I’m not sure what I’ve done to deserve such great help.  I tweeted (offhandedly) that I had two carnivals to put together this week, and Simply Forties stepped up on Saturday to put on this week’s Carnival of Debt Reduction.  For those of you who have hosted a blog carnival before, you know that it’s a fair amount of work, so I’m usually reluctant to throw that at anyone without at least a week’s notice.  But she did a great job on very short notice!

Please check out this week’s Carnival at Simply Forties!

• Simply Forties posts the Friendship Edition Carnival 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......
• Credit Addict has posted the Carnival A big thank-you to Credit Addict for hosting this week's Carnival of Debt Reduction! He chose five submissions for this week's Editor's Picks: Blueprint For Financial Prosperity with Curb Spending by Writing Goals on Credit Cards Paid Twice with I’ll Do What I Want With My Economic Stimulus Check The......

• How to prepare for a layoff Sometimes you just see the writing on the wall. Rumors are flying, reasonable budget requests are denied, and there are mysterious visitors to your company along with rah rah rah reassurance meetings. These are all signs that the company you work for might be in trouble, and a company in......
• Roundup for week of 2 December 2007: Christmas pageant edition Lots of "choir stuff" activity this weekend at our church.  We sang a short selection at an assisted living facility.  The residents' faces lit up when the children came out in costume.  They "stole the show."Christmas pageants at your local church are are an inexpensive event that you and your......