The Carnival Review #9

Posted on November 1, 2007 by Melissa
Filed Under Carnivals

Carnivals rock Step right up, it’s time for the carnival review!

This week I hosted my first ever carnival, Make It From Scratch #37 - The Frugal Edition. I really enjoyed being able to host one of these carnivals instead of just reviewing them! If you haven’t gotten a chance to check out all the wonderful do-it-yourself projects in this edition you are missing out!

Here are some of my favorite posts from the carnivals this week:

Stay Away From Department Store Credit Cards @ Money Blue Book - I have been guilty of signing up for a Target card in the past just to save 10%. But is saving a small amount really worth the ding to my credit and the added complexity of having more cards? Probably not unless it is a huge purchase.

Money vs Time Off: Why We Don’t Take Vacations @ The Digerati Life - This is so true. Eric has almost hit the maximum vacation time he can accumulate because he never uses it. That’s about to change though. He will be taking a lot of time off around the move.

Make Your Own Laundry Detergent Debate @ Got No Dough - This makes me wonder. Maybe we should focus on trying to cut spending somewhere else if we are trying to save money by making homemade laundry detergent. Surely there are other places to cut before it comes to this.

To DirectBuy or Not To DirectBuy @ Mrs. Micah -DirectBuy sales tactics are scammy and that is all there is to it. ”Sign up now and pay thousands of dollars or never come back” is guaranteed to make me run far, far away. And it should for you, too.

Eating is to money as food is to debt @ Collecting My Cash - Interesting story about how stress can make you turn to something for comfort, whether it’s shopping or food.

Carnivals from around the web:

Carnival of Money Stores #32 - True Financial Horror Stories @ The Baglady - Eric’s sad story about when saying no can help was an editor’s pick! Awesome!

Carnival of Debt Reduction #111 - What’s Scarier Than Debt? @ I’ve Paid Twice For This Already

Festival of Frugality #98 - The Happy Halloween Edition @ Being Frugal

Carnival of Personal Finance - Trick or Treat Edition @ Millionaire Mommy Next Door

Carnival of the Recipes - Tricks and Treats Edition @ Booklore

Carnival of Ethics, Values, and Personal Finance @ Money And Values

All Women Blogging Carnival @ Mad Goat Lady

Twenty Something Finances @ My Adventures into The Street

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Comments

5 Responses to “The Carnival Review #9”

Money Blue Book on November 1st, 2007 9:40 am

Melissa,
Put that department store card down and walk away! :) It’s a high interest trap

-Raymond
Mrs. Micah on November 1st, 2007 10:01 am

Thanks for the link! I’m glad you liked it. :-)
Melissa on November 2nd, 2007 9:16 am

@Raymond - Welcome and thanks for commenting!

No worries. I got that Target card years ago, paid off the balance before it came due, and then cancelled it. I used it just for the discount but back then I wasn’t watching my credit score like I do now.

But I agree, those cards are high interest traps. I don’t get store cards anymore - who needs the hassle?
wealthy_1 on November 16th, 2007 6:41 am

Melissa,

I was just reviewing some of my older posts. I want to apologize for not thanking you sooner for the recognition.

I am grateful.

Good luck with your move.

Thanks again!

wealthy_1
Melissa on November 21st, 2007 9:19 pm

@wealthy_1 - You are absolutely welcome! Thanks for the good luck! As the stress builds on the move I think we can use all the luck we can get!