Personal Finance Week in Review for October 14

Today was a great day. It is my wife’s 30th birthday and we ended up watching the Iowa Hawkeyes get a great win in double overtime again Michigan State. Overall that made it a pretty perfect day.

As of today my wife is 38 weeks pregnant so that next two weeks is just going to be a waiting game until our daughter is born. No worries, I will make sure to keep everyone updated so make sure you are following on Twitter.

Time to go take my wife out to a birthday dinner. Here are some of my favorite articles from around the personal finance blogosphere this week.

Invest With Your Future in Mind, Think Green – Pelican on Money

Middle Class Financial Mistakes – Money Smart Guides

How Budgeting is Like Potty Training - Frugal Rules

Getting Creative At The Workplace (And w/ Salaries) - Budgets Are Sexy

How to Get the Best Car Leasing Deal - Canadian Budget Binder

A Valedictorians Advice on How to Raise a Scholarship Kid - Eyes on the Dollar

Investing in Your Families Future With Insurance - The Outlier Model

Six Secrets of Financial Successful People – Payoff.com

Are you Fighting Over Money? Top 3 Money Problems in Marriage - Work Save Live

Are You a Good Tenant? Lower Your Rent! - Reach Financial Independence

12 Crazy Disney Facts You Never Knew – The Savvy Scot

Free and Simple Ways to Do Good - Modest Money

Early Retirement: Passive and Almost Passive Income - This is Common Cents

Volunteerism: Men Should be an Influence of Good - Fearless Men

Expenses You Should Budget for When Buying a Brand New House - Tackling Our Debt

Debt and Wealth Creation: A Delicate Symbiosis - Planting Our Pennies

To Pay Down or To Invest - Debts ‘n Taxes

7 Things Guys Should Not Say at Work - The Free Financial Advisor

Travel Europe Like a King by Traveling Sensibly – Making Sense of Cents

Going on Vacation When in Debt - Finance Fox

Carnivals

Young and Thrifty Weekend Ramblings

Carnival of Financial Planning

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