This week’s edition of the Carnival of Money Stories #100 is up at Out of DebtAgain! Make sure you head over there and check out all of the great submissions.

Editor’s Picks

• Philip from PT Money presents Anatomy of a Big Financial Mistake, “A funny story involving a drunk call with some pretty good personal finance takeaways.”
• Darwin presents People Aren’t This Stupid, Are They? posted at Darwin’s Money, saying, “You’ve gotta check out this ridiculous coupon deal from a major retailer. People aren’t this stupid are they? Please don’t ever fall for this gimmick.”
• Jessica presents Keeping Up with the Joneses: A Tale About a “House Poor” Life posted at MomVesting, saying, “They were one of the many families who had over-extended themselves and couldn’t afford anything besides their house payment. They were “house poor.”
• Beth from SmartFrugality presents When the Best Deal Isn’t posted at Smart Frugality, saying, “It is easy to get caught up in a great deal and buy more than we need or really even want. I look at the opportunity cost of the “great deal” for a rather minor purchase – and the results are surprising.”

This is the last edition of the carnival because there is little interest in hosting. Thank you to all the esteemed hosts who were kind enough to host the carnival in the past.

Editor’s Picks

Thinking about starting an eBay business? Think again! Before you jump off that cliff, go to Mom’s Plan and read Melissa’s hair-raising story of her misadventures with eBay.

♥ The Financial Blogger considers what life would be like without a business partner.

♥ Any of us who have been moms or dads will get a kick out of Melissa’s story of the kids and the furniture over at Parenting Family Money. LOL! One of the great joys of old age is being able to gaze fondly at other people’s cute little kids and think, “Ahhh! We’ll never have to do that again!”

♥ Wanna feel the hair stand up on your head? Tool on over to Money Thinking and contemplate Money Thinker’s The Plague of the Pre-existing Condition. Yipe!

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!

Editor’s Picks

• Jeff at Good Financial Cents talks about his failures in Failure Can Lead to Success, saying “Today I want to talk a little bit about failure. A lot of people are afraid of failure…”
• Jessica at Momvesting talks about learning about a 401k earlier than she did in What I Wish I’d Known About Finance: My 401(k), saying “In 2002, I began my banking career in earnest. I had worked as a bookkeeper for years during college and as a head cashier during high school, but I was honestly unprepared for the finance world…”
• Crystal at Budgeting in the Fun Stuff talks about the journey of buying a car that she and her husband experienced in How to Buy a Car – Our Personal Experience, saying, “This  post is about our car buying experience and the great tips on how to buy a car again in the future…”

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

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This week’s edition of the Carnival of Money Stories #97 Read a Book a Week Edition is up at Complex Search! Make sure you head over there and check out all of the great submissions.

Editor’s Picks

1. The Amateur Financier presents Lessons From Childhood Games posted at The Amateur Financier.
2. MD presents Money Management for Teens — What You Need To Know posted at Studenomics.
3. Madison DuPaix presents Can You Afford It? posted at My Dollar Plan.
4. Ken presents Our Frugal Ways: Rent for a Few More Years Before Buying posted at Spruce Up Your Finances.
5. PT presents Making Extra Money as a Pizza Delivery Guy to Payoff $45,000 in Debt with Jeff Kosola from DeliverAwayDebt.com 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 Money Thinking. Make sure you head over to the submissions page to learn how to get your post in!

The Carnival is in need of hosts. If hosts cannot be found the carnival will have to go on hiatus until more interest is shown. Please sign up today!

Editor’s Picks

FMF presents Secrets of a Former Credit Card Thief at Free Money Finance, saying “ Stories from a former credit card thief — and what we can learn from them”

Shawanda Greene presents Uncommon Advice That’ll Change Your Life at You Have More Than You think

Jacob presents Helping A Friend Get Out of Debt – Part 1 – Collect Your Debts at My Personal Finance Journey, saying “The first chapter of a story about me helping a friend get out of his credit card debt. What’s the first step? Start by collecting all of your debts!”

Craig presents Is It Worthwhile to Move to Save Costs? at Free From Broke, saying  ” How long do you have to be in the new location to reap the rewards of moving?”

Evan presents Why I Will be Purchasing Life Insurance on My Newborn Baby at My Journey to Millions, saying “Purchasing life insurance for a baby can be a controversial subject. Here is why my wife and I are purchasing it for our newborn.”

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

The Carnival is in need of hosts. If hosts cannot be found the carnival will have to go on hiatus until more interest is shown. Please sign up today!

This week’s edition of the Carnival of Money Stories #95 Bedtime Story Edition is up at Money Crashers! 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 Squirrelers. Make sure you head over to the submissions page to learn how to get your post in!

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This week’s edition of the Carnival of Money Stories #94 Introspective Edition is up at Invest It Wisely! 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 Money Crashers. Make sure you head over to the submissions page to learn how to get your post in!

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

Editor’s Picks

• Silicon Valley Blogger presents The Pump & Dump Investment Scheme: Don’t Get Fleeced posted at The Digerati Life.
• FMF presents Dear Sears, This is Why I Hate You posted at Free Money Finance.
• Squirrelers presents My Best Customer Service Experience Ever posted at Squirrelers.

Thanks to all of this week’s participants and especially our great host! Next week’s edition will be held at Personal Finance Journey. 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 #91 Carnival of Money Stories #91: the Guy de Maupassant Edition is at Miss Thrifty’s! Make sure you head over there and check out all of the great submissions!

Editor’s Picks

Kaye presents Gaining Control – It’s An Emotional Ride posted at Mrs. Nespy’s World. Kaye has launched a new series, to help readers along the path to financial freedom. This is her opening gambit – and she focuses not on balance sheets but, wisely, on money’s power over emotions.

Jackie presents How I Nearly Threw Away $10,000 in Free Money posted at MoneyCrush. Here’s the best kind of money lesson… the one with a happy ending!

Crystal presents Would You Like to Buy a $75,000 Ford Expedition? posted at Budgeting In the Fun Stuff. “Here is how you make a cruddy car deal”, she says, adding that she “nearly gagged” when she realised just how much someone was paying…

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!