Goals

Happy Easter Weekend!

I am less than 2 months away from finally getting my bachelors degree.  It only took me 6 years.  WooHoo!!! I also received a promotion at work, so that was nice.  I’m not overly thrilled because I will be in the same role I have been in, just considered a senior position now.  I am hoping that I can move into an analyst role by the end of this year.  A bachelor’s degree is required for analyst positions, so cross your fingers for me starting in June. 

Here are a few of my favorite posts for the week. 

Do You Fake It from My Money Design

Spring Training for Your Money from Cult of Money

5 Tips to Lead a Debt Free Life from Married With Debt

Is it OK To Use Groupon On A First Date from Budgets Are Sexy

 

My favorite headlines from the week

-         Family spends $25k to save pet

-         Dance leads to wedding brawl

-         $130 million find at a garage sale

 

Markets

Index	Open	Close	%+-
DOW	13,212.04	 13,060.14	 -151.90
NASDAQ	3091.57	 3,080.50	 -11.07
S&P	1408.47	 1,398.08	-10.39
OIL	102.93	 103.30	0.37

 

 Carnivals and Mentions

Thank you to those who hosted this week’s carnivals and mentioned my posts.  It is always an honor to have other blogs share my articles with their readers.  Here is this week’s roundup.…

Happy Saturday! Shhh, Stop Shouting!  I went to a wedding last night so I’m a little tired.  This week was spring break for me, so I enjoyed my extra time relaxing and enjoying the weather we were having.  80 degrees in March is unheard of where I live. 

I have been training for a half marathon that takes place in May for the past 4 weeks.  This week my shins started hurting, so I had to rest a few days.  I am hoping I can get back into the groove tomorrow.  This week I ran about 14 miles, and I’m hoping I can make it up to 18 next week.  We will see!…

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! 

This was another long week for me.  Work has been very slow, which is never fun.  I had a final in one of my classes, and a test in the other.  I also had to fix my bathroom ceiling due to moisture ruining some of the taped seams.  I don’t know about you, but I am not a fan of drywall, taping, sanding, or painting.  It’s just about finished so I’m happy. 

Here are some of my favorite articles from the week.  Happy Reading!

The Quest for Perfection from Along for the Journey

Beginner Blogger Challenge from Work Save Live

 6 Ways to Afford College Now from Free Money Wisdom

Why I’m OK With Most People Getting  A Tax Refund from Canadian Finance Blog

Hyperbolic Discounting from Money Cactus

 

My favorite headlines from the week

 -        Market Guru: Bond run may be over

-         Stocks’ correction coming?…

   This was a long week.  I had some issues at work that were finally resolved on Friday, but caused a little stress.

My Alexa rating dropped below 1 Million which I am happy about.  200 k here we come!

I began my training for a half marathon last week.  I ran 13.5 miles this week, which is about what I

should have run.  Every week this number will increase by about 2-3 miles.

 

My favorite headlines from the week

-          Apples worth of $500 billion tops Poland

-          Dow still can’t penetrate 13k

-          Bear gives birth to triplets

-          Worker nails hand to roof

 

Markets

Index	Open	Close	%+-
DOW	12,982.95	12,977.57	-.04%
NASDAQ	2,945.87	2,976.19	1.03%
S&P	1,365.20	1,369.63	.30%
OIL	109.37	106.50	-2.62%

 

Carnivals

Thank you to those who hosted this week’s carnivals.  It is always an honor to have other blogs share my articles with their readers.  Here is this week’s roundup.…