If you are a big fan of Fox's 24 series as I am, you know where the title "Previously On PFBlog" comes from. Starting from this month, I will put together a monthly recap of what happens in PFBlog. Let me know if you have any feedback after reading this one:

What Happened On PFBlog.com in August 2004

- 59 posts (including this one) are published in August, making August my most productive month so far.
- PFBlog pageview tripled from 8,000 in July to 25,000 in August. Thank you for everyone who spread the news!
- A minor facelift helps to improve the reading experience.
- A new service: google ad service is introduced.
- Google adsense income improved quite a lot!

Top 10 Posts

If you don't track PFBlog at least weekly, you might have missed one or more excellent stories. Check out MM's top 10 recommendations, and don't forget to take a look at The Best of PFBlog for all-time favorites:

1. $1,000 A Year Just By Picking The Right Card
2. Why Will I Sell Microsoft Stock Award Shares?
3. Close Encounters of The Third Kind
4. Build Wealth In Any Market
5. Phishing Is Becoming Epidemic
6. Mesothelioma Is The Souce of Big Money Making
7. Conservative Net Worth Accounting
8. If You Miss Shipping Charges, You Miss Big
9. Beware the Hidden Costs of Refinancing
10. Child Care Tax Credit or Flexible Spending Account?

Friendly Links

Thank you for my friends who kindly link to PFBlog!

- The Kirk Report on $1,000 A Year Just By Picking The Right Card
- Wagging the Blog on Phishing Is Becoming Epidemic
- Mike's QuickLinks on The Best of PFBlog.com
- In The Storm on Salary Timer
- Websites linking to PFBlog cover page: Trader Mike, Change Is Good, GalaTime, A Capital Idea, A Dog-Eared Town, In The Storm, TraderWizard, Anita Rowland, Simplify My Life, Wandering Mobile Blog, Consumerism Commentary.

(If you already provide a link to PFBlog and I didn't pick up your site here, I apologize. Send me a quick mail and I will add your link soon.)

Do I enjoy blogging? You bet. Let me know if you have any suggestions -- just put a comment below. And please return in September with more interesting discussions on various personal finance topics.