More great news on the debt reduction front:  Sense To Save has paid off over $20,000 in credit card and car debt in less than two years!

Stop by to wish her congratulations!

• Gather Little By Little has posted the Carnival! A big thank-you to Gather Little By Little for hosting this week's Carnival of Debt Reduction!  Two posts on student debt caught his eye and rose to the top: Art of the Coupon presents emotes with a law student's lament. Tough Money Love calls the college student debt machine a......
• Debt Reduction Formula has posted the carnival Thanks go over to Debt Reduction Formula for hosting this week's Carnival of Debt Reduction! Four of the submitted posts caught his fancy: Frugal Dad asks: Is It Easier to Lose Weight or Pay Down Debt? Paid Twice talks about Debt As The American Way DebtFREE-Revolution posted on Too Much......

• Should I Pay Off Debt With Savings? I don't have quite enough in savings to get out of credit card debt, completely, but as I continue to accumulate money in my emergency fund I've started wondering if it makes sense to use some of that cash to pay off debt. It's a classic financial dilemma: continue to......
• Debt reduction vs. retirement savings: which first? Liz Pulliam Weston wrote a nice article recently describing nine money priorities.  She lists them from top priority on down: Pay your bills Save $500 Start saving for retirement Pay off "toxic" debt Bolster your emergency fund Check out long-term disability insurance Enhance your retirement savings Start saving for college......