My wife and I took it easy this weekend. I kicked back and read a Clive Cussler novel, which was the first non-financial book I’ve read since I went on vacation in June. I enjoy reading, but I don’t seem to have enough time to read as often as I would like.

If you’re not familiar with Clive Cussler, he writes action/adventure books, many of which feature character Dirk Pitt (The movie Sahara was based on his novel of the same name). Cussler’s work is not anything I would classify as literary genious, more like “Indiana Jones” in book form. It works for a lazy weekend.

Thanks for the Traffic! A sincere thanks to everyone who sent traffic my way this month. I can’t thank each of you individually, but I appreciate it nonetheless. These are the top 10 referring sites from July:

• My Two Dollars
• MSN Money Central - Smart Spending
• Gather Little by Little
• Paid Twice
• Mrs. Micah
• Being Frugal
• Moolanomy
• My Money Blog
• My Dollar Plan
• Green Panda Treehouse

Notable articles from my reader:

• David writes that saving money and paying off debt can be done at the same time.
• Gibble gives his definition of How to be rich. I like his definition a lot. It’s not all about dollars and cents.
• PaidTwice asks How Much Money Is Your Time Really Worth?. Lately time is worth a lot more to me than it used to be.
• Mrs. Micah writes about How Credit Card Companies Apply Your Payments.
• Moolanomy has an Extra Income Guide. Solid tips on how to grow your wealth.
• Here’s an amusing look at how to Wreck YOUR Retirement in 10 Easy Steps.
• Jonathan from My Money Blog talks about the Reasons We Have An Umbrella Liability Insurance Policy.
• Jeremy from GenXFinance wrote about How SIPC Works and How SIPC Differs from FDIC Insurance. This is something I didn’t know much about.
• JD shares a personal story about his mother - Drama in Real Life: Caring for a Parent in Crisis. I pray his family will pull through this situation.
• Rich Credit Debt Loan has tips on how to How to Stop Living Paycheck to Paycheck.
• Madison shares How to Make Early Roth IRA Withdrawals. Make sure you have a good reason o withdraw your retirement money early though!

This week’s carnivals:

• The Festival of Frugality #136 - Summer School Edition was held at Student Scrooge.
• The Money Hacks Carnival #23 — It’s Gotta Be The Shoes! was hosted by Can I get Rich on a Salary?.
• The Carnival of 20-Something Finances - July 28, 2008 was held at Dollar Frugal.
• The Finance Fiesta - Now With More Piñatas! was held at Counting My Pennies.
• The Carnival of Personal Finance #163 - “Quotable Quotes” was held at You Need a Budget (YNAB).

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