Rumor round these parts is there’s gonna be an election soon! Not sure who or for what, but someone’s coming out on top…

Here are a few random links (from the Moneywriters and others, but in completely random order):

• Set Aside $1,000 in an Emergency Fund. Now: At least, I’d say…
• How I Saved Money on a New Laptop: And if you own a laptop, you know you want a new one about 6 months after you buy the last one.
• How to Find a Doctor, Accountant, or Plumber You Can Trust in a New City: It’s actually a tougher question than it appears to be at first glance.
• A Lower Dollar – How Does it Affect You?: A Canadian take…
• How Much Is Debt Costing You in Opportunity?: Debt is bad. I know that if you’re looking at real estate, debt can be positive – but in general it limits your options rather than expanding them.
• All About Tip’d and Tip’d: Social News Portal for the Business and Finance Online Community: A new online community that I’ve signed up for – check it out and tip some of my articles…
• Deal With Inflation, Debt Worries and More With Our Money Tips: A good list of tips about, well, almost everything.
• Leaving My Job: Q & A: I need to read stuff like this – my latest consulting contract is ending soon and with the financial services industry crumbling in NYC I may be problogging again real soon…
• A Tour of a Clothing Factory in Wuxi: Definitely a side of the world I am not familiar with.
• Socialist When Poor, Capitalist When Rich: Yep. It’s all about the benjamins.
• Thirty: Emily has a nice post on what’s she’s grateful for as she turns 29, again.
• what motivates you financially?: What motivates me? Freedom! (Imagine that in a Mel Gibson shriek).
• Putin gets a Tiger for his Birthday: Totally off topic, in the “wha-wha-wha-what?” category.

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