Thanks to Pecuniarities for hosting this week’s Carnival of Debt Reduction with a Charles Dickens debtor’s prison theme!

Three articles made the cut this week for Editor’s Pick:

• I Pick Up Pennies wonders if we’re too optimistic
• Passive Family Income discusses gardening and the recession in America
• Five Cent Nickel presents a reader’s debt reduction vs. retirement savings dilemma

Thanks for reading!

• The new Golb Guru blog has this week's carnival! This guy's a trooper!  Not only did Golb Guru move his blog from blogspot to its new home at thetaoofmakingmoney.com, but he did a great job with a lot of posts for this week's Carnival of Debt Reduction!Two picks from this week's carnival:Blogging Away Debt gets driven crazy by her......
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