Welcome to the Monday, May 12, 2008 edition of On the Moneyed Midways, the only place you'll find the best posts from the past week's best money or business-related blog carnivals, and in reality, this edition is the long delayed Friday, May 9, 2008 edition of OMM!
Long delayed, that is, due to our recent data difficulties! We built this week's edition entirely from scratch, as the tools we've developed behind the scenes to help construct each week's edition were out of action. Given what we know so far, we expect that this week's edition will also be a built from scratch affair, and hopefully, we'll have fully recovered our tools by the following week!
For you as a reader, that's neither here nor there, so let's get to the best posts we found in the world of business and money-related blog carnivals this week....
Mike notes that in a bid for your business, a number of supermarkets are offering the government's economic stimulus check recipients a 10% bonus if you take them your check.
NCN and his wife, a teacher, just became parents again for the third time and will have their household income reduced until she can go back to work several months from now in the new school year. Fortunately, they've established emergency savings that will help cover the gap....
Kevin Blasi grabs the marker and creates his own whiteboard differential diagnosis to "cure" what ails the housing sector. Absolutely essential reading!
Diane Dean spells out what you can expect when the IRS realizes that you haven't filed your return. Remember, there are sound reasons why people *really* don't want to run afoul of the IRS!
Victoria Pynchon on how to retain the trust of your client when engaged in difficult negotiations on their behalf where compromise will be necessary. The Best Post of the Week, Anywhere!
What happens to a business if one of the partners who owns it unexpectedly dies? Mary White considers a question that every small business owner needs to consider!
Leon Gettler asks a great question for investors: how well does gold stack up over time? He finds evidence that gold is not like other commodities, which significantly limits its potential long term returns.
How much of your investment portfolio should represented by international stocks? G Blogmaster cites Karen K. Lewis' research that suggests that the ideal amount is half.
The Dough Roller offers a number of good ideas to avoid hurt feelings and potentially worse relationship conflicts that could arise when a couple has trouble coordinating how they spend their money.
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Welcome to the Monday, May 12, 2008 edition of On the Moneyed Midways, the only place you'll find the best posts from the past week's best money or business-related blog carnivals, and in reality, this edition is the long delayed Friday, May 9, 2008 edition of OMM! 
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