Feels like December is half way gone and Christmas is sitting in our lap. It must be that the days are getting shorter and it’s dark by 4:30 pm which really doesn’t leave much to a fun-filled day. Moving along…. What’s happened this week.. wow..Kate Middleton and Prince William have announced a baby on the way so that should shake things up for the next little while in the UK and around the world. On the home front the snow we did have on the ground is now gone so we await the big blast of Winter that we know we WILL get. Now that I’m gearing up for the holidays I’m apparently in charge of making Christmas Day Breakfast. So far I know I’ll be making an egg bake which is loaded and layered with ham, veg and Saputo Mozzarella (at least it has flavour unlike many others I’ve tried here). I’m also on the hunt for the best pancake recipes out there so I can surprise the family with my Canadian flare in the kitchen. Who knows maybe I’ll try and wing it like all my other recipes as it doesn’t seem like a hard task.
This week has been busy but I did manage to squeeze in oh, about 100 or so blog posts that I read. I’m actually finding that reaching out to new Bloggers has aided me in seeing the value in assisting others like some have helped me. I hope you enjoy the new personal finance blogs I bring to you each week as that will be a goal of mine for next year. It’s important for me to spread my wings and see what the world of personal finance has to offer around the web. Don’t worry I’m not ditching all my personal finance mates I’m just looking to add to my friends list because I’m that type of guy, a friendly guy who loves to mingle.
If you haven’t heard, which I hope you have from reading my blog posts.. Canadian Budget Binder is undergoing a face lift for the New Year…. it’s going to be amazing, I can’t wait! I’ll keep you all in the loop!
On that note.. time to get me a $7.00 Starbucks Coffee…. no, simply crazy but not surprising! Cuppa Coffee at home… pennies.
Mr.CBB’s Holiday Snowballs On A Tray
Mr.CBB’s Top Blog Post Picks of the Week
In no particular order, sit back, go ahead grab a cuppa tea and one of those delicious looking Holiday Snowballs. This is a list of some of the posts that I read this week and hope you enjoy. Thanks to all of you for sharing my page with your fans and taking the time out to drop in and comment on my posts.
- Grown Up And Stuff- Get A Head Start On Your New Years Resolution
- One Smart Dollar- Living Off Income From Dividends
- Modest Money- Optimizing Images For Your Blog
- Club Thrifty- How Much Money Is Enough? and Extreme Couponing To The Brink of Insanity and Back
- Frugal Rules- Why Rebalancing Your Portfolio Is Like Buying A Carton Of Eggs
- Average Joe- Is This Starbucks Gift Card Over The Top. How Much Is Too Much For A Gift?
- So Over This- Giving Up On Your Dreams Because Of Debt
- Vix Money- November Spending Plan Results… Keep at it Vicky!
- IHeartBudgets- 5 Simple Ways To Save Money On Christmas Decorations
- Lil Suburban Homestead- Make A DIY Pine Cone Wreath
- Fix Em Up and Rent Em Out- Strategic Use of Memos To Manage Tenants
- Plunged In Debt- Money That Would Have Changed My Life
- Eyes On The Dollar- Do Your Purchases Reflect Your Values?
- Canadian Dream Free at 45- Is Dental Insurance Worth It?
- Money Master Mom- The Value Of Perspective
- Single Moms Income- Seven Ways To Entertain Your Kids on A Budget
- Debt and The Girl-Is Suze Orman Full of Sh**TE!?
- The Family Finances- Monthly Blog Update
- Work Save Live- What To Get Your Husbnad For Christmas Ideas For Every Budget
- Master The Art of Saving- How Living In A Small Town Affects Our Finances
- Debt Round Up- Students- How To Finish College With No Debt
- The Brighter Life- How To Make The Most Of Your Year End Bonus
- Ellen Roseman- How To Use Social Media To Get Better Service
- Yes I am Cheap- The First To Go When Money Gets Tight
- Money Bulldog- How Moral Can You Afford To Be?
- Living Debt Free Rocks- Why Do You Blog?
- Young Adult Money- Resale Value and Other Considerations When Buying A Home
- Broke Ass Mommy- Plumping Our Family Coffers With an Ity Bity Gold Unicorn
- Financial Uproar- Would You Buy A House Someone Died In?
- The Savvy Scot- Change Your Life Step 8- Become Better With Money
Recipes of the Week:
- Aunt B on A Budget- Walnut and White Cheddar Biscuits and I can’t help myself… White Christmas Oatmeal Bars -You’re awesome Aunt B!
Twitter Personal Finance #PF and Other Peeps to Check Out!
This is a list of the Tweeps That I Follow that Tweeted 2 times or more from Friday to Friday Canadian Budget Binder Blog Posts. Thanks for all your support.
- Modest Money- Twitter
- Work Save Live – Twitter
- The Outlier Model – Twitter
- Club Thrifty – Twitter
- Vix Money – Twitter
- Frugal Rules – Twitter
- Eyes On The Dollar – Twitter
- Money Bulldog – Twitter
- Tight Fisted Miser – Twitter
- Debt Round Up- Twitter
- The Frugal Path- Twitter
- Reach Final Independence- Twitter
- David Smith PBC - Twitter
Here are a few awesome Facebook Fan Pages to Check out! These page owners came around, chatted and shared my posts with their Facebook Fans! If I miss you..tell me as I can’t always see the posts you share on Facebook so just PM me to let me know.
- Frugal Rules
- Frugal Sally
- Coupon Christine
- Modest Money
- The Frugal Path
- Monster Piggy Bank
- Eyes On The Dollar
- Stewart Blair and Jeremy Odland
- Everyday Life Of A Military Family
- Aunt B’s Kitchen
- Grown Up And Stuff
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I hope the facelift doesn’t leave any scars and be sure to avoid botox (I hear that stuff is bad for you)! LOL. JK of course. I’m getting a facelift does as well and I’m impatiently awaiting the results!
That’s great news!! My FB fans are excited as well as that’s where I get all of my feedback as opposed to other social media. I’m doing it for them so they can have a better experience while they are here. Are you an active FB page owner? Meaning do you talk to your fans or do you just post blog posts and leave your page?
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Thanks for the inclusion; it’s appreciated. I love the pictures of the Christmas sweets. Yummy! My wife will be making a bunch within the next week or so. Have a good week!
You as well..the recipe for that pic will be on the blog tomorrow. Cheers Mr.CBB
Reaching out to new bloggers is very important. If you can help a new blogger succeed, you not only get the satisfaction of helping them out, but often they remember what you did for them. I can’t wait to see the new site Mr. CBB, good luck with the move.
Thanks.. yes I try to give back because someone did that for me when I was new. Sometimes when sites get big they only roll with the big guys… not this bloke.. everyone deserves a fair share! Cheers mate.
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Thanks for the include Mr CBB! Heard it’s getting mighty cold in Canada now, have a great weekend mate!
Not really mate, it’s miserable, wet and like the UK… and that’s ok with me… lol.. no snow here and it’s fairly nice out temp wise! Cheers
Yep wet and miserable here! I guess Sicorra @ Tackling Our Debt lives in a different part of canada to you then.
Yes I believe she does I’m in Ontario and no sign of the white stuff yet… less shovelling is ok with me. I swear one year I ran out of room, no where to put it. I’m sure I’ll be posting lots of piccies.
Thanks for adding me this week Mr. CBB! I still haven’t received my shipment of your holiday snowballs. You can send the tray too!
HaHa you want the tray as well do you lol…. apparently you haven’t seen the Peanut Butter Balls Piccie on my Facebook page.. it makes my snowballs look weak… Cheers
Ah Ha! I was ready for you and your tantalizing pictures this time!! I had a cookie already in hand before reading your list! Thanks as always for including me!
You should see what i just pulled out of the oven… Walnut Chive Cheddar biscuits.. a recipe from my mate Aunt B but I added chives and tomorrow I’m creating a pulled pork in the crock pot recipe and making a sarnie … YUM!
Thanks for the mention. For some odd reason I am very excited about the royal baby. How nice to be born a prince or princess!!
Mmm, holiday snowballs. Don’t mind if I do. And Kate and Willie are having a baby? I shirk from the television and other tabloid stuff so I had no idea. You brought me breaking news.
Thank you for the inclusion this week, Mr. CBB, and have a joyous weekend. Good luck in your pancake search!
Looks like I’ll have some blogs to check out on the weekend, hopefully I can find the time to do so…. the last few days have been a lot of running around and trying to get started on the Christmas baking(got that far, fruitcake batch #1 last night and the cranberry squares and pineapple squares are in the oven as I type)Think I’m about done on the shopping dept just have stocking stuffers to get and I have almost $50.00 worth of points on my Guardian card from the drugstore… Can’t wait for the new site!! Not one for beer so I’ll pass on the virtual beer but I can raise a cuppa to the new site with you!!! As for Kate and Will…. the bookies are already out for the sex, birth date and number of babies!!!! Good luck to them!!
Thanks for the inclusion and I too am looking forward to seeing your new site! I could really do with all of the Holiday Snowballs shown in the picture…
You want all of them do you.. they are super easy to make.. you should try them! Cheers mate. Mr.CBB
Kate and Will’s baby.. so popular before they are even born!
What’s an egg bake? Never had one before. You even have me looking around for recipes now.
But I am trying very hard to avoid your tempting desserts!
Thanks for the mention! Have a wonderful weekend!
An egg bake is eggs baked with cheese,veg, day old bread in chunks… it’s awesome… lots of mozzarella on top.. I made Thai Fish Cakes last night.. they turned out amazing..
Thanks for this. It’s very quiet at the office this afternoon. You’ve provided me with a good reading list to fill the time. Thanks too for featuring my recipes. I’m always honoured when someone shares them.
Thanks for the mention Mr. CBB! You need to stop tempting us with those cookies.
I too feel like Christmas is bearing down on us and will be here in no time at all. Have a great weekend Mr. CBB!
I’m sure you’ve seen my PB balls piccie on FB. I’m pretty impressed how it turned out,.. looks like it should be in a mag not my livingroom lol… Cheers John
I just about fell over when you said you’d get a $7 Starbucks!! So glad to see you haven’t lost your mind…but please refrain from giving us heart failure! LOL
Ha ha.. no I certainly have not lost my mind although I would be interested to hear from someone who has and why they buy them. Would make for an interesting read wouldn’t you think? Cheers mate. Mr.CBB
I can’t wait to see what your blog looks like! So exciting.
Will you celebrate with a virtual beer with me? lol. I know it’s about time… bloody took me one year to make the decision. Cheers Mr.CBB