Necessary Virtues has posted this week’s Carnival of Debt Reduction!  A number of great articles in this carnival; here are some favorites.

• Matt Hutter tells how to avoid using credit cards.
• Credit Cave outlines his debt repayment plan.  (Keep it up Andy!)
• Free Money Finance shows how to pay off a boatload of debt quickly.
• WallerBlog reduces debt with a snowball.
• Binary Dollar continues the race to owing nothing.
• No Credit Needed has a sure-fire debt reduction process.

Next week Blunt Money hosts, so submit your post for next week’s carnival here!

• Ask Mr Credit Card has posted the Carnival Thanks go out to Ask Mr Credit Card for posting this holiday-time Carnival of Debt Reduction.  Several of the submitted posts caught his attention for Editor's Picks: Free Money Finance discusses the benefits of debit cards Blueprint for Financial Prosperity explains why he thinks Dave Ramsey is brilliant The Digerati......
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