Today is the Retire Gracefully edition of the Carnival of Money Stories. Editor's Picks Philip from PT Money presents Anatomy of a Big Financial Mistake, “A funny story involving a drunk call with some pretty good personal finance takeaways.” Darwin presents People Aren’t This Stupid, Are They? posted at Darwin's Money, saying, “You've gotta check out this ridiculous coupon deal from a major retailer. People aren't this stupid are they? Please don't ever fall for this gimmick.” Jessica presents Keeping… Read the rest

Today it's my turn to round up the Yakezie blogs.  I only had one blogger send an entry so I scooted around the Internet looking for interesting posts from bloggers in the group. 20s Money shares a history lesson with: World War II Did Not Lead America Out of Depression. Barbara Friedberg Personal Finance shares Summer Reading for the Personal Finance Enthusiast. Bargaineering tells us How To Recover From a Stolen Credit Card. Beating Broke asks Is Gold The Next… Read the rest