This Week's Hot Links: Bring Out the Violins...

1. The New York Times explores the stories on how young hipsters live in Manhattan on non-investment banker salaries (and nope, they don't have trust funds either). Although I make far less than the IBs in the city, I resisted the urge to pull out my violin as I read this story. However, it is a good story to check out for those who 'have' to live in The City and need ways to trim their budgets.


2. And here's a similar story about older "middle class" Americans struggling to "make ends meet." I refer you again to Drew Carey's insight we highlighted http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=22424944 for a little balance.



3. The USA Today raises alarm that Generation X is not saving enough. I'm hoping that they're just over-blowing the savings thing--my prediction is that they'll be OK. Otherwise, the "Y Generation" (born between 1980-1999) will be there to bail them out via higher taxes.



4. Free Money Finance profiles a person who got an unpublished discount by..well..asking for it.


5. And if you're still worried about gas prices, CNN Money lists six ways you're probably wasting gas. When I drove, I was guilty of at least four of the six. How many did you do?

War on the Middle Class? A View from Drew Carey

The media has done a great job of telling you that we're spiraling down the tubes as a middle class. Lou Dobbs has become one of the strongest generals in this "war." But what if we're not as bad off as we're told to think? Check out this Drew Carey Reason Clip:




Thoughts?