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 gives you ample opportunity to consider why you’re trying to get at your plastic.  The main question to ask is: “Do I need this item badly enough that I want to pay interest on it?“  If the answer is no, then the trick worked.

• Flashback: Mind over matter Frugal for Life hosted Carnival of Debt Reduction #34, and this week's Flashback comes from Get Rich Slowly: Two Approaches to Debt Elimination. Facing debt reduction isn't easy, but if several debts are in the mix, which one do you attack first -- the small one, or the high-interest one?......
• Four Pillars has posted this week's Carnival A big thank-you to Quest for Four Pillars for hosting this week's Carnival of Debt Reduction.  His picks for this week from the submissions: Jeff Rose talks about debt consolidation loans. The Canadian Finance Blog discusses the difference between fixed and variable-rate mortgages. Debt Goal reports that foreclosure problems arrive......

• Got Financial Questions? Ask the M-Network This week, members of the M-Network are happy to announce a new feature called Ask The M-Network. This feature allows you, our readers, to submit personal finance questions to any of the M-Network members using the contact form on any M-Network member's blog. Your question will be answered by several......
• Dave Ramsey's Baby Steps To Financial Freedom Dave Ramsey's Baby Steps is a financial plan designed to help you get your finances in order, get out of debt, and achieve financial freedom. Dave Ramsey has taught these Baby Steps to millions via radio, The Total Money Makeover, Financial Peace University, and on DaveRamsey.com. In this article, I’d......