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This week’s carnival of personal finance is at YouNeedABudget.com.  Our article about 3 Credit Card Tricks that Keep More Money In Your Pocket has been included in the carnival, as well as a number of other great personal finance readers.  Here are some that I liked:

• American Consumer News 5 Untruths About Your Credit Report
• Money Answer Guy gives 5 Mistakes to Avoid When Buying a Car From a Dealership.
• 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’. 

Emily Starbuck Gerson of Taking Charge hosted the Carnival of Personal Finance #162.  Some of my favorite posts she included are:

• The Money Answer Guy helps consumers decide if they should hang onto their gas guzzlers.
• 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

Might Bargain Hunter brings the Carnival of Personal Finance to us this week, with a tribute to the American Flag and lots of great articles to get or keep us on track financially.  Here is a sampling:

• Free Money Finance says: “You can save money by weighing your produce
• The Personal Financier teaches kids about finance through Monopoly
• Money Answer Guy discusses the benefits of a cash-only lifestyle
• Beating Broke tells where they began their journey at reducing their debt

Thanks for Greener Pastures for hosting this week’s carnival.  Here are a few of the posts I liked!

• Mary from American Entrepreneurship highlights some key customer relations skills in Customer Service Communication Tips.
• NtJS from Not the Jet Set speaks of the perils and causes of overspending in Switching From Plastic To Cash.
•  Matt from American Consumer News, offers some tips you’ll find useful in An Effective Way to Obtain a Lower Mortgage Rate.
• AndyS from Saving to Invest contributes Effectively Using Freed up Daycare Dollars
• Money Answer Guy from Money Answer Guy presents Should You Ever Buy a New Car?

Mrs. Micah hosted the Carnival of Personal Finance #158 . Thanks Mrs. Micah for featuring our post about 4 budget killers.

• 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.
• Debbie from American Consumer News discusses protecting your medical information from theft.
• Patrick at Cash Money Life reminds us to think twice before canceling credit cards
• Money Answer Guy asks whether renting can ever be an investment
• Debbie the Debt Destroyer has some tips for controlling medical costs.

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.
• Money Answer Guy from Money Answer Guy presents Is it Possible to Save Money on Gas?
• Debbie from Debbie the Debt Destroyer presents Go on Vacation Without Adding More Debt

The Carnival of Personal Finance #155 was hosted by Moolanomy.

• Money Lessons for Generation X, at American Consumer News.
• Graduating? Calculate Your Tax Withholding, at Poorer than you.
• The Hidden Costs of Growing Up, by One Chance to Live.
• Looking for Extra Money to Pay off Debts? Here are 10 Things You Can Do To Free up Money, by DestroyDebt

The Carnival of Personal Finance #154 is  hosted at Canadian Dream - Free at 45. 

There are a ton of blog posts included this week, and many of them will help you reduce your debt and manage your money better, so be sure to head over to “Canada” and check them out.  Here are a few to get you started: 

American Consumer News explains Automatic 401k Plans.

Accumulating Money tells us What to do before age 30 to set you on a firm financial path.  I am running out of time, only 2 years left to conquer this list!

Debbie from DestroyDebt.com, about Managing Your Money with a Preparation Account. 

Mighty Bargain Hunter warns us that $12-$15 per gallon of gas is coming… Pay $15 for Gas Now to prepare for it.  Can you even imagine that?  No- but ten years ago, could you imagine paying $4.09 for a gallon of gas?

Thanks to the Carnival host for including Discover Debt Freedom and our 5 Financial Rules to live by.

See them all by visiting The Carnival of Personal Finance #154.

Prime Time Money hosted the Carnival of Debt Reduction this week, and featured a number of great articles and blog posts for getting out of debt or reducing your debt.  Here are a few that caught my attention:

•  Create Your Own Bill Organizer, at DestroyDebt.com
• The Real Cost of Withdrawing Retirement Funds Early, by Cash Money Life
• Micropayments Make Cents, at Financial Zip.

Money Under Thirty provides us with our weekly personal finance fix, and includes some outstanding blog posts as usual.  My favorites include:

• Destroy Debt offers some pointers for spending less to free up available income.
• My Buddy Tisha Kulak over at American Consumer News gives us how to Deal with the Demise of Floating Check Times.
•  A Dollar a Day asks are you ready for a disaster?
• No Debt Plan writes 10 Steps to Avoid Becoming a Millionaire