In this video, Glenn Beck does his “Comrade Update” explaining some of the events in our country. This is both funny and scary. Enjoy.

As the year comes to a close, here is some of the stuff that I have read and found interesting.  I thought I’d pass these links along to you.

Well, it’s been a crazy week. Too little sleep due to working hard all day and night then staying up and watching the olympics. I’ve had an incredibly productive week with both my day job and my blogs. I have a couple deals pending with my blog that will help me ramp up the monetization which of course is the end goal. Other than that here are some random thoughts and interesting links that I found this week.

I constantly re-analyze my priorities and my reasons for working hard in life. I repeatedly re-check my motivation. Why do i desire financial freedom? What am I really pursuing? Although, it’s easy to be pushed by the current of our culture, my focus is on building a desired lifestyle and on spending time with the people in my life. Let me explain why I think this is the proper perspective.

Upset that you are losing money with Apple’s stock heading lower? Well, get over your sorrows by guessing what the Apple stock price will close at on June 6th! There is still time to enter the 20s Money giveaway to win a free iPod.
Check out the rules of the contest and enter here. All it takes is sending a single email and you are in the contest!

In my previous article entitled, “My Four-Pronged Strategy Towards Financial Prosperity,” I talked about both building my career and building a second stream of passive income. Starting a business could be crucial in both goals. Currently, my goal is to start a business that can morph into a second stream of income. Down the road, I would like to start a business that will by my main wealth driver and my full-time career.
Starting a business is an exciting and challenging thing for anyone. For a 20-something, it’s …

I’ve added a couple stocks to my radar screen in Marvel Entertainment (MVL) and Ctrip.com (CTRP). Here are my thoughts on these companies.

Apple is one of my favorite stocks. I love the company’s long term potential, and I love trading the stock on its momentum. Therefore, to encourage my readers to follow this great stock even closer, I’ve decided to have a little contest for the 20s Money readers to participate in.
Here are the rules

You are to guess what the closing share price of Apple will be on June 6, 2008.
You have until May 30, 2008 to submit your guess. Email your guess to apple@20smoney.com. Any guesses received …