Things I tripped over on my way to the internet

So what should you do? 
Adams has nine steps that he says, when performed in order, can help you to generate — and protect — your wealth. We think his suggestions are pretty Foolish and thus, with his permission (thanks, Scott), publish them here:

1. Make a will.
2. Pay off your credit cards.
3. Get term life insurance if you have a family to support.
4. Fund your 401(k) to the maximum.
5. Fund your IRA to the maximum.
6. Buy a house if you want to live in a house and can afford it.
7. Put six months’ worth of expenses in a money market account.
8. Take whatever money is left over and invest 70% in a stock index fund and 30% in a bond fund through any discount broker, and never touch it until retirement.
9. If any of this confuses you, or if you have something special going on (retirement, college planning, tax issues), hire a fee-based financial planner.

Seems like good advice. You might want to skip the buy a house part. (via morrismaven)

Get a load of all the information you can find for any property in Sacramento County. All you need is an address. This would be helpful for lots of things but espescially house shopping. I imagine many counties have something similar.

PROPERTY INFORMATION
Address
Assessor Parcel #
Jurisdiction
Thomas Brothers Coordinates
Assessor Land Use/Zoning Code
Approx. Parcel Square Footage

DISTRICT INFORMATION
Supervisor
District #
City Council
Drainage
Fire
Park
School
Special District
Water Supply

TRASH PICKUP
Service Day
Next Green Day
Next Recycle Day
Refuse

POLITICAL INFORMATION
State Assembly
State Senate
US House
US Senate

SEWER INFORMATION

There’s also a link to property tax information for that parcel.