Weekly Roundup: Small Houses, Being Dumb, & Nicolas Cage
Happy Friday everyone! From birds pooping on my head, to my latest interview over at eBillme today: Budgeting Can Be Attractive, today's shaping to be a most excellent day. I even saw my homeless friend & inspiration Carlton this morning! Absolutely brilliant. I hope today's luck rubs off on you too friends :)
Favorite articles this week:
- Nicolas Cage loses 2 homes to foreclosure @ MSN Money - Want to NOT be like somebody? Make Cage your man. He claims his former business manager "sent him down a path toward financial ruin." What?! You didn't notice $20MM missing over time? Come on now, take some responsibility. (like not buying 22 cars in 1 year)
- Reader Story: A Very, Very Fine House @ Get Rich Slowly - An awesome account of a couple making $170k (combined) but living in a 450 sq ft. home. A perfect example of using your money for things that truly make you happy! Watch for the 30-day-challenge at the end, too.
- Being Dumb is a Good Thing @ Punch Debt In The Face - This line sums it up perfectly, "Being dumb has its benefits...namely an opportunity to learn." Well done, sir. Well done.
- We're free of consumer debt!!! @ Clever Dude - Help congratulate my blogger friend (& mentor) Clever Dude and his wife for kicking $113,000 of debt in 3 years!!! Incredible. Can't wait to read *how* they did it next.
- List of the Top Personal Finance On-Going Series @ My Next Buck - Who knew there were so many ideas brewing out there! From "Mail Box Monday", to "Friday Financial Foul Ups" there's a lot of blogger greatness going on :) And I'm happy to say my PF Blogger Showdown & Net Worth updates are also included.
Carnivals I participated in:
- Carnival of Money Hackers - "My Money Success" ed. hosted by Gather Little by Little.
- Carnival of Debt Reduction - hosted by Mighty Bargain Hunger.
- Best Of Money Carnival #25 - hosted by Managing Money God's Way.
- Carnival of Personal Finance #231 - "Financial Fables" hosted by M is for Money.
- Carnival of 20 Something Finances - "Puppy" ed. hosted by The Amateur Financier.
Labels: celebrity finance, weekly roundup
posted by J. Money at
7:18 AM
2 Comments:
I liked the link about the small house... Our first house (also close to a beach, but in Old Orchard Beach, Maine) was a mere 500 sf, and just thinking about that place leads to all sorts of fond memories. Our daughter was a baby there, it was tiny but well-situated for our needs, and we were walking distance from the Atlantic. The house payment was manageable (we didn't need mortgage insurance) and it was a lot of fun. I'm all FOR smaller houses. Not so small that you are cramped or falling over each other, but smallER. Oh, and Cage needs help. Obviously.
Jerry
Yeah dude, I'd love to live in a small one at some point too. Getting harder as the wife and I talk about children, but one day I'll make it happen...even if it's a little house on the lawn of a bigger house - it shall be mine! ;)
PS: TinyHouses.net
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