This week I introduced the The Four Pillars of Investing as the first book to be reviewed for CliffNotes on Personal Finance. I manage to eek out at small gain in my net worth . I laid out a a few points to people put together a budget that works .  I also looked at what it really costs you when you’re sick .  The past two weeks I’ve been trying to sort out an issue with receiving pingbacks and have finally hit a wall. Its a server side issue which I haven’t been able to resolve. I can receive trackbacks and post to the blog using webloging software. I just can’t receive pingbacks, not even self pingbacks.  I seem to get the xml response "Is there no link to us?". If anyone has any ideas as to which server side configuration (or lack thereof) that could be causing this it would be much appreciated.

Elsewhere in the blogging world:

1 - Canadian Capitalist announces a few more Canadian banks are offering Drip discounts

2 - Dividends4life discusses repeat trips for Tarp money. He also notes Unions are now targeting the financial industry and suggests an appropriate slogan .

3 - Thicken My Wallet discusses home owners whose homes are worth less than their mortgage and  remind people that a home is more than an investment .

4 - Blunt Money looks at the cost of procrastination .

5 - Clever Dude talks about the Mafia’s ability to thrive during tough times

6 - The Strump discusses preparing for the ultimate emergency, your own funeral .

7 - Canadian Finance has 10 money saving tips which is always handy

8 - Give me back my five bucks notices the employment status of the people around her and wonders if other people are having the same experience.

9 - Michael James looks at how spenders will have to become savers and how the economy will adapt .

10 - The Simple Dollar plan looks the the decision to either save for a child’s education or save for retirement.

-mfd-

Related posts:

1. A Week in Review: Edition #3
2. A Week in Review: Edition #5
3. A Week in Review: Edition #10
4. A Week in Review: Edition #1
5. A Week in Review: Edition #13 - My Money Tree Is Back