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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I’m glad to be able to send you some traffic. I didn’t realize JD’s mom is not well, I’ll go check out the article.
I love Clive Cussler, and Wilbur Smith too. I’ve often wondered what a match up between Dirk Pitt and Sean Courtney would be like.
I agree, not literary genius, but Cussler books make for a good read, I always read his new books. Thanks for the mention!
Debt Dieter,
I’ve never read any books by Wilbur Smith. I’ll have to check one out from the library or get one at Half Price Books next time I go down there.
David,
I always buy mine at Half Price Books or borrow them from the library. It’s much cheaper that way!
They’re a wonderful read!
Here’s a site with them in order.
Thanks for the info. I’ll be sure to check them out.
Ah, reading a book, sounds so relaxing. I can’t remember the last time I had to read a book!