Coffee Talk is Back – Mark you Calendars

I’ve recently received some feedback that my coffee talk topics have been missed, so by popular demand, I am bringing them back. It’s time for this Month’s Topic. I’ve decided to rename this regular series as Coffee Talk because it reminds me of SNL where Mike Meyers would give a topic and have people talk amongst themselves about it.

UPDATE:  THIS SERIES WAS POSTED HERE

If you are a new reader to this site, a couple of good examples of this series are Monkey Personal Finances and 12 Days of Christmas posts from around the web.  Due to the diversity of the writers that participate, it’s always super fun to see what people come up with

Rules:

1. Write an article with the following as a topic:  “What my Dysfunctional ________ taught me about ________.”
2. The article must feature a loved one and an interesting topic.  For example, it could be  “What my dysfunctional brother in law taught me about budgeting”  all the way to “What my dysfunctional grandmother taught me about woman’s suffrage.”
3. If interested mark your calendar for Aug 30th now so you don’t forget about it.
4. Try to go outside your writing comfort zone. Stretch yourself.  Pick two things that seemingly don’t go together and make it work.
5. Help me spread the word.
6. Post on August 30th.*
7. Link back  to this site or email me so that I know you participated.
8. I will post a master round up list at the end of my Aug 30th article. Others can copy and paste it into their own article if desired.
9. Read other’s posts, laugh, have fun, and promote your fellow blogger.

*Note, if you don’t have a blog of your own but would like to post your own content, you can also send me your article and I can post it up on my site.

Here are some articles and bloggers that have participated in past coffee talks.  I hope to see them participate in this series again along with some newer bloggers.  The day is always extremely entertaining because we are all so different from each other in writing styles and area of expertise.

Get that Debt Monkey off Your Back – by Money Reasons

Interning with the Gibbons – by Little House in the Valley

How To Manage your Finances like a Monkey – By KNS Financial

From This Pint On writes about must have holiday drinks with her article The 12 Sips of Christmas. Congrats to Alison .  Her article was chosen to be featured on the Freshly Pressed.

Aloysa’s Kitchen sink shares the 12 Days of Giving

Every Day Tips writes about the 12 Email Spammers of Christmas. Hilarious.

Molly on Money – Working 25 Hours a Week is Wonderfully Wicked

Budgeting in the Fun Stuff – New Year’s Resolutions brought to you by the letter S

Single Mom Rich Mom – The 5 S Resolutions

101 Centavos has The 5 S’s for the Spring Vegetable Garden

365 Days on a Budget  has Day 185 New Year’s Resolution Redux

Squirreler Who pays for the first date.

Invest it Wisely  Lessons Learned from My First Love