Free Money Finance hosted the Carnival of Debt Reduction #21, and Personal Finance Advice’s post, which encouraged people to look for better rates on auto insurance, is the subject of this week’s Flashback.  When you’re paying down debt, it’s crucial to set aside as much as possible for the debt reduction without placing yourself at undue risk if an emergency happens.  Shopping around for better insurance rates or raising your deductible is one way to do this.  Auto insurance is just one periodic expense that may have some room to be reduced in order to allow more money to be thrown at the debt you want to pay down.  Look for other places that can be diverted toward your debt reduction, too.

• And here's this week's Carnival Thanks for visiting this week's Carnival of Debt Reduction!  Here are this week's posts: Couple Money posts a great debt reduction strategy guide. Free Money Finance gives a seven step process for getting out of debt. Digerati Life shares a guest post on paying off student loans while carrying a......
• Welcome to Carnival of Debt Reduction #119 Good morning!  Thanks for stopping by, and I hope and pray that you and your family have a blessed Christmas. Welcome to this week's Carnival of Debt Reduction! A number of good articles this week, so let's get started. Some of my friends have consolidated their debt with a home......

• Free Money Finance March Madness - Elite 8! Thanks to you, you my article, Do you appreciate what you have? has now made it to the "Elite 8" in the Free Money Finance March Madness contest. I cannot believe my article has made it this far!!!   Wow! I'd really love to win the overall March Madness, as......
• 35th Money Hacks Carnival - The 1925 Railroad Edition. Welcome to the 35th Money Hacks Carnival! Last weekend, my wife and I headed out for a day trip through Northern New Mexico and Southern Colorado aboard the Cumbres & Toltec Railroad, a narrow-gauge train that still runs some of the same tracks it did back in 1925. The engines......