{"id":6810,"date":"2015-05-01T04:00:31","date_gmt":"2015-05-01T11:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/add-vodka.com\/?p=6810"},"modified":"2015-04-30T20:23:53","modified_gmt":"2015-05-01T03:23:53","slug":"friday-faves-may-day-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/add-vodka.com\/friday-faves-may-day-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Faves: May Day Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Holy Cow! How is it already May?<\/p>\n<p>One of my favorite often over-looked holidays is <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/May_Day\" target=\"_blank\">May Day<\/a>, which is actually today.<\/p>\n<p>May Day brings back some good memories from when I was a kid. One year my brother made a May Day basket for his crush and made my dad drive him across town to deliver it. Unfortunately he chickened out at the last minuted and ended up handing it to her twin brother when he answered the door bell. Good times!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Anyhow, it&#8217;s time for another edition of our Friday Faves.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This week we don&#8217;t really have a theme, but we still have some great posts for your weekend reading pleasure. Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cashcowcouple.com\/financial-freedom\/what-is-financial-freedom\/\" target=\"_blank\">Do You Think About Financial Freedom?<\/a> &#8211; Cash Cow Couple &#8211; This is a great post chalk full of lots of information about what financial freedom is and how you can get there.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blondeandbalanced.com\/starting-out-on-your-own-in-business-4-things-not-to-do\/\" target=\"_blank\">Starting Out On Your Own Business? 4 Things Not To Do<\/a> &#8211; Blonde and Balanced &#8211; As small business owners, both Aaron and I love reading posts about entrepreneurship. This is a good one to check out!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/diversifiedfinances.com\/the-world-of-a-freelance-writer\/\" target=\"_blank\">The World of a Freelance Writer<\/a> &#8211; Diversified Finances &#8211; This is a great post by Michelle about what being a freelance writer is <em>really<\/em> like.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/my-alternate-life.com\/3-ways-paying-off-my-debt-taught-me-to-win-at-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\">3 Ways Paying Off My Debt Taught Me to Win at Life<\/a> &#8211; My Alternate Life &#8211; Sometimes we all need to read a good success story to help us stay on track with our financial goals. This one by Jordann doesn&#8217;t disappoint.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frugalrules.com\/throw-stuff-away\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\">Why You Shouldn&#8217;t Throw Your Stuff Away<\/a> &#8211; Frugal Rules &#8211; Tonya writes a great post in defense of keeping your stuff, even in light of the recent trend of minimalism that seems to be taking the world by storm.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Our Personal Finance Work:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Aaron and I aren\u2019t slackers. <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-smiley\" src=\"http:\/\/add-vodka.com\/wp-includes\/images\/smilies\/icon_smile.gif\" alt=\":)\" \/> Both of us are constantly working and writing for a variety of websites about personal finance. Here are just a few places you can find some of our latest works.<\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\" data-part=\"title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailyfinance.com\/2015\/04\/29\/apps-sites-cheaper-summer-vacation\/\" target=\"_blank\">9 Helpful Apps, Sites That Make Summer Vacation Cheaper<\/a> &#8211; Daily Finance &#8211; Aaron talks about some great ways to save since it&#8217;s just about time for vacation season!<\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\" data-part=\"title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/steve-rhode\/does-paying-for-organic-f_b_7152520.html\" target=\"_blank\">Does Paying for Organic Food Delivery Make Sense?<\/a> &#8211; Huffington Post &#8211; Some people swear by organic food and produce, but is it worth it to have food delivered?<\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\" data-part=\"title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/reddebtedstepchild.com\/keeping-up-with-those-more-frugal\/\" target=\"_blank\">Keeping Up With Those More Frugal<\/a> &#8211; Red Debted Stepchild &#8211; It&#8217;s hard not to get suck into a competition of spending with the Jones&#8217; and it&#8217;s just as hard to not get sucked into a &#8220;who&#8217;s more frugal&#8221; competition with other personal finance bloggers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\" data-part=\"title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wealthgospel.com\/budgeting\/how-to-pay-off-debt-without-giving-up-your-lifestyle\/\" target=\"_blank\">How to Pay Off Debt Without Giving Up Your Lifestyle<\/a> &#8211; Wealth Gospel &#8211; I love my lifestyle but I also want to get out of debt. 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