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Weekend Reading: Winter Solstice Edition

By Kevin

Winter solstice. Source: http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap071222.html

The shortest day of the year (for those of you in the northern hemisphere) is almost here… and so is Christmas! Is anyone tired of the snow yet? This is actually the first Christmas I spend at home in four years (the last three were overseas), so I’m actually enjoying it so far!

Posts of the week

  • 5 Responsible Ways to Use Credit Cards
  • Importance of Financial Literacy Education – Get Some Here with Ramit Sethi’s Book, I Will Teach You To Be Rich

Giveaways

I am currently giving away over $230 in “Skinny on” books; entering is painless and easy, so don’t miss your chance to win a copy! There are also two copies of Ramit Sethi’s Book, I Will Teach You To Be Rich; thanks to Jesse from PFFirewall for sponsoring!

Weekend Reading

  • 3 profitable ways to invest in the market in 2011 (Beating The Index)
  • China: The Bear Case (Balance Junkie)
  • Dealing with My Tenant from Hell (Yes, I Am Cheap)
  • Financial – And Life – Lessons From 40 Years of Marriage (Personal Finance By The Book)
  • Financial Freedom Is About Time, Not Money (Get Happy Life)
  • From the UK Guardian: Cuba banned Sicko for depicting ‘mythical’ healthcare system (The Biz of Life)
  • The Clubber’s Guide To Saving Money And Having A Good Time (Financial Samurai)
  • The Toughest Financial Challenge of All (Andrew Hallam)
  • To Cut The Size of Government, We Should…Increase the Tax Rate? (The Amateur Financier)
  • Two Parts: A Teenager Shares Some Insight and Teach Your Kids About Finances (Everyday Tips and Thoughts)
Blogging
  • How I Make Money Blogging (Budgeting in the Fun Stuff)
  • MOZ RANK, COMPETITION, & LINKS (Barbara Friedberg Personal Finance)
  • mozRank Is The New PageRank (Money Green Life)
  • Ranking the Rankings (Sweating The Big Stuff)
Economics
  • This formerly iconic American city is in full collapse (The Daily Crux)
  • Want To Ruin Your Own Country? Assume Your Banks’ Liabilities (Gonzalo Lira)
  • Why Unemployment Will Remain High For Years (Part I) (The Daily Capitalist)
Investing
  • Discussing gold, bonds, fiat currencies, economics and investing with Nick Barisheff of Bullion Management Group (Investing Thesis)
  • IS THIS INVESTING STORY A WIN OR LOSS? (Barbara Friedberg Personal Finance)
Miscellaneous
  • 4 Reasons Your Resolutions Fail – And How to Overcome Them (Canadian Finance Blog)
  • A Robot Stole My Job: Automation in the Recession (Singularity Hub)
  • How much does Renewable Energy cost Me? (retireby40.org)
  • I’m the Primary Breadwinner, Not a Sugar Mamma (Personal Dividends)
  • Prison Is Cruel (Overcoming Bias)
  • South Korea’s Robot Machine Gun Turret Can See You Coming 3 km Away (Singularity Hub)
  • “The red pill is Mises.org.” (Mises Economics Blog)
  • Want to Be Successful? Go Out And Make Mistakes! (Life And My Finances)
Personal Finance
  • Consumers and Investors Have Influence (Dividend Monk)
  • Credit Card Dangers Around Holidays (Roshawn Watson)
  • December Update – working through our 2010 financial goals (My Own Advisor)
  • WAU: Christmas Time (Wealth Artisan)

I am grateful for all of the great commentary, feedback, and mentions that I get from each and every one of you, and I greatly appreciate it. Thanks for stopping by, and if ever you have any questions or feedback, just let me know!

Videos of the week

For anyone feeling a little snowed in, here are a couple videos to lift you up (and if not feeling snowed in, you’ll appreciate them just the same :))

Hope you’ve enjoyed the weekend!

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About Kevin

Kevin has left the office, and he is currently fighting the rat race by working on his own business. He enjoys exploring unvisited places around the world and gaining new experiences. He believes that by properly managing our energy and time, we can learn to invest our lives wisely.

Comments

  1. LifeAndMyFinances says

    December 19, 2010 at 8:38 am

    Thanks for the mention Kevin.

    I’m typically not one to notice things, but did you change your header? It looks great!

    • Kevin says

      December 19, 2010 at 7:06 pm

      It’s been like that for a while, actually, but thanks for the feedback! I’ll let the artist know; you can check out her site here: http://detox842.blogspot.com/

  2. BeatingTheIndex says

    December 19, 2010 at 10:43 am

    Thanks for the link Kevin.
    Enjoy your “@home” Christmas this year 🙂

    • Kevin says

      December 19, 2010 at 7:05 pm

      Thanks, Mich, hope you enjoy yours as well!

  3. Financial Samurai says

    December 19, 2010 at 11:08 am

    Oh wow, that bear video is so cute and so awesome!

    Just a heads up you should be interested in this link http://www.lindsayblogs dot com/social

    They are frustrated with Google PR too!

    Cheers

    • Kevin says

      December 19, 2010 at 7:04 pm

      Love the bear video, especially the ending. 😉

      I just headed over there and shared my thoughts! Seems like they just need to read up some more about mozRank and start promoting it as an alternative.

  4. Joe Plemon says

    December 19, 2010 at 4:38 pm

    We had to watch that bear video all the way to the end, didn’t we? Just curious: I know you have been studying Chinese language…right? Was this in Chinese and did you understand it?

    As always, I appreciate being mentioned in one of your great roundups!

    • Kevin says

      December 19, 2010 at 7:03 pm

      I’m still not convinced the video is real… the bear’s expressions are too funny! I believe it’s actually Japanese, so I understand pretty much nothing. 😉 They do have similar videos in China and Taiwan, and those ones I can understand to a certain degree if they don’t speak too fast. I definitely still need some more learning before I can be considered fluent, though I know enough that I could order dishes at a restaurant or things like that… well, I should!

  5. Roshawn @ Watson Inc says

    December 20, 2010 at 7:52 am

    Hello Kevin,
    I hope you have a wonderful Christmas. I have never spent Christmas overseas, but it seems like a “needed” experience. Thanks for linking to my credit card article.

    Cheers,
    Shawn

    • Kevin says

      December 20, 2010 at 8:53 pm

      Christmas overseas is definitely interesting, but I don’t think anything matches quite the Christmas feeling of being in the snow. Christmas under a tropical sun doesn’t feel quite right. 😉

      I hope you have a great Christmas as well! 🙂

  6. Molly On Money says

    December 20, 2010 at 2:40 pm

    I loved ‘Everyday Tips and Thoughts’ post. It’s quite inspiring!

    • Kevin says

      December 20, 2010 at 8:54 pm

      It was one of my favorite posts as well. I think that’s a wonderful thing to see when you’re a parent.

  7. Get Happy Life says

    December 21, 2010 at 4:46 am

    Thanks for mentioning, Kevin

    • Kevin says

      December 23, 2010 at 2:59 pm

      No problem, thanks for stopping by!

  8. Financial Cents says

    December 21, 2010 at 7:58 am

    Hey Kevin,

    I hope you and family have a great holiday season. 2010 on the blogging front, seems to have been a tremendous year for you – huge congrats!

    I want to take this opportunity to say thanks for your contributions on my blog and I look forward to more posts, comments and discussions in 2011.

    As always, thanks for the mention.

    Sincerely,
    Mark from My Own Advisor

    • Kevin says

      December 23, 2010 at 3:02 pm

      Thanks for the great wishes; I wish the very best for you and your family as well, and hope you enjoy the new place and that you have many happy memories together over there. A new year’s coming… and one month of winter already down! 🙂

  9. Forest says

    December 22, 2010 at 2:03 pm

    Glad you are enjoying the Canadian Christmas.. :).

    Nick’s video is always inspiring to watch.

    • Kevin says

      December 23, 2010 at 3:03 pm

      Yep! It is quiet these days… will have a real Christmas dinner tomorrow, too. It’s been a while!

  10. Jasmine says

    December 22, 2010 at 3:50 pm

    Oh my! That was funny at first I was laughing! But the more I watched the timid bear cub the more I realized he is probably so scared without his momma! And he had ahold of the monkey at the end…AHHH!

    • Kevin says

      December 23, 2010 at 3:04 pm

      That bear became badass later on! I know; I don’t know why they have these baby animals in the same place together. That monkey scared the crap out of that bear, but I feel bad for him later on!

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