Pimp Your Finances

Hello – I hope you all had a great Valentine’s Day!  Here are this week’s links.

DDFD at Divorced Dad Frugal Dad has some great thoughts on Dreams, Hopes, and Ambitions.  In it, he asks, and attempts to answer: “What holds us back?”  It’s a good post on inspiration and motivation.

Jeff at The Stretchy Dollar asks, “Do You Have a Jobby?“  A jobby is something that you do outside of your regular job for income, and hopefully it’s something you enjoy as well.  It’s always a good idea to start alternative flows of income.

Monevator also writes about alternative income, but its different in that it’s about passive income.  He has a great post on “Why a little passive income from side projects is worth a lot more than you think“.

Johnny at Wise Bread has a humorous, tongue-in-cheek rant about what it takes to be rich.  You don’t need to use one of those amazing “get rich quick” products.  Instead, you just need to be honest with yourself, and spend less than you earn.  There are no short cuts on the path to wealth.

Doctor S at Finance Your Life welcomes A New Member to the Unemployed.  One of his friends was recently downgraded from part time to outright unemployment.  He tells us about his friend’s state of mind, as well as what his next move is going to be.

And for the fun link, I found something that is kind of related to Valentine’s Day.  The Binder Park zoo in Battle Creek, Michigan, launched a new program for romantics this year: Zoorotica.  It’s a special zoo tour for adults-only couples, and gives people an intimate look at the mating habits and patterns of animals. 

Sounds weird, but apparently it’s a hit.  The tickets have sold out, and the zoo had to start a waiting list to accommodate everyone who couldn’t get in.