Here’s a quick look at some of the personal finance articles that caught my eye over the past week.

Jim talks about his six biggest tax deductions of the year.

FMF talks about the types of insurance that you need.

Flexo is amongst the wealthiest 10% of all people in the world (as is pretty much anyone reading this).

MBH talks about the legality of melting down pennies for their copper content.

JLP has some entertaining reading on what constitutes taxable income in the eyes of the IRS.

Over at Raising4Boys we have a list of three great gift ideas for boys.

Cap has a guide describing how not to buy crap.

Jeffrey has a list of free stuff you can get for your birthday.