Last night, we checked the weather and realized that if we waited until Wednesday for our long Thanksgiving holiday car trip, we might run into some seriously nasty weather, so we packed up things and headed out about sixteen hours early. It was a good move, I think, but I am dead tired right now.

How Do You Plan To Get Ahead? Ways To Increase Your Income Although the advice is pretty standard, I liked that two words were in big, bold letters early on. Get skills. That’s so incredibly key. (@ the digerati life)

Original Ways to Use Original Dawn My mom made a few ice packs for me out of Dawn when I was a little kid. They do a really good job – flexible, but very cold. (@ wise bread)

Letter to a Godchild: Passing on Financial Wisdom I’m going to write a letter much like this to my niece in a few years. (@ get rich slowly)

The Simple Dollar Retro: How to Get a Free iPhone This one got a few people irate, probably because they were looking at the title the wrong way.