What a month in economic news huh? AIG was bailed out. Merrill Lynch was bought. Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy and then were bought. Washington Mutual was bought. There’s all sorts of talk about a government bailout plan. On the one hand it’s a bit exciting. On the other, it’s not the kind of exciting that always good.
I re-allocated and re-balanced my 401(k) in September. I went heavier in bonds/cash before the big crash last week so I may have I changed it in time. Still it looks pretty dismal. I have time though to really worry about it.
Make sure you enter my contest that’s going on through October 15th! It’s easy to enter.
I also changed the layout of the site a bit by moving one of the sidebars. What do you think?
Thanks go out to the following for sharing their thoughts in the comments:
Thank you for for helping to make Free From Broke what it is!
More thank you’s for the top referring sites to Free From Broke:
- Remodeling This Life
- Sense To Save
- Bible Money Matters
- Fabulously Broke In The City
- Sound Money Matters
- One Caveman’s Financial Journey
- Almost Frugal
- Northern Cheapskate
- Banker Girl
Thank you all for sharing your readers!
I also wrote two guest posts this month:
- Make Sure You Know The Due Dates Of Your Bills Before Leaving On Vacation at Bible Money Matters
- Just A Drop In The Bucket at Being Frugal
Thank you both for the opportunity to guest post on your sites!
These were the top 10 articles in September:
- What We’re Looking To Do With Our Finances In The Next Year (And A Contest)
- Buy That Fun Stuff Without Going Into Debt
- New Economic Stimulus Package – The $700 Billion Bailout
- The American Dream Is An Illusion
- Economic Stimulus Check – Did It Help and What About A Second?
- By What Cover Is Your Book Judged?
- What Is Raising A Child Worth – We’re Going To One Income
- Not Having The Police At A Car Accident Can Cost You
- Free Museum Days From Bank Of America
- What We’re Doing To Adjust To One Income
October will surely be just as exciting as we have the contest running and I’m scheduled to host a carnival later in the month. Stay tuned! Oh and happy blog b-day to me on October 4th!
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More than happy to send readers your way! Congrats on another great month!
Thanks Emily!
Glad I could send traffic your way. I believe this may be the first time I’ve ever made someone’s top referrers!
I’ll glad I stumbled upon your site. Great to read your blog. you can find my personal blog at http://frugalcents.wordpress.com
@ Caveman – I’m this won’t be the last time you’re a top referrer! Thanks again.
I like the new layout of your site. You’ve come a long way in a year! Congrats!