Here are some of the best articles from around the personal finance community in the past week:

• Free Money Finance explains how to keep your day job AND invest in real estate.
• Consumerism Commentary asks if being frugal means missing out on life.
• The Simple Dollar has answers some good questions about the economy and how it affects you.
• The Lazy Man talks about his experience with signing up for the MLB cable package.
• Wise Bread tells youw how to save 54 cents per gallon of gas!
• Cash Money Life explains why paying your taxes with a credit card is a horrible idea.

This week I participated in the Festival of Frugality hosted by A Penny Saved.