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Bah With Flooding the Blogosphere With Too Much of the Same (Hanks Weekly Hangouts #53 – October 11, 2008)

hank — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 08:13:58 +0000

These past few weeks have been tough on the financial markets around the world, and coincidentally I’ve noticed a lot of the posts in the Personal Finance realm have been catered to. Yes, it’s a hot topic for sure, but I get fed up with mainstream chat all the time. I can read most of it on CNN if I want to. I’d like to see a new angle on the economic downturn, not just a regurgitation if we’re going to continue to write about it. I’ll see if I can put my money where my mouth is next week…

From Stumbleupon and the RSS Reader

NoCreditNeeded finds Online Calculator Calculates How Much It Costs To Drive

TycoonDream posted an interested article about Mark Cuban and how he got rich.
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Skorks talks and finds out How To Save Money As A Student

FixMyPersonalFinance writes about 32 Fool-Proof Federal Income-Tax-Saving Strategies

MyFinancialRecovery wrote an interesting artcile about Coffee Calamities and Luis Guzmán

From The Money Life Network

RemodelingThisLife presents Simplicity 101: Slow Down

PrimeTimeMoney presents John Bogle on the Current Financial Crisis

FreeFromBroke presents I’m Saving By Bringing Lunch To Work

BibleMoneyMatters presents The 10 Day Give Starts Today!

SenseToSave presents The national debt has too many digits

MilkYourMoney presents Stock Market Trading at a Seven Year Discount

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Hanks Weekly Hangouts #52 (October 5, 2008)

hank — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 08:09:09 +0000

From Stumbleupon and the RSS Reader

Check out ADawnJournal and Toronto’s Red Hot Real Estate Market

How Do You Cure Bad Spending Habits? Ask MoneySpud!

ValueForYourLife displays My 3 Biggest Personal Finance Successes

MySuperCharged Life shows that Long-term Thinking Is Your Greatest Tool For Success

20SomethingFinances presents 10 Basics for Financial Peace of Mind in Tough Times

From The Money Life Network

RemodelingThisLife presents The Day I Rescued My Dogs

PrimeTimeMoney presents The Trouble with Living the Frugal Lifestyle – Part 2

FreeFromBroke presents We Got Our Insurance Deductible Back

BibleMoneyMatters presents House Passes $700 Billion Bailout Bill

SenseToSave presents Looking back on one year of blogging

MilkYourMoney presents Insiders Perspective: Embarrassing Congressional Reaction to an Originally Dangerous Bailout Plan

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Hanks Weekly Hangouts #51 (September 28, 2008)

hank — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 08:01:41 +0000

How time flies – we’re coming up on the 52nd addition (1 years worth) of Hanks Weekly Hangouts. It’s been a good year with a lot of learning, networking, and adventuring. Next week keep an eye out for the stats and analysis from the site marking the 1 year anniversary!!!

From Stumbleupon and the RSS Reader

NotTheJetSet.net (love the name) discovers that All We Need is a Little More Debt

MyFamilysMoney wrote about My Frugal 6 Liter (Litre) Shower

RetiredAt47 digs in about Health Insurance in Early Retirement: A Real Eye Opener

OwnTheDollar finds a good way to Make Your Child a Multi-Millionaire Tax Free with a Roth IRA

PersonalInvestingAdvice states Investing in Stocks to Become Rich Even in a Depression – What Industries Work

From The Money Life Network

7. RemodelingThisLife presents Some Things About Things

8. PrimeTimeMoney presents Six Ways to Get Intense About Your Money and Finances

9. FreeFromBroke presents Personal Finance In One Simple Equation

10. BibleMoneyMatters presents Our Cruise Was the Trip of a Lifetime! (Photos Included!) Part 1

11. SenseToSave presents Final thoughts on the ‘Sneaky Chef’

12. MilkYourMoney presents 11 Must See Videos About Money

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Hanks Weekly Hangouts #50 (September 20, 2008)

hank — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 08:01:17 +0000

The 1 year mark is coming up fast and we’re cooking up a few blog-iversaries in the same timeframe in the Money Life Network making our readers very happy with some slick prizes! Stick around next week to see the pirate booty we’re offering

From Stumbleupon and the RSS Reader

4. ChasingTheBull asks if It Pays to be Informed – Can Diet Pills Help You Lose Weight?

5. DiscoverDebtFreedom finds 5 Money Management Tips That Increase Your Savings Dramatically

6. AmateurAssetAllocator tells us that Yesterday Was a Four Standard Deviation Event

From The Money Life Network

7. RemodelingThisLife presents Little Reminders

8. PrimeTimeMoney presents Book Review and Giveaway: Easy Money by Liz Pulliam Weston

9. FreeFromBroke presents Personal Finance In One Simple Equation

10. BibleMoneyMatters presents Personal Finance Bible Verse of the Day: Budgeting

11. SenseToSave presents Adding cauliflower & zucchini to hummus

12. MilkYourMoney presents 15 of the Most Famous Quotes About Money

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Hanks Weekly Hangouts #49 (September 14, 2008)

hank — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 08:01:08 +0000

So we’re closing in on 1 year of service here @ the MiB and have some good things in store for the event. We’re going to have a Giveaway to beat all previous giveaways we’ve had. I’m going to post my yearly earning for the website, growth numbers, charts, graphs, and the whole nine yards! So keep an eye on what is coming up in the future and you could find yourself the winner of some very nice things as well as more of the same you’ve seen for the past year.

Additionally I wanted to give a shoutout to MSN Smart Spending for sending a few thousand folks my way on 9/13 for my post My Friend Just Got Offered 290k To Work In Iraq – Would You? As I write this it appears that it’s the hot topic over there now with nearly 150,000 views and over 600 comments!

From Stumbleupon and the RSS Reader

4. SavingToInvest breaks down Ten Car Buying Tips to Getting a Great Deal

5. FrugalDad Realizes that It’s No Secret, Women Shoppers Get a Bad Rap

6. MyTwoDollars shows us that A Penny Saved is… $6,977.03!

From The Money Life Network

7. RemodelingThisLife presents A Simple Little To-Do List

8. PrimeTimeMoney presents Follow Me on Twitter During FNBOs Pay Yourself First Challenge Kick-Off

9. FreeFromBroke presents 9/11 2008

10. BibleMoneyMatters presents Personal Finance Bible Verse of the Day: Rich Men

11. SenseToSave presents I spy with my little eye…a lower vision bill!

12. MilkYourMoney presents TransUnion Class-Action Lawsuit Means Free Services for You

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Hanks Weekly Hangouts #48 (September 6, 2008)

hank — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 08:56:41 +0000

So we’re coming up on the 1 year anniversary here @ the MiB and am crafting up my biggest giveaway to date! Keep your ears to the monitor and listen in for the next couple weeks as we’re not just giving away chicken-scratch; it’s gonna be a fun one!

From Stumbleupon and the RSS Reader

4. WorldsWorstStockPickertells gives a little tutorial on the Covered Call

5. Squawkfox dishes out 50 Ways to Save $1,000 a Year

6. PunnyMoney shows us 8 Financial Problems Neither Major Presidential Candidate Will Solve

From The Money Life Network

7. RemodelingThisLife presents Little Girl’s Room Makeover

8. PrimeTimeMoney presents How To Save Money Like A Madman

9. FreeFromBroke presents Friday Franklin Money Quote September 5th, 2008

10. BibleMoneyMatters present Tips For a Frugal European Vacation

11. SenseToSave presents Grab your coupons and hurry to Kmart!

12. MilkYourMoney presents 27 Great Tips for Around the House

Carnivals Participated In

Thanks to LoansAndFinance for hosting loans and finance – September 6, 2008
Thanks to RocketFinance for hosting The Carnival of Financial Goals: Sarah Palin Edition

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Hanks Weekly Hangouts #46 (August 31, 2008)

hank — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 08:02:27 +0000

The week has changed very fast up here in the Pacific Northwest into a lot cooler and rainy, which is much different than the 105 degrees of heat in Oregon last week. The dayjob was catching wind of outsourcing and there may be a post in the works for something similar. I understand the business reasons for it, but still hits home a little hard when you catch the wind… Anyway…

From Stumbleupon and the RSS Reader

4. SingleGuyMoney tells all about the Thursday Talkback

5. TightFistedMiser takes a look at Alternative Income Cash Back

6. SavingToInvest shows us Six sure fire ways for students to ruin their financial future

From The Money Life Network

7. RemodelingThisLife presents Simple Storage Solutions: In The Bedroom

8. PrimeTimeMoney presents New Car or Used Car: A Reader Debates Which Is The Smarter Purchase

9. FreeFromBroke presents What We’re Doing To Adjust To One Income

10. BibleMoneyMatters presents Your Credit Card May Give You Perks You Didn’t Even Know About

11. SenseToSave presents Evaluating life insurance needs

12. MilkYourMoney presents Stop Paying the Pet Groomer

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A Last Shout Out For Frugal Things To Do In… – Hanks Weekly Hangouts #45 (August 24, 2008)

hank — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 08:01:52 +0000

The week has passed us by again and another one in the record books. I played golf in Crooked River Ranch this past weekend and the temp there was pushing 105 the whole weekend. It was pretty unbearable, but I loved the course and can’t complain about shooting a 45. The MoneyLifeNetwork is winding down the Frugal Things To Do In… group writing project but is still looking for more submissions so send them over!

From Stumbleupon and the RSS Reader

4. KimsMoney tells all 7 Reasons Personal Finance is not an Olympic Event

5. ThePersonalFinancier takes Another Look at Establishing Your Investment Goals

6. BeatingBroke shows us how creating a Simple Budget the Beating Broke Way.

From The Money Life Network

7. RemodelingThisLife presents What Motivates You?

8. PrimeTimeMoney presents FNBO Direct $25 Bonus Online BillPay

9. FreeFromBroke presents Booking A Hotel Through An Online Travel Site May Not Be Worth It

10. BibleMoneyMatters presents Are We Getting Another Economic Stimulus Check – Roundup of Opinions

11. SenseToSave presents How to know if you’re getting a good deal on eBay

12. MilkYourMoney presents U.S. Treasury Department Contracts Out Its Own Job

There Are Still Frugal Things To Do Out There!

Searching for some frugal things to do in your area? Visiting another city soon and want to know some of the frugal things to do there? Well, you’ve found the right place. The members of the Money Life Network have decided to join together in creating a series of blog posts covering frugal things to do in the places we live in. Here are the areas we’ve included:

Visit The Blog Posts

Frugal Things To Do In Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – Sense To Save
Frugal Things To Do In St. Augustine, Florida – Remodeling This Life
Frugal Things To Do In Washington, D.C. – Milk Your Money
Frugal Things To Do And See In New York City – Free From Broke
Frugal Things To Do In Dallas, Texas – Prime Time Money
Frugal things to do when you’re in Minneapolis, Minnesota – Bible Money Matters
Frugal Things To Do When Your In The Greater Seattle, Washington Area – My Investing Blog

Be sure and visit the above posts to add your own frugal ideas for those locations.

User Submissions

Frugal Things To Do In Atlanta, Georgia – Tales from the Road Less Traveled
Frugal Things To Do In Saint Louis, MO – That One Caveman
Frugal things to do in Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Umar Siddiqi
Frugal Things To Do In Kansas City, MO – James @ capitalcouplesfinance
Frugal Living in the Pioneer Valley - The Femmes Frugal
Frugal Things To Do In Phoenix, Arizona – Jason @ ForwardHabit.com
Frugal Things To Do In New Orleans, Louisiana – RC @ Think Your Way To Wealth
Frugal Things To Do In Denver Metro – Frugal For Life
Frugal Things To Do In Oklahoma City – Money Intellect
Free and Frugal Things To Do In Los Angeles – Our Four Pence Worth
Your guide to a fun and cheap vacation in Gainesville, Florida – All About Appearences
Cheap Entertainment On The Maine Coast – Breaking Even, Inc.

Quick Link Map

Click the markers above to display a link that will take you to a list of frugal things to do in that city.

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Teaming Up With RSSHugger.com! – Hanks Weekly Hangouts #43 (August 17, 2008)

hank — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 08:01:45 +0000

So I’d like to give a shout out to MrsMicah today for her fine work on a few site specific edits to my theme. She’s got talent, not just a PF genius, but a WordPress diva as well! The MoneyLifeNetwork has updated the Frugal Things To Do In… group writing project that is still looking for more submissions to join the party! Additionally, we’ve teamed up with RSSHugger.com to help promote the site! See the review at the end of the Hangouts!

From Stumbleupon and the RSS Reader

4. MyDollarPlan has a pretty sweet challenge to save your $$$ this year in her Back to School Savings Challenge

5. TheApostleOfTheTurtle shows us The real way to beat credit card companies.

6. GreenerPasteurs breaks down The Psychology of Money: The Power of Suggestion Can Cost You

From The Money Life Network

7. RemodelingThisLife presents Why Weren’t You Watching Where I Was Going?

8. PrimeTimeMoney presents Yo! PT Money Raps

9. FreeFromBroke presents Free From Broke Blasts From The Past

10. BibleMoneyMatters presents The kindness of friends in the blogosphere

11. SenseToSave presents Things we don’t do ourselves

12. MilkYourMoney presents Maximize More of Your Stuff

MiB Joins Up With RSShugger.com

So we cooked up a connection with RSSHugger this week. It is bascially an RSS Search Engine that takes your RSS feed and pimps it out to the world. They’ve got a good following, easy blog setup and can’t complain about the “free” option here. You can write a mini-review about them or send in a one time $20 payment to have them add you to the list. It’s free, it’s fun, it gets your name out there more, for FREE. What more do you want?

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Hanks Weekly Hangouts #42 (August 11, 2008)

hank — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 08:01:48 +0000

So we finished up with Hank’s Holiday Handout #3 tipping the scales with 12,000+ entries and paying off 3 lucky individuals in the process! Thank you all for participating! The MoneyLifeNetwork has updated the Frugal Things To Do In… group writing project that is still looking for more submissions to join the storm and writing about your own patch of earth!