Welcome to this Friday, September 5, 2008 edition of On the Moneyed Midways, the blogosphere's premier review of the best money or business-related posts found in the past week's money or business-related blog carnivals!
Have you ever considered making your own toothpaste? How much are you willing to pay to have some spare time? Where are the best deals in your supermarket? What is a Chicago billionaire doing to avoid having to pay $400,000,000 (yes, that's $400 million!) in taxes. And how many houses does Senator John McCain really own?
The answers to these questions, and the best posts from the best of the past week's blog carnivals await you below!...
Going "all cash" might seem like a good way to avoid racking up credit card debt, but Kristy notes that if you don't keep track of your balance and spending, thanks to overdraft fees, you might end up paying more than you think!
Absolutely essential reading! The Personal Financier worked out how much it would cost, per hour of "spare time" gained, to outsource his ironing, laundry, housecleaning and cooking tasks - and finds a pretty good argument for continuing to do it all "in-house."
Diane Tuman does the research and analysis the media simply can't do on the question of how many homes, condos and properties John McCain's wife's holding companies and trusts own, also explaining why no one in the media can provide a straight answer!
Praveen Puri explains how Chicago billionaire Sam Zell plans to use a leveraged partnership and borrowed money to skip out on having to pay $400 million in taxes!
A little baking soda, table salt, hydrogen peroxide and sweetener or flavor is apparently all it takes. Bob provides the recipe and reports on the experience.
Bootstrap factors the lessons learned from the potential growing brand strength of singer Sheryl Crow's opening act at a recent concert into why athletic apparel maker Under Armour (NYSE: UA) might be worth a buy.
The Debt Defier started out loving the Netflix movie-rental-by-mail service, but as time wore on, used it less and less. By the time he pulled the plug, he was paying $10 a movie! Absolutely essential reading!
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Welcome to this Friday, September 5, 2008 edition of On the Moneyed Midways, the blogosphere's premier review of the best money or business-related posts found in the past week's money or business-related blog carnivals! 
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