Each week with the round up, I try to include some of my interests, hobbies, and events that I enjoy that are not personal finance related. I think they give you a better idea of who I am and I hope they make the round-ups a bit more interesting.

This week I wanted to give a shout out to the FIFA World Cup. The World Cup will run from June 11 to July 11, 2010 and I’m planning on catching a few of the games. Honestly I’m a casual soccer fan (rather play than watch), but I’m excited whenever the World Cup comes around.

If you’re not familiar with soccer, there are 32 teams competing for the World Cup. The teams are grouped in fours. Here is how the groups are organized.

Group A

Soccer fever is here!

• France
• Mexico
• South Africa
• Uruguay

Group B

• Argentina
• Greece
• Nigeria
• South Korea

Group C

• Algeria
• England
• Slovenia
• USA

Group D

• Australia
• Germany
• Ghana
• Serbia

Group E

• Cameroon
• Denmark
• Japan
• Netherlands

Group F

• Italy
• New Zealand
• Paraguay
• Slovakia

Group G

• Brazil
• Cote d’Ivoire
• North Korea
• Portugal

Group H

• Chile
• Honduras
• Spain
• Switzerland

If you’re following the competition, FIFA’s official site has all the information you’ll need. Are any couple Money readers die hard fans of the World Cup? Who do you think will win?

Personal Finance Posts I Enjoyed This Week

I had quite a bit of fun reading some posts this week from my fellow bloggers. Getting out of debt can be done, Matt and Jeff have great posts on what works. Kevin’s post on windfalls was a nice reminder to be wise with your spending.

If you have some time to listen, catch Donna Freedman’s interview; she has some great practical advice on making small changes. If you enjoy it, check out her blog over at Surviving and Thriving.

Finally, Kelly has a great guide on getting AT&T (and other companies) to give you great customer service. I hope you enjoy these post as much as I do.

• What Would You Do With a Cash Windfall? via @Fiscal Geek
• Get out of debt: start acting wealthy via @MattJabs
• Five Ways to Get Good Customer Service via @CentsibleLife
• Podcast 59: Microsaving, Donna Freedman via @flexo (audio)
• FOCUS On The Debt Snowball via @deliverawaydebt

Have a great weekend!

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