the centsible life roundup

Wow, yesterday was quite the day at the ¢entsible life!

I had guest post on 2 blogs, and was picked up be a major blog, which in turn was picked up by another blog.

To say it was a good day is a bit of an understatement.

First up is Wisebread where I mentioned yesterday I had a guest post, called “Can You Survive with One Car in Suburbia?”. There are some great comments, so be sure to read them all.

Next came a nod to my Kids and Allowance post at the Consumerist. The Consumerist is one of the blogs I always read, so to say I’m excited doesn’t convey the message. I’m ecstatic!

That was picked up by a blog called Neatorama (cool site!), and many of their users have come over and read here. (welcome!)

Lastly, I had a guest post, “Daycare VS. Stay at Home: A Mom’s Perspective,” at Bargaineering. This is a topic that is often fraught with emotion, but I tried to break down all the conflicting emotions and issues parents face when making this decision.

This was on top of a fabulous weekend where I went to NYC to attend a Personal Finance Bloggers Meetup hosted by Flexo from Consumerism Commentary, Turbo Tax, and Quicken. We had a fantastic dinner at Mercer Kitchen, and I loved meeting almost everyone.

In attendance were:
-Dan from Everyday Finance and Darwin’s Finance: I barely got to talk to him, there’s always next time!
-Evan from My Journey to Millions: Evan has so much passion about what he writes about and was super helpful to me personally (more on that later).
- Shawanda from You Have More Than You Think: Love this girl, and her style. She looked gorgeous!
- Pinyo from Moolanomy : My new boss! It was lovely to meet him in person.
- Mapgirl from Mapgirl’s Fiscal Challenge: Funny, smart, and she has good taste!
- Jon from Betterment: I got to say hi to Jon, but we didn’t get to talk much. This is what comes from not changing seats mid way through the meal!
- Vilkri-He and Vilkri-She from Money Obedience: A wonderful couple, great to talk to them!
- Mary Pilon from the Wall Street Journal: Didn’t get to talk to her at all, since we were opposite ends of the table.
- Chelsea Marti and Ashley Kirkendall from Intuit: Both were extremely sweet, and it was a pleasure to meet them.
- Emily Johnston from TurboTax’s PR firm: Emily is a sweetheart, and I loved her dress.

Other things you might want to check out:
My Posterous blog where I’m posting about my new diet and coming soon my exercise regimen.

My Whrrl story from this morning’s trip to Sun and Earth’s factory. A big thanks to Sun and Earth and Whole Foods Market in Devon for the great time! It was fabulous to meet Shannon from Chester County Moms, and Shannon (yes 2 Shannons!) from For the Mommas.

Kelly