My favorite social tool is StumbleUpon, a website that allows you to channel surf the web and has the ability to drive large amounts of traffic to your site over time.

In fact, the majority of my unique visitors have been referred by SU. This is a trend I’d like to continue, which is why I have a habit of thanking any visitors that give my articles a thumbs up.

However, Lee at the LGR Webmaster blog brought up some different ways to thank stumblers as well as some reasons one might not want to thank stumblers.

Domestik Goddess just posted my first guest post, 4 Frugal Ways to Furnish a New Home. Give it a read if you’re planning to move or simply in the market for new furniture.

I just discovered this older post, but it is a treasure. Coyote Blog has a Zero-Sum Wealth Quiz that everyone should read. You can’t help but to walk away thankful for the widespread prosperity of our age.

Charles Wheelan, author of The Naked Economist, writes about Shooting Ourselves in the Economy. You should read this article if you’re concerned about the trade deficet, off-shoring, or any other similar “problem.”

Veteran financial columnist Scott Burns answers “What can we do about government debt?”.

Terrence @ Double Journey compares living in California to Washington state. Overall, he’s happy with his decision even though it seems like Washington won more categories than California.

Danny @ Money Socket answers the question Is It Really That Easy To Make Money Online? If you’re considering starting a blog for profit, read this post. It might just save you time and money.

Danny also posted five ways to think like a bank if you want to get rich. It’s an interesting way of looking at one’s personal decisions.

I just discovered Money and Such and the first post I ran across poses a question most potential retirees overlook, your retirement quota.

Ryan Healy @ the Debt Reduction Formula offers another way of looking at debt with Debt Is a Hole in the Ground.

FreeMoneyFinance writes about the very generous Health Savings Account his company is offering next year.

Mrs Micah is compiling a list of the best personal finance practices of the year.

Jeff Barry explains how he selected from over 175 pages worth of blog archives to create an e-book of 57 beautifully laid out pages on Buenos Aires, City of Faded Elegance.

h/t Joe Wikert’s Publishing 2020 Blog

Here are the entries from the All Tips and Tricks group writing project:

Wanna know my best blogging achievement? by Paul Lamach Best blogging achievement by Vivien Bragging Rights by Shelly Learning, my best achievement in blogging by Tclian Blog your way into history by me My best blogging achievement by Pearl My greatest achievements by Yeepage The Crux Of JobMob by Jacob LGR Webmaster Blog Best Blogging Achievement by LGR

While they’re all worth reading, my favorites are Shelly’s Bragging Rights, Jacob’s The Crux Of JobMob, and Vivien’s Best blogging achievement.

Leo from zenhabits shares 10 key actions that helped get him out of debt. If you’d like a dose of inspiration, he’s your man.

Ryan Healy just wrote a brilliant guest post for plonkee. It is a succinct, clear, story of two paths: one ending in success, the other in disappointment.

Now that the full site has finally been launched, I can get back into the routine of highlighting some interesting content from around the financial blogosphere.

• Trent at The Simple Dollar shares Everything You Ever Really Needed to Know About Personal Finance on the Back of Five Business Cards
• Free Money Finance talks about The Thrill of Paying Off a Mortgage
• AllFinancialMatters, Get Rich Slowly, and Moolanomy talk about achieving goals
• Clever Dude asks “what could you give up when you’re in financial trouble” here, here, and here
• DebtKid talks about his Debt Attack Plan (and mentions he’s found the IRS surprisingly easy to deal with)
• Money Socket talks about lessons learned from grandparents

You can read about my going dark experiment at the Authority Blogger forum. If you’re wondering why I haven’t updated in a while, it’s because I realized I’ve been filling my life with distractions.

Good distractions, mind you. The tumblelog will continue, but not until On Financial Success officially launches, with a brand new, custom design and several fresh articles and a color pamphlet to boot.

I’ve decided to take drastic measures to become productive.

I’m turning my internet connection off.

You see, my life is very busy. I have made progress in recent years. GTD has helped me keep track of my many obligations and I don’t procrastinate as much as I use to. However, I still seem to fritter what little free time I have.

So I am disconnecting from the internet for one week. My absence may be longer; I am going to do whatever it takes to finish the numerous writing projects cluttering my “on deck” folder.

Hopefully, this change will result in increased productivity in-front of the screen. And when I return, I will limit my online activities (newsreader, email, forums, etc) to specific times of the day and may even adopt a five.sentenc.es policy.