We love our current rental. We had very specific requirements when looking around, and most were met here. There is one thing we didn’t consider when researching, and we are paying for it dearly.

Verizon does not offer high speed internet in our area. We aren’t even going crazy asking about Fios, but we want to be offered more than a land line and DirectTV.

This may seem like an insignificant problem to some, but our cable company is charging exorbitant fees for high speed internet and because they have no competition, we are forced to stay with them.

It is infuriating because those services are available ALL around us, in our town, and in the town that is approximately 1 mile away from us!

So if any of you have any “pull” with Verizon and the way they extend their coverage area, hook us up! 😎

Okay, my rant is over. On to the medley!

Sher’s Blog Medley #1

In honor of Self-Awareness help day, Kylie shares 12 tips to help with self-harm, depression, and other mental health disorders and her own experience with these.

Lisha from UpGusto writes about a great way she learned to recharge your life!

Where do your money habits come from? Tahnya takes a look at the money habits she shares with her sister.

Derek tells us a great way to save some money – and some pounds – when going out to eat!

Mario from Debt BLAG ponders the attractiveness of frugality.

What will be facing in the next decades? David from Financial Nerd lists mega-trends that will shape our world in the near future.

Chuck from The Tortoise Banker gives a guide to avoiding car payments.

Finance Blog Zone shows how to safe-guard yourself from credit card skimming.

Amanda from Frugal Confessions takes on the 3 best pieces of financial advice and explains them in a manner that’s easy to follow.

Barbara Freidberg had Ben from The Wealth Gospel answer the question he proposed, “In what situations is it better to have universal life, variable life, or other investment-based insurances?”