This week, I participated in no less than four blog carnivals. Thanks so much to everybody who worked hard to put these things together!
My Carnival Submissions
Carnival of Debt Reduction #143 - Hosted by Moolanomy and featuring my post Should you let yourself take a break from being cheap?
Carnival of Money Hacks #16 - Hosted by Daily Money Hack and featuring my post Cheap, easy urban gardening.
Carnival of Personal Finance #156 - Hosted by Prime Time Money and featuring my post A penny saved is a penny earned… sometimes.
Festival of Frugality #129 - Hosted by Bored Finance and featuring my post Calculating the real cost of driving.
My Favorite Posts
…that are from these carnivals but are not by yours truly.
Tweaking the debt snowball to fit your life - I’ve mentioned before that I believe Dave Ramsey’s “debt snowball” isn’t the best way to eliminate debt. Think Your Way to Wealth offers a contrasting view. Via the Carnival of Debt Reduction.
The perfect home is a financial nightmare - So says the Personal Financier. I don’t own a home yet, but I’m certainly gonna take this into account when I do eventually purchase one. This is a very wise post. Via the Carnival of Money Hacks.
The ABC’s of keeping cool - Frugal Fu presents a very nice list of money-saving tips for hot weather. Via the Carnival of Personal Finance.
Where to buy cheap spices - FeedTheFam offers a few options I hadn’t thought of before. It seriously burns me to pay $3 for two ounces of cumin or paprika! Via the Festival of Frugality.
Other Links
The ‘best before’ challenge - The Daily Mail presents the story of one man in the UK who eats an awful lot of out-of-date food for the sake of science - that is, testing the limits of expiration dates. This is an informative and funny article but is not recommended for those with weak stomachs.
Does having kids earlier save money? - The Baglady concludes that it probably does. What an interesting, freakonomical line of thinking.
An illustration of why saving money is harder than spending money - This is really amazing. Check it out. From Broke Grad Student.
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June 11th, 2008 - 2:53 pm
Thanks for mentioning my post on buying cheap spices!
June 11th, 2008 - 8:32 pm
Thanks for the mention!
June 12th, 2008 - 5:28 pm
Thank you for your help promoting the Carnival of Debt Reduction!
June 13th, 2008 - 9:19 pm
Thanks for the mention. Which post are you referring to on what you think is the best way, I would be interested in reading it.
Thanks!
June 14th, 2008 - 8:34 pm
June 18th, 2008 - 8:07 am
I really enjoyed your article about not having a “job.” I think more people feel that way than actually live that way. And I commend those with the courage to make it happen (currently working on it
).
Thanks for supporting the carnival and linking back.