Happy Friday everyone! Hope you’ve had a good week? We have – the hubby and I enjoyed our fourth wedding anniversary – it’s amazing how quickly the time is going! I’ll always remember our wedding day as one that was exciting, fun and romantic. 🙂
We involved our family and friends in the proceedings as much as possible. Some family members played the role of our witnesses, some friends did readings whilst others played music and sang our first dance song as part of the evening entertainment. We also had another talented friend make our lovely wedding cake. It really was the perfect day for us, one that was a long time coming given the fact that we’d been together for nine years prior to our wedding day!
I feel that the hubby and I have been through a lot already in our relationship and we seem to develop a stronger bond as the years pass. I hope I won’t be making anyone feel queasy by getting all soppy here but I just wanted to write a little message for my hubby who will be reading this: thank you for everything we’ve shared together from the bottom of my heart. x x x
I’ll now move on to some personal finance fab reads from this week!
Kyle from Rather Be Shopping wrote a brilliant guest post over at The Frugal Farmer’s blog this week – An Old Farmer’s Words to Live By. Kyle shared some great quotes from his Dad and Grandfather and we can use the lessons here in a lot of situations in everyday life.
Glen from Monster Piggy Bank posted: Experiencing Life After Debt. Glen is in a position now where he has done so well with his savings and investments that he could technically pay off his mortgage and be 100% debt free! However, Glen could bide his time and continue to invest for a while longer. I’m not sure what I would do because the thought of being mortgage free is just amazing! What would you do?
Lyle from The Joy of Simple shared his inspiring views in his post: Reader Q&A: On Courage And The Road Less Travelled! Lyle explains that by having courage, following your heart and not worrying too much about what other people think, you can actually choose to live the way that you want to.
Holly from Club Thrifty wrote a great post on Things Adults Have to Pay For That Kids In Their Twenties Don’t. This post made me laugh because it’s just so true! I remember realising that I was becoming an adult when I started buying ‘real furniture’ and enjoying going out with friends for ‘real food’ rather than McDonalds!
Andrew from Living Rich Cheaply asked the question: Why Aren’t You Saving For Retirement? I was just about to mentally answer “Because I’m busy focusing on paying off consumer debt,” when I got to the section about compounding. I have a rather weak plan in place for retirement at the moment so this is definitely something I need to pay some more attention to!
As always, have a lovely weekend and I’ll be back on Monday! 🙂
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Thanks for mentioning Kyle’s post, Hayley, wasn’t it awesome? There are a few here that I haven’t seen yet. Can’t wait to go and read them! Have a wonderful weekend, and happy anniversary. 🙂
Laurie @thefrugalfarmer recently posted…An Old Farmer’s Words to Live By
I really enjoyed Kyle’s post Laurie – wise words from the experienced are always welcomed! Hope you’ve had a lovely weekend too!
Another nice list of talented bloggers work. I appreciate you once again sharing some good work for me to read 🙂
Martin recently posted…Money: Halloween on a budget
You’re welcome Martin! I love reading personal finance blogs, it’s just hard to stick to a few!
Happy Anniversary!
Budget and the Beach recently posted…Surround Yourself with Financially Positive People
Thanks so much Tonya! 🙂
Happy 4th Wedding Anniversary to you and your hubby! Maybe he could write a post oneday! 😛
Girl Meets Debt recently posted…Ask the Reader: Why Did You Start Reading Personal Finance Blogs?
Thanks GMD! After reading your comment, I asked him whether he would and his face was a picture! He hates writing lol! 🙂 Maybe he could dictate one to me and I’ll type it out for him.
Congratulations on another great year of marriage. Happy Anniversary.
Done by Forty recently posted…May Be Living In Peru for a While…
Thanks so much Mr DB40. 🙂
Hey Hayley and Happy 4 years of love 🙂
Also thank you so much for including my post in your line up of Friday Fab Links. It’s wonderful to be amongst a great group of bloggers. Thanks for the support and encouragement and take care. Have a happy weekend and my best to you all.
Lyle
lyle @ the Joy of Simple recently posted…Reader Q & A: On Courage And The Road Less Travelled!
Thanks Lyle – as always, I enjoyed your post. Your words are so motivating!
Happy 4th wedding anniversary, Hayley! 😛
Like Wendy, I think your hubby should write a blog post one day! That would be awesome!
Eva @ Girl Counting Pennies recently posted…Are You a Closeted Minimalist?
Thanks Eva! We could be waiting a long time for the hubby to write one as he hates writing! I’ll work on him though! 🙂
Happy Anniversary! Thanks for sharing and hope you have a great weekend.
Andrew@LivingRichCheaply recently posted…Why Aren’t You Saving for Retirement?
You’re welcome Andrew – I’ve been researching compound interest over the weekend. I just need to find an compound interest vehicle to put some money into – and save some money!
Aw happy (belated) anniversary you two!
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