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It’s a lazy Saturday for us. We’re both exhausted and I think I may have caught whatever my brother had. My family is coming up today to get a tow for my brother’s car. It broke down when he was visiting us last week. Apparently he needs his clutch to be replaced. If it’s not one thing, it’s another bill, right? 

This weekend reminds me of the importantce of having an emergency fund. There is no one who can escape a surprise bill; it just happens! Be prepared by scraping up as much money as you can to have at least 3 months saved. Give yourself some peace of mind. 

This week’s collections of personal finance articles have a lot of tax nformation and tips. With many people filing (after my husband reviews our returns, we’re e-filing today), I thought highlighting  these posts would be helpful. 

Top Personal Finance Posts This Week

• 5 Simple Yet Often Overlooked Ways To Spend Less Money
• Life Insurance and Medical Information Bureau (MIB)
• 7 money lessons learned during 7 years of marriage
• Finding Attractive Interest Rates in a Low-Yield Environment
• Save More Money: Automate and Separate Your Saving
• Is Frugality The Anti-Stimulus Plan?
• College Money Tip #8: Know What You Owe 
• What Is The Best Tax Preparation Software?
• Ten Common Income Tax Credits
• Cold Weather Has Curbed My Spending
• How to Start Saving for an Emergency Fund

• Marriage and Money: Automating and Free Bill Pay This series was inspired by the recent marriage in our family. I organized some information with my brother in law and new sister in law in mind. If you find these tips to be useful, please share them. Congratulations on getting married. I hope you have a happy and long......
• Carnival of Money Stories - Why Do I Like Personal Finance So Much Edition Welcome to this edition of the Carnival of Money Stories – Why Do I Like Personal Finance so Much? In this Carnival, I outline 4 reasons why I like personal finance so much. REASON #1: Keeping My Lifestyle I just LOVE working 4 days a week at my day job......

• Sunday Money Madness Welcome to a new edition of Sunday Money Madness where another portion of the financial blogosphere is illuminated. I found these stories to be worth while and interesting and they should make great weekend reading if you haven't read them yet. An Immigration Story by Digerati Life details a story......
• Link Roundup: Taxes ALMOST done edition A big push this weekend left me just about completely finished with my 2007 taxes. Just a little detail to call the IRS about, and I'm good to go.Here are some links of interest from the MBN and other great blogs in my reader:Get Rich Slowly experiences encyclopedia depreciation first-hand.Free......