If you are new to WhereDoesAllMyMoneyGo.com, every Friday I run a post called “A Lap Of The Blogs” which provides links to articles I found interesting and think that others may want to read for themselves. I also include some commentary on what’s going on in my personal life and a weekly “racing video” since my former life was in the auto-racing industry. The name “Lap of the Blogs” is in reference to “A Lap Of The Gods” which is an old video series which chronicled on-board footage of the world’s greatest F1 drivers lapping various racetracks from around the world.

From Around The Blogosphere

Seems like I just got over a cold, and now I have another. Yay. With that I’m going to head to bed soon, so I’m just going to let ‘er rip with the weekend links:

Moneygardener shows us how to check your credit report for free.

Thicken My Wallet discusses how Facebook can affect your career (badly).

Canadian Financial DIY finds an estimate of the future equity risk premium of 3.5%.

Mark Wolfinger answers a reader question: Can an out-of-the-money option be exercised?

Big Cajun Man gets a discount on his car insurance.

Four Pillars asks how strict you have to be with your asset allocation when you are in the early accumulation phase.

Million Dollar Journey has a guest post on seven ways that saving money is like losing weight.

Your friendly neighbourhood web-slinger, who is normally out saving the day, is wondering if it’s worth saving Nortel.

And last but never least, Canadian Capitalist addresses the size at which a passive investor might want to consider making the switch from index mutual funds to Exchange Traded Funds.

This Week’s Racing Video

The Ford RS200: quirky, deadly fast, a ticking time bomb. Enjoy.