More recently I’ve been putting in a lot of extra time at work. I won’t say that I’ve been doing 60 - 70 hours of work per week, but usually more than the standard 40. I also wouldn’t say that it’s required, but the overtime pay is certainly useful. What this does mean though, is that I have had less and less free time, especially when I busy myself with various projects around the house like our new floor. Which reminds me that I’ve also decided to lay down some vinyl tile in our one bathroom; another project that will just take some time. Even with everything going on, I still try to find the time to search out great financial stories and articles as well as write them myself. Seeing as how it’s now the weekend though, here’s the latest edition:

1. Ten Traits That Make You Filthy-Rich is an article over at Yahoo that looks more at your attitude towards money instead of any tips, tricks, or specific instructions. I’m a huge believer in changing your whole mindset about your finances instead of just looking for a quick fix.

2. Scott over at W Revenue dot Com has a great article entitled Guaranteed to Fail. He hits the nail right on the head discussing the differences between employees and entrepreneurs and their mindsets. If you don’t ever try, you have a zero percent chance of succeeding.

3. For the third point, I don’t have a link to give you. Even without having cable or satellite at my house (I’ve just got the rabbit ears) I still can’t escape all the supposed drama in the political scene. It’s almost as if the news media is trying to compete with TMZ. And making it worse is the fact that the general election is still over nine months away and we’ve been bombarded with all of it for over a year and a half already. I don’t mind that candidates want to state their positions on issues and whatnot, but I’m a little sick of who did/said what, and what they ate for breakfast, and on and on. My rant is now at and end.

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