Greener Pastures has posted this week’s Carnival of Debt Reduction featuring a different kind of debt: the US Federal Debt.  The charts are interesting, though be forewarned that they’re partisan.

Thanks to all who participated in this week, including Greener Pastures!  Please check out the Carnival!

• Picks from this week's carnival As promised, here are some of my picks from this week's Carnival of Debt Reduction: Searchlight Crusade does his usual thorough job with this post on forty- and fifty-year mortgages. New and creative ways to goad people into taking on more debt than they can handle so that they're forever......
• Carnival #100 highlights I promised to comment on the posts for Carnival of Debt Reduction #100 that caught my attention, and here they are.  I'm partial to the personal debt reduction stories mostly, since those were the kinds of posts I envisioned when I started the carnival up nearly two years ago:We're in......

• Balancing Good Vs. Bad Debt In This Economy. Every headline you read about personal finance right now says to get out of debt. With the economy crashing, the last thing you want to carry with you is debt, right? Well, yes and no - you do want to get rid of any credit card debt, for sure. But......
• Friday Fiscals: Late-night edition Had to catch up a bit at work after running around Thursday to close on our new house. So it's Saturday morning Fiscals, but here are great links nonetheless ;) A Gai Shan Life has an elaborate post on pets and preparedness. The Millionaire Nurse discusses life insurance needs. Sweating......