Living Almost Large did a bang-up job with this week’s Beijing Olympics Carnival of Debt Reduction.  Four posts got the gold medal:

• Nate Scott talks about what he wants to do as he becomes debt free
• Making Sense with Common Cents Chris Johnston discusses how dealing with debt sometimes means controlling your emotions
• Frugal Dad asks whether they should pay off credit card debt before having a baby
• Capital Couples Finance James explains to us that everyone needs to choose their own debt payoff strategy

Please check out the carnival for the rest of the great posts!

• My Dollar Plan has posted Carnival #124 Thanks to My Dollar Plan for hosting the "January 24th" edition of the Carnival of Debt Reduction! A lot of articles this week, with facts about January 24th sprinkled throughout. Her are the host's picks: Me vs. Debt who is on track to meet some goals Debt Reduction Formula who......
• Moolanomy has posted the Carnival A big thank-you to Pinyo of Moolanomy for hosting this week's Carnival of Debt Reduction. He's rolled out a History of Debt theme for this week's carnival, including information on Hammurabi, early coinage, debtor's prison, pawnbroking, and more! Here are the nine contributions that really struck his fancy this week:......

• RCDL Roundup - Eggnog and Carols Break out the eggnog! It's Christmas time! Credit and Debt Credit Karma presents 2009 Credit Score Tips. My Two Dollars posts this Reader Question - Keep Emergency Fund Or Pay Off 0% Balance Transfer Credit Card? New Regulation on Credit Card Unfair Practices Approved details over at Blueprint for Financial......
• How Banks Make Money off 0% Balance Transfer Credit Cards 0% balance transfer cards can be great for people in debt. Once they've become dedicated to paying it off, you can do so without it accruing more interest. But how do the credit card companies make money off carrying your balance at 0%? (And it doesn't have to be 0%,......