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Re: Quicken Home and Business 2009 Review and Giveaway

Glblguy — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 06:50:10 -0000

I used You Need a Budget and Mint.com. No real tips beyond just using the budgeting features, and Mint.com's is excellent especially since they've added the ability to create custom budget categories.

Of to Tweet this now. Thanks Flexo!

Re: Weekly Blog Roundup: Psychology of Credit Cards, Vanguard, and Freezers

Glblguy — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 19:59:35 -0000

Thanks for the link Flexo. Been driving it for a week now, and it runs great! I've been very happy with it thus far.

Re: Festival of Frugality #119: The Quitting My Day Job to Blog Full Time Edition

Glblguy — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 06:22:03 -0000

Thanks for picking my article Flexo. Congrats ;-)

Re: Giveaway: $100 Gift Card for SmartyPig, a Unique Savings Account

Glblguy — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 08:43:39 -0000

We're saving our Christmas fund using Smartypig.

I agree the fees are a bit steep, but pretty easy to overcome if you're diligent. The trick to getting around people being charged for contributing to your savings goals is to just have them register.

Re: Turbo Charge Your Financial Transformation

Glblguy — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:17:00 -0000

Wow, the link was nice surprise. Great article and congrats on the guest post here on CC. Well done! Thank you!

Re: The Distraction-Free Workplace is the Path to an Unfulfilled Life

Glblguy — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 22:35:36 -0000

Flexo, found the article you mentioned. Very interesting perspective and I do think Skellie chimming in to clarify helped.

I think this is all about finding a balance. As one that is easily distracted, I am more productive in a simplified (but not white room) style office.

Depending on what I have to get done or if I have a deadline pending, I'll remove ALL distractions. Other times, say on Fridays, I spend a lot more time socializing and well frankly goofing off a little.

Guess what I am saying is both perspectives work depending on what you are doing.

Very interesting reads on both accounts.

Re: Personal Finance Bible Verse of the Day: Storms

Glblguy — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 06:09:35 -0000

Really nice write-up. We all have those college moments we are too proud of, but at the same time those experiences build who we are today. Paul, in my opinion, the greatest and proficient writer of the Bible and also one of the most Godly men in the new testament was an vicious tax collector. I think Paul's past life made him a strong man of God.

Thanks for the link and for talking about my article.

Re: 1 Week Later: My first week blogging about money.

Glblguy — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 18:57:22 -0000

Hey Pete, you're doing great! Really look forward to your articles each day. Nice to see another opening Christian personal finance blog.

The first 100 is the hardest, at that growth rate you'll be there in no time!

Re: When did you have your Epiphany about your finances?

Glblguy — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 16:43:12 -0000

Hi Pete, thanks for sharing!

Re: Dave Ramsey’s Baby Step Series at the M-Network

Glblguy — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 20:17:45 -0000

Thanks for featuring our series Pete!

Re: Let's Celebrate - 100 Subscribers!

Glblguy — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 09:08:39 -0000

Congratulation Pete! You have a great blog going here and I'm sure it will grow exponentially!

I agree, your presentation does break in Firefox.

Re: Financial Peace University: Week 3 - Cash Flow Planning

Glblguy — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 21:58:31 -0000

Thanks for the mention Pete and great verse of the week too! Of course I might be a bit partial ;-)

Re: Carnivalsup

Glblguy — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 07:17:03 -0000

Thanks for the link, and I agree, paidtwice did an incredible job weaving the various postings into a really good story.

Re: follow the white rabbit to financial freedom

Glblguy — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 19:21:57 -0000

Agent Smith "Do you hear that, Mr. Anderson? That is the sound of inevitability."

Great pf article and based on my favorite movie...it doesn't get much better :-)

Re: saving money on books

Glblguy — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 09:56:51 -0000

Great article. I've kept all of my favorite novels and now enjoy watching my children read them and talking to them about them.

Favorites from childhood I still have: Stephen King novels (Cujo, Christine, etc.), Sword of Shannara series by Terry Brooks, The Hobbit and LOTR, Xanth series by Piers Anothony, anything by R.A. Salvatore. I also fondly remember the three investigator series

Obviously I'm a big fantasy buff too :-)

Re: November stats

Glblguy — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 07:48:50 -0000

hmmmm...PaidTwice made this list I didn't...have to work on that.

wow, 7000 - 36000 pageviews in one month, that is a HUGE leap. Congratulations!

Re: and lo, at the Outback they rejoiced

Glblguy — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 21:23:09 -0000

Brad wins the prize I think. The whole parable is about how us as children of God can drift away, succumb to sin and always return t0 our Father and receive his "riches" and all that He has.

Plonkee, in this parable, things don't return to the way they were the day after. It's all about a clean slate.

Good article Steve, and very nice modernization...wish I would have thought of it!

Re: linklings, everything’s going gray edition

Glblguy — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 22:31:25 -0000

Wow...thanks! Appreciate the kind comments, and the encouragement. Thanks for the inclusion!

Re: linklings, getting caught up a bit edition

Glblguy — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:53:46 -0000

Well, I know you want me to say "No" to the new blog, but I say go for it. If you're passionate about it, write about it. I started one recently on saltwater fish aquariums (forgive me for the shameless plug) which is one of my hobbies. Gather Little by Little still gets the most of my focus, but I really enjoy writing over on the saltwater blog too.

I'd say start it and see where it goes! Thanks for including my article!

Re: brip blap getting zen things done

Glblguy — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:34:19 -0000

Steve, excellent article. I found GTD a bit complicated too, but I think the concepts are dead on, you just have to adapt the process to what works for you. It's a framework that requires customization for each individual.

I love Moleskines, but am concerned about the impact of our use of paper these days on the environment. I've been trying to go more electronic.

Instead, I use the voice recorder on my cell phone to make notes, add to-dos, etc. Then when I am in front of my computer I replay those and jot them down in a simple text file to-do list. I then pick up where you do and move them to a calendar, or text file, etc. For longer notations, i use a voice recorder I bought on amazon. This works great for article ideas or if I hear something on the news I'd like to write about, i can just record it.

While the use of paper is often simpler, I would encourage everyone to consider the impact of everyone reading this article using a paper notebook. That's a lot of trees.

Re: brip blap getting zen things done

Glblguy — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 16:45:48 -0000

@BripBlap - I agree, but only if my choice was between my laptop or a notebook. I use the notebook and the cell phone anyway, so conserves resources to stop using the notebook and just use the laptop and phone.

Re: linklings, stupid Internet edition

Glblguy — Sun, 18 May 2008 08:11:04 -0000

Thanks for including my article. I'm definitely one that just needs a new challenge every so often. I'm not content doing the same thing over and over.

Hey tip to avoid loosing your articles. Use a text editor like Notepad++ to type up the initial draft, then paste that into Wordpress. I used to edit online too until I had the same thing happen a few times.

Re: more or less a one year anniversary

Glblguy — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 07:22:48 -0000

Awesome! Congratulations Steve! Love reading your blog and always look forward to your content. I honestly love the mix of topics and always find something of value!