Bull Markets, Snow and a Trip to the Zoo | Weekly Roundup - January 27, 2018

It's hard to believe that January is just a few short days from being over.  I don't know about you, but for me it seems like we were just turning the calendar to 2018 and already 1 month is just about done.  So far the bull market continues to surge which is great for the net worth although for anyone looking for value purchases times are tough.
The past 2 weeks have been pretty great.  For starters I was off for a full week which doesn't happen all that much with my job.  It was a very much needed week off after working for pretty much 1 month straight.  Of course the best part was that I got to be home with my wife and daughter and thanks to the most recent cold spell I got to spend 2 of those days during the week with them since the school district was closed due to ice.  We even got some snow again although for the most part we just had a bunch of sleet.  

And as Texas weather would have it we were back up in the 70's 3 days after having highs below freezing.  Good times.  Although that nice weather gave me a chance to take our daughter to the zoo which she loves.  Honestly the zoo membership is one of the best purchases we've made with respect to our daughter because she loves seeing all the animals.

On to the Roundup

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

• Spotlight on 2017: A Year In Review
• One Raise at a Time | The First of Many

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Now on to the links!

Early FI - Twice Up The Mountain by FI Fighter

The Best Financial Move I Ever Made Is Something Everyone Can Do by Financial Samurai

Why We're Finally Maximizing Our 401k Contributions in 2018 by Dividend Diplomats

Why I Decided To Keep Working Despite Reaching FI At 38 by Tawcan

Getting Started - The Hardest Part About Dividend Investing by Dividend Growth Investor

Build Income Streams. Explore The Unusual by Retire Before Dad

How We Increased Our Passive Income By Over $12,000 In One Year by Passive Canadian Income

How NOT To Begin An Early Retirement...Or Maybe Exactly How To by Our Next Life

Recent Stock Purchase January 2018 by DivHut

Recent Sell - CNR by Roadmap2Retire

2017 - A Year In Dividends by All About Interest

180 Years of Stock Market Drawdowns by A Wealth of Common Sense

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

I hope you all have a great weekend!  

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