Archive for August, 2009

An important Carnival of Debt Reduction announcement

Wednesday, August 19th, 2009

(This post is a bit off-topic but I want to get the word out quickly on this.) I'll take time now to thank Debt Sucks for hosting this week's Carnival of Debt Reduction and also for his next post on why he's never, ever hosting a blog carnival again. I've been watching ...

Check out my new sunflower!

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009

It's a great honor to be a new member of the Money Tips Network, a network of personal finance blogs aiming to "educate the public with honest and helpful money tips." What else can I say?  I join quite the stellar group of bloggers: Bargaineering Consumerism Commentary The Digerati Life Five Cent Nickel Free Money Finance The ...

Guilt-free toy-buying for your kids

Thursday, August 13th, 2009

The Frugal Duchess offered up a reader's question for comments.  The reader was concerned that she was spoiling her son with garage-sale toys: ... I am concerned because I finally realized how spoiled my kids are. I've been buying them whatever they liked, although it's from thrift stores and yard sales. ...

That’s the way (uh-huh! uh-huh!) I like it: Best of Money Carnival

Monday, August 10th, 2009

I've hosted a number of blog carnivals over the years, and I really like the way FMF has set up the Best of Money Carnival.  It's been very enjoyable, and easy, to host this one.  The Best of Money Carnival, as the name implies, highlights the best personal finance posts ...