The Best of October: Personal Finance Links

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I review the best posts around the web from October, look at the most popular Fizzle posts, and let you know about what’s going on behind the scenes!

Blog Action Day 2010: Water

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October 15th is the 2010 Blog Action Day and this year’s theme is water. Help me raise $500 for charity: water with your donation!

On My Plate Right Now

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Chris Brogan recently shared the various projects he’s working on right now, and it struck me as a fun show-and-tell idea. Here are some of the things I’m working on right now, mostly online: Working full-time as an architect. I’m currently designing and overseeing construction of various additions and renovations to a health care facility [...]

One Day Left to Enter the Book Giveaway

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There are about 36 hours left to enter my big book giveaway. Take advantage, because as of this writing, there are still books that remain completely unclaimed! Just as a reminder, I’m giving away three sets of books that I’ve organized into boxes–one for the investor, one for the new parent (or even newlyweds), and [...]

8 Lessons Learned from my Sabbatical

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While Fiscal Fizzle has been mostly static over the last three months, life behind the scenes hasn’t stopped. This post has little to do with personal finance, but I thought it would be fun (and useful for me, at least) to share with you some of the lessons I’m taking away from the sabbatical experience [...]

Big Box Book Bonanza (Giveaway!)

Regular posting on the blog will resume on September 20th! The date is finally set. Be sure to sign up for my new weekly newsletter if you haven’t already done so! In the meantime, I’m doing a bit of housekeeping and have decided to share with you some of the financial books that I’ve collected [...]

Pre-Register Now for the Fiscal Fizzle Newsletter

As I mentioned in my last update, I’m preparing to launch an email-only newsletter for Fiscal Fizzle readers. Thanks to inspiration from Len Penzo, this newsletter now has a title: The Pecuniary Pepper, Fiscal Fizzle’s Money Magazine Sound the trumpets and what-not. Subscribers to this free newsletter will receive the following every Saturday morning: A digest [...]

July Fizzle update…a preview

I know you’re all absolutely dying for me to come back…*crickets* so here’s quick rundown of where things stand after two months. Okay, maybe I’m being hard on myself. I know there’s at least 5 people who follow this blog regularly–myself, my mom, my wife, my boss, and Len Penzo. All kidding aside, things behind [...]

Blogging Sabbatical Update: Month 1

A few questions have come in since the start of my blogging sabbatical, so I wanted to take a few minutes and tackle the answers. Here’s an update!

I’m Going on a Blog Sabbatical

On May 14th, I decided to start a 3-month sabbatical from the blog, in the hopes of “catching up” on life and pursuing other goals. Here is the outline of what I had planned.

March Links Roundup: Yakezie Challenge Edition

I share the latest from the blog, as well as posts from some of the great blogs participating in the Yakezie Alexa challenge. Check it out!

Three Gift Cards for Fizzle’s First Birthday!

It’s a celebration! As Fiscal Fizzle turns one, I’m giving away three Amazon.com gift cards for answering one simple question. Stop by for a chance to win!