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Now for the links of the week (from what we’ve been reading).

Halloween is just around the corner (one week from tomorrow!) Don’t get left costume-less – check out FrugalDad’s Cheap Halloween Costumes post. I think my favorites are the spa girl and the bunch of grapes. Great costume – no cost.

If you’re interested in CD’s and other information about potential bank fees and problems, check out this post from the Bank Deals Blog. I hadn’t visited this site before, but it looks like a great source of bank-specific information, so I’ll probably check it out again soon.

One of our old favorites, Budgets are Sexy, had two great posts this week. The first deals with a tried and true method of saving, paying yourself first. While included in many financial advice books, this advice is really, really underrated. We can only spare about 10% of our combined income each month, but it adds up faster than you think. J. Money has great advice for viewing the savings just as you would a bill you have to pay to another company, which might help you pay it. His second post, which I just found today, deals with emergency funds. More specifically – the question of whether or not it’s ok to use them. J. answers an e-mail from a reader and has some great advice – a good read.

GetRichSlowly features an insightful post that talks about different ways to cut back on household products in an effort to save money.

Broke Grad Student links to some good articles in a post titled “25 Resources to Help You Get Through the Financial Crisis.”

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