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Weekly Wrap-Up, Mentions and Good Reads #24

Posted on December 16, 2012 by Jacob

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What Am I doing?

This week was pretty SUPER AWESOME! We attended two Christmas parties with white elephant gift exchanges, and came away with some cool gifts. And my wife, who is self-proclaimed hilarious, brought a black elephant to our first exchange (HAH! GET IT?! Because it’s a white elephant gift exchange and she brought….oh, nevermind). Well, she was one of the first ones to pick a gift and took HER OWN GIFT, and held on to it until the very end. So, I don’t really know that rules, but I’m pretty sure she was supposed to take someone else’s gift. Welp, either way, now there’s a black elephant on our shelf.

The second partay was at our place, and we asked people to bring an inexpensive gift that others would enjoy. There were some epic gifts going around, including a mini-pool table with real ceramic balls and everything. Michelle ended up with some hand soap called “fresh sparkling snow”, and I got a Magic starter deck (did I mention I’m a N.E.R.D.!?). I’ve never played before, but am excited to learn. Michelle couldn’t care less, and was hoping that someone would steal it, haha! We had great food, good drinks and better company. I would call it a success!

My hands can smell like snow YEAR ROUND!!!

We ended the week with a family date night to the Olive Garden. I ate about two dinners worth of breadsticks and salad, and only had room for about four bites of food. We also gave our son some lemon, which he LOVED. We also went to Wight’s Nursery and checked out the awesome decorations and ornaments. Nolan LOVED all the lights and was referring all of the stuffed reindeer and bears as “Nehneh”, which is also what he calls our dog. A fun way to end the weekend

Carnivals:

Ok, seriously, I need to sign up for some sort of carnival submission service, otherwise I’m going to need to re-name this segment!

Mentions:

There are other, very cool blogs who have been generous enough to mention iHeartBudgets on their sites. This list is getting huge, am I internet famous now?! Anyone else who loves me as much as these people do, feel free to mention me as well to join the elite list below!

Modest Money mentioned me in December 8th 2012 Favorite Blog Posts& Mid December 2012 Blog Update

Debt Roundup mentioned me in Free Shipping Day is December 17, 2012& twice in Weekly Personal Finance Blog RoundUp – 12/14/2012

Fix ‘Em Up, Rent ‘Em Out mentioned me in Follow Schwarzenegger’s Advice to Put Fuel on the Fire

Club Thrifty mentioned me in The VIP Club Roundup – 13th Edition

Finance Fox mentioned me in Finance Fox Weekend Recap – 2 Year Blogiversary Giveaway Continues!!

Canadian Budget Binder mentioned me in Mr.CBB’s Weekly Blog Post Picks Dec 14,2012- Tek Who?& The Saturday Weekend Review #9 December ~ Pray For Change!

Reach Financial Independence mentioned me inFriday recap, mentoring and time management

The Random Path mentioned me in Link Love: TGIF Edition!

Frugal Rules mentioned me twice in Frugal Friday: Posts That Ruled This Week, Where Did the Week Go Edition

Tight Fisted Miser mentioned me in Personal Finance Links – Wishy Washy Edition

Work Save Live mentioned me in Personal Finance Week in Review #42

Young Adult Money mentioned me in Quick Hits and Weekend Reading – Winter Blizzard Edition

Student Debt Survivor mentioned me in Weekly Round-up-Holiday Prep Edition

One Smart Dollar mentioned me in Personal Finance Week in Review for December 8 – Snow Finally Arrives

Thanks for the love, glad you enjoy reading my junk! If I missed anyone, feel free to send me some hate mail

What’ I’ve Been Reading:

Every week, I do some reading on the web. I come across articles that are entertaining, educational, or just plain awesome. I think the readers of iHeartBudgets will enjoy these articles as well.

Modest Money – Beginning of December 2012 Exclusive Cash Giveaway and Favorite Posts

Work Save Live – Secured and Bad Credit Cards

Young Adult Money – 5 Signs You Need a New Job and 3 Things to do about It

Canadian Budget Binder – The Celebrate Like Scrooge Christmas Gift Exchange

Family Money Values – When I’m 64

Frugal Rules – First Steps to Investing in the Stock Market

Student Debt Survivor – My Holiday “Time Budget”

Evolving PF – Who Paid For Your Wedding?

Add Vodka – The Zero Food Waste Challenge: 10 Tips to Avoid Throwing Food Out

Money, Life and More – Be Wary of Year End Charitable Contribution Calls

Making Sense of Cents – Maintaining a Minimalist Wardrobe

L Bee and the Money Tree – Cheap Ways to Enjoy the Holidays