This week’s edition of the Carnival of Money Stories is up at No Debt Plan! Make sure you head over there and check out all of the great submissions!

Editor’s Picks:

Good Financial Cents: 23 Ways to Save Money Building Your Dream Home

Len Penzo: My Teenage Son, His Cell Phone, and the Bill for $1,055.20

Donna Freedman at Surviving and Thriving: What Can Be More Essential Than Giving?

Thanks to all of this week’s participants and especially our great host! Next week’s edition will be held at Money Beagle. Make sure you head over to the submissions page to learn how to get your post in!

This week’s edition of the Carnival of Money Stories is up at The Financial Blogger! Make sure you head over there and check out all of the great submissions!

Editor’s Picks:

#1 Carlos presents Five Things Every Soon-To-Be Parent Should Know posted at The Writer’s Coin. He says: Having a kid turns your world upside down and most people won’t tell you how crazy it gets. Here is the honest truth on what to expect.

#2 Penny presents Breaking the Poverty Cycle posted at Penniless Parenting. She says: A trip down memory lane, seeing how our parents’ financial situation affected our own, and how we plan on not perpetuating the poverty cycle

#3 Frugal Dad presents What To Do With Loose Change? posted at Frugal Dad.

#4 PT presents How to Complain and Get Your Money’s Worth posted at PT Money.

Thanks to all of this week’s participants and especially our great host! Next week’s edition will be held at No Debt Plan. Make sure you head over to the submissions page to learn how to get your post in!

This week’s edition of the Carnival of Money Stories is up at Suburban Dollar! Make sure you head over there and check out all of the great submissions!

Editor’s Picks:

Nicole over at Rainy-Day Saver talks about having to adjust to a new mortgage payment. A lot of people forget that property taxes and insurance aren’t fixed cost items and can fluctuate from year to year. When there is a change your mortgage company is going to adjust the amount you pay to compensate. This was a good look at how it can affect you.

Ace from Ace of Wealth is pondering whether or not he really needs two cars. Personally we couldn’t live without both cars in my home. There is no certainty as to when my wife will get off work and we both have to be able to pick up the kids at any time. If it wasn’t for that we would probably be able to swing it.

Johnathan with Christian PF talks about how he handles occasional expenses. A key point he makes is how our personalities play into how we handle our finances. As an introvert I tend to try hard to hold on to everything I get and I know some outgoing people who love to buy.

Thanks to all of this week’s participants and especially our great host! Next week’s edition will be held at The Financial Blogger. Make sure you head over to the submissions page to learn how to get your post in!

This week’s edition of the Carnival of Money Stories is up at Out of Debt Again! Make sure you head over there and check out all of the great submissions!

Editor’s Picks:

*Jacq Jolie from Single Mom, Rich Mom wonders if she did the right or wrong thing by not charging her son rent in Charging adult kids rent – to do or not to do? Mr. A and I debated charging AJ rent and decided we should. After reading Jacq’s story, I’m glad we did.

*Amanda L. Grossman presents When Being Cheap Upfront Costs Big Bucks in the End posted at Frugal Confessions. Amanda tried to save some money but instead spent a lot more when her car got towed. When I first read this story, it made me feel panicked just to read, and determined to never make the same mistake.

*Squirrelers tells us a quite a money saving scary story in Squirreling Gone Wild #10 – People Serving Spoiled Food to Save Money. Also don’t miss the other Squirreling Gone Wild stories, I laughed out loud at Starlight, Starbright.

Thanks to all of this week’s participants and especially our great host! Next week’s edition will be held at The Suburban Dollar. Make sure you head over to the submissions page to learn how to get your post in!

This week’s edition of the Carnival of Money Stories is up at Sweating the Big Stuff! Make sure you head over there and check out all of the great submissions!

Thanks to all of this week’s participants and especially our great host! Next week’s edition will be held at Out of Debt Again. Make sure you head over to the submissions page to learn how to get your post in!

This week’s edition of the Carnival of Money Stories is up at Green Panda Tree House! Make sure you head over there and check out all of the great submissions!

Thanks to all of this week’s participants and especially our great host! Next week’s edition will be held at Sweating The Big Stuff. Make sure you head over to the submissions page to learn how to get your post in!

This week’s edition of the Carnival of Money Stories is up at Ultimate Money Blog! Make sure you head over there and check out all of the great submissions!

Thanks to all of this week’s participants and especially our great host! Next week’s edition will be held at Green Panda Treehouse. Make sure you head over to the submissions page to learn how to get your post in!

This week’s edition of the Carnival of Money Stories is up at My Journey to Millions! Make sure you head over there and check out all of the great submissions!

Thanks to all of this week’s participants and especially our great host! Next week’s edition will be held at Ultimate Money Blog. Make sure you head over to the submissions page to learn how to get your post in!

This week’s edition of the Carnival of Money Stories is up at Personal Finance Analyst! Make sure you head over there and check out all of the great submissions!

Editor’s Picks

FMF presents Help a Reader: Discussing a Pre-Nup posted at Free Money Finance, saying, “A compelling story and a question: how should one go about asking for a pre-nup?”

Donna Freedman presents Jam jars and laminate flooring: Why Freecycle rocks. posted at Surviving and Thriving, saying, “I kept five empty oatmeal boxes because I figured someone would want them. And someone did.”

Thanks to all of this week’s participants and especially our great host! Next week’s edition will be held at My Journey to Millions. Make sure you head over to the submissions page to learn how to get your post in!

This week’s edition of the Carnival of Money Stories is up at Funny About Money! Make sure you head over there and check out all of the great submissions!

Here are the Editor’s Picks for this week’s carnival:

• Donna Freedman from Surviving and Thriving writes: Inattention Can Cost You. Ask Me How I Know. Ouch! So vividly written you can feel the pain…in the foot and the pocketbook!
• Barb Friedberg from Barbara Friedberg Personal Finance presents:How I Survived without the Internet. Whoa! Do you ever feel you spend too darned much time on the Web and not enough time working productively? You need to read this very interesting article.
• J. Money from Budgets are Sexy shares: This Is What Perseverance Looks Like. Great, inspiring true story!
• Lakita from Personal Finance Journey shares: My Conversation with a Car Salesman. Smart consumer does battle with smarmy used-car salesman. Consumer wins.

Thanks to all of this week’s participants and especially our great host! Next week’s edition will be held at Personal Finance Analyst. Make sure you head over to the submissions page to learn how to get your post in!