My weekly list of things I meant to say, follow-ups, requests, all the personal finance news that need to be cleaned up and aired out.

First, off, First-time home buyer...
When I was writing recently about the looming deadline for first-time homebuyers to get their act together and to buy the house by Nov. 30, I assumed the real estate lobby would want to get that deadline extended. But it's not. At least openly. Openly, the real estate folks want us to get those deals done now. Quietly, I wouldn't be surprised at all that they're working furiously to get more help from a tax break?

Second, Got a question?
We're going to do a Financial Planning Helpline, as we did last year, using members of the Financial Planning Association to answer your calls. If you'll submit a question in the box at right, I'll be handing them out and trying to get answers.

Third, Did you notice?
We really do have deflation in Florida, which is an overall decline in prices. I reported last week that local prices for consumer goods have fallen by the largest amount in 31 years, according to a federal Bureau of Labor Statistics report.

The local measure of consumer prices fell 1.8 percent on an annual basis through August.
August was the sixth consecutive month in which inflation has been absent from the local economy, replaced by falling prices or deflation.

Fourth, Probably doesn't feel any better.
Because, on average, your income hasn't been going up. Writing that story for tomorrow.

More later.