A big thank-you to Tricia from Blogging Away Debt (who is now halfway toward her debt payoff goal!) for hosting this week’s Carnival of Debt Reduction. Her five favorites from this week’s submissions:

• Cooking Money posted on the side effects of being in debt
• I’ve Paid for this Twice Already … who posts on paying as much as she can vs. how much she could afford
• Bag Lady wonders when the American Dream became debt
• One Girl’s Quest is getting serious about debt reduction
• My Dollar Plan posts on when exactly does the 0% credit card expire

Be sure to check out the rest of the great posts in this week’s carnival!

• Carnival #53 is up at Journey to Financial Freedom Thanks very much to Journey to Financial Freedom for hosting this week's Carnival of Debt Reduction!Sixteen articles in this week's carnival -- thanks to everyone who submitted! Ones that I especially liked:Gratitude and debt.  Instead of looking at what you don't have, look at what you do have, and work......
• Not the Jet Set has posted this week's Carnival! A big thank-you to Not the Jet Set for hosting this week's Carnival of Debt Reduction! He chose five posts as the highlights of his Gazelle Intense edition of the Carnival: Canadian Personal Finance Blog posts on the worst financial advice given Christian Money and Finances discusses what the Bible......

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