Things I’ve Learned In The Past Year – Tell Me YOURS And Be In The $300+ Prize Drawing (Hanks Holiday Handout #4)

I’ve subscribed to your RSS feed and that of The Money Life Network as well. Added you to my blogroll and done a writeup answering your question:
http://actiwiz.com/index.php/2008/09/what-ive-learned-this-year/

Thanks for entering me.

Never give up on my dreams! I started a business last year!

I’ve learned that if you want something you can make it happen! It may take persistence and sweat but most things are possible.

FFB’s last blog post..What We’re Looking To Do With Our Finances In The Next Year (And A Contest)

Sign me up for learning to take my wifes advice! I was stubborn and thought I always had the right answer, but listening to her really has made a difference! A big thank you to wives everywhere, and guys, SOMETIMES they’re right!

I learned that friends and money don’t mix well. They need to be completely separate entities because when it comes down to it, money can ruin your perspective of them.

I’ve learned that a steady 8-5 job is not the best way to spend your youth on. It is also not the answer to financial security. I just resigned last June after 5 years of being employed and so far it has been the best decision I ever made. I work freelance now and have more time to enjoy my life

(am praying for the cash for my computer fund )

kate’s last blog post..Cute faced cat saves the day!

Stumbled!

Single most important thing I’ve learned? Enjoying life with the ones you love is more important than anything else. It’s more important than work, running your own business, buying “things,” or anything else. Our time is limited, and we need to make the best of what time we have.

Patrick’s last blog post..Professional Licenses and Certifications Can Increase Your Marketability and Salary

Be prepared and be flexible – This time last year I had no idea that I’d be dealing with the fallout from my parents’ divorce, deaths in the family, an expensive trip to the emergency room, expensive car maintenance, and stress over planning and paying for a wedding as frugally as possible, among other things. I learned about putting things into perspective and the importance of being ready for life’s curveballs.

This past year, we learned that college for child #2 costs a lot of money. If your children are small, start savings now!

I learned that you can find happiness where you’ve always been. You just need to look a little harder.

Just wanted to stop by to say happy anniversary. But I see you are holding a giveaway too.
What have I learned in the past year? Many things for sure, but the one that stands out in the one year that I have been blogging is that people are more interested in learning how to save a buck this week, than how to do it for life. I have noticed that my entries about “deals” are more popular than those about living the good ‘ole frugal life.

Mercedes

Mercedes’s last blog post..Festival Of Frugality

tack för att besöka min profil och tack för att spärra mig för att skicka dig ett meddelande

I learned to save money and starting to say no to the kids. Never too old to start and I am worried with all the rising costs,did away with credit cards,spending without thinking. Its adds up fast.
I added you widget to my blog
http://www.pegsplay.blogspot.com

Peggy

I’ve learned that the internet can be even more distracting than the cubicle mate laughing on the phone next to you. I need to stay focused and not get distracted every 5 minutes. The internet is a wonderful tool, but also has many ways to distract us from writing.

Great contest. I’ll include a link as well.

Scott @ The Passive Dad’s last blog post..$1500 Reduction In Property Tax. Help Your Friends And Neighbors Save Money

Things I’ve learned :

1. Proper use of credit cards
2. Living within our means
3. If I can’t pay it in cash I can’t afford it

I’m joining your contest too and thanks for stopping by at my site

hi again!

I already did the following, commented to this post (5 entries), favorited to technorati my username is Rocks21,(5 entries), subscribed to your RSS feed, using the e-mail above (10 entries) and added you to my blogroll (5 entries), please let me know if I done it right!

also I have dugg as sherrygo, SU as sherrygo, fave as sherrygo, delicious as sherrygo, reddit as sherrygo,

The most important realization I’ve had this year is that your dreams change as your life changes. I spent 47 years getting to where I am and it’s exactly where I want to be, but guess what? I’ve got 30+ possible years of life ahead of me…that’s a whole other lifetime I have to create dreams for. The past doesn’t have to dictate the future–my future is as wide open as any 20 year old’s.

Beatriz’s last blog post..Last chance for forgiveness–return your overdue books by Sept 30th!

I learned that it’s completely possible for me to write a quality blog that people enjoy reading.

Vered – MomGrind’s last blog post..Update: Meningitis Scare Over. Little B Is Home.

- My answer to the question:
1. Learn to use my design skill to create wordpress theme
2. Learn to swim! It used to be a nightmare for me.

Ive done the following:
- Add you to my blogroll (wiehannecontest.blogspot.com) (5 entries)
- Subscribe via email to: FreeFromBroke’s (10 entries), The Money Life Network (10 entries), MIB (10 entries)
- Post about this contest and my answer to the question here:
http://wiehannecontest.blogspot.com/2008/09/win-300-from-my-investing-blog.html

wiehanne’s last blog post..Win $300++ from my investing blog

couple of things …i hope hehe
1.that its ok to socialize with all kinds of ppl,but the close circle around you should be selected very carefully.
2.that i should trust in God then in myself and just go ahead and write and even publish it..who cares if its not perfect?yes i do have some perfectionist gene in me..
3.that sometimes its best to not win an argument even if you are obviously right…
4.that being aware of your intentions goes a long way

It’s been a rough, and intensely educational year for me & mine. We’ve learned that we can survive on our wits & talents alone. We’ve learned to shrug off our shackles & have escaped the cubicle maze! This year I’ve gone from being a directionless, apathetic loner to being a (so far) successful husband, father, CEO & have become an accomplished artist as well. It’s been a helluva year!
Thanks for letting me share it!
- Ken

Kenneth Rougeau’s last blog post..CotD v3.26 – Daily Digital Collage Sheet

I think the most important things I’ve learned this year have had to do with producing and storing my own food. I’ve learned that even on a normal suburban lot, an amazing amount of food can be produced. I now know that we could certainly produce the *majority* of the food we eat on our 2/3 of an acre if we were serious about it. Gleaning, foraging, fishing, and hunting would push us into the range of directly producing about 90% of what we eat, if we wanted to get serious about those things too.

Specifically, I’ve learned:

-that 1300 square feet of densely planted garden space is manageable by one person, given sufficient time and interest. Help from another person is nice when I can get it though.

- how to keep laying hens in a rotational grazing system, and how dynamically they contribute to a homesteading situation.

- how to can foods.

- how to dry foods.

-that having a chest freezer is invaluable when trying to produce your own food, but that managing its inventory requires attentiveness and organizational skills.

-that it’s very possible (in fact, downright easy) for us to source our food almost entirely locally, with the exceptions being pantry items such as bread flour, sugar, tea, and oils.

-that when we eat seasonally and from our own garden, we don’t feel deprived of the fruits and vegetables suited to climates other than our own. We don’t miss tomatoes in January, or asparagus in September.

-that we can spend less than $75 per month on groceries, at least during the warm months of the year, to feed two adults.

Thanks for the opportunity to ponder this important question. I may decide to run with this idea on my own blog.

Kate@LivingTheFrugalLife’s last blog post..Fall Gleaning

First off Happy Blog Anniversary. My blog and domain have an anniversary this Oct too.

Second there are 5 key things I have learned this year.

Make sure you back up your old blog before making a hosting transfer, thankfully this mistake didn’t cost me my traffic.

Do listen to others who have been in the IM field longer than myself and learn how to weed out the good info from the bad.

Be ready to continually explore new and emerging technologies as it is crucial in this day and age.

Never underestimate the power of a Stumble

Network, network , network.

Joe Cheray’s last blog post..Some more cool Halloween Graphics

I’ve learned that the personal habit holding me back from success is being consistent. To combat this personal deficiency, I started a blog where I consistenntly publish 2 posts per week. Consistency has now spilled over into other facets of my life and I feel I am really taking off. I’m very excited about the future!
-HIB

HIB’s last blog post..Can You Say Success?

Currently, I’m trying to figure out how my teenager’s brain works. Fortunately, I still have three months left this year…however, I don’t think that’s going to be enough time!

Aaron Stroud’s last blog post..A letter to a friend

I have learned that only way to achieve your dreams is to jump into it headlong. You can always analyze a situation to death but you never know for sure until you take the plunge. I started a manufacturing business in this tough environment last year

Arohan’s last blog post..Rescue bill approved, long road to recovery awaits

Hi!

here are my entries:
- answers (5 entries):
1. Winning a contest is a matter of effort and luck. No need at all to do all the requirements, just some you can do them quickly, cross your fingers and PRAY!
2. Spend your time on small contests with few participants with least effort to win or big contests with the least participants as well as huge contests no matter how many are in .
3. Deadline your goals.
4. Don’t be affraid to eliminate unproductive routines.
5. Using Google Trends, Google Insight, Google Adwords Keyword Tool, Google Search to research keywords.

- stumbled by blueinferno2001 (5 entries)
- added to blogroll (5 entries): http://www.homebiz.bukiki.com
- commented here: http://freefrombroke.com/2008/09/what-were-looking-to-do-with-our-finances-in-the-next-year-and-a-contest.html#comment-4731 (10 entries)
- signed for FreeFromBroke, MLN and MIB’s RSS feed (30 entries)
- blogged here: http://www.homebiz.bukiki.com/one-time-contest-cash-prize-from-myinvestingblogcom/ (10 entries)

so they’re 60 entries total

good luck everyone

Louis Liem’s last blog post..Chris Garrett and Mani Karthik Interviewed

The number on thing I learned this year is how much food one packet of zucchini seeds can produce. My first year of gardening and the seeds were only $.30 We had a lot of zucchini all year.

I’d say the #1 thing I’ve learned is that you CAN make this blogging thing work in the long-run.

Good luck with the contest Hank. Congrats on one year.

PT’s last blog post..Best of September 2008 and PrimeTime QuickHits

The single most important thing I learned this year was how to truly and completely love myself. I realized that things that happen in life are events, and there are stories we create about events. I took responsibility that I had been creating myself as an unworthy, failing person that had nothing to contribute to the world. I took ownership of the difference between the events and stories I created about my life, and once I understood, I mean REALLY understood that it simply wasn’t true, and that I was whole and complete and perfect just the way I was, I fell in love with myself. That has been the single most important thing I learned this year. I gave myself life by loving myself and I am eternally grateful for that.

I learned that i am really careless with my expenses

Brian’s last blog post..Bailout Passed and the debate that ruled them all

The most important thing I have learned in the last year is that passion can take you anywhere you want.

I have learned one golden piece of information above all of the rest- Don’t depend on the world for your future, depend on yourself.

@Kristen I agree with you.

Sherry’s last blog post..Rockfuse Referral Contest Winners

The most important thing I learned this year is that it’s okay to be selfish once in a while. I have never been one to overlook others for the sake of myself and this year, that has not benefited me. So, I learned to put myself ahead of others for once, for my health, respect, and piece of mind.

@Julie, I know how you feel.

Sherry’s last blog post..Win the Arras Theme @WP-Premiums

@Peter, sorry to hear about that, I do agree life is more important than money.

Sherry’s last blog post..My pizza

i learnt that we need to be prepared to grab any oppportunities passing by… like this contest

And also did the following:

blogged here: http://www.cahkontes.com/bagi-pengalamanmu-dan-dapatkan-300/ – 10

added to the blogroll: http://www.cahkontes.com – 5

and here’s the comment – 5

thank you and good luck all!

Cah Kontes’s last blog post..Bagi Pengalamanmu dan Dapatkan $300

I agree with Matt kids are expensive, just look at the price of toys they are so expensive.

Sherry’s last blog post..My pizza

@Danny good to see you here.

Oh yeah the contest winners will be announced soon? I wanna know who win.

Sherry’s last blog post..Name Sherry is ready

Thank you all for contributing and I wish I could give prizes to you all, but there comes a time when time runs out – stayed tuned for 10/18 to see winners!

Write your goals down on a piece of paper and hang the sheet on the wall where you will see it every day. Just do it.

1. the mail is still slow.

2. my grey is starting to show.

3.feels like it wants to snow.

4.my paycheck blows.

5. what do you mean…. everyone doesn’t know!
thank you

I’ve learned simply that we can do more than what we think we can, no matter who the doubter may be, even if that person is ourselves. I discovered this in my quest to put away $10,000 in a single year (2008). Never say “can’t”.

For me is that I’ve to learn not to follow others blindly but make my own decisions.

I dont really know what you talking about right here. This cant be the only way to think about this can it? It appears like you understand a lot, so why not explore it more? Make it a lot more accessible to everyone else who might not concur with you? Youd get a lot more individuals behind this should you just stopped making common statements.