Welcome to our 4th carnival! The budget carnival.
We have found so many tools that will either help you start a budget or to help you adjust your current budget. Join us on the 4th of November for our next carnival. Enjoy the feast!
Budgeting Tools and Templates
First we will start off with an amazing article telling the best free budget templates and sites. Definitely good info! This is written on the Budgets are Sexy blog.
Second we have an article that is from The Digerati Life, and tells us about budgeting tools and software. They let us know about Microsoft discontinuing Microsoft money, and alternatives you can choose to use. Very informative article!
Next Christian PF gives advice on How To Make A Budget. Very easy to follow and easy to read.
Tips and Advice For your Financials
Ironically enough this next article is from Fabulous Financials. She shares her secrets on how she maintains fabulous financials.
Then we have one on Reducing Financial Stress, from American Consumer News. This article helps you decide which worries to choose to help you lower your stress level.
Fifth, another great article from Get Rich Slowly on Paying yourself first. Definitely so good advice there!
Do you have any leaks. . . in your spending? Find them and plug them up with the help of Budgets are Sexy. A great way to save you money.
Now, Three Reasons That Can Cause Your Budget To Fail, from the Family Advice and Resources. Some more great advice!
You want some Money Saving Tips From the Grocer, well here they are. The tips are provided by Savings Toolbox. It is always good to save money on things that you need, like food.
Next we kind of have some random advice of what to do if you have a spare $1000 lying around. it is actually good advice so listen up and learn from Consumerism Commentary.
Sticking with your budget seems to be the hardest part to the whole budgeting thing. Credit Factor helps by giving 5 Steps To Stick To Your Budget.
Then Blissfully Domestic gives us 8 Tips to Stay Within Your Budget. If you can get past the yellow its a good read.
Credit Cards
Credit Card Assist gives some advice on Using Credit Cards Wisely. Helping us to benefit from our credit cards, budget and credit counseling.
Now another article from Consumerism Commentary, this time on the 15 Credit Cards with the Best Rewards. Pretty good suggestions.
Did you ever think that credit cards could save you money? Well, The Smarter Wallet teaches us how to do just that by using 0% balance transfer credit cards.
Teaching Our Children
Leave Debt Behind gives some great ideas on how we can help our teenagers earn their own spending money.
Next we found a cute success story and a very smart idea on how to help our kids start budgeting early on in their lives. It is from You Need A Budget. (Which is true, we all do!)
Debt
We all want to get out of debt, and Consumer Credit Counseling has a great plan for debt consolidation.
Finally we found a great Debt Elimination Calendar from Provident Living. Great idea for eliminating our debts.