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Sunday Money Roundup – Colorado Rockies Edition.

And by Colorado Rockies, I mean the baseball team, not the mountain range. While living in New Mexico is/has been fun, there is one thing I truly miss – and that’s professional sports. See, NM doesn’t have a SINGLE professional sports team, and I have never lived somewhere where I couldn’t get a ticket to a game within an hour or 2 drive. So this weekend I went to a Rockies game with my best friend and his 4 year old son in Denver and we had a blast. I miss professional baseball and look forward to the day when I can go to baseball games on a regular basis again. On to the roundup…

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Sunday Money Roundup – Winter Is Getting Close Edition.

I get up around 6am every morning, feed the cat, make the coffee, and then sit outside for a few minutes with said coffee to enjoy the quiet. However, while only 2 weeks ago I could go out in a short sleeve shirt, I now need to put on a sweatshirt as it has been 40 degrees or less every morning. The trees in my yard are slowly turning yellow and dropping some leaves, and the cat even seems less willing to head out the door. Winter is coming – and I am not at all mentally ready for it. Can’t we back up a few weeks? *Sigh*…on to the roundup…

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Sunday Money Roundup – L.A. Friend In Town Edition.

It’s always great when people come visit you, isn’t it? This weekend I am hosting a good friend from Los Angeles – can’t wait to see what he thinks of New Mexico! On to the roundup…

Thanks to Budgets are Sexy for hosting this weeks Carnival of Personal Finance, where my article “Cut Spending By Looking At Hours Of Work Put In To Pay For Stuff” was chosen as an Editor’s Pick, and to Frugal Upstate, for hosting this weeks Festival of Frugality!

Cash Money Life talks about The Latte Factor on Steroids: 5 Small Changes That Can Make You Big Money.

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