Diamonds in the Rough Roundup 2/21/14

I’m not a big fan of snow.  Especially when it happens a lot.  But with temperatures hovering around 50 degrees lately, I enjoy seeing it melt away.

How to Get Paid and Promoted Faster: Is your Nose Brown Enough to Get Ahead? by Financial Samurai:  Hard work alone is not going to get you ahead in your company.  A lot of people work hard, but the people who are able to market themselves effectively while working hard get the promotions.

Frugal Friday Find:  Credit Card Churning by Brokemillenial:  A nice overview about the wonderful world of credit card churning.  Bottom line:  If you don’t have credit card debt and keep your expenses fairly low, there is a whole wide world of free trips and hotel stays in it for you.

For Reasons Races Make Better Investments than Gym Memberships by The Broke and Beautiful Life:  Stefanie recently wrote about her bad experience at a gym.  I agree that gyms aren’t my favorite place either.  Here she talks about how signing up for races is a much better (and cheaper) way to stay fit.

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  1. Thanks for the shout out! I’m glad to see the snow melting away too!

    • Syed says

      Not a problem. Yeah looks like it will be mostly all gone by the end of the weekend!

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