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I have to do a little braggin’ on my boys today…UT won!!!!!!! Wooohooo! It was a great game though, and so close! It will be interesting to see how they do next week against the Red Raiders…but I have faith. Still, I can’t wait for Colt McCoy to gain a little more experience, but then I’ve been spoiled by Vince Young. Oh, well. We’re undefeated so I can’t complain.

Alright, alright. Enough about football. So this is the part where I normally thank those who’ve linked to our articles this week. Unfortunately, I’ve had a little setback. We’ve updated the site and I’m not used to the new format. Where I could before see the incoming links from our fellow bloggers, I haven’t yet found that helpful tool in this new set up. Since my reading is a little behind, please accept my apologies for not mentioning you specifically! But, thank you to everyone who linked this week!

And now, here’s a peek at what I’ve been reading over the last week. As always, great stuff guys!

- First on my list is Oprah! Haha…wasn’t expecting that, were you? But, Oprah’s site has a father’s letter to his daughter as she heads off to college. It’s full of great advice and good information – definitely worth a read!

- J.D. over at Get Rich Slowly has a funny youtube video posted that explains why Wall Street can’t seem to stay out of the red. Make sure you check it out!

- Ginger from Girls Just Wanna Have Funds talks about the correlation between gas prices and elections. Frankly, I’m happy to have the gas prices lowered…whatever the reason!

- Living Almost Large talks about how pets are an ongoing expense. I’ll attest to that! I just spent close to $300 to take care of my cat…and all he had was an abscess. Pets cost a lot of money, so it’s like having kids in that you need to be sure you’re financially ready for the responsibility. By the way, pet insurance is a good idea with the right plan!

- Trent at The Simple Dollar had a reader ask the question of whether it’s better to build his business or go to college (he’s a high school senior). As Trent points out, there are strong feelings on both sides of the fence, so it ultimately comes down to what the reader wants to do. Personally, I say go to school and maintain the clients you have for the summers and breaks. I think it can be silly sometimes that a piece of paper is the difference in pay scale and position, but there it is. That paper very often does matter. If the reader every decided he didn’t want to work in his business anymore, he’d have limited options for change without a degree.

- Flexo at Consumerism Commentary asks what you would do if the company you worked for stopped matching contributions. Roll it over into an IRA, but that’s just me. I’m not going to contribute to it when it’s doing worse than my IRAs. I continue to contribute what they’ll match because it’s free money, but take that factor out and there’s no reason to contribute.

As I said, lots of great stuff out there! Be sure to check these articles out and let us know what you think! Have a great weekend everyone!