Yeah, last Friday our cat ran away. He’s never done this and I was scared that he’d get hit by a car. The good news is that he’s now back in the apartment and he’s alright. Thanks to my sweet husband and all the help from my Twitter buddies. We had search around the apartment complex for days and nights, hoping to spot him. I contacted SPCA and my county’s animal shelter that he was lost and visited them to see if he was taken in. I placed a post on Craigslist and posted flyers.

How did we catch him? We used a humane trap and followed some tips we found and heard from others. Centsible Life offered a helpful advice on Twitter. She told me to leave out his litter box out. I did so and included some of his favorite wet food. The next morning he was there waiting for us.

Enough with my week, here are some carnivals and posts I enjoyed and wanted to share.

Personal Finance Carnivals

• Carnival of Personal Finance
• Carnival of Debt Reduction
• Festival of Frugality
• Money Hacks Carnival was hosted here this week. Thanks for all the wonderful posts!

Top Personal Finance Posts:

• 5 Reasons To Dump Your Strict Budget: Too many people fail at budgeting and Frugal Dad explains why.
• Eliminate expenses that have no relevance anymore. MBH has a good point on cleaning up some expenses that will put more money in your pocket without really hurting you.
• Best Things to Buy in the Fall – Find the Biggest Discounts and Sales on These Items This Fall: Good checklist to review if you’re looking for a deal right now.
• Why Relying on Overtime Dooms You to Failure: If you’re depending on overtime to make ends meet, consider cutting expenses first. I’d then look at increasing income with a side hustle.
• 5 steps to follow to make sure you do not lose everything to the next Bernie Madoff: I would hate this to happen to anyone I know, so I wanted to pass this information along.
• Cheap Ways To Watch TV: If negotiating your cable, internet, and phone package doesn’t work, here are some tips on cutting the expense.
• Identity Theft Protection – Or Not: I loved kyle’s review of the ‘protection’ these services claim.

Have a great weekend!

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