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Clever Posts Of The Week – October 17th

October 17, 2014
By Brock Kernin
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Happy Friday, Clever Friends!  This weekend we’re having a contractor come and give us ideas for remodeling our basement.  It had once been solely purposed as a toy room for our son, but he has outgrown the need for a toy room with matchbox cars and construction toys.  He and his friends still play video games down there, but we think it’s time to upgrade.   It’s likely going to cause some damage to our finances, so there’s some heavy thinking to be done before we press the GO button that.

Maybe I need to re-read some of my favorite finance articles of the week to get into the right frame of mind.  🙂

  • Top Home Improvement Tips to Help Save on Heating Costs at Money Ahoy
  • The First Step Toward Financial Freedom Is Deciding That You Have Enough from Cashville Skyline
  • What Are You Giving Up to Save Money? from Prairie Eco Thrifter
  • Don`t Throw That Away, I`ll Eat It! from Money Propeller
  • When does an interest rate become ‘shocking’ to you? from Money Bulldog

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  • Carnival of Financial Planning at Money Smart Guides

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About Brock Kernin

Brock Kernin is a software engineer and personal finance writer who paid off more than $100,000 in credit card debt through disciplined budgeting and debt-management strategies. Drawing on that experience, his BA degree and years of practical writing, he contributes clear, actionable money guidance to CleverDude focused on everyday financial decisions, frugal living, and long-term stability.

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  1. Anne @ Money Propeller says

    October 17, 2014 at 10:49 am

    Ooh, picking reno plans is fun! Thanks for including me!

    Reply
  2. Brock says

    October 19, 2014 at 10:47 pm

    @Anne – You’re welcome, keep the great content coming – hope you had a great weekend!

    Reply
  3. Adam @ Money Bulldog says

    October 20, 2014 at 10:55 am

    Hey Brock, thanks for the mention! Well we all have to spend money sometimes hey and if the room is going to get a lot of use then I’m sure it’ll be worth the expense. Hope you had a good weekend!

    Reply
  4. Brock says

    October 20, 2014 at 6:13 pm

    @Adam – oh it will definitely get a lot of use, Adam…..of course it may reduce the use of other rooms in our house. 🙂 Thanks for stopping by!

    Reply

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