I kept giggling during Lost because apparently no one on the island has any real clue how to drive a clutch. They should have had those actors drive a clutch for a little while before filming this. It was hilarious. Anyway… here’s some recent personal finance posts I liked.

How To Survive And Thrive In A Job You Hate It’s all about figuring out the good things about your job and maximizing those, while minimizing the bad things – not as straightforward as you might think. (@ wisebread)

What Is Driving Americans To Plunge Themselves Deeper Into Debt? I think it’s rampant consumerism (in which people judge and value each other based on material things) and a need for instant gratification, but I’m a bitter, bitter, cranky old man. (@ debt free)

A Tricky Net Worth Problem: Who Is The Richest Of Them All? GG explains exactly why I use percentages and ratios when comparing my current net worth to the past: the raw numbers mean different things now than they did then. (@ money, matter, and more musings)