Moments of Fame

This is going to be the Flattened Corgi Edition. Early this morning I took Cassie to walk the valley trail between Shaw Butte and North Mountain, part of a large desert preserve, and just about frazzled the poor li’l thing. Fortunately we took plenty of water, enough to soak her head and ears as well as to drink. The City of Phoenix covers the trails with loose scree, apparently as erosion control; whatever that does for erosion, it sure turns the trails into ankle-twisters. For a little dog, each of those millions of rocks must look like a small boulder. And then there’s the detail that one of my strides equals about a half-dozen steps for her little legs. At any rate, after I carried her past a construction site (dam renovation) and drenched her noggin a few times, she managed to stagger out.

None the worse for wear, I might add: part of the motivation was to run her so she’d quit pestering me with the ball for a few hours, but just this moment she’s throwing it at me again!

Funny appeared in three carnivals this week. Since I’m a bit pressed for time today, we’ll have some minimalist Moments here:

The Carnival of Personal Finance, hosted at FIRE Finance

Thank you for including Funny’s Social Security earnings limit work-around! I especially enjoyed reading these posts:

Ammo Becomes the Best Investment of the Year at PennyJobs.com (Yup! Tried to buy any .38 special cartridges lately? Thirty-two bucks a box!!! That’s if you can find it at all.)
Are Green and Socially Responsible Mutual Funds Worth It? at Moolanomy
Free Excel Spreadsheets for Managing Your Personal Finances at Green Panda Treehouse
The Hyperinflation Scam at Dividend Growth Investor

The Festival of Frugality, hosted at The Paycheck Chronicles

Thanks for featuring Funny’s rumination on the things our financial records say about us. Many good posts here, among them:

Breakdown of a Car Insurance Policy at My Life ROI
Nine Essential Free Programs Every College Student Must Have at Debt-free Scholar
Why I Never Bring My Lunch to Work at Broke Grad Student
Grocery Store Tricks and How to Avoid Them at the Greenest Dollar

The Money Hacks Carnival at Financial Highway

Thanks for including Funny’s Ten Ways to Layoff-proof Your Life. Fave posts at this roundup:

Eighteen Passive Income Opportunities to Use Your Tax Refund On at Passive Family Income
Learn a Lesson with the Power Hog at Energy-Saving Gadgets
Six Reasons to Spend the Money on Sports This Spring at Budgets Are Sexy (best idea I’ve heard this week!)
How to Get a Free Fico Credit Score at Bargaineering

Participate!

Carnival of Debt Reduction
Carnival of Financial Goals
Carnival of Personal Development
Carnival of Personal Finance
Carnival of the Vanities
Festival of Frugality
Make It from Scratch Carnival
Money Hacks Carnival