So Sick of Debt

Well, I submitted my post `Trying to Have Patience’ to the 143rd Carnival of Personal Finance, which this week was hosted by Four Pillars. Happily, my post was accepted and is up with all the others!

In honour of Four Pillars’ heritage, it’s the `Oh Canada’ edition and there are plenty of other good posts listed. I particularly liked Value For Your Life, who posted on how to get your spouse involved in personal finance. I haven’t really had any problems in this area -  luckily, even though my husband is not into PF at all, he is more than happy to go with the flow, knowing we are heading in the right direction … well, most of the time anyway.

And there’s another interesting post from Not the Jet Set, an American blogger who shares the story of some friends who seem to be ignoring the credit crunch and buying a home (plus extras) with no money down, smack bang inn the middle of the subprime dramas. I think my jaw would be on the floor too.

Anyway, take a leisurely look, as there are many more offerings that might be more relevant to your own situation. Happy reading!

So, since I have decided to put a bit more effort in to submitting to carnivals, I have already taken part in another one, this time hosted by BankerGirl.

This one is the Carnival of Money Stories, so head on over to check out some great submissions! I entered my post about being refused a credit card, and why I don’t really mind. There were heaps of good articles, but I especially liked this one from RacerX, in which he talks about the thousands of `small cuts’ that go into breaking the budget … and what to do about them.

I’m sleepy tonight but I did finish my frugal craft projects earlier so I’ll have to photograph them and share them soon.  

Geez, it’s amazing what you can do online. Despite never even seeing more than a handful of NFL matches (I’m an Aussie), I’ve made it to the Superbowl!

Well, the Superbowl of money matters anyway! This week’s carnival of Personal Finance is up at Paid Twice … so check it out. Apparently I’m a running back!

Anyway, I shared my post about our bid to get our car debt under $10K. Well, we made it and $8000 by the end of this month is our new goal.

There are heaps of other great posts, but my pick is probably one from Plan Your Escape, with 8 reasons smaller homes can be better than bigger ones. This is a topic close to my heart, because I’m attempting to streamline my life and my finances!

If you hadn’t noticed, I also finally made the effort to learn how to link (*duh!*). Welcome me to 2008, guys!