Hello fellow PF readers! Hope everyone is having a great weekend! Mine is going well. Went and saw Watchmen, and I have to say, I was slightly disappointed. It was ok. Not my favorite, particularly of Zack Snyder. But, I will say that it was a far cry better than Friday the 13th!

Anyway, let’s get on with this week’s fabulous reads! Enjoy!

- Dawn @ Fighting Foreclosure has an interesting piece on bad economy survival guilt. Essentially, a couple of her friends were hesitant to celebrate some good news for fear they would offend Dawn. It’s an interesting look at how we’re handling the bad news out there.

- 444 had a heartfelt post on borrowing against margin. This is exactly why personal finance is personal. We could judge, but the truth is, we don’t always know the whole story. 444 had more than just paper invested in these stocks, so it’s not unreasonable to want to protect that in any way possible – even if the solution doesn’t seem like the best.

- Kelly @ Almost Frugal talks about sunk costs. I can speak from personal experience on this one. I’m terrible about getting rid of things I’ve spent money. But, Kelly’s point that sometimes we have to get rid of them in order to achieve our future goals makes sense.

- Patrick @ Cash Money Life has a great post on what to do when you lose your purse or wallet. There’s a lot of good information in here, so take a look. From a banker’s standpoint, following this advice allows us to help you much quicker as we require a police report anytime there are unauthorized charges. Identity theft is running rampant, so protect yourself.

- Living Almost Large has an interesting post on dealing with jealousy from family members. It’s tough when you’ve got friends and coworkers belittling you, but it’s worse when family does it. I have a brother like that and I’ve had to distance myself from him in order to keep an objective look at things. It’s not a comfortable situation.

- FB @ Fabulously Broke in the City has a great post on passwords. We tend to neglect these more than we should, and while I think they should be changed more than once every three years, I do think some can be overzealous in this department. For me, once a quarter is fine.

- J. Money @ Budgets are Sexy has a post on the proper way to do an engagement ring. Of course, it is J. Money style, so you know it’s interesting.

- nickel @ fivecentnickel has a guest post that talks about spending habits which will cause you to graduate college poor. I do all four…I’m in trouble!

- Frugal Dad goes over the cost of watching television. I cut my cable to save money, but it was also about the needless amount of time I spent watching TV instead of getting things done. For me, the cost was more time than anything.

- BeingFrugal.net talks about her limits to frugality. We all have limits, and no one’s perfect. Check out the post and chime in with your thoughts.

- Ginger @ Girls Just Wanna Have Funds has a fabulous post on how now is not the time to be the office bitch. Too true, too true!

- J.D. @ Get Rich Slowly asks if pets are worth their cost. Absolutely! I don’t have kids. I have cats. I love my cats to pieces and couldn’t imagine life without them. Sure, sometimes they irritate me, but no one’s perfect. Cats come awful close though! ;)

Alright ladies and gents, I’m spent. Have a great rest of the weekend!

Happy Reading!

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