Welcome to the Blue Collar Roundup — Dumb Sayings Edition. There are a lot of dumb sayings out there, dudes. Little pieces of “wisdom” that somehow make people feel good, and so they stick them on cards and mugs and “motivational inspirations” pictures and whatever. Well I think they’re dumb. And that’s what this roundup is dedicated to. Dumb sayings. Maybe you like one of these sayings and want to defend it, or maybe you want to add one to the list — feel free in the comments.
For real? So I’m supposed to ignore past experience and the knowledge I gained there?
Daisy at Add Vodka has a little dog whisperer advice on teaching people how to treat you.
A Little Unhinged tells you how to make a custom 404 page. You know, that page you hit when you didn’t quite type in the right URL for a site. A good 404 page is awesome and a sucky one sucks. So don’t suck.
Have you ever thought psychic readings were real? Me neither. But this post by Life and Experiences sort of makes me think again.
I check out Leo Babauta a lot ’cause that’s a man that makes a lot of sense. And this post about the only response you should have to life is no different.
Thanks. If I hadn’t read this, I would’ve just been miserable for the rest of my life and enjoyed nothing.
The keys to happiness? Yes, I have them. So does Frugal Portland. Want them? Then click here to learn about happiness.
25 ways to show your wife you love her from Christian Personal Finance. You probably should check this one out, dudes.
Have to give a speech? Want to get laid? Anthony at Joyful Self Manager can help you out with both of those.
Make Your Money More Awesome
Can blogging land you a sweet job? Better click here and find out, thanks Modest Money!
Sam at the Financial Samurai asks, are you in the middle class? Do you even know what that means? And honestly dudes, would you really want to be in a different class?
Oh man, I was going about this whole life thing all wrong… I never dreamed of retirement or even had sugar plums dancing in my head at night…whew, thanks for setting me straight.
Got a frustrating financial situation? Try this one on for size over at Fat Guy Skinny Wallet.
Prairie EcoThrifter has a great post about geothermal energy for your home. My wife and I have seriously talked about this and this post was great to fill in some of the gaps we had in knowledge! We have other things on our priority list, so we won’t be jumping on board in the near future, but man, it’s something to think about dudes!
How much do you enjoy eating dog food? The commercials make some of it look better than people food, but overall, I’d say that eating dog food for retirement is not something I want to do. Do you? See Debt Run can help you make sure that that doesn’t happen.
Other Cool Stuff
Does it? Because I’ve been hoping to make $1 million/year and hoping for honest politicians for awhile and nothings been happening.
Andrea at So Over Debt is having more problems with Comcast. Question: Who doesn’t have problems with Comcast? Answer: No one. Maybe we should all come together and do a petition or whatever.
Fearless Men never disappoint. Have you been over there and checked them out yet? Or better yet, who’s awesome quote is this? “It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again” Click over to the Fearless Men to find out.
Trent at The Simple Dollar says that if you’re bored, it’s your fault. Read on guys, for real.
How long does it take dreams to come true? Doesn’t really matter. Check it out at Fix Em Up Rent Em Out.
People Who Are Cool
Frugal Rules mentioned me in a roundup and this roundup too. So did Funny About Money, and a couple others, but I didn’t get those links ready in time. Sorry dudes.
And here I thought yesterday was sunday, today is monday, and tomorrow is tuesday. Man, I was way off.
