It’s funny how passionate the hatred is for April Fools in some circles. Two people on Twitter yesterday announced they did not like it and alluded to not being fans of the holiday at all. Those people are typical victims of the pranks and they don’t have to be on the internet on the day so many of us want to have a little fun. I unfollowed both of those people. It’s sad since they were both personal finance bloggers themselves.
It would appear that my April Fools prank may have been a little TOO good. If you read the comments (and could see the emails I got). If you didn’t read the last line of my post, it was a joke. I am not Eric Stinson. If I were, I would post that entry on a day other an April Fools. I mean come on, that guy I described is a half-decent human being, I’m much worse than that. Final note: look at the title of the picture in that lost, specifically the title (hover your mouse over the image).
Editor’s Choice:
So I fooled some of you. I’m pretty good at spotting the jokes on the greatest day of April, but my editor’s choice won the award for getting me good. Mighty Bargain Hunter got me with a post claiming a Congressman was introducing a bill to reduce the federal debt by 9%. I did pick up on it half-way through the post, but the headline sure got me. I should have been more cynical, but I was in a playful mood on Wednesday and optimism got the better of me.
Here are the best of the rest from this week.
Steadfast Finances posted a video of the guys from Discover Channel’s Deadliest Catch show. They are not the uneducated fishermen I expected. They are smart, and I would dare call them economists.
The Slacker Method compared MacGyver to slackers. As a MacGyver fanatic it felt good to know I have so much in common with the man with a plan for a rubber band.
Pimp Your Finances has a great entry on how this recession can be seen as a good thing for people under 35. Truth be told, I was sold on this as a pick simply because it quotes Gandalf.
Generation X Finance has a guest post on how to deal with the emotions of losing money in the stock market. As a behavioral finance guy, I love stuff like this. It also has a fantastic quote on what to do with CNBC. The blog’s owner, Jeremy, also had a baby this week. Congratulations Jeremy!
One Mint links to an interactive picture created by Economist (no relation). It was like an interactive political cartoon regarding the recession. Lot’s of fun to play with.
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