Weekly Roundup – Badminton is a Real Sport Edition

This weekend my wife and I went to a retirement party for one of her coworkers. It was a potluck, which is always a lot of fun. There were some outdoor games as well, including badminton. One of the guys there, a “know-it-all doctor type,” remarked how badminton shouldn’t even be considered a sport, much less be included in the Olympics. He even went so far as to say people who played badminton weren’t even considered athletes.

I don’t know if you’ve ever played badminton, but it is a lot more difficult than it looks, and the people who play it at an Olympic level are certainly athletes. My wife and I teamed up against the “doctor” and his wife and after a few minutes he remarked how the game really was a sport… because he was winded. LOL. In my opinion, the sports included in the Olympics are there for a reason. It takes many years of practice and dedication to reach that level of skill.

Congrats to all Olympic athletes from around the world. Representing their countries on an international stage is something to be immensely proud of. Win, lose, or draw, they are an inspiration to us all.

Blog Action Day. Blog Action Day is “an annual nonprofit event that aims to unite the world’s bloggers, podcasters and videocasters, to post about the same issue on the same day.” The goal of Blog Action Day is  to raise awareness for a particular topic. Last year’s topic was the environment. This year’s topic is poverty. Bloggers from around the world will write on the topic of poverty on October 15th, 2008. As of this writing, there are over 1,800 bloggers with a combined 3 million readers. I expect there will be a lot of great articles that day, and a lot of discussion about poverty. If you are a blogger, I hope you will participate.

Interview at The Shark Investor. This week I was interviewed at the investing website, The Shark Investor. If you want to know a little more about me and my thoughts on college education, getting rich quickly, and becoming a millionaire, then check it out: Investor Profile: Patrick at Cash Money Life.

Links from my reader:

• David shares 25 Frugal Ways To Reuse Everyday Household Items.
• Pinyo shares his summer financial goals.
• PaidTwice purchased Long Term Disability Insurance. This is something my wife and I need to look into.
• Lynnae bought her house and is moving in soon. Good luck Lynnae and family!
• Gather Little By Little has a guest post this week: Increase your income by tithing.
• The Dough Roller asks if you should sell investments to pay off credit card debt. There are pros and cons to doing it.
• Mrs. Micah writes that Now Being an Authorized User WILL Get You Credit Scores Again. This was not the case a few months ago.
• That One Caveman relates the Olympics to personal finance: What Michael Phelps and the US 4×100 Freestyle Relay Team Taught Me About Debt.
• Flexo writes about how companies expect people to advertise for free. This Tee-Shirt Was Brought to You By Pepsi (And This Mustache by Just For Men).
• Happy Birthday Credit Withdrawal!
• PT Money raps and wins some phat cash. Yo! PT Money Raps. Check it out.

This week’s Carnivals:

• The Carnival of Personal Finance #165: College Football Edition was hosted at No Debt Plan.
• The Carnival of Money Stories, Back to School Edition was hosted at Broke Grad Student.
• The Festival of Frugality 138 – The First Principals was held at Money Ning.

Tagged as: Weekly Roundup