We’re heading off for a final camping trip for the summer so I thought I’d leave you with some excellent blog articles I’ve read over the past week.

Give these a read and consider subscribing to their blogs as they have great personal finance advice and stories. 

•  Sustainable Life Blog is a little apprehensive about spending money on vacations and wonders “How Much Fun Should You Have While In Debt?“  My opinion is that you should have a balance where you make sacrifices so that you get out of debt but that you don’t burn yourself out by not enjoying life at all.  This article demonstrates what I’d consider achieving that balance!
• Free Money Finance was introduced to “A Creative Way To Give“.  I’ve never done this or been on the receiving end of it, but it seems like you could easily make someone’s day with this approach. 
• My Dollar Plan is “Uncovering Rewards Programs For Every Purchase You Make” and this is definitely one worth checking out as you could be missing out on rewards for items that you purchase anyways.  Great tips!
• Money and Such is sensing a change in the air at work and not in a good way.  Rather than bury his head in the sand, he is taking the bull by the horns as he announces “My Job Search Is On“
• Budgets are Sexy brought in a guest post who wrote some “Tips From A Vegas Virgin” which are helpful for anybody looking to go to Vegas for the first time or who hasn’t been in a while.  I’ve only been to Vegas once and some of these would have been good to know beforehand.
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• Financial Samurai felt a little uncomfortable in a recent social situation and wonders what do you do “When Rich People Call You Cheap“.  Definitely not a cool situation to be in, and made all the more difficult when it’s a ‘friend’ making you uncomfortable!
• 444Express gave us a penny by penny breakdown on how you should “Save money – Eat at home” using one of my favorite treats (ice cream) as the example.  Anything involving ice cream is good in my eyes!
• Funny About Money had an “Estate Sale Coup” and found some great items at bargain prices.  I’ve always thought estate sales might be a way to find some good treasure, but it sounds like you definitely have to do your homework!
• Little Miss Moneybags gives some advice on “How To Eat Cheaply In New York: Dining Out“.  These are great tips to keep in mind not only for New York, but really anyplace where you might be looking for ways to eat out on the cheap.
• Give Me Back My Money is “Dreaming About Buying Property“.  I love articles like these because it shows that even with the housing market in shambles and the threat of deflation and every other bit of glum economic news, there are still people that want to buy and own a house for reasons that stretch outside of the purely financial.  There is hope yet!
• Len Penzo has been subjected to  “DVDs From Hell“.where movie studios have introduced their latest intrusion into your life with previews that seemingly cannot be skipped.  Fear not, though, as the ever-resourceful Len provides tricks to get past this pesky intrusion.

Have a great weekend and enjoy the reading!

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