There's No Way...

...that I can get to all the great/interesting personal finance article I'd like to share with you. So here's a summary of several of them -- click on the ones you find useful:

• Keeping Calm - You wouldn't be human if you weren't at least a little unnerved by the big drops in global stock markets the past few days. But you will be best served by staying calm while other investors -- no, call them traders -- are losing their heads.

• Five Fast Ways to Blow a Windfall - Take Janite Lee, who won $18 million in 1993 playing the Missouri lottery. She plowed through it all in less than a decade by being too generous and giving it to various organizations and causes. Or look at William "Bud" Post, who hit a $16.2 million jackpot in the Pennsylvania lottery in 1988. Through bad investments, lawsuits and general mismanagement, he found himself in debt in less than a year.

• Publix Renews Store-Brand Promotion - Publix here reintroduced its store-brand challenge yesterday. As part of the promotion, shoppers who purchase one of three featured national-brand products through April 16 will receive the Publix-brand equivalent free. (Related FMF post: Save Big Money by Using Generic/Store Brands -- Even I Didn't Know the Savings Were This Big!!!)

• Make your car last 250,000 miles - Small, routine steps taken throughout your vehicle's lifetime can save you headaches and a lot of money in the long run. Here's how to get the most out of your car.

• Should you grab that buyout offer? - In recent months, early-retirement packages have been offered by employers as diverse as Colgate-Palmolive, General Motors, and The Washington Post. Just in case you find an offer in your In box someday, here are a few things to consider.