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Here are some very interesting articles for your weekend enjoyment!

• My Two Dollars lists out some free software for Windows.  Great list if you are always looking to save money!
• Frugal in the Fruitlands have an interesting article about why luxury and frugality can be mixed in the same sentence!
• Modern Worker shows us how we can be concise and professional with our emails.  Lately, ‘m happy if the email isn’t a spam so anything from a real person will do
• Adventures in Money Making discusses the housing market and not to ever ask the real estate agents on when to buy a house.

Carnivals of this week:

• Carnival of Personal Finance