March is going out like a lion — and it’s 2/3’s the way through April! I finally managed to talk The Son into going to the park for some sprinting and pitching practice but the wind did do it's best to make the prospect unappealing to both of us 
Roundup
Here are the latest articles I starred in my Google reader:
Trent at The Simple Dollar wrote an excellent overview about The Why and How of a Household Inventory. This is something I know I need to do.
Flexo writes on Consumerism Commentary an interesting piece about monthly budgets. I can’t help but wonder if Flexo has tried the YNAB Pro software*, and if now, why? I agree that Quicken and MSMoney’s budgeting features stink but that’s not a good reason to writing off budgeting. Monthly budgeting and daily expense accounting has brought an incredible shift in my money practices and attitudes and I didn’t even come into this to change my spending habits!
Smithee writes a piece on Consumerism Commentary that contradicts the common belief that open credit accounts will negatively impact one’s credit score. The Husband has never worried about the number of cards he holds nor how much available credit he has.
An article written on Free Money Finance alerted me to the ”Keep It In Your Pants“ contest in which students created public service videos about Debt Disease. Do yourself a favor and watch the five semi-finalist’s videos. [Note: the videos, as the name of the contest suggests – albeit incredibly funny and clever – are highly suggestive and contain double entendres that some might find questionable material for younger children.]
Robert at Money Blue Book wrote an extremely thorough and detailed piece entitled How To Get a Free Laptop or Plasma TV Through Gift Reward Websites. It sounds akin to credit card arbitrage — risky and not for the faint of heart or organizationally challenged (that means I should stay far, far away from such a scheme).
The Baglady wrote an incredibly touching and thought-provoking piece, The Odd Disparity between Income and Quality of Life.
In Snowflake State of Mind My Daily Dollars writes about her conversion to a snowflaking frame of mind.
Link Love
Life simply wouldn't be the same without my favorite blogs:
Blogs I've recently added to my reader:
Other Stuff
Kyle at Rather Be Shopping held a contest and asked for posts or comments about our dumbest, smartest, hardest, or most frugal home improvement projects. I didn't win the cordless drill but, oh well, at least I had fun writing my entry post.
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Excellent roundup, and thanks for subscribing to Frugal Dad! I’ve added you to my reader as well, and look forward to catching up on the archives.
Thanks for the link!
Somehow I missed your link back and the inclusion in your reader. Thanks for adding my site in your reader. I hope I can keep your interest.