Thanks to ABCs of Investing for posting an investing-related Carnival of Debt Reduction.  He makes a nice tie-in to how debt reduction enables sound investing practices.  As much as I like the carnival to be only about debt reduction, it’s part of a bigger whole:  once you’ve reduced your debt to nothing, where do you go from there?

Enjoy the carnival!

• August heat carnival It continues to be a scorcher this summer.  Here are this week's debt reduction posts, served up hot: Canadian Finance Blog has paid off all of their consumer debt!! Congratulations! Reduce Debt Faster explains some debt reduction strategies that work. Bible Money Matters lists the top financial mistakes young families......
• Blunt Money has posted the Carnival! Thanks very much to Blunt Money for hosting the 65th Carnival of Debt Reduction!The personal debt reduction stories are great testimonies to accountability and responsibility for the bloggers trying to get out of debt, so I like to highlight them when I can.  It's worthwhile to see how others go......

• Lender Due Diligence I liked the previous rgf post so much I went and looked up another of his posts...  This one is on Prosper Lender Due Diligence.  The forum thread is here.  Enjoy: Those that have followed my posts know that I lend money for a bank for a living (an underwriter).......
• Personal Finance Links (Dallas Advice, Anyone?) This week my wife and I are traveling to Dallas for a wedding. It's my first trip to Texas. We are planning to see the The Sixth Floor Museum as we've heard a lot of great things about it. However, we don't know a great place for good authentic Texan......