I read a fabulous book yesterday that helped recharge my batteries and I can’t wait to share it with you!  It’s been a beautiful Sunday here, and I hope the rest of the week is even better!  Here are some posts I enjoyed this week: I’ve got the Time- How do I get the Money? @ Budgeting in the Fun Stuff Energy Efficiency Tips @ Frugal Zeitgeist Extreme Behavior to Save a Buck or Two @ Little House in the Valley Hoarders Die in their Piles of Crap @ The Penny Frugalista What is Asset Allocation? @ Free From Broke Balancing in Your Checking Account @ Couple Money How to Best Use Credit Card Rewards @ Eliminate the Muda Alternative to Government Stimulus @ My Journey to Millions Minimalists Vs Misers- Money Fight Matchup @ Money Reasons

Welcome to the Carnival of Personal Finance! Here are the Editor’s Picks: -Kristina from DINKS Finance’s The Cost of Our Jobs -pfincome from Passive Family Income shares 8 Tips for Earning Freelance Income. -Len from Len Penzo dot Com says Your Big Fat Expensive Wedding: Stupid Is As Stupid Does. Here are the awesome posts that were included this week: PT from PT Money presents Mortgage Short Sale: Tips for Buying and Selling, and says, “Tips for a successful mortgage short sale.” ElizabethG (Modern Gal) from Modern Gal presents Should I Take a Year Off?. mbhunter from Mighty Bargain Hunter presents A 30-year fixed-rate mortgage is protection money, and says, “A 30-year fixed-rate mortgage is protection money. Protection from what, you might ask?” Jenn @ Paying Myself from Paying Myself presents Getting Away: Don’t Forget Travel Insurance, and says, “This is a post about my hunt for travel insurance after we declined the insurance offered with our vacation package. It’s impossible to predict if you will end up needing medical care while travelling, and probably unlikely that you will, but [...]

Welcome to the Yakezie Carnival! The Yakezie is a group of bloggers that are working together to help improve their blogs. Here is a list of posts from members’ sites: A special thanks to Mrs. Accountability from Out of Debt Again for helping me with the links! photo credit: Andrew 94 Day 34- The Big Plan- We’re Moving to Asia @ 151 Days Off Budgeting and Saving for Vacations @ 20s Money Reduce Stress – Get Rid of Dysfunctional Money Behaviors Part 3 @ Barbara Friedberg Personal Finance Your Take: Completely Useless in Financial Life @ Bargaineering Could You Give it All Away? @ Beating Broke Faithfully Rich @ Bible Debt My Paycheck is Smaller: Health Insurance Saga @ Bucksome Boomer We Just Paid off our Car Loan! @ Budgeting in the Fun Stuff Calculating Fuel Economy @ Canadian Finance Blog Car Buying Advice- Don’t be a Statistic! @ Car Negotiation Coach Money Isn’t Good or Evil @ Christian Common Cents Trials and Tribulations of Car Buying @ CJ Bowker Does Name Brand Life Insurance Matter? @ Clarifiancial Complete Joy [...]