Today is Independence Day in the United States, which means that I’ll be…. packing, actually. Since our move date is less than a week away, it’s time to get cracking on getting our stuff packed into boxes. It should be an exciting and exhausting day.

Meet Eleanor P. This is a lengthy interview with someone struggling to get out of debt – an excellent but sadly familiar story. (@ i will teach you to be rich)

The 12 Step Get Out Of Debt Program An amusing and detailed adaptation of the classic “12 step” philosophy to debt reduction. (@ zen habits)

Stages of Wealth Management I’m smack in the middle of the wealth accumulation phase right now, I think. (@ queercents)

The Simple Dollar Retro: An Introduction To Compound Interest With Spreadsheets:
Part 1: Getting Started and Defining Compound Interest
Part 2: Monthly Compound Interest, APRs, and APYs
Part 3: A Simple Mortgage Calculator
I wanted to make a very nice overview of basic spreadsheet usage for personal finance – and then it kept growing and growing. This is the result – I thought it turned out quite well.