Encore! Encore!!
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While there were many excellent posts in the recents weeks, there were a few that definitely nailed it and deserve a standing ovation. Â So I’d like to recognize a few that particularly stood out to me and bring them out for a curtain call:
-One of the reasons Costco is so successful, besides the free samples, is their amazing customer service. Â If you don’t like something you bought there, they will take it back for a full refund, almost no questions asked. Â Apparently this holds true for travel packages you book through them as was the case with ESI Money. Â When hurricanes put a damper on his upcoming vacation, and the cruise line refused to offer a refund, Â Costco stepped and made things right. Â
-I think I found this next post while I was checking out High Five Dad‘s latest blog stats (nice job by the way!).  A post entitled, Why I Dislike My Son definitely caught my attention and it turns out to be a very positive post about how cool his son is and how he makes his dad a better person.  I have three kids myself so I can relate and while I don’t have a favorite child, I usually have two least favorites that rotate hourly. Â
-This one is not so much an article, but rather a frustrating comparison of how quickly each of the Kardashians can earn your salary brought to us by Missy Empire. Â Simply type in your yearly salary and find out that Kim K earns that while she sleeps, frustrating, right? Â It turns out Bravo’s title, Keeping up with the Kardashians is a misnomer, you really can’t keep up with the Kardashians!
-I know, I know, I shouldn’t talk about a woman’s weight…but she brought it up! Â Frugal Asian Finance talks about the similarities between weight loss and paying off debt. Â I’ve talked about the relationship with diet/exercise and finances before with some of my colleagues at the hospital. Â A big key to this is setting realistic expectations- if you set the bar too high and you miss, psychologically its difficult to keep going. Â But if you make reasonable goals and stick to the plan, you’ll be in great shape in the future, both physically and financially!
-Something I really started doing this year is automating my finances. Â Prior to this, I just made it a habit to pay myself first once my paycheck was deposited (fund retirement, college savings, investment accounts, pay off credit card balances, etc). Â But life gets busy-work, family, friends, holidays and it has been nice to know these things are still being taken care of while I am taking care of other things. Â Mrs. Kiwi breaks it down nicely with Simplify Your Finances through Automation. Â You still need to keep up with everything, but let technology help you our a little.Â
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Thank you so much for the shout-out! There are so many awesome posts out there, so it’s always nice to see a post roundup from a fellow blogger. 😉
Of course! Keep up the good work!