Well, investors will be getting a wake-up-call this morning from the Fed letting them know that easy money won’t be around forever!

Thirty minutes after the markets closed on Thursday, the Fed raised the rate it charges banks for emergency loans by a quarter percentage point to 0.75%.  This was a move that came as a bit of a surprise to most analysts.

It’ll be interesting to see how the markets respond to this today.

Well, it’s another week in the books and it’s time for a quick tour.  This Week in Personal Finance takes a look at interesting articles, posts and news from the past week in the personal finance arena. 

So give these articles a click!

• Fiscal Fizzle takes an interesting spin stating that there is no such thing as passive income.
• Want to go green?  Canadian Finance Blog offers up 10 tips for going green and saving money.
• Do you love free stuff on the web, but hate the spam that goes with it?  PT Money tells us how to find free stuff online without getting spammed!
• Want some motivation to cut back on dining out?  Check out MSN Money’s post about the real cost of dining out. Wow!
• Need a few updates to the wardrobe, but don’t want to bust your budget?  Take a look at Linda’s post over at Christian PF on how to update your wardrobe on a budget.
• This wasn’t from the past week, but it’s a really good article on a confusing topic from Evolution of Wealth - life insurance and discount bands.
• Would you pass the Rich Young Ruler test?  Great post from Lakita found at Bible Money Matters.
• Fred Schebesta from Credit Card Finder has done a couple really great guest posts on R2.  He also writes PF comics!  Check it out.  Some day I hope to make it as a comic book hero!

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R2 Around the Web

I had two posts on Christian PF this week:

• Should You Convert to a Roth IRA in 2010?
• When Can You Withdraw Your Traditional IRA?

My post Finding Happiness: How You Can Own More by Owning Less was included in Canadian Finance Blog’s weekly round up.

Have a GREAT weekend everyone!!