Run ‘Round the Blogosphere 1/7/2010

As part of my goal to contribute more to the personal finance community, I’m going to make this a regular feature – once a week on Thursday I will be hosting a Run ‘Round the Blogosphere with links to cool posts and interesting news. If you have a post or link that you’d like to be featured here, feel free to email me.

Personal finance

A Gai Shan Life tells you how to buy furniture on Craigslist, and have the pictures and store price vs. Clist price to make her point! I can’t believe how cheap good condition, used furniture can be - in many cases it’s even cheaper than IKEA’s prices, but with more character. (My couch, a suede high-back loveseat with tuffed buttons, was acquired on Clist for $80, bargained down from $100. Woo!)

Moneyapolis found an article in the Chronicle of Higher Education ”Graduate School In the Humanities: Just Don’t Go“. Talk about a damning title. Moneyapolis says she wish she would’ve known about this before she took out $50K for an MFA, but she still would’ve went. Sometimes, things don’t make financial sense, but they can make life sense – so it’s a stretch to say that no one should go get a humanities graduate degree unless they are independently wealthy. But the article gives good food for thought before you make such a huge monetary and time investment.

Do you see a friend on the path to financial diaster? Shtinkykat does, but what do you say to a friend like that? I think this is one of life’s trickiest situations – when do you keep silent about something that a friend is doing (that you really don’t think is good for him/her), and when do you just live and let live and try to be supportive. After all, speaking up can ruin a friendship, but are you being a good friend if you don’t speak up?

My BlogHer column: Personal Finance from Scratch, where I make the connection between hollandaise sauce and personal finance. After all, they are both deliciously good for you? Yes? Yes?

Other things -

There is still time to join The 30-Day Shred Challenge. I think we have over 20 ladies now who are in the Challenge. It’s very exciting. (Gentlemen, you are more than welcome to join). I’m thinking of making a goodie bag stuffed with mini lip glosses, another of Jillian’s exercise DVD, perfume samples, etc. and giving it as a prize to one of the participants. Even though the REAL reward is a leaner, meaner, fitter body!

The Constant Princess Giveaway. One more day to enter the book contest. Your chances are good.

Groupon – if you don’t know about this site, you’re missing out. Every day they have a special deal for your specific city, where they offer classes, restaurants, opera, etc. for up 50%+ off. I recently purchased a pass to a climbing gym for 50% off the regular price.

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