I have family in town, so this posts this week has been a bit slow. I should be back to my normal schedule Monday and I excited about some of the articles next week. The anniversary dinner went well and we’re relaxing a bit with some Mario Kart Wii. 

Personal Finance Carnivals

• Carnival of Personal Finance #197
• Carnival of Debt Reduction #184 
• Festival of Frugality #170
• Money Hacks Carnival

Top Personal Finance Posts This Week

• How To Break The Credit Card Habit
• How to Save $100 (or More) at the Grocery Store This Month
• The Search Begins! The Hunt for Our First Home
• Getting My Credit Card Interest Rate Back
• Are We Exaggerating the Severity of the Economic Situation?
• How to Set Joint Financial Goals with Your Partner
• How to Opt-Out
• Freezing Credit Reports Online: A Guide and Walkthrough
• Credit Card Companies – How to really stick it to them
• Extra Income Ideas For College Students And Recent Graduates

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• Weekly Round Up: Preparing for a Vacation Photo Credit:  law_keven Starting next Friday, we're taking a week off for a vacation and celebrating our 2 year anniversary. We managed to save some money on our hotel bill and Disney World tickets. While we're on vacation, there will be posts here on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. If anyone......
• Weekly Round Up: Baby Shower Edition Photo Credit: safetypinheart We're going to visit friends and family this weekend. Friends of mine are going to have their first kid (a boy!) next month. Our plan is to go to the shower, see my aunt and cousin, visit his family, and share a dinner with friends. Our......

• Flashback: Credit card condoms? Hey, whatever it takes! ~Dawn over at Frugal For Life hosted Carnival of Debt Reduction #9.  One post from Personal Finance Advice from that carnival I remember if for no other reason than the name: Credit card condoms The premise in creating a prophylactic to fit over your credit card is to make you......
• 1 Year and Credit Card Debt Free! Pop the Champagne! It's time to celebrate!!! A little while back I posted about the fact that I have not used credit cards for 1 year! That trend is still going, but now it's time to celebrate an even bigger accomplishment. Being Credit Card Debt Free!!!!  Yesterday my husband went......