My wife and I took out baby girl on her first nature walk yesterday. She just turned 2 months old, and this is the first time we took her out in the woods. We usually walk around our neighborhood several times per week, but pushing a stroller across the asphalt is different than walking through the woods and enjoying nature. Emma seemed to enjoy the walk for the first few minutes, then buried herself in the sling for the duration. Well, at least my wife and I were able to go out and enjoy the cool evening. 
Recommend financial and career articles
- the myth of stable employment. Stable employment exists for some, but most people who think they have it, probably don’t. This article is about why one consultant prefers the freelance way of life.
- The Get-Started-Now Guide to Becoming Self-Employed. Excellent article about starting a business.
- The Ultimate Small Business Startup Guide – Introduction. This article goes well with the one above.
- Stop paying for marketing! Here is how you can market your company for free. And you’ll need this one to keep going. I know, my commentary is weak, but the article is strong. Check it out!
- Mining the Miners: A Different Way To Make Money. Who got rich in the California Gold Rush? Not the miners…
- Commentary: Why primary care doctors are fed up. This is an interesting editorial at CNN that covers a side of the health care debate we don’t hear much about.
- How To Sell Your House Fast – 9 Tips To Get The Most From Your Home Sale. Tips to sell your home in a down market.
- 7 Quick Numbers To Fix Your Personal Financial Situation. Rules of thumb can be fun and easy to remember, but remember they are reference points, not gospel.
- MonaVie is Trying to Sue Me…. Fello personal finance blogger Lazy Man received a cease and desist letter from Monavie because he thinks MonaVie is a scam.
This week’s carnivals:
- Carnival of Money Stories- Creme de la Creme Edition @ Hundred Goals.
- 10 Best Roundup for the Week of August 24, 2009 @ All Financial Matters.
- Festival of Frugality #192 @ Automatic Finances.
- Money Hacks Carnival #79 – Hack The Planet Edition @ Modern Tightwad.
- Carnival Of Everything About Personal Finance – 9th Edition @ Nil2Million.com.
- Carnival of Financial Planning – Edition #104 @ Four Pillars.
- Economy and Your Finances Carnival August 30 2009 @ One Mint.
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Thanks for the nice links. My parents took me on nature walks and now I enjoy them myself. See photos of my hikes in national parks http://curiouscat.com/travels/usa.cfm
Excellent photos, Curious Cat.
Great roundup – you seem to have a lot of “business stuff” on the brain…
I hope things are going better with the baby (sleepwise).
I like to mix it up, FP. As for sleep… it’s not going too well. Emma seems to be more colicky than ever. Hopefully it is reaching its peak and will be over soon. We’ve tried just about everything, and very little seems to work.
As always– nice recap. Plenty of reading ahead!