Overdrafts, Sperm Donation, and Vampires

Happy Friday sexy budgeters!!! (you are budgeting, right?)  Welcome to the weekly roundup :) I’m feeling a bit link-crazy today but I just can’t help it – there’s just so much GREAT stuff out there lately!  Plus, I missed last week’s and there’s some great *new* sites I’m finding out about (although possibly new to only me) which I’ll be featuring going forward. Hopefully some of these inspire you!

New sites of the week:

Exile Lifestyle – Minimalism, adventure, LIFE, positivity – pretty much everything I’m personally working on myself.  This dude’s a pimp, and I’m totally in awe.  First blogger in a while to get me to actually stop what I’m doing and really *think*.  Here’s are two posts I really enjoyed: Tell me what you are, not what you aren’t, and flocks of bloggers.

Stuff No One Told Me – If you like laughing and pictures, you’ll like this :) Non-financial related.

Other great reads from the week:

• Perfection doesn’t exist @ Money Relationship
• The millionaire’s retirement plan is backwards @ Sweating The Big Stuff
• How many times did you overdraft last year? @ The One in Pink
• Kids are alright, but Sperm Donation is not deductible @ CBS Money Watch
• Car vs. Public Transportation: Which is more cost effective? @ Clever Dude
• Make money by giving away clothes for free? @ My Next Buck – (Brian’s alive!)

Non-financial but awesome :)

• This is why I’ll never be an adult @ Hyberbole and a Half
• The downsizing challenge @ Early Retirement Extreme
• Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter @ L.A. Times (Book! haha…)
• Help! Please send more hours @ Shopaholly (One of my favorite posts of hers)

Carnivals I’ve participated in lately:

• Carnival of Personal Finance #265 @ Funny About Money
• Carnival of Money Stories – Signs of Summer Edition @ Suburban Dollar
• Best of Money Carnival – “What I Love About America” Edition @ Wealth Pilgrim
• Carnival of Personal Finance 264th Edition @ My Journey to Millions
• Festival of Frugality #237 @ Funny About Money

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(Photo cropped from the awesome Juliana Coutinho)

• October’s $25 Donation goes to help Ugly Shoe Pam!