Welcome to the first ever edition of the Club Thrifty VIP Club! Over the past few months we’ve been learning a lot about blogging and making some great friends. We’ve had several people who have been super supportive of us. As a way of saying thank you, we’ve decided to start a (probably) weekly post to give some love back to our special VIP supporters. Of course, with a wife and two kids I don’t really have time to go back through 3 months worth of mentions, so we’ve decided that we would stick to those that mentioned us this week. Hopefully, we didn’t leave anybody off.
Our Favorite Posts of the Week
We’d also like to give out a little extra love to those articles we found interesting this week. Since you may not have time to hit every website around, we’ve done it for you. Here is a roundup of some of the best personal finance articles we read this week.
Daisy at …Add Vodka gives an honest account, sans political agenda, of what it is like to live under the Canadian universal healthcare system http://add-vodka.com/universal-health-care-what-its-like/
Jeremy at Modest Money considers his options about switching careers: http://www.modestmoney.com/considering-switching-careers/
MMD - aka Morpehus;) – helps us learn from all of the mistakes he has made during his first year blogging at My Money Design http://www.mymoneydesign.com/passive-income-2/blogging-passive-income-2/blogging-tips-dumb-mistakes-first-year/
Jefferson at See Debt Run gives us insight into the hiring process of a company http://seedebtrun.com/2012/08/the-job-interview-question-that-is-always-asked-are-there-any-questions-that-you-have-for-us.html
Michelle talks about why her boyfriend quit his job and whether it is better to work for money or passion at Making Sense of Sense http://www.makingsenseofcents.com/2012/08/money-or-passion.html
Our friend Ornella Grosz guest posts at Budgets are Sexy and encourages people to keep investing simple http://www.budgetsaresexy.com/2012/08/investing-101-keep-it-simple-and-stupid/
Jason at Work Save Live tells us how he creates a budget for his irregular income http://worksavelive.com/2012/08/irregular-income-budget/
Mr. CBB gives us the symptoms of “Debt Denial” at Canadian Budget Binder http://canadianbudgetbinder.com/2012/08/11/are-you-in-debt-denial/
Iheartbudgets reminds us of the horrors of payday loans http://www.iheartbudgets.net/2012/08/payday-loans/
Over at Mo’Money Mo’ Houses, Mo’ Houses made us giggle with the money-saving tips she learned from “Say Yes to the Dress” http://momoneymohouses.com/post/29330767699/money-saving-tips-i-learned-from-watching-say-yes-to
Andrea at So Over This gives us some insight on how she turned her hobby into a business by creating a LLC http://www.sooverthis.com/from-sole-proprietor-to-llc-how-it-works/
Average Joe at The Free Financial Advisor shares his favorite quirky college saving strategy (and you know we LOVE real estate) http://www.thefreefinancialadvisor.com/my-favorite-quirky-college-saving-strategy/
…and we are super excited for John at Married with Debt that he is now DEBT FREE!!! http://marriedwithdebt.com/2012/08/we-did-it-debt-free/
Our Favorite Search Terms
Finally, we’d like to leave you with a list of our favorite search terms that led people to our site this week. May I have a drum roll please…
Sorry being a bad friend (huh???)
I don’t care about my credit score, in today’s world things are hard.
Saving money boring
Why they want you to spend your money
Feet Beach
Thanks again to everybody for their support! Have a great weekend, and we will see you on Monday!
About Greg
Big thanks for the mention! Not trying to be rude, but the post looks a little sloppy when you put the whole URL as the anchor text. I just try to use the title of the posts as my anchor text and I think it looks a little better.
Just trying to help.
Enjoy your weekend Greg and Holly!
Ha,ha Jason! Don’t worry- no offense taken. We need all the help we can get!
Yeah, you are totally right. I know better than that:) It will be fixed the next go around!
Thanks for the mention, guys! I am so happy that you two decided to start blogging.. Club Thrifty is easily one of my favorite reads these days..
Thanks, Jefferson! Have a great day!
I always find those search term games fun. Couldn’t tell you what feet beach is.
Great name for the round up – VIP club. I like it.
Ha,ha! I don’t know what feet beach is either, but I like it!
Well I feel all special being called a VIP. I’m honored to be mentioned on one of the fastest growing personal finance blogs out there. Thanks you two. I do highly recommend you keep these round ups going…partly in hopes I get future mentions but mostly because I know how helpful they are for growing a blog. Keep up the great work.
You are a VIP!
Yes, we plan on it for sure! Have a great day!
Cheers mate for the mention. This is a great idea and I hope you continue with it each week. It’s a way to give back and say thanks and I enjoy doing it myself. Cheers Mr.CBB
Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day!
Thank you for the link love! LOL at the credit score search term.
Daisy,
In today’s world, things are hard.
That is awesome! I want to meet this person!
“saving money boring” ha! Well, they found the right site to liven it up for them. Thanks for the mention. Check out that Alexa rank dropping like a stone….
Yeah, I don’t really know what that all means but I know it’s a good thing!
Thanks for stopping by!!!
Thanks for the mention! Great list of VIPs you have here!
Thanks for stopping by, Deacon!
Weird, I typed “feet beach” into google and ended up here….OH HEY! You mentioned me! Thanks
I think your “VIP Club” is a great idea, definitely keep it going, especially if I’m in it.
Freak!
Just kidding =)
Thanks for the mention! And haha at your search words
You are so welcome! Have a great day!
What a nice surprise to see first thing on a Friday morning
. Thanks so much for mentioning us!
Congrats on doing your first round-up.
I usually do mine bi-weekly, but that could be because I’m lazy.
Me too, Jen!
Thanks for the mention – keep up with the great content!
I like the name as well. “VIP Club” has a nice ring to it. And thanks for mentioning my blog; it’s appreciated.
You’re welcome! Have a great day!
I like the post! My goal next week is to get in the VIP Club post
Ha,ha! I’m sure we can make that happen. Have a great weekend!
Thanks for the mention! You guys are doing great with your site and this weekly roundup will really help.
Thanks for the mention! Glad I made you giggle
Now back to watching more episodes of Say Yes to the Dress Atlanta for me.
Weird – I just did my first ever Weekly Roundup yesterday too! I love your search terms.. made me literally burst out laughing!!
Thanks for including me! Ha – the Matrix – I’m a big dork!
What is up with those search terms? They’re great! I have no idea why anyone would ever use them to search for something, but more power to you if they lead people to your blog!
No problem! We enjoyed your post.
Hey, if we are SEO optimized for the search term “Beach Feet,” I guess that is good…or maybe not:)
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