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Carnival of Personal Finance

admin — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:21:43 +0000

This week’s carnival of personal finance is at YouNeedABudget.com. This site was included with the 5 Mistakes to Avoid When Buying a Car From a Dealership article, as well as a number of other great personal finance readers. Here are some that I liked:

Debt Freedom Fighter provides 3 Credit Card Tricks that Keep More Money In Your Pocket.
American Consumer News presents 5 Untruths About Your Credit Report
DJ from The Family Wallet presents Turn Closet Cleaning into Cash.
AJC takes issue with paying your mortgage off as quickly as you can.
7 Millionaires … In Training! thinks you need to think again if you’re of the opinion that 100k means you’re ‘rich’.

Carnival of Personal Finance #162 Published at Taking Charge

admin — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:58:35 +0000

Emily Starbuck Gerson of Taking Charge hosted the Carnival of Personal Finance #162. Here are some of the posts this week:

Not the Jet Set tells how the envelope system works and why it has been so successful for his family.
Antishay Ventenne once thought credit cards were evil, but after becoming debt free, she has come to realize that they can be useful tools
American Small Business News explains to small business owners the importance of employee evaluations
Destroy Debt exposes the real “trick” to saving money.
Uncomment Cents lists seven ways to travel frugally

Carnival of Personal Finance #158 at Mrs. Micah’s

admin — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:32:13 +0000

Mrs. Micah hosted the Carnival of Personal Finance #158 - Thanks Mrs. Micah for featuring our post about whether renting can ever be an investment. Here are a number of articles from the carnival this week:

Penelope Pince from Our Fourpence Worth has come up with Monopoly Game Expansion to teach the kids about savings accounts and interest. Absolutely love this!
Ron from The Wisdom Journal shares a story based on actual events. Bad debt leads to a bad job and a rough life.
Discover Debt Freedom discusses 4 budget killers to watch out for
Patrick at Cash Money Life reminds us to think twice before canceling credit cards
Debbie the Debt Destroyer has some tips for controlling medical costs

Carnival of Personal Finance #157 Published at Consumerism Commentary

admin — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:34:19 +0000

This week’s carnival is hosted at Consumerism Commentary and is the third anniversary edition. A number of excellent articles from various personal finance bloggers were included. Here is a sample:

Jennifer Derrick from Saving Advice presents Quit Complaining About Fuel Prices and Do Something
Silicon Valley Blogger from The Digerati Life presents Our Financial Progress Over The Last 10 Years.
The Writer’s Coin presents Saving for Retirement vs. Living Your Life
American Consumer News presents Tips for Teaching Kids Better Money Management.
Toi from Discover Debt Freedom presents Emergency Funds: A Quick and Easy Way to Start One.
Debbie from Debbie the Debt Destroyer presents Go on Vacation Without Adding More Debt