Economy getting you down?  Then you absolutely need to check out the  “Jokey McJokester” Edition of this week’s Carnival of Personal Finance #175 at Budgets are Sexy.

Have a few laughs, peruse through the 92 personal finance submissions,  and check out a really nifty host blog.

Here’s the editor’s top picks -

• How Can YOU Save the US Economy - The Secret to Success of the American Dream by Ben from Money Smart Life. An overall enjoyable read! You gotta love the postiveness that comes out of it too, absolutely loved it
• Stop Watching Market News, Start Watching LOLCATS by jim from Blueprint for Financial Prosperity. OMG the title says it all! I didn’t even need to read it to know that this was gonna be a fun one. I did though, of course, and it was all that i had hoped it would be It goes pretty well with today’s theme, doesn’t it?
• Tipping: Psychological Warfare? by Richard over at Student Scrooge. An interesting look at how waiters work the “upsell” angle - think kneeling down, writing smilies on the check, etc. While some of these got me pretty fired up (i HATE when waiters touch me. *shiver*), it’s definitely cool to wonder if these tricks affect your tipping!
• Is it a Smart Move to INCREASE Your 401k Contributions Now? by RC from Think Your Way To Wealth. I’m a huge fan of anything 401(k) related, and especially those articles that are SUPER easy to read like this one. GREAT job circling some of the questions being asked around town!

And here’s a few of my own -

• Sam from Fix My Personal Finance presents 5 Smart Property Tax-Saving Strategies.
• What Is Your Deepest, Darkest Financial Secret? by Broke Grad from Broke Grad Student. Another one i couldn’t pass up! Similar to the “Post Secret” concept, Broke Grad asked people to send in postcards w/ their deepest financial secrets on it - freakin’ cool as hell to look at (esp for all you A.D.D. readers).
• ABC from ABCs of Investing presents Investment Asset Classes Explained. A brief and simple explanation of asset classes!
• Aryn from Sound Money Matters presents Couples and Money: Five Tips for Daily Money Talks. The article talks about how couples who communicate about money have better financial futures.

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