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Carnival of Debt Reduction: Waffle Iron Day edition

June 30th, 2009 | by mbhunter |

There is still time on the West Coast for celebration of Waffle Iron Day.  My apologies for posting this so late in the evening.  Please don’t batter me.  This Carnival of Debt Reduction will feature fun facts regarding the humble waffle iron and the scrumptious breakfast treats it produces.

Personal debt reduction stories

• Crapped Out on Credit shares a very personal story of the toll that a gambling addiction can have on one’s finances.

The waffle is old.  It dates back to 14th-century Greece!  The Greeks at that time topped their waffles with cheese and herbs instead of syrup and whipped cream.

Debt-related resource posts

• Bargaineering explains how debt settlement works.
• Free Money Finance gives five ways to make paying back student loans less painful.
• Five Cent Nickel has some thoughts on paying off the mortgage early.
• Debt Goal discusses overdraft protection and its impacts.

“Weird Al” Yankovic is no stranger to the waffle.  (He’s not a stranger to much of anything edible.)  In one of his songs, he was convinced that he had to make a model of the Eiffel tower out of Belgian waffles.

• Bill Eater calls us to action, telling us to stop dragging our feet, and get out of debt.
• Leave Debt Behind has three surefire ways to raise your credit score.
• Credit Card Assist differentiates a soft and hard credit inquiry.
• Dough Roller lists hard-to-find 0% balance transfer offers.
• Canadian Finance Blog discusses Debtors Anonymous.
• Prime Time Money answers readers’ questions about clearing up credit report errors.
• Out Of Debt Christian has a take on MJ’s financial legacy.
• Ask Mr. Credit Card answers some questions about bankruptcy and credit.
• Debt Tips wonders why debt settlement has a bad reputation.

Waffle Iron Day breaks the monotony of the five otherwise waffle-holiday-less months between International Waffle Day (March 25th) and National Waffle Day (August 24th).

Generally good ideas to save money so that you can reduce your debt

• Frugally Green discusses energy efficiency, appliances, and saving money.
• Budgets Are Sexy lives like he’s broke.
• Christian Personal Finance reviews Upside Living in a Downside Economy.
• Money Ning recommends doing the entrepreneurial side hustle.
• Wealth Pilgrim shares the best, and cheapest, wedding present you can give anybody.
• Money Smart Life suggests not being lazy during the lazy days of summer.
• Savings Toolbox has six tips for saving money on life insurance.

Waffles with either peaches or spiced apples on top are my favorites.  (Please don’t mail any to me, though.  The thought is good enough.)

• My Dollar Plan reviews You Need A Budget.
• Personal Finance Analyst gives ways to reduce debt without tightening one’s belt.
• Almost Frugal asks how we judge success.
• Miss Bankrupt chats on frugal lunches.

And just for fun … the talk like a banker word search!

That’s it for this week.  Thanks for reading!  Please consider stumbling your favorites if the posts spoke to you.

Next week Rocket Finance is host, and the following week No Credit Needed will be hosting Carnival of Debt Reduction #200!

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