linklings, jellyfishy edition

We spent a completely non-frugal day with Little Buddy and Pumpkin at the New York Aquarium today. I find it strange that a “semi-public” attraction requires $12 for parking, $10 per adult and $2.50 for a bottle of water. So be it – it was fun. At the same time, I am also constantly amazed by the fact that the city of New York remains the #1 tourist attraction on this planet Earth when half the attractions -for example, the NY Aquarium – are 100-year-old decaying institutions. At the same time, you can’t beat the dollar value of $32 spent to watch your toddler go mental seeing jellyfish.

photo credit: michale

Da links, boss, da links! And don’t forget to submit to the Carnival of Careers!

Frugal Tips I Can’t (or Won’t) Do…I couldn’t agree more – there are some roads I will not travel down. I’m not making my own soap…

A day without electricity is worth thinking about. I ran the A/C today, although I was assured several times I didn’t need it.

Once in a while you read articles that make a lot of sense. This reader comment/question made a lot of sense to me – indulge in a passion by being frugal – that’s a good reason to scrimp and save.

The guru of the M-Network, Pinyo, has a new project, Personal Finance Buzz. PFBuzz resembles Digg, but it focuses on personal finance related articles. Users can upload articles and vote others’ submissions up or down.

8 Simple Ways to Save Yourself a Thousand Bucks and I’m Self-Employed! Retirement Plans, Insurance and Tax Considerations are Afoot are a couple of great articles – particularly the latter since I’ve been pseudo-self-employed for a while now.

Your Money Personality is, frankly, weird. Mine is dead normal, though.

Save Money on Gas by Changing Driving Habit?If you didn’t ever believe all of the 55-saves-money stuff, well – here’s the proof.

Financial Secrets in Marriage Could Lead to a Divorce of DebtEr, yes. Thank goodness Bubelah didn’t put me in this position (or, I guess, me her).

Amazon Kindle: Buy or Not?I’ve wondered about this for a while, because it seems like a neat idea… but I keep coming around to the big “why” question. Is having a Kindle worth it?

Spam Sales on the Rise, Common Sense at an All-Time LowIt’s not that spam, no. It is the tasty canned meat product. The moral of the story: people will eat anything.

Isn’t Rule # 1 of Personal Finance to FIRST PUT YOUR MONEY IN THE 401K TO GET THE COMPANY MATCH? Yes, it is…isn’t it?

A great – and recurring – question is this: How passive is your passive income?

Trying to make your financial life whole is not a bad idea at all.

This might be some of the best information you ever got on your resume.

I disagree.

If you have any vague suspicion retired life wouldn’t be better than what you’re doing now, read this.

And it’s always nice to have a few gentle reminders of why I hate corporate life like this.

Using Mini-Retirements to Get More Out of Life… a very gifted writer talking to a guy who – while I don’t agree with ALL of his ideas – is a very interesting person.

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