Political Calculations Insurance: On the Moneyed Midways

Welcome to this week's edition of On the Moneyed Midways, the only place on the web that provides a weekly review of the best posts from the money and business-related blog carnivals. Each week, we award one post with the title of being: The Best Post of the Week, Anywhere!^(TM)

There must be something about the end of August going into Labor Day weekend in the U.S. - there's a lot of better-than-average content among this week's carnivals! Scroll down for more!

On the Moneyed Midways for September 01, 2006
Carnival	Post	Blog	Comments
Carnival of Business	7 Tips that Politics Run Your Company	Bouncing Back	Jeannie Bauer lists the warning signs of whether your office is more about office politics than office work.
Carnival of Business	Why Democratizing Your Company Rocks	Trizoko	A lot of businesses are run as dictatorships - but Trizoko shows how a little dose of democracy can improve productivity.
Carnival of Career Intensity	The Secret of Building a Strong Reputation	WOW	Alexander Becker shows how you can establish the kind of integrity it takes to succeed in business. The Best Post of the Week, Anywhere!
Carnival of Debt Reduction	How Soon After You Purchase a Home Can You Refinance?	Searchlight Crusade	Dan Melson runs through the things you need to consider if you're looking to refinance your newly bought home to better manage your debts.
Carnival of Investing	The Worst Mistake that a Trader Can Make: Average Down	My 1st Million at 33	frugal spells out a very common error that investors make - buying additional shares of stock when its price has dropped well below their original purchase price.
Carnival of Personal Finance	Which Is More Important - a High Starting Salary or Higher Average Salary Increases?	FreeMoneyFinance	FMF does the math for those just launching their careers.
Carnival of Real Estate	Even When Zillow is Wrong, They're Right. A Different Home Search Model.	WebHomeUSA	Clifford notes that getting home values right isn't the key to Zillow's business model.
Carnival of the Capitalists	Thoughts About Earnings	The Real Returns	The Real Returns thinks through the current stock market investing climate.
Carnival of the Capitalists	Diplomacy 101	ExecuPundit	Michael Wade returns with lessons on why personal diplomacy is an essential skill to develop in life.
Festival of Under 30 Finances	Four Types of Insurance You MUST Have at All Times	Money Crashers	Selling insurance to young people is often a tough sell - the Money Crashers explain what you need, and why!
Investing Carnival	Personal Finance and Simulation Modeling	Simran's Daily Links	Future Certified Financial Analyst Simran shows the power of Monte Carlo simulations in projecting your financial future!
Personal Development Carnival	How to Kick Any Habit	leahey.org	Andrew Leahey provides the guidance you need to stop doing the things you know you shouldn't be doing.
Personal Growth Carnival	The Key to Freedom	Dave Trager	Dave Trager says that "when we remember we are only responsible for our happiness, then we can truly be free." He's right, in this post that was a top contender for being The Best Post of the Week, Anywhere!
Wealth Building Ideas	Could You Sell Sex?	Practical Entrepreneuring	The Constant Entrepreneur asks the question. Can you answer it?