Credit Crunch Finance

This week I hosted the 73rd Carnival of Money Stories and the 12th Finance Fiesta.  Hope you enjoyed both.  I also participated in these carnivals below.

• 8th Rich Life Carnival
• 8-16 Carnival of Financial Planning
• 12th Carnival of Financial Learning
• 166th Carvnival of Personal Finance
• 102nd Carnival of Stocks
• 139th Festival of Frugality
• 8th Investing Carnival
• 26th Money Hacks Carnival

And I’d like to roundup these PF blogger posts

• WideOpenWallet has her final post and chance to win her book in Green Living: Green Stocks.
• JB talks about Paying Bills with a Credit Card, I do it, but remember CC are like Guns.
• NoDebtPlan does a Twitter Emergency Fund Poll
• GirlsJustWannaHaveFunds writes about Cyndi Lauper in this week’s PF blogger’s Group Writing Project
• PF Bloggers Group Writing Project - Rich People Gone Broke

And a roundup from the Blogosphere:

• Frugal Zietgeist talks about the Oprah effect  - In Oprah we Trust
• DogatemyFinances tells her “secret shame” in Houses not going Anywhere
• Sun’sFinancialDiary examines why It’s not easy to live in New Jersey
• SingleMa asks the question How to Split Vacation expenses…when going to hawaii, I miss home
• Moneymonk asks how to buy a $15k or $30k car - Answer is it depends…My DH did have a car loan but how else do you get your first car when you have very little money out of college?  He didn’t have student loans though, and I had student loans but no car loan. 

Also today we’re leaving for 5 days to Maine.  Should be awesome!  We can rusticate and relax.  I have a bunch of guest posts lined up so I hope you enjoy them.  Have a good weekend.

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