Tangents My Mind Follows (Blogroll)

Jana over at DailyMoney $hot has her own shiny new domain. You should go visit her and tellher how awesome she is, because she is.
While you’re there, make sure you read the guest post fromNiki at Debt Free By Thirty, whoencourages us to StopStoring and Organizing and Just Get Rid of Your Stuff. If you read my lastpost with my 7 goals for the rest of this year, you know this is something Ineed to work on.
When you’re done reading what Niki wrote for Jana, head overto see what Jana wrote for Niki about SkillBuilding in Your 20s to Protect Your 30s (and beyond). But don’t worry,even if you’re past your 20s and 30s, these are great skills to work on.
Then check out Mrs C’s “JustDo It” Bucket List at AnotherHousewife
If you’re sensing a theme, it might be because Jackie at MoneyCrush asked us What DoYou Really Want to Achieve and followed it up with Make Time toChange Your Life
This in turn inspired The Happy Homeowner toask HowDo You Keep Your Eyes on the Prize? and then tell us how she manages it.
If you live in Personal Finance Blogger land, you probablyknow this weekend is the FinancialBlogger Conference. Lots of bloggers are working on what they really wantto achieve by attending.
If you’re one of them, Buck$ome Boomer has some great adviceabout how to Makethe most out of your conference experience (good not just for FinCon, butall cons).
However, So Over Debt(who’spretty excited about the whole thing) also provides us with reasons WhyPF Bloggers Should Never Date Each Other (in case you’re going to the conto meet that special someone…)
And while Sandyat First Gen American may not bedriving to the con this weekend, being out on the road last weekend gave hersome insight into her own feelings about EntitlementPrograms vs Motorcycle Laws.
Since I’ve now managed to move the conversation to what thegovernment spends its money on, you might want to find out about TheStudent Loan Debt Clock and Why You Should Care, as explained to us by the Family CEO
Student loans are considered by many (including me) to fallin to the category of good debt, but good debt can easily turn bad if you don’tknow what you’re doing. The same can be said of the other traditionally “good”debt- mortgages. Money is the Roottalks about the importance of Savingfor a Down Payment to help keep that debt on the “good” side.
If you’re trying to save for that down payment, Jason at Live Real, Now suggests you look in to Cutting CostsWhile Cutting Hair and Matt at Matt’sMoney Blog wants you to think about SavingMoney at Sporting Events.
Finally, DiningOut Challenge gives us actual practical help by passing on coupon deals. It’sgone now, but earlier this month we were reminded to keep an eye out becauseevery once in a while, you can get $20Whole Foods Voucher for $10. That’s a 50% savings on things you were goingto buy anyway.
And now I’ve taken you through most of what I read this weekand the odd tangential way it connects in my head, which is how my brain worksmost of the time anyway.