Must Read List – January 2012

Here’s my 2nd “Must Read List” collection of great financial posts and articles from around the web. Hope you enjoy these as much as I did -

Mortgage Payoff Update
By Crystal of Budgeting in the Fun Stuff
Looking for some financial inspiration? How about a young couple who is on track to completely pay off their mortgage this year? Yeah – that should do it. Total money saving rock stars if you ask me.

My Plan to Lose 10 Pounds in Three Months
By Erika of Newleyweds on a Budget
A little more inspiration but this time on how to lose weight. She mentions a very cool sounding website that I need to check out – MyFitnessPal.

Challenging the Shopaholic in Me
By Aloysa of My Broken Coin
A very ambitious goal from one of my favorite bloggers – three months of no unnecessary spending. Such a great thing to shoot for – I have tried it for a month or so before and can’t say I was ever 100% successful. Maybe I’ll give this a shot at some point this year.

How to Stop Buying on Impulse
By Andrea of So Over Debt
And finally a post that will probably be helpful if any of the pieces above have inspired you to set a savings goal of your own. I love her visualization “that Suze Orman will be going through my shopping bags when I get home.”

Happy reading! And happy saving!