One Caveman’s Financial Journey

We’re coming up on a long weekend here in the United States as we stop working to celebrate the fact we have jobs.  What a curious holiday Labor Day is!

My family will be taking advantage of the extended weekend to visit a local botanical garden that’s hosting a Japanese festival.  I’m eager to spend some quality time off with my family - away from work and away from thoughts of working.  I’m long overdue for a vacation, so this will at least satisfy that need for a short while.

Just a friendly reminder, I will be hosting the Carnival of Personal Finance #168 on Monday, September 1.  Make sure to submit your best article from the week by 6pm EDT on Sunday, August 31!

Here are some articles from this week that deserve an extra mention.  If you like them, be sure to let them know through comments, Diggs, or Stumble-Upon thumbs up!

• ChristianPF - Starting an Ebay business - A step-by-step guide
• $aving to Invest - Characteristics required for successful blogging
• My Two Dollars - Settlement Gives Everyone Free Copies Of Their Credit Report & Score.
• MoneyNing - 5 Things to Reconsider (Consider) About Your (New) Job
• Moolanomy - What My Parents Taught Me About Money
• The Simple Dollar - What Do You Need to Save For Your Child’s College Education?
• Blueprint for Financial Prosperity - Babies Are Expensive! Total Cost of Having A Baby
• Get Rich Slowly - How to Win the Lottery
• Clever Dude - Can you be a Personal Finance Rock Star?
• MSN Smart Spending - Doing without in your 20s — by choice
• On a Quest To Be Debt Free - 18 Ways to Beat the Rising Cost of Living
• Gather Little by Little - Back to the basics of saving money
• No Credit Needed - You. Can.

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