Weekend Reading: ACORN is Toast Edition

Another week of great reads. These are entries from blogs I frequent, and I hope you will too (just come back!). I’ve also included various finance/investing carnivals that published my material this week as well as my posts within my network since the last weekly links. This week’s edition coincides with both the Congress and the House voting in bi-partisan fashion to revoke federal funds for the now infamous ACORN. It’s amazing what a little undercover camera work will do to get politicians to run for the exits when they previously supported the group that was doing what we all knew, but now they can no longer claim they don’t know what we know.  I know…  Anyway, people don’t come here for politics, so I won’t opine in any great detail – other than to say it was big news this week and it’s the only thing I can think of lately that both sides of the aisle generally agreed on. Top Personal Finance Articles Weakonomist: He’s sick of tipping !  And I’m sick of the odd places tip jars show up.  Great teamwork on this fun series. Get Rich Slowly: How much are you saving for retirement ? I Will Teach you to be Rich: Some neat tips on actually making money on eBay .  Not the run-of-the-mill regurgitation Clever Dude: Some very cool ways to save money shopping by using Google as a tool Lazy Man: And the ridiculous corporate behavior by Monavie continues…cease and desist order

#2 20s Money: Great article on getting started on the right foot financially in your 20s . Consumerism Commentary: Congress considers extending the Homebuyers’ Tax Credit . Top Investing Articles Digerati Life: Some great tips for beginning investors Dividend Guy Blog: Dividend Reinvestment Plans – Use them wisely Moolanomy: 2010 Roth IRA Conversion Rules Dividends Value: 9 Stocks Increasing their Dividends Recent Articles from Everyday Finance Up 55% in a Sucker’s Rally .  Are you Timing your Retirement Accounts? Leveraged Funds switching from daily to monthly rebalancing.  The implications are good. Monavie Ridiculous behavior toward critical blogger Recent Articles from Darwin’s Finance Options: Writing Covered Calls Best Places to Start a Career The Wash Rule in Investing To Tip or Not to Tip is the Question: Ridiculous situations for the everyday consumer Blog Carnivals that Included my Articles Recently Carnival of Personal Finance Carnival of Savings Carnival of Pecuniary Delights Carnival of Money Hackers Prudent Money Carnival Carnival of 20-something Finances Carnival of Project Management Carnival of Money Hackers Carnival of Financial Planning Thanks to all the blog hosts for accepting and highlighting my content recently! Related posts: To Tip or Not to Tip – Tip Jars in Odd Places Best Places to Work: Surprising Survey Results and Analysis FREE $10 per Child for simply Reading to them Best Links in Money and Investing – Back to School Edition Consumer Reports Wisdom from October’s Issue

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Weekend Reading: ACORN is Toast Edition