Monday Morning Blog Kickstart: October 10th, 2011

Start your Monday morning with coffee and these seven excellent articles from around the financial blogosphere!

Dividend Growth Investor looks at how to narrow down your purchasing decisions for dividend stocks in How To Choose Between Dividend Stocks 

Invest It Wisely looks back at the tremendous influence Steve Jobs had on the modern world in Steve Jobs, Entrepreneur and Capitalist Extraordinaire 

Mike at Stupid Cents explores Where To Put Money You Are Saving For A Down Payment.  See my similar post here at Can I Buy A House With Dividend Stocks?

David Bakke guests posts at Sustainable Personal Finance and provides a common sense blueprint for early retirement with 3 Secrets To An Early Retirement 

Kanwai Sarai at Simple Investing Blog advises investors to keep an eye on the dividend payout ratio in Watch Out! A High Payout Ratio Could Get You In Trouble

D.J. at The Family Wallet asks Are you Saving Enough For Retirement?

Dividend Mantra pulls the trigger on three stocks in Recent Buy 

Tune in tomorrow for more original content from Dividends For The Long Run.  In the meantime consider the lessons from the above articles and always remember to pay yourself first!