How’s everyone’s week going so far?  Here in Ohio we are being flooded right now.  In fact on Wednesday night we got around 3 and a half inches of rain and that doesn’t count all the rain we got on Thursday.  With all that rain it’s caused some major flooding in my area and my yard is a complete mud hole right now since I don’t have any grass yet.

Anyways this week has been a great week content wise for Stumble Forward, with two great articles.  Check them out below.

• 10 Financial Lessons We Can Learn From Warren Buffett (Infographic) – This is a fun infographic I found that does a great job of explaining a few of the great financial lessons we can learn from the great Warren Buffet.  What amazes me most about this guy is how much wealth he has and how humble he is at the same time.

• How To Build A Niche Site Series Part 4: Content Plan – Graphics – Set Up – This week I also went through step four on how to build a niche site and showed how to get your content plan into place, order graphics, and set up your site.  This article also gives 9 great tips to using Elance to outsource things like you graphics or content as well.

Odd Search Terms On Stumble Forward

• construct a series of questions construct a series of questions - What?

• if you are in debt should you live poor - No, but being a bit more frugal would help.

• refinanced car, but laid off now they want pay stubs – Bummer

Video Of The Week

This week I thought I would share a great video which is a blooper reel for Pat Flynn’s new book Let Go.  If you’re not familiar with Pat Flynn he is an internet marketer making some serious money online these days. In fact in an average month this guy earns over $50,000 and he only started in 2008.

His new book Let Go documents his journey on how he got started but is really more than just a book, because he was the first publish his book on the new snippet platform by Apple.  On top of that Pat will also be speaking at FINCON13 this year as well.  This is probably one of the big reasons I would like to make it to FINCON this year if I can.  So check out his blooper reel and his new book.

Top 10 Personal Finance Articles Of The Week

It’s always so hard to pick the 10 best personal finance articles from week to week but I manage to make it work so if I didn’t include your article don’t feel bad I’m always trying to include everyone when possible.

Also I want to thank everyone who has helped support Stumble Forward over the last week or so with your comments, social love, and links.  I am truly grateful for your input and support.

• Minimum Balance Nightmare: Why It Pays to Overpay [Infographic] by Fearless Men

• Is Living in a Small Town Better? by Eyes On The Dollar

• How To Make Money Blogging  by Making Sense of Cents

• An Interview with Shannon Ryan, from The Heavy Purse by The Frugal Farmer

• Life, Money and Retirement~Skype Doesn’t Reach Heaven by Canadian Budget Binder

• Two Shall Become One: A Case for Financial Togetherness by Luke 1428

• A Gym Membership, an Auto-Draft, and a Lawsuit by Debt Roundup

• Have Your Down Payment Ready Before You Buy a New Car by Our Of Your Rut

• What Should I Do With My Bond Funds? by Your Personal Finance Pro

• Gettin’ Hitched Without Losing The Bank by Money Smart Guides

Have a great weekend everyone.

Well it’s another week and another dollar and as you can tell by the title of this article it’s been a tough one.  If you read my article last week about credit card problems you may know how I’ve dealing with credit card debt and what I’m doing to get back on track with my finances.

Well it seems their has been a few wrenches thrown into the plan as I just received another $1300 medical bill and to boot I just found out yesterday that I had a crack in my radiator on my truck and that it will run me an additional $320 to fix that as well.

So what else could go wrong?

On the bright side of things my online business has been picking up some steam and my earning have been increasing.  Earning extra cash online has been the one thing that has helped me get most of my debt paid down and do a lot of other things like building my new house.

Speaking of earnings you may have noticed I didn’t post an article on my niche site this week.  I left this week open to let people check up but I’ll have a new article on the series coming next week.  If you’ve been following along with that series how far are you?  I’d like to get some feedback on how things are going so far.

New Articles

This week I’ve also release two great guest post on Stumble Forward centered around identity theft this week.  This topic has always been near and dear to my heart, so check out these great articles if you haven’t done so yet.

• How To Pay Down Credit Card Debt Fast In 3 Simple Steps – This week I launched a new initiative on my other blog, My Debt Relief Options, to talk more about my credit card issues.  I plan to cover more of the specifics of my debt here and what I’m doing to pay down my debt, so check out my latest article and let me know what you think.

• 22 DIY Ways To Help Prevent Data Theft – This article covers a ton of great ways to protect yourself from letting your valuable information fall into the wrong hands.

• 3 Travel Scams To Avoid While Traveling Abroad – Here is a great article written by Kevin from Graduating From Debt that talks about a few of the big scams people face while traveling abroad.

Video Of The Week

This week I thought I would share a video that is sure to get a few laughs titled How The Wizard of Oz Should Have Ended. One thing I like to do when things tense especially with my finances is that I like to unwind a bit and relax and do something that takes my mind of things for a bit.  So enjoy the video.

Top 10 Personal Finance Blog Post This Week

As I wrap up this edition of weekly mentions I want say thank you to everyone who has helped me over the last several weeks tweeting my articles, giving likes on Facebook, G+, and linking back to me.  I really appreciate all of your support, it means a lot to me.

Anyways here are the 10 articles I really enjoyed this week.

•  Why I Decided to Quit My Job (and Think You Should Too) by Careful Cents

• What’s Your Favorite Type of Vacation? by Club Thrifty

• How Much Does College Really Cost? Here is an Easy Way to Find Out by Debt Roundup

• How to Save Money and Retire Rich Like a Damn Good Warren Buffet by Modest Money

• How To Be More Open Minded by Prairie Echo-Thrifter

• Camping at the KOA by Eyes On The Dollar

• Housing | Back by Popular Demand….At Least According To The Media by Critical Financial

• How Can I Be Rich? Retraining Your Mind to Think Like a Capitalist by Plunged In Debt

• $7,862 in March Extra Income and Goals by Making Sense of Cents

• The Surprising Way to have an Awesome Financial Life by iHeart Budgets

Have a great weekend everyone.

 

Well it’s the end of the week again and it’s Good Friday to boot for all of those who are Catholic, including myself.  On top of that we are onto the last few days of March and I have no idea where the entire month went to.  I’ve been very busy with all kinds of things from helping the kids, to working on my brand new niche site.

Which brings me to my next point.  This week I released two new articles both of which are listed below.  If you haven’t had the chance, check them out below.

• Problems With Credit Cards – Why It’s So Hard To Get Out From Under Them – In this article I talked about the issues I’ve been facing with credit card debt and how I plan to overcome them.

• How To Build A Niche Site Series Part 3: Creating Your Site Plan - In my 3rd part to the series on how to build a niche site I talk about creating your site plan for your website and what all needs to be included in it.

Weekly Mentions

This week I thought I would mention that Jeremy over at Modest Money has been working on his new website that is specifically designed around airline miles called Airline Miles Expert.  This site looks pretty interesting and is a subject I’ve always wanted to learn more about.

I’ve also been looking into getting a credit card that builds up airline miles and reward points and Jeremys blog should defiantly be a help if you are looking to get one as well.

Do you have a airline rewards credit card?  Is it worth it?

Top 10 Articles of the Week

• I Need a Job Now and I Hate My Part-Time Job! by Pay Off Credit Card Network.

• When Should I Consult a Tax Professional? by Luke 1428

• Online Brokerages I Use: Scottrade Review by Frugal Rules

• Adjusted Cost Base for Anything by Freedom Thirty Five Blog

• Intro to Building My Niche Site by Money Smart Guides

• Lost and Found- Canada Compared To UK by Reach Financial Independence

• What to Get a Guy for His Birthday, 10 Ideas for Every Budget by Work Save Live

• Save Time and Money When Traveling Through Airports by Your Personal Finance Pro

• Frugal Hack #9: Be a Couponer Without Being Extreme by Rather Be Shopping

• 10 Easter Fun Facts | Happy Easter! by Fearless Men

Have a great Easter Everyone!

 

 

Well here we are again this week.  This week has been an incredibly busy week.  I’ve adding some new content to my new niche site on top of keeping up with things here.  To add to the list things have been picking up at work and to boot I’ve been helping my brother load out hogs.

Yes you heard me right hogs.  It so happens my older brother is a hog farmer and twice a year we have to load out his hog barns.  It’s not a bad job and it doesn’t pay that bad either, in fact I spent my childhood growing up on a farm so none of this new for me.  However I will say that being a farmer is defiantly not for me.

I also released two articles this week.  If you haven’t  had a chance to read them you can check them out below.

• Wayne Homes Review – 8 Reasons I Chose Them

• How To Build A Niche Site Series Part 2: Picking Your Niche

Video Of The Week

This week I came across an awesome video of the new Star Trek movie I want to go see.  Now I should mention I wasn’t a huge Star Trek fan to begin with until a few years ago when the new Star Trek movie came out.  Now that I’ve seen the previews for the new film Start Trek Into Darkness I’m getting totally pumped to see this film. Check it out and let me know what you think of it.

Is their any movies you’re looking forward to seeing this summer?

Top 10 Articles Of The Week

This week I’ve seen some great articles out in the personal finance blogosphere, check them out below.

• I Hate Walmart: My High Cost To Get Low Prices by Club Thrifty

• Five Ways to Make or Save Money With Your Tax Refund by Fearless Men

• Home Renovations: The Right Way to DIY by The Frugal Farmer

• How to Stay Motivated With Debt Repayment by Making Sense of Cents

• How Much Time Would You Invest for $2.50? by Eyes On the Dollar

• Frugal Ideas For a Housewarming Party by Outlier Model

• Investing in farmland: my coconut investment by Reach Financial Independence

• Forex Currency Trading Basics For Beginners – Part 2 (MetaTrader4) by Monster Piggy Bank

• Financial Advisor Compensation – Why it Matters by Frugal Rules

• Planning Financially For Your Children’s Future by Debt Roundup

Have a good weekend everyone.

Well it’s good to be back from my 2 week hiatus of moving, I have to say that I’m glad I will never have to move again.  Well, I guess never say never.  I would have been back to normal a week ago but my cable company wasn’t able to make it out till late last week to hook things up.  On top of that internet at work was on the fritz which meant I had to go to my brothers house to even do anything on the net.

Now that things are back to normal I will be back to my regular posting schedule on Monday’s, Wednesday’s, and Friday’s.

This Weeks Articles

This week I wrote two great articles, one being over 3000 words long, so check them out below.

• The House Building Process Step By Step – A Guide For Beginners - In this article I go through every step to building a house from digging the basement to planting the grass.  I also include a bunch of pictures of my house as I go through the process as well.

• How To Build A Niche Site Series Part 1: Accepting The Challenge - In this article I’ve finally taken the plunge to build my first niche site and I thought it would be great to document the process along the way and share my results with everyone.  So check out this article, next week I’m going to cover exactly what I did to pick my niche.

Weekly Mentions

• Canon Revel T4i DSLR Camera Giveaway – If you would like to win a brand new digital camera here is your best chance.  This contest is being held by Structured Settlements and runs until the end of the month.

• $500 Cash Givaway For Spring – I also came across another great giveaway I found over at Club Thrifty giving away $500 to help you get ready for the spring.  I know if I won the $500 I’d do some spring cleaning with my credit cards.

• Mini Ipad Giveaway – Finally, I seen that Michelle over at Making Sense of Cents has a giveaway going on were they are giving away an Ipad Mini with 32 gig hardrive.

Video Of The Week

This week I came across a hilarious video of Jeff Gordon pulling a prank on a car salesman.  If you want a good laugh this is definatly worth the watch.

I should also I’m a big NASCAR fan but I’m more of a Carl Edwards fan but I’m always up for a good laugh.

Top 10 Articles of The Week

• The 14 Weirdest Tax Write Offs, They Were Asking for an IRS Audit - by Generation X Finance. This article will make you laugh.

• It’s Not Snake-Oil, It’s Common Sense  - by Modest Money

• What Does ‘Early Retirement’ Mean to You? - by Invest It Wisely

• Affordable Care Act | How Will It Affect Your Pocketbook? – by Critical Finance

• Went In The Grocery Store For One Item, But…. – by Debt Roundup

• The Many Reasons I Love Vacation Rentals by Owner (VRBO) - by Frugal Habits

• What’s Your Definition of Insanity? – by Frugal Rules

• Some Hidden Charges and How to Stop Them – by One Cent at a Time

• What Is Your Survival Budget - by Reach Financial Independence

• THE MOST TALENTED PANHANDLER I’VE EVER MET - by My Freaking Budget

Weekly Question?

What was the longest blog article you ever wrote?