Welcome to the Friday, July 18, 2008 edition of On the Moneyed Midways! We seek out the top posts from each of the best of the past week's business and money-related blog carnivals and collect them here, your single destination for the best reading in the business and money-related blogosphere!
Quite simply, OMM reviews hundreds of posts contributed to blog carnivals every week to bring you the best of each. But more than that, we also identify The Best Post of the Week, Anywhere!, our designation of the post that combines some of the best writing with a highly engaging topic. Other posts that stand out from the pack earn the title of being Absolutely essential reading!
And regardless of these titles, all posts selected for OMM represent the best of the blog carnival where we found them! Speaking of which, the best posts of the week that was are awaiting you below....
What if, instead of one regular job, you worked a number of part-time jobs? David B. Bohl argues that you could find greater security and stability by doing just that!
Tired of the clutter in your life? If so, Twigger's post on how to identify things you can sell vs things you ought to just throw away might be pretty valuable!
If you're a Realtor looking to make a deal, would you break and enter into a listed home for sale to show it to your clients? Cindy Jones explains a situation she encountered….
Did you ever wonder why you have so many meetings at work? Carmine Coyote answers that comes down to a lack of trust between people working at the company in Absolutely essential reading!
Jon Coppelman tells a story of how political connections and extreme corruption work to undermine the businesses that insure against risk in Zimbabwe and make the country uninsurable.
Lots of snooty people look down on "fast-food" jobs for teenagers. Todd lists why they're essential to developing successful real-world business skills.
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Welcome to the Friday, July 18, 2008 edition of On the Moneyed Midways! We seek out the top posts from each of the best of the past week's business and money-related blog carnivals and collect them here, your single destination for the best reading in the business and money-related blogosphere! 
