{"id":99551,"date":"2009-11-21T21:37:29","date_gmt":"2009-11-22T02:37:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lazymanandmoney.com\/?p=2529"},"modified":"2009-11-21T21:37:29","modified_gmt":"2009-11-22T02:37:29","slug":"new-moon-and-personal-finance-links","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/99551","title":{"rendered":"New Moon (and Personal Finance Links)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today, I made good on my promise to take my wife to the Twilight \/ New Moon Saga.  I&#8217;d put the first 25 or 30 minutes of the movie up there with the most boring of any I&#8217;ve seen.  At least it picked up from there almost edging into being an average movie in my opinion.  In fact, it&#8217;s not up with other Kristen Stewart movies.  The very underrated Adventureland, for example, blew it out of the water, in my opinion.  <\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a couple mostly spoil-less thoughts.  Those who have seen the movie (or I&#8217;m told read the books) will know what I&#8217;m going with these.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The highlight for me was this Alice quote, &#8220;Leave it to you, Bella. Anyone else would be better off when the vampires left town.&#8221;  The real quote is longer, but gives a little more of the story away.<\/li>\n<li>The whole concept of the movie &#8211; seemed somewhat lifted from <a href=\"http:\/\/ghostbusters.wikia.com\/wiki\/No_One_Comes_to_Lupusville\">The Real Ghostbusters &#8211; Episode 38 &#8211; No One Comes to Lupusville<\/a>.  Click through for some subtle hints there.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Also in the previews we saw Letters to Juliet &#8211; really the whole movie &#8211; in about 3 or 4 minutes.  After it, my wife and I turned to each other and said, in unison &#8220;And that was a good movie.&#8221;  The screen then flashed to show &#8220;Coming Soon&#8221;, and three other people in the theater commented how it was already out and they just saw it.<\/p>\n<p>And now the personal finance links:<br \/>\n<strong>Money Writers:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Are you <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bripblap.com\/2009\/too-busy-for-vacation\/\">too busy for vacation<\/a>? Brip Blap explores the answer.<\/li>\n<li> Digerati Life explains <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedigeratilife.com\/blog\/lottery-winners-go-broke-prospect-theory\/\">why lottery winners go broke: prospect theory at work<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li> Frugal Dad shares how you can <a href=\"http:\/\/frugaldad.com\/2009\/11\/13\/end-all-your-problems-at-work-in-72-hours\/\">end 87 percent of problems at work in 72 hours<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li> Generation X Finance gives <a href=\"http:\/\/genxfinance.com\/2009\/11\/18\/5-reasons-why-you-will-retire-broke-and-unhappy\/\">5 reasons why you will retire broke and unhappy<\/a>. Are you guilty of number 5?<\/li>\n<li> Million Dollar Journey says <a href=\"http:\/\/www.milliondollarjourney.com\/a-little-food-planning-goes-a-long-way.htm\">a little food planning goes a long way<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li> Here\u2019s a guide with <a href=\"http:\/\/moneysmartlife.com\/holiday-shopping-tips-to-avoid-debt\/\">holiday shopping tips to avoid debt<\/a> by Money Smart Life.<\/li>\n<li> Check out My Dollar Plan for additional <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mydollarplan.com\/frugal-ways-to-celebrate-the-holidays\/\">frugal ways to celebrate the holidays<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li> The Sun\u2019s Financial Diary asks <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thesunsfinancialdiary.com\/personal-finance\/throw-money\/\">why throw money away?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Other Top Personal Finance Posts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Free Money Finance talks about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.freemoneyfinance.com\/2009\/11\/mindless-spending-frequency-matters-more-than-height.html\">mindless spending: frequency matters more than height<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li> All Financial Matters takes a moment to <a href=\"http:\/\/allfinancialmatters.com\/2009\/11\/16\/addressing-a-dave-ramsey-fans-comment\/\">address a Dave Ramsey fan\u2019s comment<\/a> from an older post.<\/li>\n<li> Get Rich Slowly shares a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.getrichslowly.org\/blog\/2009\/11\/15\/reader-story-budgeting-for-a-lifestyle-change\/\">reader story: budgeting for a lifestyle change<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li> Moolanomy gives some <a href=\"http:\/\/www.moolanomy.com\/2138\/tips-on-buying-a-new-computer-ckess06\/\">tips for buying a new computer<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li> The Smarter Wallet asks <a href=\"http:\/\/thesmarterwallet.com\/2009\/unemployment-benefits-expire\/\">unemployment benefits set to expire soon?<\/a><\/li>\n<li> The Money Ning provides tips on <a href=\"http:\/\/moneyning.com\/money-tips\/how-to-save-money-on-cruises\/\">how to save money on cruises<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li> Bill Eater blogs on <a href=\"http:\/\/billeater.com\/tips\/car-buying-secrets-negotiating\">car buying: the secrets to negotiating<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li> Don&#8217;t Mess With Taxes writes <a href=\"http:\/\/dontmesswithtaxes.typepad.com\/dont_mess_with_taxes\/2009\/11\/2074-pages-849-billion-senate-health-care-bill.html\">2,074 pages + $849 billion = Senate health care bill.<\/a><\/li>\n<li> Not Made of Money teaches readers <a href=\"http:\/\/notmadeofmoney.com\/blog\/2009\/11\/how-to-negotiate-spending-differences-with-your-spouse.html\">how to negotiate spending differences with your spouse.<\/a><\/li>\n<li> Joe Taxpayer posts on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.joetaxpayer.com\/housing-boom-bust\/\">the housing boom and bust<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li> Rich Credit Debt Loan asks <a href=\"http:\/\/www.richcreditdebtloan.com\/why-is-it-bad-to-cancel-a-credit-card\/\">why is it bad to cancel a credit card?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Related posts:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href='http:\/\/www.lazymanandmoney.com\/personal-finance-links-newport-here-we-come-edition\/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Personal Finance Links (Newport Here We Come Edition)'>Personal Finance Links (Newport Here We Come Edition)<\/a> <small>So my wife and I are halfway through our trip&#8230;<\/small><\/li>\n<li><a href='http:\/\/www.lazymanandmoney.com\/nfl-draft-and-some-personal-finance-links\/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: NFL Draft (And Some Personal Finance Links)'>NFL Draft (And Some Personal Finance Links)<\/a> <small>This was a big weekend in Boston sports. 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