A big thank-you to Broke Grad Student for hosting this week’s Carnival of Debt Reduction!  Here were four posts that made Editor’s Pick this week:

• My Daily Dollars tells about how one phone call to her credit card company saved her $1,000
• Living the Cheap Life exposes the real truth about credit cards and why Dave Ramsey is wrong
• Five Cent Nickel discusses whether bi-weekly mortgage payment plans and worthwhile
• Mighty Bargain Hunter implores people not to pay for these bi-weekly mortgage acceleration plans

Please go check out this week’s Carnival and read the posts!  Next week Rocket Finance hosts.

• Green Panda Treehouse serves up a feast of a Carnival A big thank-you to Green Panda Treehouse for the fantastic feast of a Carnival this week, from hors d'ouvres to the desserts.  What's more, there were five entrees: Digerati Life gives ten frugal steps to help survive an economic crisis. No Credit Needed describes how credit card companies calculate minimum......
• Man vs. Debt has posted the Marathon Carnival (UPDATE 5/10: Dang, I forgot the link again!  Sorry about that!) Thanks to Man Vs. Debt for hosting this week's Carnival of Debt Reduction!  His picks for this week: Ask Mr. Credit Card interviews Tricia from Blogging Away Debt following her elimination of $37,614 of credit card debt! Money Ning......

• Everything you want to know about the bank crisisAs the financial crisis enters what the governor of the Bank of England has called a "new and dangerous phase" Iain Macwhirter has been looking at the big questionsHow bad is it? This is the worst financial crisis in 60 years, and......
• carnivals, guest posts and links (picture from my visit to the Russian village of Suzdal in 1998) Here are a few links to round up, as well as some site updates at the end of this post. It's a beautiful weekend in the northeast - if you live up here I'm sure you know......