Check out the All Things Eco Blog Carnival

The lovely Stephanie at FocusOrganic.com was kind enough to select my post Gardening the Scavenger's Way for the All Things Eco carnival Volume 96. Check out the rest of the entries that discuss green living topics from alternative energy to transportation.

Visit the Carnival of Money Stories #71

The Carnival of Money Stories #71-Wander Around the World with Me is now posted at Value for Your Life. There are 28 great stories including mine on Dealing with a monthly paycheck.

My picks:

• The Personal Financier uses a shocking title More than a Third of British Citizens are Only 11 Days Away from Financial Ruin: On The Importance of Good Financial Planning to emphasize the importance of a savings cushion. My last calculation left me at six months worth of expenses covered by my savings.


• Harvesting Dollars discusses Saving for a Car, a task important to me as well.


• The Sun's Financial Diary asks Did You Splurge? I love the Harry Potter books and am tempted by the $100 Collector's Edition of The Tales of the Beetle Bard.

Visit the Carnival of Personal Finance: City Slickers Edition

The The 164th Carnival of Personal Finance: City Slickers Edition is now available. The host, Squawkfox was kind enough to include my article on Managing my income. There are some great articles there including the following postings about saving money:


Wide Open Wallet discusses Five Easy Ways to Increase Your Savings.
Single Guy Money says Invest in Your 401k-NOW.
Beyond Paycheck to Paycheck answers a question about Saving on one income.