So here we are at yet another weekend.  The saddest thing I read this week was a self congratulatory blog post about not knowing about the impending government shut down until it the day it happened, because being completely ignorant of major national or world events that are WEEKS in the making somehow makes you a badass.  Ignorant and proud, baby!  Believe it or not, there is a sizable difference in relative importance of major news events and celebrity gossip.  You should make a point to be aware of the former, the latter is irrelevant. I could go on about the utter stupidity of this stance for at least a thousand more words, but I’ll refrain as i’d like to get around to enjoying my weekend.  Let’s see what the land … Read entire article »

So apparently a bunch of high profile personal finance bloggers spent a bunch of money to go to an elite blogging retreat.  Then blogged about how awesome it was.  News Flash!  Expensive vacations in exotic places are usually awesome (unless you’re the unfortunate person who contracts one of those exotic diseases).  Some other bloggers probably got married and spent a ton of money on it.  That seems to be common these days.  Also, at least 12,000 posts were written about how to save pennies on something or other. If you’d rather not waste your time, read the below.  Your net worth will thank you. … Read entire article »

Another week, more links.  Read the below and consider yourself a bit more educated about investing and finance. … Read entire article »

Another light week for linkage.  I’m guessing most people are trying to get some last minute summer vacation time in.  Regardless, here’s my recommended reading for this weekend. … Read entire article »

Labor Day weekend is upon us, which means that almost everyone(*) is on vacation.  So today’s link love is short. Enjoy! (*) I’m not on vacation.  I’m working a bit over this weekend, because yeah…. I’m kind of pathetic like that and I’m also in charge of a mission critical project with ultra short deadlines. … Read entire article »

The weekend arrives once again.  And so does the weekly recommended reading list.  While this wasn’t a great week for the markets, it was a strong week for stock analyses. Enjoy. … Read entire article »

Behold!  A small list of articles that you should be reading. Enjoy. … Read entire article »

So I’m back from my vacation and as promised here are some great posts by other bloggers from the last two weeks.  Actually, I’m really happy about this collection of links, some really solid content here. Another weekend, another collection of links.  Enjoy. … Read entire article »