Political Calculations Insurance: On the Moneyed Midways

Welcome to the Thanksgiving 2006 weekend edition of On the Moneyed Midways, the blogosphere's only weekly review of the best business, management and money-related posts from each of the week's major blog carnivals! Each week, we select not only the best posts from each of the blog carnivals we read, but we also select one post as being The Best Post of the Week, Anywhere!^(TM)

But wait, that's not all! In addition to The Best Post of the Week, Anywhere!, we've also identified posts that you can't miss reading - what we believe to be Absolutely essential reading!^(TM) You'll find them all below - just scroll down for the best posts of the week that was....

On the Moneyed Midways for November 24, 2006
Carnival	Post	Blog	Comments
Carnival of Business	The Best Company Structure in Four Easy Steps	Reasoned Audacity	Jack Yoest has a four step plan for budding entrepreneurs to gain control over their businesses - and it involves setting the boss at the top of the pyramid!
Carnival of Debt Reduction	How to Save Money on Credit Cards	MattHutter.com	Sometimes, getting a break on credit card rates can be as easy as asking for one. Matt Hutter has the scoop!
Carnival of Fraud	Top Ten Ways to Prevent Employee Theft	sequence inc.	Tracy Coenen, the host of the Carnival of Fraud, lists the 10 things you can do to ensure your employees aren't draining the till!
Carnival of Future Millionaires	Scam-Proof Yourself to Eliminate Risk	Wisdom from Wenchypoo's Mental Wastebasket	Wenchypoo reprints a consumer scam quiz that her bank sent her - how well will you score?
Carnival of Marketing	What Would Seth Godin Say?	Okdork.com	Noah Kagan has a challenge for you to find just three things wrong in the ad in the picture. You'll find the answers in the comments!
Carnival of Personal Finance	Micro Lending and the Decline of Poverty	Art of Money	Muhammad Yunus only lends money to the poorest people in the world who have no collateral, and has a 98% repayment rate. Jon of the Art of Money has the story.
Carnival of Real Estate	Craigslist Court Decision	Zillow Blog	Liam Lavery breaks news and analyzes the impact of the Chicago federal district court dismissing a suit charging that craigslist's housing listings are in violation of the Fair Housing Act. The Best Post of the Week, Anywhere!
Carnival of the Capitalists	New Wealth More Generous Than Old Wealth	Entrepreneurial Mind	Jeff Cornwall highlights a study that reveals that those who earn their wealth, rather than inherit it, are far more generous with their money in donating to charities.
Cavalcade of Risk	Coffee May Reduce Diabetes Risk	That's Fit	Rigel Gregg has the story that all coffee-drinkers can rejoice in, as the world's caffeinated beverage of choice appears to have a positive effect on the risk of getting diabetes.
Festival of Frugality	5 Tips for Spending Less on Gifts	Binary Dollar	Are you looking to save money this shopping season? You don't have to give your family members Festivus poles like Binary Dollar plans, but you can follow some of these timely tips!
Festival of Under 30 Finances	Goooooooooal!	An English Major's Money	The English Major doesn't know what her financial goals are, which complicates how she talks with people over 30 about the long term.
Festival of Stocks	REIT Delete	StockReply	George of Fat Pitch Financials, the host of the Festival of Stocks this week, made this contrarian post questioning the valuation of REITs an Editor's Choice, and we're calling it Absolutely essential reading!
Home Business Carnival	Why Corporations Fear Network Marketing	geniustypes	Brian C. Lee explores the nuts and bolts of what network marketing is and why you should consider pursuing it as a means of reaching your potential customers. Absolutely essential reading!
Personal Growth Carnival	Why You Lose Your Focus (And What To Do About It)	Ririan Project	Ririan shows how we lose track of what we want and provides six actions you can take to regain your focus.
Carnival of Future Millionaires	Deadbeat Tenants Slide Over One	The Landlord Blog	Anesia Springborn tells the tale of neighbors who thought renting out their house would be easy, until reality hit.