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Links and Carnivals, Week of June 14

Carnivals

Actually got a carnival for you – surprising, since I’m such a slacker in the summer.

“Ed-uflation” was hosted in the 262nd edition of the Carnival of Personal Finance at Pop Economics. It’s no lie – the art there is pretty sweet. Go check it out!

Articles

Because these articles are great. I’ll continue to trickle new material out, but go visit these sites!

‘”Priceline Users Be Careful” – Len gets thrown in Priceline negotiating jail for… negotiating!
“Extra Income vs. Saving Money- Have You Considered Everything?” – Darwin makes the point that a straight ‘overtime vs. do-your-own-project’ calculation isn’t always as stacked as it seems. It’s become a pastime for people to make a simple ‘dollars x hours’ calculation when making the argument for one over another, but you need to factor in lots of other things – including FICA/Taxes, commute and a few other examples. Basically, make sure you’re comparing apples to apples, and read the article…
“U.S. Per Capita Oil Consumption Plummets” – The headline speaks for itself. However, did you have any idea that oil usage dropped, per capita over the last few months?
“How Would Your Life Change if Your Income Doubled?” – Like the author, I wonder how much my life would change. More money no problems? Of course, I don’t mind finding out, because you can never really know until you walk a mile in twice-as-rich-as-your shoes…
“Unpaid Internships? File Under ‘Hypocricy’” – Or, file under “unintended consequences of the minimum wage”. And from an Economics department, no less!