Best Online Checking Account on Work Save Live
Dollar Store Home Pregnancy Tests – Do They Work on Canadian Budget Binder
Reasons to Love Your Used Car on Eyes on the Dollar
Save Thousands of Dollars With This One Little Rules on Frugal Habits
How to Reduce Payments on Your Debt on Reach Financial Independence
Be Rich – Give it Away on One Smart Dollar
Little Debt Wrangler Coming Soon, Any Advice on Debt RoundUp
Buying Land and Building a House – Part 4 on Monster Piggy Bank
Odd Search Terms
Another name for extremely rich people…Romney anyone???
Thanksgiving picture for my wife…Awww, that’s so sweet.
Why some people don’t like turkey…I’ve been wondering that myself!
Why turkeys should be saved and not eaten…I am sensing a theme here
Black Friday too stressful…It can be, especially if you’re on the receiving end of a sweet uppercut over the Tickle Me Elmo
Am I really that cheap…Something tells me you should not be asking Google, but someone else
How to spend money…Give me some and I’ll show ya!
How to save money for retirement at 52…Rob a bank
Wife hates me because I am frugal…sorry, I can’t help you there
The cat ate too much…Tell me about it, ours is always on the counter looking for food
Carnivals and Mentions
It was another great week for Frugal Rules in the blogosphere. I am always humbled to compile this list and see all the mentions I’ve received. Thanks to everyone who shared or mentioned my blog posts this week. If I missed you, please shoot me a message and I’ll take care of it next week.
Festival of Frugality #363 – Thanksgiving Edition on Festival of Frugality
Nerdy Finance Carnival #16 on Nerd Wallet
Lifestyle Carnival #29 on Free Ticket to Japan
The Wealth Builder Carnival #101 on My Wealth Builder
Carnival of Investing #12 on Investeem
The Money Mail Carnival – Third Edition on The Money Mail
Y & T’s Weekend Ramblings on Young and Thrifty
Yakezie Carnival – Thanksgiving Edition on I Heart Budgets
Fearless Men’s Weekly Round-Up November 22, 2012 on Fearless Men
Amex Small Business Saturday and a Thanksgiving Blog Round Up on Your Personal Finance Pro
People Got Me Questioning – Where is the Love on The Savvy Scot
Personal Finance Week in Review for November 18 on One Smart Dollar
Weekend Business and Blog Roundup – Nov 17th on Freedom Thirty Five
Friends of the Family: Fighting Irish Edition on The Family Finances
Happy Thanksgiving: Wanted to Thank a Few People on The Frugal Path
Link Crushin’: the Scuttling Rat Race Edition on Broke-Ass Mommy
Mr. CBB’s Weekly Blog Posts Top Picks Nov 23, 2012 Shop Til You Drop! on Canadian Budget Binder
Don’t Let Them Silence the Voice of Reason on Fix Em Up Rent Em Out
Fridays Circle of Friends – November 23 on Tackling Our Debt
Weekly Personal Finance Blog RoundUp – 11/23/2012 on Debt RoundUp
Blog Round Up for November 23, 2012 on My Canuck Buck
Weekly Reads 11.23.12 on Plunged in Debt
Friday Recap, A Herb Garden and a Casualty on Reach Financial Independence
November 24, 2012 Favorite Blog Posts on Modest Money
Personal Finance Week in Review #39 on Work Save Live
Can’t Take My Eyes Off These Blogs #15 – RIP J.R. Ewing Edition on Eyes on the Dollar
Quick Hits and Weekend Reading on Young Adult Money
Weekly Wrap-Up, Mentions and Good Reads #21 on I Heart Budgets
Places I’ve Been: Week Ending November 24 on Edward Antrobus
LinkLuv Friday Thanksgiving Edition on Pelican on Money
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Thanks for including my post John, sorry to hear about the bad news. I couldn’t even imagine how I would deal with a loss like that.
Glen @ Monster Piggy Bank recently posted..MPB – Pool Room Posts #6
Not a problem Glen, happy to do so.
Thanks for the mention! Looking forward to the giveaway on Monday : )
DC @ Young Adult Money recently posted..Will You Regret These 5 Things?
No problem DC. It’s a nice one, especially with the time of year it is.
How sad, poor little girl! At any age it is so unnatural for parents to lose a child. I hope they can find acceptance and peace. Thank you for the mention, enjoy the snow!
Pauline recently posted..Friday recap, a panoramic view and a blogging tip
I know. It’s been so shattering to them, to say the last. I am not thinking Guatemala gets much snow, does it?
Wow, I cannot imagine losing my daughter ever, let alone at 15months, that is terrible. So sorry for the loss. UGH. You’ve had your fair share of crap hands dealt to you that’s for sure.
Thanks so much for including me! Glad you enjoyed it!
Catherine recently posted..Weekly Reads 30.11.12
I know. It has been difficult to say the least, especially to discover her that way the day after Thanksgiving.
I’m sorry for the loss of your friend. I couldn’t imagine what that’s like.
We had our first dusting of snow Sunday morning, but it melted before noon.
Thanks for the mention and enjoy the first weekend of December.
Justin@TheFrugalPath recently posted..Friday’s Fork in the Path: My Second Month Recap
Yea, ours melted by the end of the night. Now they’re calling for 60 for the weekend…crazy weather.
So sorry to hear about your friends’ loss. They will be in our thoughts.
Thanks for the inclusion this week – hope you guys enjoy the snow this weekend. I’ll be in the high 80′s down here! =)
Mrs. Pop @ Planting Our Pennies recently posted..A Conversation On Charity & Philosophy
Thanks Mrs. Pop. Now they’re calling for us to be in the 60′s for the weekend…crazy weather.
My condolences on your friend’s loss. Thanks for including my post and have a great weekend.
Roger @ The Chicago Financial Planner recently posted..Friday Finance Links November 30, 2012
Not a problem, you do as well Roger.
Thanks for the mention John and I am extremely sorry to hear about the friend’s loss. News like that can’t not even be put into words. I hope you have a good Friday and weekend. I believe you and I are participating in the same giveaway on Monday, so good luck with it!
Grayson @ Debt RoundUp recently posted..Little Debt Wrangler Coming Soon, Any Advice?
I know Grayson, it brought many feelings back to the surface for us. You have a great weekend as well. Yes, I think we’re part of the same giveaway.
Thanks for mentioning me. My thought go out to your friends during their time of loss. It reminds me to be especially grateful for what I have.
Kim@Eyesonthedollar recently posted..The Sandman, Hypnosis, and The Village People
No problem Kim. I loved your post today by the way. Have a great weekend!
Ha those are all interesting search terms! Have a great weekend.
Michelle recently posted..eBooks: A Frugal Minimalist’s Dream
Yes they are. I have some even better ones for next week.
Thanks for the mention! Love those search terms. Luckily, my wife loves me because I’m frugal
Have a great weekend!
Holly@ClubThrifty recently posted..Tips for Job Seekers – The “What Not to do” Edition
No problem. My wife liked that one as well.
I also can’t believe it’s almost December. We won’t be getting any snow here unfortunately…one of prices we pay for having year round summer weather. Thanks for including our round-up!
John recently posted..Cryptography | What came first? Encryption or Computers? Man or Machine?
Better you than me, I hate hot weather. No problem!
I am so sorry to hear about your friend’s daughter. I cannot even begin to imagine how heartbreaking that is. Every moment is indeed precious.
Mackenzie recently posted..Recap: Goals For November
Yes it has been for them. Thankfully they have a very large family to love on them during this time.
Very sad story about your friend. They must be devastated.
Thanks for the include! Hope your family continues to enjoy the winter snow.
Tackling Our Debt recently posted..Now Why The Hell Are They Blinking?
They were Sicorra. It’s been a very sad time for them to say the least. Now they’re calling for 60 degree weather here over the weekend, it’s just crazy weather.
Yay for the first dusting of snow. We’re huddled up here as well. Snow flurries in the forecast. I am so sorry to hear about your wife’s friends. So absolutely tragic. Every moment certainly is precious, and a special gift.
Have a wonderful weekend with your family, John!
Jennifer Lynn @ Broke-Ass Mommy recently posted..It’s the Weekend, You Say? Weekly Round-Up Time Then!
I know. It was nice while it lasted, today it’s 60. Yes it has been very tragic and they have no idea why she passed, it has brought many feelings to the surface for us but thankfully we can focus on loving them through this. You have a great weekend as well Jennifer!
Snow… envy! Glad to hear the kids are having fun – I remember the days of playing in snow – those blissful moments last a lifetime. Thanks for inclusion in your round up! Hope you have a great weekend.
Veronica Hill recently posted..Stress Can’t Stop LinkLuv
Yes they do Veronica. Very priceless moments. No problem and you have a great weekend as well.
That picture has put me in a great mood!!
Have a nice weekend John
Savvy Scot recently posted..Safe in the Cloud
Glad to have helped sir! You have a great weekend as well.
Hey John,
Happy here comes the snow.. well at least here it is banging it down right now. There was nothing but green grass this morning lol. That’s a fine long list you have mate.. and I thought I struggled to pick the best posts. It can get tough though I hear ya. I read about 100 blogs a week but I do learn something from everyone! Cheers and thanks for the mention mate. Mr.CBB
Canadian Budget Binder recently posted..Mr.CBB’s Weekly Blog Post Picks November 30,2012 Bring On The Egg Nog!
We had snow on Monday and now they’re calling for 60 tomorrow….crazy weather. I know it can be difficult to narrow down the list, but you just have to. I come close to your 100, and it does become difficult to choose. No problem on the mention!
Thanks for continuing to feature us! I really am impressed by your breadth of reading. Are you doing this full-time??
Todd @ Fearless Men recently posted..Cryptography | What came first? Encryption or Computers? Man or Machine?
No problem Todd. I like the uniqueness of your site, so it’s easy to do so.
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Great roundup of articles. I am also interested in knowing whether you are doing this full time or how much time are you devoting to the site.
Rohit @ The Money Mail recently posted..Simple Budget Template That Works
Thanks Rohit. I wouldn’t say that it’s full time exactly. My wife and I run our own business, so it sort of gets lumped in with everything else.
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Thanks for the mention. You’re right that life is too short and can be taken away in an instant. I have a cousin that was just dianosed with stage 4 hodgkins lymphoma at age 26 and has to go through all the chemo and treatments for that. You really never know what’s going to happen next in life, so we need to make the most of what we have.
Justin @ The Family Finances recently posted..Friends of the Family: Holiday Party Edition
No problem Justin. Sorry to hear that. We have a close friend who was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer about 18 months ago. She’s our age and has three little ones as well and it has been a very difficult trial (to put it lightly) to say the least.
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