There will only be capital letters today where word auto inserts them for me. I have a new keyboard and am having issues with the shift key. I figure I’ll get used to it eventually, but I don’t have time to argue with it today.

I did actually have some chance to read blogs this week, amazingly enough, despite the crazy at work.

This week, I also started taking an online course through coursera. Luckily for me, American debt project agreed to take it with me, so I have a buddy to help keep me motivated. Speaking of motivation, this week, she paid off her car! There really is nothing like the feeling you get when you pay off a major debt. Congrats, my friend!

I missed this post last week, so you’re getting it today. Over at average joe’s money blog, the other guy posted about old savings bonds and how long they collect interest for. C has some bonds that were given to him as a child. Time to dig those out and see if it’s time to cash them in. thanks, other guy.

I’ve written about how my budgeting skills have easily translated into the skills I need to take better care of my health. Bog of debt takes an even more direct path between managing finances and health.

Brave new life was once a member of the yakezie challenge. He was in my first ‘group’, an een though he decided yakezie wasn’t right for him, I still love going and reading his stuff. This week, he writes about something I’ve seen first hand in my family- the retirement identity gap. It’s a problem I’m concerned about facing myself, in 30 years or so. What about you? Is your work a major part of your identity?

This that and the mba was one of the first new to yakezie blogs I featured here. It’s always nice to go back and check in. this week he has a handy post on things you need to know before applying to an mba. And remember, school isn’t always the solution to your problems.

There weren’t any brand new challengers over on the yakezie forum, so I returned to the handy dandy list of all members and challengers and had c pick a letter. That’s how this week I get to meet just another girl with a blog. Her latest post isn’t super recent, but who needs recent when you’re taking a trip down memory lane? I love the pictures of her with her grandpa. I have some similar ones lying around.