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Week 15 is so fruitful at PFBlog Network that we have a record-breaking 60 posts covering all corners of personal finance. Enjoy some of the best!

Bloggers' Personal Stories

• Monthly report time again! June of 2005 for Flexo and MM.
• Nickel called Blockbuster's recent promotion sleazy, and he has good reasons to say so.
• Can financial success buy you happiness? Share Flexo's observations.
• MM revised his goal: now $1 million in another 7 years (vs 11 before this week). Good discussion in the comment area on whether home equity should be calculated as one's net worth.
• MM reviews three years' financial record in five charts. And don't miss the great entertaining piece of How Not to Become a Millionaire (external link).

Personal Finance News and Resources

• You don't have to wait till year-end to donate. Read Jim's summary on IRS rules for deduction and take action.
• Why did the stock market actually gain after the London bombing? Flexo read a few articles and compiled the different spins.
• Microsoft Money 2006 is out months earlier than usual. It is a fine program, but only a minor improvement from the last version.
• Are you interested to be a realtor in this hot market? Some things to consider first.
• The "Best Advice I Can Give" series continues at Free Money Finance. Enjoy the wisdom from your peers.
• Flexo discussed the various aspects of the GM "Employee Discount for Everyone" deal.
• FMF took free samples and reviewed Hefty Store 'n Serve Plates and Bowls.
• 1stMill must really like Dodge and Cox fund. Find out his ten reasons.
• Now that the Supreme Court declared that everyone's property can be seized for better economic development, someone is trying the law on one of the justices.

Personal Finance Tips

• Nickel offers some guidance on when not to write a check. Good tips as we are embracing for more identity theft.
• By saying "getting rich slowly", FMF is essentially talking about keeping the long-term view.
• At the age of 50, our millionaire blogger took a serious look at the skyrocketing premium for medical insurance and shared his take on long-term care insurance. (Plus: How to get a quote of long-term care insurance on the web?)
• Some tips on being frugal from a single mother of three kids that survives on $31,000.
• How to nickle and dime to more grocery spend savings? Try Shopper's Price List from prospect.
• Which family with kids doesn't need Harry Potter? Share Arbee's research on good deals.