Weekend Wind Down 4/28/2012

Following the last post “The Value of What You Know”, I found a hilarious example to use as a follow-up and lighten the mood. What is it that this guy “knows” and is using to draw value from others? … Fighting Zombies of course!!!

That’s right! There is a place in South Jersey that is offering a “Zombie Survival Course”. The program prepares you for the “upcoming zombie apocalypse” through teaching you to shoot guns, hot wire cars, perform first aid, and even the martial arts of “Zombitsu”. So how much does it cost to learn these life-saving survival skills? Packages run anywhere from $149 to $425 per person! Click on the video to see some great footage (I apologize in advance for the advertisement in the beginning).

In personal news: Did you miss me yesterday? My day unfortunately began with a brief trip to the ER after a small scare during a minor operation. I passed out and the doctor felt as though I may have demonstrated symptoms of a seizure!! However, at the ER, it was ruled that it wasn’t a seizure and that I was instead experiencing Vasovagal syndrome. Apparently something as small as being poked by a needle can trigger me to become unconscious. So much for ever trying to be a tough-guy again!

In blog news: I’ve been receiving a significant increase in requests for guest posts and advertising interest. I’m glad to finally see some attention from potential business partners! And another thing I’m really excited about – my Google Adsense has made over $16 this month! Yeah!! $16!! I know some of you who make $1,000 per month in blog revenue will sneeze at this, but I’m pretty proud! I’m still completely fascinated that complete strangers clicking on my ads have the potential to create revenue for me. To them I say “Thank You!”

Carnivals and Mentions:

MyMoneyDesign was featured in the following personal finance carnivals this week:

• Financial Carnival for Young Adults – 9th Edition – 20’s Finances
• Top-personal-finance-posts-of-the-week-wal-mart-bribery-scandal-edition – Personal Finance Whiz
• Yakezie Carnival 4.22.12 Edition – Faithful with a Few
• The Carnival of Financial Camaraderie #30 – My Money University
• Totally Money Blog Carnival – April 23rd, 2012 Editon – My Personal Finance Journey
• Self Directed Investing For Retirement Carnival – Taxmageddon Issue – AAAMP Blog
• Carnival of Retirement – Broke Professionals
• Carnival of Money Pros – My Journey to Millions
• Kings of Cash Flow – The Scepter Edition – Money Infant

In addition, my articles were also mentioned in the following other blogs:

• Weekend Reading: What Lies Ahead Edition – Invest it Wisely

Thanks to everyone who hosted these outstanding collections of articles!

Stats:

Here are my stats for the week:

• Alexa Ranking: 104,736 (as of 4/27/12).

• Google PageRank: 1 / 10

• SEOmoz MozRANK: 1.97 / 10

• Technorati Finance Rank: 4

Thank you to all my new and returning visitors who have helped me achieve these ranks. I appreciate your support and hope you continue to enjoy my site!

Posts This Week:

1) How to Pick Good Mutual Funds for Your 401k or Retirement Plan

2) The Value What You Know

Video Credit: CNN Money