Visit the Carnival of Debt Reduction

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Green Panda was selected as the editor’s choice for my economic stimulus check plan! Prime Time Money is host the 140th edition and the theme is Circus Day. Here are some great articles that I enjoyed reading from the carnival:

• Your Debt Makes Decisions For You from The Happy Rock
• Why Debt Stinks: Sometimes It Forces You To Make The Cheap Choice from Paid Twice
• How to ruin yourself financially in one easy step at Living the Cheap Life
• Create Your Own Bill Organizer from Destroy Debt

• The Stigma of Debt Is Gone, But Not The Sting       Browsing across the web, you stumble upon interesting things, some of which are quite informative. Dave Ramsey and others point out that early in the 20th century buying on credit was frowned upon: History also teaches us that debt wasn't always a way of life. In fact,......
• What Do You do If You Need a Payday Loan? I have a relative that has used payday loans to keep them a float sometimes. I was surprised since they had a decent job. After chating a bit with them, I found out that they had a habit of spending more than they earned.  Pretty much many items in the......

• Life After Debt: Is It Easier On The Other Side? In a recent post I reported that the Frugal family was nearly debt free. Well, we've crossed that pinnacle point, and are now enjoying life after debt. A comment from that post, and my initial experiences, have me wondering if life really is any easier after crossing over from being......
• There is Life After Debt One of the greatest myth's people have bought into is the benefit of bankruptcy. This idea brings us to the fourth Biblical Financial principle, which is the understanding that there is Life after Debt. Understand God’s Ownership (Psalms 24:1) Learn to Save Money (Proverbs 21:20) You Must Live on Less......