This Week’s Carnival of Personal Finance at FreeMoneyFinance.com

That’s right, FreeMoneyFinance.com is the host of this week’s Carnival of Personal Finance.  If you’re not even sure what a blog carnival is or why in the world bloggers love them so much – definitely head over to see the carnival, because it’s all explained in the first paragraph.

Many articles were selected for inclusion in the carnival – including the following which happen to be my favorites this week:

• What to do When a Credit Card Application has been Refused – What should you do if your credit card application has been refused?
• Top 5 Ways to Save Money in Retirement – These are simple things, but can save so much money. Not only that, but they will make your retirement years that much more enjoyable.
• How to Weed Out Bad Consolidation Companies – While the process of going through a debt consolidation may not be overly difficult, the process of find a legitimate company to do your consolidation through may be an entirely different story.
• 98 Ways to Save Money – 98 practical ways for people to save money on household expenses.
• Do you think showering together REALLY saves water? – There is a rumor that showering w/ another saves you money…I try to prove this wrong for some interesting reasons
• US Workers Have the Worst Severance Packages – This article highlights how the US stacks up in comparison to other countries with respect to employee severance and examines the reasons why.

• Job Seach – Find a Freelance Job – Part of a series on finding a job in bad economic times.