Carnival of Debt Management #7

April 4, 2007 By Matthew Paulson

Welcome to the April 5, 2007 edition of carnival of debt management! We had some high-quality posts this week, so be sure to check some oout some of these works by other writers in the personal finance world.

Credit Card Debt

Dan Melson presents Why Refinances Tend To Have Lower Payments posted at Searchlight Crusade.

Silicon Valley Blogger presents How Much Credit Have You Turned Down? Maybe Half A Million Dollars Worth posted at The Digerati Life.

John presents A Costco Fable: The Day Money Became Real posted at Queercents, saying, “Credit cards warp the reality of money… John talks about how he uncovered the correct view of money in the age of credit cards, and how the job was done for him by Costco. The lessons they teach even come in bulk.”

Debt Management

Phil B. presents To Rent or Own? « Phil for Humanity posted at Phil for Humanity, saying, “A lot of people still cling to the common misconception that the tax deduction on the interest of a mortgage completely offsets the costs of the mortgage.”

Moneywalks presents How to save on grocery posted at moneywalks.

Erek Ostrowski presents Getting Out of Debt (Part 3: Reducing Expenses) posted at Verve Coaching.

David presents Compounding – Friend or Foe? posted at Worldwide Success.

Personal Finance

Big Cajun Man presents Zen, Thomas the Tank Engine and the Art of Financial Planning posted at Canadian Financial Stuff, saying, “Canadian Financial planning is an art, not a discipline, or is it?”

Larry Russell presents If personal finance is difficult for you, carefully hire a good financial and investment advisor posted at THE SKILLED INVESTOR Blog, saying, “If you realize that you need help with your personal financial planning, get a good financial advisor. However, be very, very careful with your financial advisor selection process. A good financial advisor could make things much better. A poor one could make things much worse.”

Prince of Thrift presents 70% Attitude, 30% Hard Work posted at Becoming & Staying Debt Free, saying, “Some people are often heard making the claim that they can’t get out of debt. Some even claim they can’t buy a car or house (or whatever) without using credit. Perhaps they have not heard the Henry Ford Quote”

Bryan C. Fleming presents How to Drive a Mercedes Benz instead of a Hyundai posted at Bryan C. Fleming.

Rebecca Newburn presents Suze Orman Supports Financial Literacy for Women posted at Information Age Education, saying, “Suze Orman offers advice and a great deal to women (and men)”

Jennifer T presents When You Don’t See Eye to Eye on Finances posted at Picture of Wealth.

tc presents Does your Credit score matter? posted at Investments & Loans.

Student Debt

Michael Cook presents The College Loan Process posted at Suite101: Mortgages/Loans articles.

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