The newest chic is to call everything "2.0," as though adding a major version number actually changes anything. Of course, sometimes it changes things completely.

A few days ago, Boing Boing guest blogger Richard Metzger pronounced the stunning revelation that "Marx was right!" Of course, he doesn't go on to actually tell us how Marx was right, instead preferring merely to make a series of assertions about the degree of his verisimilitude (bold added by me).

Many of my posts focus on the first word of my blog's name: Money. This one is all about the second: Liberty.

Saw this on the Young Americans for Liberty blog, and it is absolutely awesome. If the visual becomes too disconcerting, just close your eyes and listen to the words.

Each new year, a lot of people make a big deal. There are new year's celebrations across the world, complete with crowds, fireworks, expensive food, drinking and, if you're lucky, a kiss or two at the end of the night (or start of the day, depending how you look at it). Many people make new year's resolutions, the vast majority of which are broken in the first few days and weeks.

For awhile now, I've been thinking about how money is actually a metaphor. Over the next couple weeks, I will present a series of posts that represent a longer essay on the subject. As I am still working out my thoughts, it may take awhile between each post. However, at the end I hope to have a good-size essay on the topic.

Today, I will start with some background material.

This post in FatWallet.com's freebie forum made me chuckle out loud:

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Shortly after I started this blog, I decided to provide some commentary about a joint survey/quiz performed by CNN and Money Magazine, which contained questions related to money and ethics. Here are my thoughts on question 2.

Question 2:

You are selling your home. Your neighbor, who works at City Hall, tells you about a project that would make your neighborhood more attractive, but would lead to a $25,000 assessment. Would you tell prospective buyers?

All Financial Matters posted about a new money and ethics survey at CNN. The survey was conducted by Money Magazine, and after each question you can compare your own money ethics with the participants' responses as well as commentary provided by Money Magazine's group of "ethicists" after each question.