I was able to hit the ends of a couple of yard sales today. As with the last time this happened, I got some good deals. I was able to work everything down because people were starting to pack up and didn’t want to load the stuff back into their cars. I found some extra aquarium rocks, a big box of books for $2, a ceiling fan for $10 (in very good shape), and the biggie for my wife: three big bags of fabric for $20. This was all stuff we could put to use, since a bargain isn’t a bargain if you don’t use it, right?
Aside from that here are a few interesting links:
- Tom over at Canadian Finance Blog launched a personal finance aggregator / portal called MoneyIndex.org and it’s loaded up with a nicely-categorized collection of feeds from the broad areas of money and finance. The site is responsive and clean. Give it a check-out!
- Len Penzo explains a simple test for deciding whether it’s better to buy or rent a house.
- No Credit Needed compiled a nice list of personal finance resources.
- Sweating the Big Stuff boils down prioritizing earning and saving to two simple instructions.
- Consumerism Commentary asks how much you should spend on your hobbies.
- Blonde and Balanced has a personal movie rating system that helps her to decide how much to spend.
- Budgeting in the Fun Stuff has a guest post from Financially Poor on whether recycling is good for your pocketbook.
- Bucksome Boomer lists seven ways to conserve water at home.
Bargain on!