My wife and I celebrated Valentin’s Day early this year – we went out for dinner and an ice cream sundae on Friday night so we could avoid the Valentine’s Day crowds. We just don’t like those large crowds! I also surprised her with flowers Friday evening, then I gave her a card and a small gift on Saturday – so I guess we got two days instead of the one!
It’s a good thing we celebrated a day early because I think I came down with the flu Saturday evening. Thankfully Monday is a holiday as well so hopefully I won’t have to burn any more sick days.
Safer online banking
Online banking is very convenient, but if you aren’t careful, it can come back to bite you. Always be on the lookout for something suspicious, use strong passwords and up to date software, and report any abnormalities immediately. Here are some more tips:
Is Online Banking Safe? Yes – if you take the right precautions.
8 Things Banks Can Do to Make Online Banking Safer. But it could be safer…
Best Free Anti-Virus and Anti-Spyware Software. There is a lot of great software out there that is free and/or open source. I use a couple of these on my home computer and laptop.
Recommended personal finance articles
An Adult Child’s Realization and Guilt Over Parent’s Bankruptcy Years Later. This is a tough story to read, but a good one. My wife and I are expecting soon and I know teaching children about money will be an important, and not always easy, task.
David Orr- Founder of His Own Company Before He Could Drive. This is an awesome story about as teen entrepreneur.
Do It Yourself Debt Reduction. Tips on how to take care of your debts without having to use a debt management company.
Need Help With Debt, Where To Find Debt Advice I Can Trust? Pinyo shares the latest installment of the Ask the M-Network.
10 ways to stop worrying so much about money. The title says it all.
Stamp prices going up in May. Again? Oh well…
This week’s carnivals:
- Carnival of Personal Finance – Wizard of Oz Edition was hosted at Dollar Frugal.
- Festival of Frugality: Singles Awareness Edition was hosted at The Broke Grad Student.
- Carnival of Money Stories was hosted at Funny About Money.
- Money Hacks Carnival #51 – The Office Edition was hosted at Your Money Relationship.
- Carnival of Wealth, Money and Life – February 15, 2009 was hosted at Dollar Frugal.
