Weekly Roundup – Vacation Edition

Hello Everyone, my wife and I are currently on vacation in TX to visit family and see my little sister graduate high school. It’s nice to take a few days off work – even though I just started the new job.

Speaking of vacations, the M-Network members recently wrote a series on vacations. Check out the M-Network Vacation Guide for great tips on how to maximize your vacation, and hopefully save some money!

So far we went out and bought a bunch of water guns and had a massive water fight, saw my sister graduate high school, BBQ’d a brisket,  and visited with friends and family. We’re  going to an Astros/Cardinals game today, which is a huge rivalry, and we have a sky diving excursion planned for early next week. I’ll be sure to let you know how that goes!

I’m a little behind on my reading, but here are a few articles that stood out this week:

• The M-Network Vacation Guide was written by all the members of the M-Network.
• David from My Tow Dollars has some great resources for saving money on travel. David also has another website, The Good Human, and he recommends reusable water bottles. I think it is a great idea – better for you and better for the environment… Win-win!
• Pinyo wrote about Insurance Coverage and Opportunity Cost.
• Plonkee Money asks the question, “the credit crisis: am I missing something?”
• Being Frugal has some great tips about frugal vacation ideas.
• Mrs. Micah has a new definition for return on investment.
• Single Guy Money is giving away a $75 gas card to celebrate his one year anniversary.

This week’s carnivals:

• The inaugural Carnival of Careers was hosted by Brip Blap. My article, No, I Won’t Accept Your Counter Offer, was included.
• The Money Hacks Carnival #15 – French Open Edition was hosted at Broke Grad Student. My article, How to Improve Your Credit Score, was included.

Have a great week everyone!