Time really flies, I can’t believe we’re already out of the first quarter of the year. As frustrated I am with my current job, if the time continues to fly like it has it may not be that big of a deal to reach that two year goal of mine. Anyway, there’s been a lot of stuff going on this week so let’s get started. I’m starting to really utilize some of the great blog carnivals that other blogs frequent, and this week Know The Ledge can be seen in three different ones.
The Carnival of Personal Finance for this week was the online broker tips edition and was held at Stock Trading To Go and our article about where to put your bonus was included. Also, the Festival of Frugality was held at Consumerism Commentary this week with the quitting my day job to blog full time edition and our Make Less, Save More article made the cut. I definitely want to congratulate Flexo on taking the plunge. I can only dream when that day comes for me. Lastly, our article on telling your boss you’re ready for a change was featured in this week’s Money Hacks carnival Famous Hackers Edition host at Bible Money Matters. Not only that, Know The Ledge has joined the Money Hackers Network (as you can tell by our snazzy new badge on the sidebar). Thanks for the add Pinyo!
Here are some articles that caught my eye this week:
With my constant day job issues, the article on conducting a job search while employed over at Cash Money Life really hits home for me. I decided to be open with my boss and I think it will be beneficial for me, but only time will tell.
At the Five Cent Nickel this week there was a great article about how to manage your asset allocation with multiple accounts. I especially enjoyed the advice on putting tax-inefficient investments in tax-advantaged accounts and tax-efficient investments in the taxable accounts.
I do a bunch of talk about budgeting, but found an interesting viewpoint over at Paid Twice talking about the challenges of budgeting on an irregular income. My income has been fairly steady for the majority of my career, but I do think having a better understanding of irregular income streams will be important as I progress as an entrepreneur.
No Credit Needed had a nice roundup about how to get out of the paycheck to paycheck mentality. I know for me getting out of that mentality was the hardest lesson, but the one that really started my whole financial progress. There are some really good tips there and a great place to start to get the right mindset going to get out of your financial struggles.
April 7th, 2008 at 8:04 am
I read your article about being frustrated with your current role. That was the position I was in about 8 months ago. I’ve had several of these conversations with my company! Hopefully this works out well for you!
…and thanks for the mention!