Here are this week’s on-topic posts:

• Christian Personal Finance advises delaying gratification to avoid debt.
• Bible Money Matters includes some debt reduction tips in his list of twenty ways to press onwards toward your financial goals.
• Get Rich Slowly says that slow and steady wins the race, with debt reduction and other things.
• The Digerati Life discusses how the new credit card rules can affect debt reduction plans.
• Personal Finance Analyst debates investing vs. paying down debt.

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• Debt reduction tip: Emergency! Emergency! Throwing extra money against your consumer debt is a very good thing to do.  (The credit card companies hope that you don't do this, because it allows them to charge you interest for a really long period of time, sometimes over a decade.) So if throwing extra money at your......
• 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......

• Five Personal Finance Books to Read in 2009 Let’s assume that you’ve decided to get your finances in order in 2009. However, you may need some guidance to decide exactly what that means. Where should you start? What do you need to accomplish before your finances are officially “in order?” Reading personal finance books is a great way......
• Two carnivals are up! Frugal Underground hosts this week's Carnival of Debt Reduction, and My Money Blog has this week's Carnival of Personal Finance! The Carnival of Debt Reduction was a little lean this week; nonetheless bookchiq did a great job putting the carnival together! Thanks! Frugal for Life hosts the Carnival of Debt......