Finance Gets Personal

Rather than just give you the obligatory rundown of which carnivals my posts have been included in this week, I’ve decided to take the time and highlight the posts that I particularly enjoyed:

From the Carnival of Personal Finance, which includes my post Debt as a Symptom of Sexual Addiction:

• Just Say ‘No’ to Crap from Squawkfox (crap is whack!)
• Poor Kid Blues from Brip Blap (when I was a kid, I had to beg my mom for Guess? and B.U.M. sweatshirts - I’m tearing up just thinking about it!)

From the Carnival of Debt Reduction, which includes my post Would You Like to Save 49 Cents Today By Opening an Old Navy Card? as an editor’s pick:

• Is It Easier to Lose Weight or Pay Down Debt? from Frugal Dad (I’d have to say paying down debt, because I’m too lazy to try to lose weight.  People used to wonder if I was anorexic, but now they’re more likely to wonder if I’m pregnant.  I’ve been meaning to do something about that, but getting pregnant for real seems easier than exercising.) 
• Should a Gift Keep Costing? Am I a Gift Horse? from Squakfox (Do you give gifts with monthly fees attached?)

From the Festival of Frugality, which includes my post When I’m Debt-Free, I’m Buying the Expensive Toilet Paper!:

• Drugstore vs. Department Store Makeup from Chief Family Officer (I would buy everything at Target if I could figure out what matched my skin and would actually look good!)
• Beware of the Laundy Detergent Cap from No Credit Needed (Personally, I have a hard time putting in only the recommended amount of detergent - maybe I do have OCD)

From the Carnival of Money Stories, which includes my post Confessions of a Former Bank Teller:

• It’s Only Five Cents More from I’ve Paid for this Twice Already… (It’s easy to rationalize five cents, but five cents can add up!)

From the Money Hacker’s Carnival, which includes my post Why Does Dave Ramsey Push Identity Theft Insurance*?

• Rent DVD Movies for $1 With The New Release and Redbox from Prime Time Money (I’ve used Redbox a few times, but I tend to be one of those people who can never get movies back in time, so I have to be careful)

Enjoy!

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