It’s a beautiful Saturday afternoon here. We’ve already been to the dog park, and I still have lawn mowing and basement organizing to work on. So let’s get right to the blogs.

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American Debt Project wonders what she’ll write about when she doesn’t have debt. I don’t know, but I hope she’ll think of something, because I do enjoy her blog. I know April was a tough month for her, but everyone has to cut themselves a break sometimes. Not a single one of us is perfect.

Money Beagle tells us why managers should be spending an extra $8 a month in order to have staff stop by their office. Animal crackers seems like a really good idea to me, though I happen to have a stock of wintergreen mints right by my open door. (I just have to note here, that I had to take a break right after typing “Money Beagle” because my Beagle was knocking the keyboard tray away with her nose. I had to back up and let her into my lap for a minute or two before she’d let me get back to work.)

Dr. Dean at The Millionaire Nurse Blog is one of my favorites, and this week, I think I discovered why. We’re both tea drinkers. I’m picky about my black tea, so I only drink that at home, but I love white teas, and I’m a pretty huge fan of herbal tea, too. What does this have to do with personal finance? Find out at Tea, Your Health, and Your Bank Account.

Since my Beagle (and really, all three dogs) obviously think I work too hard, at least at home, when I could be paying attention to them, I thought I’d share Step Away From The Mall’s post- Do you work too much? He gives us a bit of history on the 40 hour work week and what working more than that does to our productivity.

You all know that Jana at Daily Money Shot is one of my favorite people, let alone bloggers. I have been enjoying her anniversary week trip look back at the finances of her wedding, especially this look at the creative way they paid for their honeymoon. Our honeymoon was taken 9 months after the wedding, and accommodations were free, in the sense that we were gifted a week at a timeshare when we bought our own timeshare. (Which I still don’t regret, so there we are.)

And speaking of weddings, new Yakezie challenger, From Shopping to Saving, wrote about the advice she heard a lot from her family “You Have to Marry Rich”. I enjoy her thoughts on why this isn’t, in fact, the right choice for her.

Why am I working when there's this bundle of cuteness around? (this pictures is over 2 years old)