I like the month of February and all 28 days (this year). Even though it’s only a few days shorter, our budget this month looks very healthy. Every category was under budget for us. More money for our down payment on a future home!
So here were my favorite reads of the week as February comes to a close:
Jeremy at Generation X Finance created a poll to gauge readers if they have pulled out of the stock market. Check out the latest results!
Nut at The Writer’s Coin had a engaging post titled ‘Buy Low, Sell High: You Are Stupid‘. Well, with ‘stupid’ in the title, naturally I had to check it out. Good discussion in the comments as well!
FFB at Free From Broke has a nice, brief summary of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and how it can help you. For us, it looks like the best benefit is the First Time Home Buyer Credit. Now, we just have to find our house!
David at MoneyNing describes several unconventional ways that companies let their employees go. Some definitely seem extreme, but I have heard of a couple before.
Diamonds you say? The Weakonomist at Weakonomics discusses the world’s greatest monopoly of diamonds in his article ‘Diamonds Becoming a Girl’s Best Friend, In a New Way‘. For me, it was worth making my wife happy. A happy wife is a happy life, right?
Enjoy everyone!
Stupidly Yours,
Matt
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Thanks for the shout out!
Me too!
Thanks for the mention! Have a great March!