Weekend reading is a round-up of personal finance reading that has caught our eye that may be of interest to you:

Discussions From The Forums

These are threads started this past week within the forums which have created quite a bit of discussion:

• I hate waste
• Will I save a lot of money by NOT having kids?
• lost my job today
• Buying a house close to a main road, thoughts?
• Collecting money from a family member
• Has anyone ever donated plasma?
• Your commute to work: how far, how much time, what means to you use?
• Single income vs dual income for retirement
• Essential to your well being?
• No Plan, No investments, No Idea. Need Help
• Newbie here–budget advice (help me save/invest more wisely)
• Do you have a pension?
• Help me spice up my portfolio!
• gagets to save on utilities

Personal Finance Articles:

These are some of the personal finance and money related stories that caught our eye this week:

• The No-Dig Garden – How To get abundant food with little water
• A Bull Market Sees the Worst in Speculators
• How Obama Handles His Money
• How McCain Handles His Money
• Problem gamblers sue casinos for $3.5 bln
• Building Wealth Consciousness From Within
• Buying New to Bail on Old Home Loans
• 12 Investment Mistakes Couples Make
• Locavore: Eating only what grows around you
• When You Weren’t Looking, They Were Working
• Lazy portfolios for stagflation
• The Great Seduction
• Obnoxious Advertising
• Save on Hospital Bills
• One man boldly goes beyond the use-by dates on his food
• We are all nine meals from anarchy
• At $4 A Gallon, Everybody Gets Rational

This Week’s Money Carnivals

Blog carnivals are always a great place to see the best writing from a large variety of blogs from around the blogosphere:

• Frugality
• Personal Finance

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