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Roundup for week of 4 November 2007: Surly Taco edition

November 12th, 2007 | by mbhunter |

My last post commenting on the 30-year employee of Taco Bell that got the axe already has gotten a number of comments, most of which took issue with my treatment of the subject.  One commenter said it was “glib, facile (and a little bit mean)” for me to make an example of this 63-year-old woman as a reason to develop a Plan B and diversify your skill set, with the implication that she’s not exactly at the age where she should be polishing her resume.  This is one of several, so hop over to that post and check it out.

In the meantime, here are posts of interest from the MBN and other great blogs in my reader:

• Get Rich Slowly is quitting his day job, and he talks about the process.
• Free Money Finance has a guest post on true prosperity.
• All Financial Matters asks if you’re spending your time or investing it.
• Blueprint for Financial Prosperity says that you’re a business and should act like one.  (Good, hard-hitting post.)
• Consumerism Commentary catches the doom and gloom bug with the decline and fall of the US Dollar.
• Five Cent Nickel gives food for thought about funding an IRA when you’re not sure that you can really afford to do so.
• No Credit Needed gives a free downloadable and printable grocery store price book.  He also talks about the success he’s had saving money in this week’s NCN podcast.
• The Digerati Life dishes a good post on loans to handle with care.
• The Sun’s Financial Diary give a YTD chart on T-Bill rates and a nice table with current savings account APYs.
• Generation X Finance turns the tables and discusses the benefits of a declining dollar.
• Lazy Man and Money has a guest post by Gather Little By Little on how to have a successful budget meeting with your spouse.
• Money, Matter, and More Musings posts an entertaining diagram series with his post Illustrated Cash Flow for Dummies.
• Money Smart Life posts on extreme investing.

Enjoy!