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.

• Carnival of Debt Reduction Thanks everyone for your patience with this week's Carnival of Debt Reduction. Terry Lange over at From The Unknown has had bad problems accessing his blog. He's given the good fight, and he's passed on this week's carnival here after putting it together. Thanks to Terry for putting this together!......
• Debt reduction tip: Zero your interest Note: This tip isn't for everyone but I'll try to give enough information to outline the risks and rewards. Say you have a debt reduction plan.  Say you have something like No Credit Needed's Debt Reduction Guide and are following it through.  Say you're doing really well with it, you......

• Sunday Money Madness: Money and Frugalness Hello and welcome to the Money and Frugalness edition of the Sunday Money Madness Roundup. Several categories are presented below to help break up the collection of weekend reading links. Pull up a seat, grab your coffee and peruse to your heart's content. Save Money | Frugal Tips: Digerati Life......
• Weekend Personal Finance Links Today I'm off to Napa Valley for wine tasting with my wife's mom and sister. It sounds like a perfect activity for dealing with the in-laws - if I didn't have to be the designated driver. My first article of the round-up is my own... I wrote an Do You......