Carnival of Personal Finance #158 at Mrs. Micah’s

June 23, 2008 By Debbie Dragon

Mrs. Micah hosted the Carnival of Personal Finance #158 and very creatively linked personal finance blogs with Buffy the Vampire Slayer!  Thanks Mrs. Micah for featuring our post about keeping your medical information safe.  Here are a number of articles from the carnival this week:

• Penelope Pince from Our Fourpence Worth has come up with Monopoly Game Expansion to teach the kids about savings accounts and interest.  Absolutely love this!
• Ron from The Wisdom Journal shares a story based on actual events. Bad debt leads to a bad job and a rough life.
• Discover Debt Freedom discusses 4 budget killers to watch out for
• Patrick at Cash Money Life reminds us to think twice before canceling credit cards
• Money Answer Guy asks whether renting can ever be an investment
• Debbie the Debt Destroyer has some tips for controlling medical costs.

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