The weather is indeed getting better here in the North East. Hmm – wish it were like that the whole year round. Here are post around the blog world that caught my attention.

Unintended Consequences and Money from Flexo has got to be one of the best posts I seen for a while. Little known to most is the escalating cost of agriculture and food prices that is causing havoc around the world. If the price of potatoes ever got out of control, I shudder to think what will happen here.

The Cost of Boat Ownership by Lazy Man and Money will probably not apply to most of us. But if we just scale down a bit and think what a “second vacation home” will cost in terms of maintenance and opportunity cost, we may not be so tempted with unnecessary luxury items.

50 Fun Facts about Taxes by the Blueprint for Financial Prosperity is a fun and casual read.

10 Big Mistakes New Entrepreneurs Make by SVB is a compulsory reading for those looking to start out on their own.

Sacarsm at it’s best – Gen X Finance berates Yahoo for touting HELOCs. Whoever said that Yahoo has our interest in their hearts? After all, they are looking after their own wallets.

7 Energy Saving Tips from Fire Finance is especially written those who are frugal and want to save some money in the summer.

Lastly, please also make the effort to check out the carnival of Personal Finance #148 at Gather Little by Little. I had a post in the carnival and there are other great posts too.

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