Debt Consolidation Lowdown

–By Sagar Satapathy

Hi Everyone! Welcome to the “Carnival of Debt Reduction“. I got a chance to host this carnival way back in October 2006. Thanks to John Wedding, I am here again. I received a large number of entries out of which 20 posts have been selected to be featured in this week’s carnival. Here are this week’s submissions, in the order that they were received:

Angie presents Credit Card Debt Paid Off - was it worth the sacrifice? posted at Frugal Money Management. Angie leaves a question for us to answer, “I finally paid off our credit card debt. It was hard work, but was it worth the sacrifice? You betcha!”

Binary Dollar presents How To Get A Copy Of Your Credit Report posted at Binary Dollar. Getting a copy of your credit card will be much easier after reading this post.

Golbguru presents Efficient Credit Card Management: Change Your Bill Due Date posted at Money, Matter, and More Musings. Golbguru has provided some great tips on efficient credit card management.

Maria presents Buyer’s remorse posted at Life goes on…. The term “Buyer’s remorse” is bound to generate curiosity. This is a must read for everyone.

MNC presents American Express Balance Transfer Woes posted at My New Choice. Although this is not about debt reduction, it may interesting for you to know about the balance transfer problems with American Express.

Steve Faber presents Knowledge of This is Essential For Financial Health posted at Debt Free. Steve says, “Whether you’re trying to become debt free, build your business empire, or maximize the power of your investments, the more knowledge you have, chances are the better you’ll accomplish your task”.

FMF presents Paying the Minimum Payment on Your Credit Card Can Cost You a Fortune posted at Free Money Finance. FMF says that paying the minimum on your credit card can cost you a bundle!

Mr Credit Card presents Myth of 0% Balance Transfer for Life Deals posted at Ask Mr Credit Card’s Blog. This is Mr Credit Card’s first post on the carnival of debt reduction. Welcome Mr Credit Card!

Jim presents Automatic Payment Based Interest Rate Reductions on Credit Cards? posted at Blueprint for Financial Prosperity. If you looking for information on Automatic Payment Based Interest Rate Reductions on Credit Cards, then go and read this post.

Scott On Money presents Eliminating Credit Card Debt - An Often Forgotten First Step posted at Scott On Money. Scott writes about the elimination of credit card debt.

Money Walks presents How I save money on Christmas shopping posted at Money Walks. Christmas is round the corner! So, get some good tips on how to save on your Christmas shopping.

TJP presents Get Out of Debt - The Ultimate Guide posted at Investor Trip. I have been a regular reader of TJP. This time, TJP has come up with an amazing guide on debt reduction.

Craig S. Higdon presents Commercial Real Estate: How You Win Even If You Lose posted at Investment Property Insider. It’s your money. Act smart while investing in commercial real estate. It may save you from the debt blues.

Bryan C. Fleming presents Million Dollar Savings Club hits 100 Days! posted at Bryan C. Fleming. Get an update on the Million Dollar Savings Club.

Trent presents Emails From My Readers Reveal Painful Truths About Debt posted at The Simple Dollar. Here you will get a set of emails from Trent’s readers on debt management. He has tried to come up with solutions to their problems.

Big Cajun Man presents The rich are richer, but the poor are poorer too posted at Canadian Financial Stuff. Big Cajun Man asks, Why are the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer, maybe because the rich aren’t carrying a huge debt load?

Super Saver presents Champions of Debt Elimination posted at My Wealth Builder. Don’t miss out this post. You will get a link to a MSN article that talks about debt elimination.

Paul presents Increasing your hourly rate in order to get rich posted at Paul’s Tips. When it comes to making more money, a lot of people think about working harder or working more. They equate the amount of money you get out with the amount of effort you put in. But this isn’t really the case. Read more….

The Prince of Thrift presents Save VS Borrowing: Why Borrowing Is Stupid posted at Becoming & Staying Debt Free. Prince of Thrift says, “Is it ever a good idea to borrow? I promote the Dave Ramsey line here, while a detractor tries to ridicule that view”.

Ben presents The Good, Bad, and Ugly of Credit Card Alerts posted at Money Smart Life. Use credit card alerts to make your payments on time and avoid interest charges/late fees. Use credit card alerts to make your payments on time and avoid interest charges/late fees.

With this, I conclude the 66th edition of the “Carnival of Debt Reduction“. I hope you enjoyed reading it. I thank everyone who participated in this carnival with their great posts and invite them to take a tour of our sites Debt Consolidation Lowdown and Credit Card Lowdown.

Recently, we have published some great posts such as 55 Tips to Help You Zap Your Student Debt, Lessons from Mom: 33 Easy Cost-Cutting Tips and The Lazy Man’s Guide to Budgeting: 101 Painless Ways to Cut Spending. I am sure you and your readers will find these posts useful and interesting. Thanks.

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