My wife and I spent this past week going over our the items we received at our baby shower (thanks so much everyone!) and the items on our baby registry. We went out and bought a dresser for our baby and a few other items and made a list of the other items we will need before our little one arrives. We’re about 7 weeks or so from D-day, so hopefully we won’t have too much rushing around!
Free paper shredding and electronics recycling. The web site FileStoreShred.com makes it easier for families from coast to coast across the U.S.A. and Canada to find and attend paper shredding events where they can have their personal financial records destroyed for FREE. Shredding personal papers is an important part of avoiding the risk of identity theft and maintaining financial integrity. Scores of organizations offer community shredding services that are open to the public. For most people, these events are faster and easier than trying to dispose of this stuff at home. Up until now, it was never this easy to find a shred when you needed one AND they cost nothing!
Recommended articles:
3 Surprising Things in the Credit CARD Act. Concealed handguns in national parks, gift card expiration date rule, and credit card payoff information. Interesting stuff!
Let Businesses Deal with Sales Tax. This is an interesting article dealing with sales tax and other issues.
How to Be a Financial Stud. Tips on how to get your personal finances rocking!
Discover Card Double Cash Back at Military Installations. Good deal for people with access to military installations!
CD Ladders Are a Good Choice for Short Term Investments. Need a solid short term investment? CDs and savings accounts are as safe as it gets.
How To Improve Your FICO Credit Score. Tips for improving your credit score – always a good thing.
17 Cool Sites To Listen To Radio On The Internet For Free. Pandora is my personal favorite – I listen to it all the time!
Create a Gold-Laying Goose. This is an excellent article about how to set up income streams.
On Being Given Much. We have many reasons to be thankful to our military. This article has ties to The Band of Brothers and other military veterans (a great Memorial Day article).
This week’s carnivals:
- 179th Festival of Frugality – Memorial Day Edition was held at Suburban Dollar.
- Carnival of Debt Reduction #193: New Credit Card Rules Edition was hosted at Prime Time Money.
- Carnival of Money Stories 2: A Roadmap to Money Health was hosted by Wallet Pop.
- Money Hacks Carnival #66 – The Family Summer Vacation Edition was held at Passive Family Income.
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Excited for you guys, Patrick. Yeah, those showers are nice. We racked up on so much we needed and didn’t need. I love that there’s a very giving community (showers, hand-me-downs, etc.) for the child-raising time in your life. It’s like you joined THE club of clubs.
Thanks for linking back to the carnival.
I’ve noticed the same thing with everyone being so generous. We’ll be sure to pay it forward.
Thanks for including me in your round-up
And enjoy the baby showers…