The Friday Financial and Health Follies (FFHF) summarize the important (or just fun) financial and health issues of the week.

• Share the humor of the funny
• Make fun of the stupid.
• Highlight and explain new financial and health news-so you don’t miss it!

Friday Financial Follies

Yep, it’s here again.  My how time flies when you’re have’n fun!  Wouldn’t you know, the news hasn’t changed much since the last follies-the big news that is.  Apple and Amazon are killin’ it, aren’t they?

All that little stuff -news, stories and tidbits that we enjoy so much, we bring it to you, no charge!

Cool huh! (the answer is ‘way cool, Dean!’ )

Once again, we’ve found fun or enlightenment or both to share.  At the MN household, we’ve been on an ‘improve our brain’ binge, and you’ll see evidence of that below.

Come along and enjoy our take on the week:

Brains and Magnets

And you thought all this medical science stuff was boring.  Nope.  With image-ination, even MRI scanners have their interesting side.

You, Me or Both

Infographic: Who Owns Big Oil?  It’s really all of us little folks.

Male Teen Herd Mentality

Four scary words and four scary teens who demonstrated this on camera when they  stole a police bait car with cameras rolling.

You Won the Lottery! You won the Lottery!

Not a typo, this woman actually won the lottery twice in one day.   A million $ each time.

Viral You Tube Video

Birth to 12 in 2 min 45.  By a Dutchman of his daughter, Lotte.  Way cool.

Medical Data Mining

IT saving lives.  Your bank and grocer do it.  Extract the data about your last heart attack or diabetic coma and prevent the problem in someone else.  Pioneers in medical data mining.

Anyone interested in a triple? 

Bypass that is.  Second heart attack victim succumbs to Heart Attack Grill cuisine, a popular Las Vegas diner.

Checked Butt Fat for What??

Fruits and veggies is the subject. This is a cool presentation and besides, what’s butt fat got to do with a heart attack?

Scar Tissue

Heart failure is often due to a build up of scar tissue in heart muscles.  At Duke University, scientists changed scar tissue into heart muscle without the use of stem cells.  Early, but hopeful.

Around the Blogosphere:

Ibanker at Funancials uses medical terminology (like zit) for financial analogies in the European Debt Crisis.  We need to teach him chancroid.

Shaun at Smart Family Finance discusses adding gold to your portfolio.

Nurse Keith at Digital Doorway laments the more employee friendly workplace, even for nurses!

Maria at Money Principle reviews our relationship to money and the stories we read.

The Free Financial Advisor latest podcast: Top 5 Business Start up Tips.  Expert panelists includes yours truly.

Giveaways

Until April 30, $50 Sephora Gift Card Giveaway at Superfrugalette

Dollarversity is giving away $100 in cold hard cash.  Two more days to enter.

My Personal Finance Journey has a $46.95 giveaway going until the end of April.

Carnivals

Life and Business Coach Carnival at Innovative Solutions for Positive Change

Stock Carnival Ecstasy at Fast Swings

Carnival of Financial Camaraderie at My University Money

Financial Carnival for Young Adults at 20s Finances

Yakezie Carnival at Faithful with a Few

Easy Six Figure Income Carnival at Lisa’s Six Figure Income Blog

Carnival of Retirement at Broke Professionals

Baby Boomers Blog Carnival at Baby Boomers

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