Here are what my friends in the personal finance blogosphere have written this past week, starting with the MoneyBlogNetwork bloggers:
* Jim from Blueprint wrote about inflation’s role in the debt vs. save question.
* FiveCentNickel wonders if ethanol is as beneficial as the Bush administration says.
* Free Money Finance takes a look at the state of debt in America.
* AllFinancialMatters, an in-real-life financial planner helps a reader decide how to deal with an extra $1,000.
* MightyBargainHunter reviews a recently-published book, The Money Coach’s Guide to Your First Million.
* GuruWatch has information on how to become a guru.
* Financial Freedumb is unhappy at his job and wants to underperform to get fired. Commenters agree: just quit and don’t play games.
* Free the Drones writes about saving money on a teacher’s salary. In New York City, teachers’ salaries aren’t too bad [PDF].
* Tired but happy writes about her retirement contributions.








