1.  Here’s an interesting article about a company that has mandatory money-management sessions for all employees. 

Excerpt from the article:
“We want to help people exist in this world,” Markle explains. He says workers who are struggling with money issues will invariably bring that heavy mental burden to work with them, and that can impact their motivation and ultimately the work they do.
 
My employer brought up the idea of a voluntary money-management class, and it was offered by the company that manages our 401k.  They eventually decided it might be a conflict of interest.  Perhaps that’s true, perhaps not, but I think that businesses that offer their employees financial education oppotunities are truly helping employees become financially self-sustaining. 

2.  I, too, am sold on the cash thing.  Particularly the coin factor mentioned in #3 – R and I will use the coinage we’ve stashed away to help with moving costs.

http://blogs.moneycentral.msn.com/smartspending/archive/2008/08/18/6-reasons-why-i-love-cash.aspx

3.  Okay, two things about this one.  First: wellheeled confesses to making bad scrambled eggs, which inspired me to tell a story about the time my sister tried to cook me breakfast.  Our grandmother always added a splash of milk to make them a little less dry.  Well, darling sis was out of milk, but thought vanilla-flavored coffeemate creamer might be a good substitute.  It wasn’t.  Second: she mentions picking up a tablecloth, candles and placemats.  I have long considered these unnecessary expenses, for a couple of reasons: added effort in getting dinner served, and extra expense, both the purchase and the cleaning/maintenance.  But wellheeled may have changed my mind – perhaps I would enjoy eating in more, if it felt more like eating out.

http://wellheeled.wordpress.com/2008/08/17/le-petit-chef-in-training/

4.  There are times when I am so thankful my brain functions.  This is one of them.

http://masteryourcard.com/blog/2008/08/07/a-really-stupid-money-move/

5.  Kelly at Almost Frugal has some great frugal fun ideas!  Regardless of the fact that I don’t have children, I still have nieces and nephews that might enjoy.  And, if I’m honest, I want to try the ice-cube watercolors idea. 

http://almostfrugal.com/2008/08/14/five-frugal-toys-using-food/

6.  It’s that time of year again, where all the students head back to school.  Here are some tips to save from Broke Grad Student:

http://www.brokegradstudent.com/50-tips-ideas-resources-on-saving-money-for-college-students/

 

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