Tuesday Round-Up Edition

My sofa is arriving today. Yes, I’ve spent a large portion of my “large purchase” fund money on a beautiful Sante Fe-hued Jive couch. It’s large, it’s comfy, it’s beautiful. My living room will actually have a piece of furniture in it now; maybe it won’t echo as much once the sofa is in place. Thankfully, I’ve been saving  up for these large home purchases which I was anticipating, but now my savings bar will be a bit decreased. I suppose that was the purpose of this fund: to spend it on home purchases.

Now for a quick round-up around the blogosphere:

• Sandy at Yes I am Cheap with I Added $20K To My Debt on Purpose. Find out how Sandy made some decision making deals with her credit cards to reduce her total interest and moved her debt around.
• The Amateur Financier with Are You a Leader, a Follower, or a Loner? Reviews personality traits and advantages of each.
• Ultimate Money Blog with How to Save Money on Groceries. This seems to be a running theme on quite a few blogs, it must have something to do with the increase in grocery prices lately.
• Bucksome Boomer with Real Estate: White House Value Mirrors Rest of Nation. A comparison of how much the actual White House as lost its value in comparison to middle-class homes.
• Out of Debt Again with Prices Are Rising, I’m Starting To Get a Little Freaked Out. A common theme these past few days is that inflation is here! Gas is up, groceries are up, what’s going on!?

Sites that drove my traffic this past week:

• The Consumerist
• Yakezie
• No More Spending
• Grumpy Rumblings of the Untenured
• Tightwad
• First Gen American
• The Saved Quarter

Thank you, thank you!