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This week is very interesting for most people that care about personal finance because the stock market has lost 500+ points during the last few days.  Tomorrow is going to be interesting but the long term outlook should be great so do not worry if you are like most of us that buy into low cost index funds.

• My Two Dollars talks about ten reasons we should quit our job today. (I can’t today since it is Sunday but maybe tomorrow!).
• This could be a huge money saver!  Check out Lazy Man’s article on making your own beer!
• Modern Worker talks a little about his experience upgrading to Wordpress 2.3.  Even though he didn’t mention exactly what the errors were, it was save to say that it wasn’t a smooth ride.  Those that plan to upgrade should be careful!
• The Wild Investor comments on the incredible performance of the Dow Jones Industrial Average since 20 years ago when the index dropped 20% in one day.  Those that are scared now should go read the article and think long term!
• TheLocoMono talks about 5 things he knows about Google’s Page Rank (PR).  Go check it out if you are a website owner since Google’s PR has become so important for us!

Carnivals I have participated in last week:

• Carnival of Personal Finance