Mighty Bargain Hunter hosted Carnival of Debt Reduction #24, and this week’s Flashback comes from a post by Blueprint for Financial Prosperity: What Do Debt Consolidation Services Offer?

Debt consolidation services are legitimate. They help you to simplify your debt reduction process by paying your creditors from one check that you give them. This costs money, though, and NCN, who’s gotten out of debt by himself, didn’t think that this was the way to do it. It’s more expensive, you lose a little control of your money, and you can do the same thing for free. And with all of the free resources on blogs like NCN’s, it makes even more sense to try to do it on your own.

• Flashback: Cool it Blueprint for Financial Prosperity hosted Carnival of Debt Reduction #25.  This week's Flashback comes to you from Birds and Bills:  Frozen Assets.  This is another Jedi Credit Trick designed to slow your purchasing down.  If you have to wait for a card to melt from a block of ice, it......
• Simply Forties posts the Friendship Edition Carnival A big thank-you to Simply Forties for hosting this week's Carnival of Debt Reduction!  She's put together a very friend-friendly Carnival in honor of International Friendship Month. Some of her favorites this week: Bible Money Matters gives show how to jumpstart your personal economy by a doing your first budget......

• The PF Challenge Tournament On Facebook Some of you may know that Lending Club has been in the quiet period for a while now. But Lending Club is still alive and well as could be seen by The PF Challenge game recently released on Facebook. If you have a chance, I'd encourage you to check it......
• Sunday Money Roundup - Stocks and Things Welcome to this week's edition of the SMR. Browse by category for your weekend reading material. What other categories would you like to see here? Let me know - leave a comment! College | Home: Kirberts says you can be in the school you want with affordable student loans. School......