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
• MasterYourCard reviews the difference between checking and savings accounts
• I Pick Up Pennies asks if you’re a frugal fire fighter
• Money Blue Book wonders whether there will be a second stimulus check headed our way

Please check out the Carnival and have a great week!  Give an old friend a call or look a few long-lost classmates up on Facebook, too.

• Debt Sucks has posted the Carnival Thanks go out to Debt Sucks for hosting this week's Carnival of Debt Reduction! Here are his picks for this week: My Wealth Builder has achieved zero debt -- including the mortgage! Congratulations! Free Money Finance discusses to five ways to use credit cards wisely. The Digerati Life posted some......
• Carnival #53 is up at Journey to Financial Freedom Thanks very much to Journey to Financial Freedom for hosting this week's Carnival of Debt Reduction!Sixteen articles in this week's carnival -- thanks to everyone who submitted! Ones that I especially liked:Gratitude and debt.  Instead of looking at what you don't have, look at what you do have, and work......

• Saving Money The Right Way Many people end up spending money they simply do not have, or not saving nearly as much money as they should be saving. Do you feel that this is true about yourself? There are a wide variety of different ways that you can save money without breaking any laws. You......
• Money Hacks Carnival #63 at I Pick Up Pennies Money Hacks Carnival #63 was hosted at I Pick Up Pennies. This carnival was named the Swine Flu edition with cute photos of little piggies. This week editor's picks include: 6 Signs That the Recession is Ending posted at My Life ROI, Getting the Best Return On Life. Sell Your......