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I have the honor to host the Festival of Frugality slated to be up next Tuesday! For those that aren’t familiar with the festival, it’s a collection of very good posts from around the blogsphere about topics related to being frugal.

Another update is that I started another blog called OC Golf Course. This will be about my struggle with the wonderful game of golf. As you can tell from the name, it will also be primarily about golfing close to where I live (Orange County, California). Right now, it’s got one post but it will grow If you live in the area, remember to call me up for golf!

Now on to the regular links to interesting posts!

• First of all, I’d like to point you to PF Buzz, a social network site primarily focused on personal finance!
• My Two Dollars has a whole list of ways to find a good deal for vacation on a group project by the M-Network! I could’ve used this for my honeymoon if the post came 3 months earlier!
• This vacation guide group project is great because another one from Paid Twice - How to prepare for an emergency is also a great read!
• The digerati life discusses with us some of the day trading that Japanese housewives are doing! Scary and risky stuff!
• Jumbo CD Investments is trying to bring awareness to brokered deposits!  Check it out!
• My wife loves this post title from Gen X Finance - The Must Have Kitchen Appliance That Will Help You Save Money and Eat Healthier! (I’ve got to link to it if this is the case right?)
• The Sun’s Financial Diary asks something quite interesting - Is dollar cost averaging for higher return or lower risk?

Carnivals participated

• Carnival of Personal Finance
• Festival of Frugality
• Carnival of Wealth, Money & Life