Another week has come and gone.  Hopefully yours has been as awesome as mine.  I joined the Million Dollar Club and by the time you are reading this, I’ll officially be a home owner!  So other than that, it was just another week!  :-) Here are a few articles that caught my attention this week:

J. Money at Budgets Are Sexy gives good advice explaining how to decrease your spending on alcohol in My Wallet Gets Beer Goggles Too.  Don’t worry, “drink less” isn’t located anywhere among his tips, so do yourself a favor a check it out.

Did you know the US Post Office hasn’t received any tax money since the 1980’s, or that they can claim property under eminent domain?  Check out Weakon 127: The United States Postal Service at Weakonomics to learn more.  Very interesting stuff.

Treat your inner cheapskate with 24 Ways To Save Money Today from Trent at The Simple Dollar.  My favorite? Brush your teeth! Really, it’s #1 on his list.

Kyle at Suburban Dollar looks past base salary and talks about different benefits that are often part of the overall compensation package in Base Salary Isn’t Everything.

Have  a great weekend!

Hope your week went as well as mine! Take a look at some of the posts I found most interesting over the last few days.

J.D. (@GetRichSlowly) reviewed the Paradox of Choice and the Dangers of Perfection. The review struck a chord with me. Sounds like I’m a Maximizer that wishes I was a Satisficer. What about you?

The Weakonomist (@weakonomics) explains why a weak U.S. dollar isn’t as bad as you may think his post, Strong Dollar vs. Weak Dollar, Which Do We Want?

Help an 11 year old girl earn a dollar by commenting on her guest post, Frugal Friday Week 22, where she discusses needs vs. wants from her point of view (@joetaxpayer.)

Jim (@bargaineering) asks for your take in his post Your Take: Married Women Outearning Husbands.

Here are a few stories that caught my attention this week:

Weakonomics (@weakonomics) reminded me of better days, back when I was still in school. Want to figure out how risky a stock or your portfolio is compared to the market average? Check out Weakon 238: Stock Beta.

Jim (@Bargaineering) gives an update regarding the $8,000 First Time Home Buyer Credit. If you are in the military serving our country, you’ll want to be sure and read this one. $8,000 First Time Home Buyer Credit To Be Extended for Military

Studenomics (@studenomics) questions the common advice stating that you should hurry through college so that you can get it over with while your still young, regardless of the costs or student loans it may require. He explores the pros of taking fewer classes each term in an effort to pay for more of it as you go. Effective Method For Killing Student Debt and When to Apply It.

I hope you enjoy these posts and have a great weekend!

It’s been a busy in week in our household. We are trying to purchase our first home and our time has been consumed with the process. I’ve been seeking information on the topic from fellow personal finance bloggers. Below are a few that caught my attention:

My Favorite Articles Found This Week

$8000 Housing Stimulus Tax Credit: Requirements and Common Questions. Answers questions associated with the First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit and links to the IRS Form to be completed at tax time. (@ My Money Blog)

FHA Loans, Mortgage Insurance Premiums, and My Extra Income. A guest post detailing how a first time home buyer is using an FHA loan to purchase her town home. (@ fivecentnickel)

First Time Home Buyers Tax Credit Worth The Cost? Discusses whether or not the tax credit did what was intended, both long and short-term. (@ Financial Highway)

Are you Taking Advantage of the First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit? A poll is included with some interesting results about the credit and whether or not you purchased your home this year. (@ 20 Something Finance)

How To Not Suck At Blogging. This post isn’t related to buying your first home, but since I am trying to learn more about blogging, I couldn’t help but link to this interesting and inspiring post. (@ Man vs. Debt)

I've been spending quite a bit of my free time reading other personal finance blogs.  I've definitely stumbled upon some great blogs, blogs that I have subscribed to and read on a daily basis.  Here are some of my favorite posts from the past week.

How to Go on Vacation.  This article makes saving for a week on the beach sound easy.  And if you follow this common sense advice for all of your leisurely purposes, then you will actually be able to enjoy them instead of wondering how you are going to pay for them later.

10 Amazing Frugal Gift Ideas for Under $10.  Full of great gift ideas.  #4 is the best gift idea I have seen this year.  If you have elderly family members who are hard to shop for, I'm not sure there is a better gift idea than this one.

A Complete Guide To Effectively Organizing Your Paperwork and Mail. This addresses one of my biggest annoyances.  I'm not exactly the most organized, even though I do have a filing system of my own.  Still, I like some of this author's simple ideas about organization.