Coffee Talk is Back – Mark you Calendars

by Sandy L on August 15, 2011

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

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101 Centavos August 15, 2011 at 5:39 AM

I’m in. Your timing is eerily impeccable, I was just wondering when the new Challenge would be tendered. Well done, and look forward to it.

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Crystal August 15, 2011 at 11:05 AM

I actually will sadly pass on this one since most of my family reads my blog and they wouldn’t be able to see past the word “dysfunctional”, which is ironic since it describes them all so well…

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Suba August 15, 2011 at 6:24 PM

I will have to pass on this. I was looking forward to the next topic as I missed the last 2 due to timing (out of country). My family is not dysfunctional in the PF view point. They are dysfunctional in a weird way, but that is an area I wouldn’t put publicly on my blog. Hopefully I will join the fun next time.

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Invest It Wisely August 15, 2011 at 10:14 PM

I’m in! Can’t wait until the 30th… here is where my post will be when it goes live then: http://www.investitwisely.com/what-my-dysfunctional-aunt-taught-me-about-wealth-and-finances/

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Everyday Tips August 16, 2011 at 11:29 PM

Oh no! I would love to participate, but my mom and brother both read my blog. I don’t want to sit out though.

Decisions, decisions!

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Molly On Money August 22, 2011 at 8:36 AM

I’m going to have to skip this one due to my schedule. It has nothing to do with the lack of material in my family! I can’t wait to read what people come up with.
To all the other bloggers that love to read Sandy I challenge you to spread the word about this series on your blog. I, for one, missed Coffee Talk and am glad your back!

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Molly On Money August 22, 2011 at 8:45 AM

I’m clearing my calendar- I’M IN!

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Sandy L August 23, 2011 at 6:55 PM

All…you don’t have to follow the rules to the letter. If you want, you can take the word dysfunctional out, or talk about someone else in your life. Invest it usually goes off on a complete tangent from the original topic and it’s still fun.

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Money Reasons August 29, 2011 at 12:25 PM

Your Coffee Talk is a great idea and very entertaining!

Thanks for the mention, and I’ll be a contributor again in Fall for sure!!!

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Crystal August 30, 2011 at 1:21 AM

I ended up participating, lol. It’s going up 8/30 at 6am Central: http://www.budgetinginthefunstuff.com/what-my-dysfunctional-family-taught-me-about-personal-finance/

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Little House August 30, 2011 at 11:59 AM

It looks like I missed out on this topic that would have been a blast to write about! I’ll have to catch up on the next one. Thanks for sharing!

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Chris Pauls August 30, 2011 at 2:59 PM

I linked my post to you, but I don’t see what I wrote on your site. Is there something else I need to do? I’m a friend of Molly Prewit’s, and she told me I should participate. Thanks.

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Chris Pauls August 30, 2011 at 5:58 PM

Here’s a link to what I wrote. This is my first time doing this so I’m not sure I have the process right, but here ya go…
http://krustyonchrissy.wordpress.com/2011/08/30/what-my-dysfunctional-father-taught-me-about-love/

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