Thanks to veteran blogger All Financial Matters for hosting this week’s Carnival of Debt Reduction.  He really separated the debt reduction wheat from the non-debt-reduction chaff.  Thanks JLP!

• Plonkee Money serves up an ace Carnival A big thank-you to Plonkee Money for hosting this week's Carnival of Debt Reduction right on the heels of a trip across the pond. This week the Carnival is peppered with wit and wisdom from famous brits, such as Keynes, Brummel, and Moss.  He also highlighted four of the posts......
• Ask Mr Credit Card has posted the Carnival Thanks go out to Ask Mr Credit Card for posting this holiday-time Carnival of Debt Reduction.  Several of the submitted posts caught his attention for Editor's Picks: Free Money Finance discusses the benefits of debit cards Blueprint for Financial Prosperity explains why he thinks Dave Ramsey is brilliant The Digerati......

• Adding content to a carnival when you host There are many good ways to get your carnival to stand out if you're the host.  Typically the inventiveness is evident in the presentation of the posts.  But what about adding a well-thought-out introduction to the carnival?Most of the carnivals I've hosted just say something to the extent of:"Welcome to......
• A quick roll-your-own carnival submission form BlogCarnival.com has become an integral part of many blog carnivals.  They were down for about a week with database maintenance.  I know that this was probably quite hectic for them as well as for all of the carnival managers that depend on the features it brings to the table. A......