Midweek Readings From Money Blogs

Here are a few articles worth reading (thinking about) this week.

• The Festival of Frugality #69, “Save All Week Long” Edition by SVB @ The Digerati Life. SVB has done a great job in compiling a ton of articles for the festival. Some of my favorite picks are Joys of Frugal Living! by Dawn @ Frugal for Life, Frugal lawncare - Part II Overseeding by MFJ @ My Financial Journey, What Does It Mean to Be Frugal When You’re Wealthy? by Frugal Law Student.

• Money Question: Where to Put the Money? @ The Sun’s Financial Diary. This is the first of a series of questions asked by readers, and answered by a few bloggers. The main objective is to encourage reader participation…so head over and feel free to contribute your answer and/or criticize other answers.

• Top Ten Things I Learned On My Vacation Through The Southwest by David @ My Two Dollars. Vacations can be really instructive….for example, here is a part of what David learned:

I saw poverty like I had not seen poverty, and that is saying a lot as I live in Los Angeles, where this is a ton of it. The way that some people live out in the in country is amazing, in broken down hovels with 30 cars in the yard with a rusted water storage container. We have more than we need.

• ING Direct Threatened to Close My Account by Flexo @ Consumerism Commentary. Does everyone know about the 6-withdrawal limit on most online savings accounts? Read this post and see what happens when you exceed the limit. If you have multiple accounts at ING Direct, you must read this.
  

• The American Dream @ Money Monk. What’s your definition of the American Dream? When do you know you have it all? Some food for thought.

Having a nice cushion in the bank, owning a piece of property, working at a job you love, having an enjoyable life with your family is to me, The American Dream !

• I Am Not My Debt: Daily Meditation @ 3 Things About Money. There is more to life than debt. Here is some more food for thought.

Before I log off, here are links to some carnivals of the week:

Carnival of Education: Week 114 @ The Education Wonks.

Carnival of Personal Finance #95 @ Accumulating Money.

Carnival of Entrepreneurs #18 @ Startup Spark.