The Good Life on a Budget

• Posted by JvW on October 12th, 2007 filed in Carnivals

Guten Tag! This is a little late, but the carnivals for the week are up. I was pretty ambitious and participated in FOUR carnivals this week!

The Carnival of Debt Management was posted at Debt Consolidation Lowdown. I love this carnival because it reminds me that I’m not alone. There are (apparently) lots of other people out there who are obsessed with getting rid of their debt as well. My post on Why I’m Creating an Emergency Fund was include in the carnival. (Update on that soon!) Other posts I enjoyed include:

• Kim Staudenraus talks about setting a Debt Free Goal. As you all know, I talk about my debt excessively, so I at least follow her advice :).
• On a similar vein, Watson talks about Two Financial Questions you Should ask your Friends. Hint: they have to do with financial goals.
• Christian PF asks Do I need an Emergency Fund? The answer, of course, is YES!

Next up is the Festival of Frugality hosted by My Retirement Blog. I love being frugal. Love love love it. My post on being Emotionally Frugal was included in the festival. I get lots of ideas from this festival; here are some from this week:

• Frugal Law Student gives us 27 Ways to Save Money on Food
• The Free Geek wrote 10 Ways to Drink on a Dime. My favorite is #3: Attend a Wake.
• Money Blue Book wrote about The 3,000 Mile Oil Change Myth. Eeeenteresting. I will be checking my manuals tonight.

Moneymonk posted the Carnival of Money Stories, and my post on The Worst Financial Mistake I Ever Made was included. My picks from this carnival are:

• Free Money Finance details the recent family trip to Disney. Man, I love Disney - next time we go, I’ll be sure to grab the book he used.
• Queercents posted about Programmable Thermostats. I love ours, but 68 degrees? Are you kidding? The highest mine gets is 62.
• The Baglady asks What do Women Really Want Men to Spend on Them?

Finally, Ask Mr. Credit Card posted the Carnival of Personal Finance. I actually submitted my article last week on Monopoly (late) and forgot about it, but it automatically forwarded to this week!

• How I Will be Rich writes about Starting a Business.
• PaidTwice details how to make a Budget you can Stick to.
• Kyle at Rather be Shopping wrote what he’s learned about money from his Dad. I think we can all learn from Kyle’s Dad.
• Moneyning discusses Feeling Guilty to Spend Money on Anything. I can relate.

I can only imagine how long it takes the hosts of these carnivals to post, since this short wrap-up was time consuming! Please check out the carnivals, they include tons of great posts!