By: Roshawn Watson

In preparing to write my posts, I often come across noteworthy and sometimes bizarre financial and business news. Below are links to some of these sites. Enjoy!

Recently, I participated in three carnivals: Carnival of Financial Planning Vol. 144 hosted at the Free Money Finance, the Money Hackers Carnival – The BBQ Edition hosted at Saving Money Today, and the Yakezie Carnival hosted at Beating Broke.

The included posts are Through the Looking Glass, Savings Down, Spending Up, But What Does it Mean?, and Is it wrong to strive for job security?

Savings Down, Spending Up but what does it mean? was included in Lazy Man and Money’s round up entitled Gambling Addiction Confession (and Personal Finance Links) and was included in Personal Finance By The Book’s round up entitled House Flip Update Weekly Round Up.

To my readers: I am so honored by your support. Thank you for reading, subscribing, and for voting for articles from this site on social bookmarketing sites such as stumbleupon, reddit, delicious, digg, propeller, twitter, and yahoo buzz. Together, we are telling thousands of the importance of financial literacy. I absolutely could not do it without you. You are vital this this site, and I appreciate your! Thanks.

Vulgar voice mails force debt collector to pay $1.5 million (Shocking!!!)

Woman: Citibank Fired Me for Being “Too Hot” (For real???)

Nouriel Roubini: A Crash Course in the Future of Finance watch! (Not surprising from Dr. Doom)

Retailers post 9th straight month of gains (Hooray!!!)

Lottery winner blows $14 million prize in only 8 years (Stupid is as stupid does)

Business

No joke: Goldman Sachs shorted Gulf of Mexico

Bank of America to pay borrowers $108 million

$621 Million Fine May Keep Goldman Sachs Away From The Court

Vulgar voice mails force debt collector to pay $1.5 million (POW)

Woman: Citibank Fired Me for Being “Too Hot” (POW)

A Banker Reveals How Banks Try to Take Your Money

White House sends BP a $69 million bill

BP shares drop, costs approach $1 billion

4 Big Businesses Built With Small Cash

Economy

Job hopes rise on flurry of economic reports

4.7 million Americans out of work for a year or more

Owners Stop Paying Mortgages, and Stop Fretting

America’s 7 junkiest cities

Nouriel Roubini: A Crash Course in the Future of Finance watch! (POW)

Why U.S. debt matters to you

McMansion welfare: Why does government subsidize home ownership?

Retailers post 9th straight month of gains (POW)

Jobless claims decline

Private sector adds 55,000 jobs in May

Entertainment Money News

Idol struggles to sell singles

How Much Americans Spend on Entertainment (Graphic) view!

American investors: Predictably stupid losers

Greek’ rocks but ‘Shrek’ reigns at No. 1

Career and Personal Finance

5 high-paying, low-stress jobs

Loyalty takes butler from poor Nepal village to NY

Lottery winner blows $14 million prize in only 8 years (POW)

Yakezie Mini-Carnival

How Learning To Say No Will Help Your Life And Your Finances at Personal Finance By The Book

Make More Money, Have More Time, Feel Amazing Part 2 at Barbara Friedberg Personal Finance

Only The Poor and The Super Rich Say Money Can’t Buy Happiness at Financial Samurai

Dave Ramsey Was Wrong at Eliminate The Muda

Yakezie Carnival at Beating Broke

Wrapping Up John Bogle’s Enough at Engineer Your Finances

By: Roshawn Watson

In preparing to write my posts, I often come across noteworthy and sometimes bizarre financial and business news. Below are links to some of these sites. Enjoy!

Recently, I participated in three carnivals: Carnival of Economy, Business, Credit, & Debit hosted by One Family’s Blog, Money Hacks Carnival #115 hosted by Money Beagle, and the Carnival of Financial Planning #141 hosted by The Skilled Investor.

The included posts are Through the Looking Glass, 8 Questions for the Constantly Broke, and A Secret Weapon To Your Financial Plan.

Also, our brand new post Do The Rich Pay Their Fair Share Of Taxes? was included in JoeTaxpayer’s A post Dow micro-crash Roundup. Thanks so much for comment and link love. You rock!!!

To my readers: I am so honored by your support. Thank you for reading, subscribing, and for voting for articles from this site on social bookmarketing sites such as stumbleupon, reddit, delicious, digg, propeller, twitter, and yahoo buzz. Together, we are telling thousands of the importance of financial literacy. I absolutely could not do it without you. You are vital this this site, and I appreciate your! Thanks.

Home Depot Steals Inventor’s Invention; Must Now Pay $25M

5 Crazy Ideas that Resulted in Million Dollar Paydays

U.S. Home Prices Drop By $25 Billion Dollars !!!!

Robin Hood Right on Target—Behind Iron Man 2

‘Twilight’ Drama: Will Cast Negotiations Suck The Life Out Of Possible Fifth Film?

Career & Offbeat Money News

5 High-Paying, Low-Stress Jobs

The Path To A $100K Career

The Hitchhikers Guide to Dealing With Financial Catastrophe at Eliminate The Muda

5 Crazy Ideas that Resulted in Million Dollar Paydays at Len Penzo

List of Dream Jobs I’d Do For Free at Financial Samurai

How Minimum Credit Card Payments Will Keep You In Debt FOREVER at Personal Finance By The Book

A post Dow micro-crash Roundup at Joe Taxpayer Blog