One Caveman’s Financial Journey

For a short week, a lot of great things have really happened to me in little time! First, our net worth shot through the roof when we got back our home appraisal. Then, we convinced our credit union to release our tax and insurance escrow so we could manage it ourselves. That put even more money on the books that I wasn’t tracking before, pushing our recorded net worth even higher.

And concerning the blog, I was honored with my first ever Editor’s Pick by Canadian Dream: Free at 45, who hosted the Carnival of Personal Finance #154 this week. On top of that, after analyzing my subscriber trend for the month, I realized I’ve almost doubled by subscriber count since the beginning of the month. Many thanks to everyone who has helped me get this far! I know 50 subscribers isn’t a whole lot, but I figure that I’m doing decent, at least, considering the blog’s only been live for 5 months. Seriously, thank you! If you don’t already subscribe to this blog, feel free to subscribe today and receive my daily updates right in your feed reader.

As usual, the Friday Link Love is dedicated to the other personal finance bloggers who have written some great material this week. But before I get to that, Pinyo, from Moolanomy, must receive some extra recognition. This week marked the official launch of his Digg-like project for personal finance bloggers, called PF Buzz. I’m sure a lot of work went into that project and the community as a whole will benefit greatly from his work. Stop on over there and make sure to vote up my articles!

And now for the link love:

• Gather Little by Little - My Personal Excel Budget Spreadsheet
• No Credit Needed - Rejuvenated And Ready To Rock: 10 Steps For Getting Back On Track
• I’ve Paid For This Twice Already… - Let Windfalls Jumpstart Your Goals
• The Simple Dollar - Baking Soda: My Favorite Frugal Substance
• Blueprint for Financial Prosperity - Storage Facility Auctions
• The Dough Roller - Teaching Your Kids About Money
• The Happy Rock - Debt Reduction Is About Changing Your Behavior Not Switching Money Around
• Get Rich Slowly - Can Saving Prepare Us for the Oncoming Recession?
• Being Frugal - Confession Time
• My Two Dollars - 29 Free Or Low Cost Ways To Save Energy & Money.

Enjoy your weekend and don’t forget to e-mail me articles for consideration in the Friday Link Love!

Other articles you might enjoy reading

• Personal Balance Sheet, May 2008: Net Worth +42.15%!
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• Personal Balance Sheet, January 2008: Assets +0.13%, Liabilities -0.26%
• Earn More Money By Cashing Out Your Mortgage Escrow