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It’s the weekend, which means it’s time for a round up! There were lots of great articles this week! I also participated in two carnivals. Let’s get started with the round up, shall we?
First, I want to start off with some great posts from the Debt Bloggers Network:
- Debt Reduction Formula presents Will Your Debt be Marked Down? Back in February 2008, Leap2020 predicted the U.S. would enter a recession starting September 2008. Their prediction was dead-on. If this were to happen, the conditions would be perfect for the replacement of the U.S. dollar with a new currency — perhaps the Amero or some similar “new Dollar” invention.
- How I Save Money tells us about Revising her Budget. This is something I really need to get on top of, I think if I entered my receipts daily I would be more likely to keep up on my budget!
- Financial Wellness Project reminds us of the importance On Paying Yourself First. This means that for any and all income that you receive, 10% of the income will always be kept by you, saved for you by you, given to you by you — in other words, you ‘pay yourself first’.
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Here are some of my other favorite posts from other great bloggers:
- Fighting Foreclosure has been conducting an experiment - she has been tracking her electric bill as she has been slowly replacing all her incandescent light bulbs with CFLs. See how she got my electric bills down 50%!
- My Dollar Plan gives us 16 tips on how to avoid turning bulk buying into bulk spending!
- Almost Frugal (along with Simple Mom, Small Notebook, One of Three, Gidget Goes Home, Vintage Mommy, and One Bag Nation) is having a series called, “Holidays by Hand“. Each Tuesday, for six weeks beginning November 4th and ending December 9th, a different blogger will present her theme, with a craft of her own plus links to other bloggers’ projects.
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I participate in a couple of Carnivals as well:
- My article, Recipe for a Green Kitchen, was featured in the Carnival of Personal Finance-Financial Armageddon Edition hosted by Master Your Card.
- The Festival of Frugality #149-Monster Mash Edition hosted by Living Well on Less featured my article, Quickie Bedroom Makeovers.
That concludes this weekend’s roundup!
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lulugal11
11.01.08 at 9:07 am
Thank you for including me in the roundup. Some people do this same thing with cash…but there are some instances you cannot get a receipt with cash…so you have nothing to track and you have to write it down.
I guess you can track with a debit card as well, but then i like the rewards from my credit cards.
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Rachel
11.01.08 at 10:41 am
Thanks Anna for spreading the word about the Holidays by Hand Festival!
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Anna
11.01.08 at 10:57 am
Lulugal~I usually ask to get a receipt if I use cash. I also get rewards on my debit card purchases, although I tend to use it as a credit card because my bank charges me $1.09 each time I make a debit purchase. I agree with the credit card, although I am trying not to use mine at all. I do use it for gas purchases as I get 6% back for those transactions!
Rachel~I can’t wait to see all the cool handmade crafts for this series!