After almost a week with my family visiting and their exit on Sunday, my wife’s family came to visit starting yesterday. I look forward to rest in the future… but my wife is due with our second child in less than a month. Whew!

Stop Being Poor! What Low Income Earners Can Do To Get Off Minimum Wage I had an article very much like this that I was saving to post when my wife goes into labor. Instead, just enjoy this one now and maybe pretend I wrote it. I do agree with the advice. (@ the digerati life)

Restaurant Whoops I have actually walked out of a restaurant in the past because of high prices. I was actually far more bothered by a $3 price for ice water than an expensive entree, though. (@ make love, not debt)

How To Project Your Cash Flow If you’ve ever had trouble with overdrafts, this is great advice. (@ queercents)

The Simple Dollar Retro: Nine Financial Reasons For Getting Involved In Your Local Community This was perhaps my biggest disappointment I’ve ever written for The Simple Dollar. I dearly loved this article and thought it spoke to a real truth about the value of community … and it just went by almost unnoticed.