Weekend reading is a round-up of personal finance and money related stories that caught the eye of our forum members this week:

• Are We a Nation of Financial Illiterates?
• 411 Calls Reveal How People Are Saving Money
• Why does the price increase of gas feel so enormous?
• How much you earn (and how you compare to others)
• How Sad Is This?
• Compulsive Shoppers
• 5 Ways Retailers Get in Your Head
• Never Have So Many Short Sellers Made So Much Money With Stocks
• 10 Things Your Bank Won’t Tell You
• Phony landlords take advantage of vacant houses

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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