After visiting my physician, I’ve decided to give the Volumetrics weight loss plan a shot. It was recommended both by my physician and by various reports that I read as a truly healthy way to lose weight. I’ve never actually tried a weight loss plan before, but it seems to be a mix of light to moderate exercise (which I don’t mind, especially playing DDR) and some reasonable limits on home food preparation, like I already do. Why am I looking at losing weight? Speaking engagements, perhaps…?

Cheap Ways To Learn And Feed Your Brain I actually find that listening to free mp3s of lectures from universities that have put their lecture notes online to be quite engaging. (@ the digerati life)

Considering Changes To How I Calculate My Net Worth How exactly should one make the calculations? It’s an ongoing debate. Right now, I’m strongly considering eliminating all depreciating assets (basically everything that’s not real estate, cash, or an investment) from my assets. Since I’m effectively rebooting anyway in July with this home purchase, I may start calculating it that way at that point. (@ my money blog)

The New Graduate’s Guide To Financial Freedom Three great things every graduate should do. A fourth: don’t feel you have to immediately find the job – allow yourself time to breathe, grow, and wander a little. (@ get rich slowly)

Mom and Dad, Your Financial Decisions Matter This basically sums up why the birth of my son kicked my financial decision making into high gear. (@ wise bread)

The Simple Dollar Retro: Twenty Three Ways To Improve Your Finances This Weekend A very nice checklist of things you can do this weekend to improve your financial situation.