This week the Carnival of Personal Finance is at Paid Twice. Jaimie has teamed up with Lynnae at Being Frugal for a Superbowl Showdown in the Festival of Frugality. My post Investment Snowflaking was an MVP in the Superbowl themed carnival. (An editor’s pick!) To add to the fun, you can vote for your favorite [...]
Why We Have an Adjustable Rate Mortgage
Posted byWe have an adjustable rate mortgage and it’s a good thing! Adjustable Rate Mortgages (ARMs) have been blamed recently for a lot of the housing troubles going on. However, adjustable rate mortgages do serve a purpose and meet the financial needs for some people, including us. We carefully selected the best product to match our financial [...]
Carnival of Debt Reduction #124
Posted byWelcome to the 124th edition of the Carnival of Debt Reduction started by Mighty Bargain Hunter. Since it’s the 124th carnival and last Thursday was 1/24 or January 24, let’s learn some fun facts about that day from Wikipedia while we read about debt reduction!
Carnival Time: Double Edition!
Posted byDue to the recent credit card debate, I didn’t get a chance to read through all of the carnivals last week. Therefore this week’s edition will be a double edition including the carnivals from this week and last week! Here’s the carnivals from this week with my article and my favorite article from each:
Gather Little By Little had the best Christmas ever. We’re also having a great time. We had four family Christmas gatherings and are now spending two weeks down South relaxing. We don’t have anything specific planned which is a great feeling after all the holiday stress. My Two Dollars didn’t get a Wii for Christmas. We didn’t [...]




