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Thank you again for everyone’s kind support this past week!  Without you, this blog is worth nothing so I can’t show my appreciation enough (even if I’m on vacation in Canada)!

Here are some posts from our top contributors and posts I liked this week:

• Jenn from Frugal Upstate talked about whether it is worth it to buy sunscreen that is more convenient, so read her article and see what she decided!
• Misti from Family Savings illustrates her life after watching the Pursuit of Happiness.
• Harry Potter has a (you guessed it) blog on the book.  It is actually written in another language but this post has a very cute dog trying to open the front page!
• Ann from Homesick for Home Business has an article which talks about IRS requiring sites like eBay to collect social security numbers!  This will potentially change the service all together as many people do not report their taxes and transactions right now.  It would be interesting to see how the eBay community reacts to this.
• JD at Get Rich Slowly discusses some ways to help a family member in financial trouble without loaning them money.
• Jeremy at Gen X Finance urges us to stop thinking about savings and start doing it.

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