Congratulations to the Green Bay Packers for beating the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XLV.

Since it’s unlikely that you were able to score 200% return on your tickets like those 400 people at yesterday’s Super Bowl who were denied their seats — and consequently got triple their money back — here are this week’s debt-reduction-related posts.  Personal debt reduction articles are up top.  That was the main reason I started this carnival, and it’s what I want to highlight!

• Yes, I Am Cheap has a great debt reduction update.  Keep up the great work!
• Credit Card Assist has a nice all-in-one guide to various ways to reduce your debt.
• The venerable No Credit Needed explains how he got out of debt.

Have a great week!

• Carnival of Debt Reduction up at My Money Forest My Money Forest, sporting a new, cool blue design, hosts this week's Carnival of Debt Reduction!Picks for this week:We're in Debt talks about rationalizing your spending and why you shouldn't do it if you're trying to get out of debt.My New Choice compares being in debt to being overweight.Blogging Away......
• Groovy Carnival of Debt Reduction at Being Frugal Being Frugal has put on the platform shoes and hung the disco ball for this week's Carnival of Debt Reduction! Her favorites for this week: DebtFREE-Revolution sparkles with how she got out of consumer debt. Moolanomy gets down with the ABCs of wealth building. Silicon Valley Blogger gets funky with......

• Subscriber Swap Saturday: No Debt Plan Today Mr. ToughMoneyLove wants to introduce my readers to another personal finance blog that I like to read, No Debt Plan. No Debt Plan is about getting and staying out of debt with a plan.  Kevin, the author, is passionate about budgeting, saving for the future, and using goals to......
• Successful Debt Reduction In Several Simple Steps Credit card and personal debt is at an all time high in many areas of the nation and more and more people are discovering that they are facing financial devastation if they do not begin to reduce their debt levels.  Although beginning the process of debt reduction can be difficult,......