Brain was on auto-pilot.

And I absolutely agree with you about the ads for the CC offers or ING Direct Bank ads (nothing against ING Direct or anything).

Or what’s on sale this week (I’m talking stuff we don’t need not food or gas or things like that).

These types of posts and/or ads just seem to perpetuate the cycle of debt and overspending by consumers (we all need to spend money to get stuff we need, but too many people can’t discern between want and need or spend beyond their means. I am NOT against spending at all. Debt is another matter altogether).

And honestly, if a person can navigate to a PF blog what prevents that person from doing their OWN research on IRAs or banks or credit card offers?

However, I actually do like some lists, but it depends on the type of list. Reason: I may find an item on the list that I find useful that I’ve never considered before. But at this point in my lifestyle, I have pretty much exhausted the usefulness of most of these lists (how many blogs need to list “use coupons” as a way to save $$ on groceries?

I’ll definitely be checking back hear. I’m a non-conformist contrarian, so I always appreciate opposing views (even those I might not agree with).

Thanks for the links too, I had the first two, I’ll check out the last two as well.