Feb
2013
Fun Friday 5 – #6
Diamond Earrings from J – Our First Valentine’s Day Together 02/14/13
Here are some random things I enjoyed this week…
1) Mini-Golf – I haven’t played in years and I lost really badly but it was so much fun!
2) The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – I’m a huge Lord of the Rings Film Trilogy nerd but I really didn’t like the hobbit Frodo so when I first heard of this prequel it didn’t spark my interest at all. I was convinced to go see the movie in 3D last weekend and I am so happy I did! If you enjoyed the Lord of the Rings films, you will enjoy this prequel with it’s familiar faces too.
3) Seeing a Canucks Game live – I LOVE going to see Canucks games live but unfortunately tickets are so expensive that I don’t go as often as I would like. Canucks tickets are notorious for being the most expensive in all the NHL. I was lucky this week that my employer gave me two free tickets to the game against Calgary Flames where we won 5-1!
4) Handmade Valentine’s Day Card - J is much more artistic than I am! He upstaged me by making me the cutest card while I just bought his from the store lol.
5) Red Velvet Cupcakes - Always good year-round, but extra goodness around Valentine’s Day
Awesome bloggers that showed Girl Meets Debt some social love this week:
-Grayson @ Debt Round Up – Weekly Personal Finance Blog RoundUp – The Great Giveaway Edition
- Sean @ One Smart Dollar – Why Investing in Real Estate Makes Sense for Young Professionals
- Michelle @ Making Sense of Cents – $2,420 in Extra Income, Life, Wedding Updates
- Laurie @ The Frugal Farmer – Encouraging Entrepeneurialism in Your Children
- Jeremy @ Modest Money – Top Canadian Finance Blogs 2013
- Manda @ Break the Sky - You Are What You Blog
- Morgaine @ Morgaine and Money- #Tag – Getting to Know the “Person” Behind the PF Blog
- Kathleen @ Frugal Portland – How to Get Out of Student Loan Debt
- Kasey @ Debt Perception – Cash-Back Credit Card
- Tonya @ Budget & the Beach – #Tag: Getting to Know the “Person” Behind the Personal Finance Blog
- Cassie @ Tales from the Trenches – #Tag: Getting to Know the “Person” Behind the Personal Finance Blog
Carnivals that mentioned Girl Meets Debt last week:
Carnival of Financial Camaraderie #68 – My University Money
Financial Carnival for Young Adults: Valentine Edition – femmefrugality
Carnival of Retirement – Making Sense of Cents
SavvyScot’s Lifestyle Carnival – The Savvy Scot
Festival of Frugality #371: True Confessions Edition – Dewey’s Treehouse
Carnival of Money Pros – February 10, 2013 – Drop that Debt
What were some random things you enjoyed this week?
Michelle
February 15, 2013 at 6:14 am (96 days ago)Thanks for the mention! And I really want to see the Hobbit. We won’t go with me though
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February 15, 2013 at 9:07 am (96 days ago)Convince him to go Michelle! It’s actually really good! Only half nerdy.
Grayson @ Debt RoundUp
February 15, 2013 at 6:15 am (96 days ago)Once I saw red velvet cupcakes, I was done. I love anything red velvet, so now I will have to get some after work. thanks!
I appreciate the mention. Have a great weekend.
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February 15, 2013 at 9:07 am (96 days ago)Red Velvet Cupcakes makes the world go round
lindy
February 15, 2013 at 8:45 am (96 days ago)That sounds like such a great week! Everyone I know (friends, people in same industry) said January was a rough month and February had a rough start. After hanging out with a few of them last night, everything seems to be smoothing out for 2013!! YAY! Red velvet is good, but I hate grocery store bought kinds, gotta go with a bakery! Crazy that Canucks tix are a lot, I read a few articles that Winnipeg, Montreal, Toronto and Edmonton are more expensive. It’s getting crazy just do to a game and dinner out these days!
Girl Meets Debt
February 15, 2013 at 9:09 am (96 days ago)Have you heard of the bakery simply called CUPCAKES? They make the best ones! And as for Cancuks tickets, mine was retail at 335.50 EACH!!! Which is ridiculous for a regular season game. Thank goodness I got them for free hehe
Laurie @the frugal farmer
February 15, 2013 at 10:02 am (96 days ago)Thanks for the mention, Girl! Aren’t NHL games fun? We have friends who have season tickets to the Wild, and they’re generous enough to give us tickets when they can’t go – a super fun thing that we wouldn’t spend the money on right now. And the Hobbit sounds great – we’ll have to put it on our list of must-sees. Have a great weekend!
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February 15, 2013 at 3:52 pm (96 days ago)NHL games are super fun, but I am Canadian eh
As for the hobbit, it’s a tad long but the nerd in me really enjoyed it
John S @ Frugal Rules
February 15, 2013 at 11:06 am (96 days ago)We saw the Hobbit on opening weekend as my wife is a big Tolkien geek. We saw it in 3D, which was well worth it. My only issue was we both thought he could’ve cut an hour out of the movie and it would’ve been fine. The LOTR movies called for the 3 hour length, but not the Hobbit in my opinion. Have a great weekend!
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Johnny Moneyseed
February 15, 2013 at 3:13 pm (96 days ago)I was kinda disappointed by the Hobbit. We saw it in IMAX 3D and it was pretty cool, but I had just gotten finished reading the book and I was blown away by home different it was. Our military IDs got us $5 tickets instead of $15!
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February 15, 2013 at 3:53 pm (96 days ago)Ohhhh now I’m interested in reading the book!
$5 tickets to watch it in IMAX 3D sounds sweet!
anna
February 15, 2013 at 3:38 pm (96 days ago)Pretty earrings and yum on the red velvet cupcakes – sounds like an excellent V-Day! The Hobbit was interesting, but don’t understand the movie industry’s decisions for 3 hour movies. Don’t they know patrons have limited bladders?
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February 15, 2013 at 3:55 pm (96 days ago)Awww thanks Anna! J actually picked them out all by himself which totally suprised me lol.
3 hours was a bit long…but the nerd in me barely noticed hehe
Sean @ One Smart Dollar
February 15, 2013 at 4:03 pm (96 days ago)Thanks a lot for the mention. You have my mouth watering over the red velvet cupcakes. Guess I know what I am picking up tomorrow.
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February 15, 2013 at 4:15 pm (96 days ago)I’m going to guess you are picking up some yummy red cream cheese goodness?
KK @ Student Debt Survivor
February 15, 2013 at 5:38 pm (96 days ago)red velvet and diamond earrings, good week! Now I’m craving a big crumbs cupcake. The ones with the strawberries in the middle are my favorites, yum.
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February 15, 2013 at 5:45 pm (96 days ago)Just great. NOW I AM CRAVING a big crumbs cupcake lol