Weekly Roundup - June 4, 2016

Happy Weekend!  Check out what's been going on in my world and some of the best articles from around the blogosphere.

Seriously this rain needs to stop.  Another week and another pounding from the rain.  Tuesday was bad and there was quite a bit of flash flooding going on near where we live, but my wife and I were safe, our pets were safe and our house was safe...for now.  The problem was that we had gotten 5-6 inches of rain in a short time period and then they were predicting another 5-6 inches of rain per day for the next 2-3 days.  Yikes!  Luckily, as I write this, we're perfectly fine.  I have friends that live in the area that don't have water in their house yet, but if you don't have a lifted truck you won't be making it down the street.  So yeah I'm done with the rain.
My wife and I have also been getting the nursery ready a little bit every day.  Since she's going to be 35 weeks this coming Monday the baby could come at anytime so we need to be at least a little prepared.  We have just about everything that we absolutely need, name a car seat and a crib, so we can get the baby home.  Now that we're moving into the final push I'm getting pretty excited to find out whether we're having a boy or a girl.  In case you don't remember we're finding out the way they used to whenever the baby gets here.  In this day and age with instant gratification on just about anything it's been really nice having this one thing to wait for and build up anticipation.

I'm still working on getting into a routine for my writing and other blog development activities, but it's slowly coming around.  This is going to be absolutely vital to do since being a stay at home dad and full time blogger while my wife goes back to work is a very possible reality over the coming months.

The Devil's Financial Dictionary by Jason Zweig (affiliate link) is a nice little time killer that gives brutally honest and often humorous definitions of different finance and investing terminology.

Today's word/definition is:

"New Economy, n. - An economy identical to the old one, with only one difference: more hype.  Memes such as 'New Economy' are dangerous, as they seek to replace skeptical analysis with pat catchphrases.  And they often proliferate at the worst possible time; Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan, for instance, suggested in a speech in late 1998 that a 'new economy' might well have arrived.  A year and a half later the stock market boom he had pointed to went bust."

On to the Roundup

In case you missed them, here's the posts from Passive-Income-Pursuit the past week.

• The Importance Of Revenue Growth In Selecting Winning Investments on Dividend Growth Investor
• Dividend Update - May 2016 Infographic
• Dividend Update - May 2016

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Once again I'd like to say thanks to each and every one of you that read, commented, and shared posts from here this past week.  I think this dividend growth investing and financial independence community is amazing and the openness from everyone is awesome.  Thanks again!

Now on to the links!

Stress Testing Your Dividend Portfolio by Dividend Growth Investor

Outlook For June 2016 by Roadmap2Retire

$500 Club by Income Surfer

More Stress For Faster Freedom? No Thanks! by Financially Integrated

20 Signs You're Financially Stable ( And 20 Signs You're Not) by Tawcan

Dividend Income Update May 2016 by DivHut

All The Secrets Of Our Success by Our Next Life

A Dozen Things I've Learned From Louis C.K. About Money, Investing And Business by 25iq

Picking Up Dandelions: Lessons From 10 Days Without A Cell Phone by Retire29

Six Thoughts: Big Bank Investing by The Conservative Income Investor

A Peak Inside A Celebrity's Income And Spending Habits by Financial Samurai

Also, if you're looking for investment ideas, A Frugal Family's Journey keeps a list of stock analyses and recent buys from fellow bloggers.

I hope you all have a great weekend!

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