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Welcome readers from Yahoo, CBS 8 San Diego, Consumerist, and various message forums from around the internet. Please take a moment a subscribe to the Consumerism Commentary RSS feed. If you’re new here, perhaps you’d like to take a look at articles from Februaries past.

From the First Half of February 2007

Americans Aren’t Saving, Little Splurges Add Up
Bad Job-Hunting Tips You Must Avoid, Part 2
Study: Money Makes People Mean
Review: You Call the Shots by Cameron Johnson
Financial Ratios for Personal Evaluation: Debt to Income Ratio
Renting is Expensive in These Cities
A Quick 40%+ Profit?
5 Tips for a Frugal Valentine’s Day
Quicken Hack: How to Track Airline Miles or Points

From the First Half of February 2006

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New to Consumerism Commentary? Here’s a flashback of what you may have missed this week last year. From February 8-15, 2006, a particularly busy period:

* Feb. 11: First Look: Ev’reward
* Feb. 12: Stupid Investment of the Week: Teach Me to Trade (big discussion)
* Feb. 12: Top Earning Musicians in 2005
* Feb. 12: My Money Mistake #1: Not Knowing My Net Worth
* Feb. 13: Where Should Teens Stash Their Cash
* Feb. 13: Financial Responsibility More Important Than Hot Sex
* Feb. 14: Don’t Buy Stuff You Cannot Afford
* Feb. 14: Time to Buy Gold or Not?
* Feb. 15: Seven Tax Mistakes You Might Make Part 1 and Part 2
* Feb. 15: A Look at The Automatic Millionaire Homeowner by David Bach

I’ll post some links to interesting articles from 2005 tomorrow.

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At the end of last year, I put together a list of the “Best of 2005,” just a collection of posts here at Consumerism Commentary that might stand out. There was no rhyme or reason to my selection. Needless to say, I’m very lenient with my definition of “best.”

We’re more than halfway through 2006, so I’ve compiled a similar list for January through June. Continue readining for a look back at 2006 so far.

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