On the Moneyed Midways - March 21, 2008

Welcome to the Friday, March 21, 2008 edition of On the Moneyed Midways, your one stop in the blogosphere to find the best posts contributed to the best of the week's past business and money-related blog carnivals!

We have a very short edition this week, as we're falling between weeks for the money and business-related blog carnivals that have biweekly editions, and it's still too soon for those that go online with once-a-month editions. And because we're looking forward to a long weekend ourselves, we'll keep the commentary just as short so we can get right to it - keep scrolling down for the best posts of the week that was:

On the Moneyed Midways for March 21, 2008
Carnival	Post	Blog	Comments
Carnival of Debt Reduction	Is Your Bank Book Your Financial Statement?	InvestorBlogger	The InvestorBlogger finds that far too many people just look at their bank account balance when assessing their financial health, and argues that figuring out your net worth every so often is really a better way to go.
Carnival of HR	I'm Not Lazy, I Just Don't Care	8 Hours & A Lunch	HR professional Deb Owen reveals that those once-a-year performance reviews really don't matter all that much, and quotes Office Space to make her point!
Carnival of HR	Can Anyone Learn to Be a Great Leader?	Three Star Leadership	Wally Bock not only hosted this week's Carnival of HR, but also contributed this gem in which he answers "No, but..." Absolutely essential reading!
Carnival of Personal Finance	Who's Your Star Wars Money Hero?	Monevator.com	It's pure silliness, but did you ever wonder if you might have Darth Vader's or Yoda's characteristics when it comes to money?
Carnival of Real Estate	San Diego Housing Market March 2008: Heating Back Up	Searchlight Crusade	It's only anecdotal evidence so far, but Dan Melson reports that the housing market may be beginning to recover in San Diego and discusses how he expects things will develop. The Best Post of the Week, Anywhere!
Festival of Frugality	Cash to Burn: Why a Credit-Only Lifestyle Works for Me	But Why Doesn't It Grow on Trees?	Turning conventional wisdom on its head, Suchong explains the dynamics of why credit cards help her keep better control over her spending than following a cash-only spending plan.
Festival of Stocks	Investing in AeroGrow's Gourmet Herb Gardens	Living Off Dividends	The Passive Income Investor wonders if AeroGrow (AERO), a company that makes "kitchen crop appliances" featuring technology developed by NASA, is investment-worthy.

Previous Editions

• OMM's Running Index for 2008
  
• OMM's Running Index for 2007
  
• The Best Blogs Found in 2006 (and our full 2006 index)!