Week in Carnivals - 3rd Week in March

March 19th, 2008

I submitted to a couple of carnivals this last week so want to share some of the highlights of each. I’m noticing that it’s taking me longer to dig through them and it’s harder to narrow down to just a couple to link to, so there’s 3 this week for both. Oh well, it’s all worth sharing, so here’s the list for the third week of March:

Carnival of Debt Reduction - hosted by Ask Mr. Credit Card

My Post:	Cut Up My Credit Cards - Not only did I surprise the kids with some shredder action, but I won a contest as well while doing it!
Others I liked:	Savvy Frugality: How to Know if You’re in Deep Financial Trouble - This list hit home for me because I’ve lived just about all of them at one point or another.
	Debt Reduction Formula: Why People Stay in Debt - To get out of debt, you certainly can’t have any of these issues lingering around.
	Paid Twice: Don’t Set Yourself Up To Crash And Burn - Wiggle - I liked this one because it describes a scenario like the one we hit every time we want to splurge outside the budget. I think working in some wiggle room into your budget is a good idea so you decide what to splurge on with planned money instead of unplanned money.

Carnival of Personal Finance #144 - hosted by Being Frugal

My Post:	13 Disadvantages of Living Paycheck to Paycheck - The first of my paycheck-paycheck "theme of the week" posts. It also got selected as an editors pick!
Others I liked:	Monevator: Who’s Your Star Wars Money Hero - Huge star wars fan. Loved the character analysis done here.
	My Dollar Plan: Five Fundamentals of Financial Success - I caught this one over the weekend and stumbled it. Excellent list.
	No Debt Plan: The Concept That Changed Our Financial Life - This post outlines how applying a budget buffer helped change things for good. I can relate so much to this post, and proof of that is in the fact that I ended up posting a scary-similar post the same week as part of my paycheck-paycheck theme. We use a buffer now too and it helps immensely.