Weekend Links: Ever Had Your Packages Stolen?

Over my many years of dealing with shipping services from purchases and selling on ebay, Amazon, and etc., I’ve had a flawless history of everything going smoothly. This week was the first time that I find that USPS.com indicated a package has been successfully delivered while my mailbox was empty.

Even the many times before that no one was home to accept and sign for a package, it eventually ended in my hands without too much of a hassle. Despite this package worth only about $15, it is still an irritable feeling to find that my stuff is being stolen (I assume). The one thing I’m hoping for is that it was delivered to the wrong address by an incompetent postal worker and that the kind person who received it would send it back and USPS would redelivered, correctly.

“Once disloyal, a hundred times unused.” Guess I’ve got to be more scrupulous with the shipping details when I order things online. Sigh…

My misfortune shouldn’t deter you from peeking at these interesting articles:

• Other People’s Priorities Don’t Have to Be Your Priorities at The Simple Dollar. Peer pressure and the feeling of being left out play a major role in the many folks who try to match the lifestyles of their friends when they can’t afford it. You are doing what they want to do, not what you want to do. Say “no, thanks” once in a while.
• How to Invest Like a Hedge Fund Manager at DoughRoller. Hedge funds, no matter how much people hate them, are powerful forces that affect the prices of many large companies out there. With the ability to move the market, why not take a look at how they are doing it and maybe get a piece of the action.
• Great Financial Advice From The In-Flight Safety Handbook at Enemy of Debt. It just goes to show that self-preservation should come before helping others. If you can’t help yourself, you won’t be able to lend a hand in the first place. This shouldn’t apply to just your money – apply it to all aspects of life.

Realm of Prosperity participated in these carnivals this week:

• Carnival of Personal Finance – Women in History Edition at SimplyForties

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