Miss Thrifty

Welcome to the third edition of the Carnival of Pecuniary Delights!

We have a money box theme this week. These aren’t just coin receptacles; they’re works of art…

Editor’s Picks

CPF from Christian Personal Finance presents 10 free personal budgeting spreadsheets. If you are looking to take control of your finances, fast, here is your starting point.

Miss M from M is for Money presents KISS – Keep It Simple, Small. Her house is 750 ft sq – and that suits her just fine!

Miranda from Bizzia Personal Finance presents Canceling Your Credit Card the Right Way. This is a step-by-step guide to what to do once the damned thing is finally paid off..

TStrump from The Strump – Financial Blog presents The Power of Sitting Still. He notes: “Now that I’m approaching 40, I’m realising that when it comes to money, sometimes staying where you are is a good thing”.

Baker @ Man Vs.Debt from Man Vs. Debt presents 33 ways To Thwart Identity Theft. This detailed post covers all the bases.

Frugal Food

Charlie from Pay Less For Food presents Insider Restaurant Secrets That Save You Money.

Jim from Bargaineering.com presents How To Save Money Buying Wine.

Prune Danish from Frugal Luxury presents Quick and Easy “no recipe” Plum Jam.

Frugal Fashion

Kelly from Almost Frugal from Almost Frugal presents How to Look Fabulous, Frugally: Part One.

MB from Fly Away Family presents How To Host A Clothing Swap.

JC from 6Bubbles presents Should I buy that sale item?.

recessionista(uk) from recessionista (UK) presents What will happen to Recessionistas?.

Frugal Living

Nicki from Domestic Cents presents When Penny-Pinching Has Pushed You Too Far.

Nate from Debt-free Scholar presents 12 Ways to Waste Money in College.

Dave from Do You Dave Ramsey? presents How Do You Frugal?.

MLR from My Life ROI presents Buying A Dog Saved Me Money.

Sarah Eliza from Devastate Boredom presents Free Music by the Mile… (gallon? bushel? ipod??).

Viviana from The Lean Times.com presents Debt and the death of relationships.

Coming and Going from Comings and Goings presents Pamper Yourself for Earth Day….

Personal Finance

David Nofsinger from Spiffy Links Personal Finance presents How To Manage Unpredictable Income.

FMF from Free Money Finance presents Is This Really that Great of a Savings?.

Pinyo from Moolanomy presents Dave Ramsey’s Baby Steps Explained.

Ray from Financial Highway presents Organizing Your Personal Finance-Financial Planning Basics.

Chance from Personal Finance Software Reviews presents My Software’s Broken – It Won’t Budget for Me.

asgreen from Always the Planner presents Pay Yourself First.

B Simple from Simplifed Financial Lifestyle presents Things you must consider when openning a bank account in order to simplify your personal finances.

Kyle from Suburban Dollar presents Budgeting with GNUCash.

Lisa Spinelli from Greener Pastures presents The Psychology of Money: “I Have to Have it” – the Impulse Purchase.

Debt & Credit

Jason Fisher from Improve the Quality presents Winning the War on Debt.

PT Money from Prime Time Money presents AnnualCreditReport.com and Your Free Credit Score.

The Weakonomist from Weakonomics presents When Does A Recession Become A Depression?.

For American Readers

Sun from The Sun’s Financial Diary presents Is USPS Tracking Useless?.

J. Money from Budgets are Sexy presents Brokerage Roth IRA’s are where it’s at baby! Yesirrr….

Jeff Rose from Good Financial Cents presents 7 Things To Know about 2010 Roth Ira Conversion.

Kate Kashman from The Paycheck Chronicles presents What If Your Landlord Is Foreclosed Upon.

Bankman from High Yield Savings Accounts presents How the FDIC Takes Over Banks.

Patrick from Military Finance Network presents Free Tax Deadline Extensions for Military Members.

Patrick from Cash Money Life presents Comparing a Roth IRA vs. Traditional IRA.

GloombergNews from GloombergNews presents Lady GaGa and Geithner Collaborate on Economy.

Madison from My Dollar Plan presents Making Home Affordable Program.

This new blog carnival is all down to the lovely Penelope Pince of Pecuniarities, who says:

For those of you who are just hearing about this new carnival, the purpose of the Carnival of Pecuniary Delights is to showcase content of lasting value from the personal finance and frugality blogosphere. There is no restriction as to the age of the posts submitted so bloggers are free to submit their best and favorites from any part of their archives.

As the priority is lasting value, you will not find items with an “expiration date.” This means, no temporary promotions for businesses, shopping deals or credit card offers. Even if you were to happen upon this carnival 6 months from now, the content would all still be relevant.

Next week’s host is Living Well On Less. For further details, visit the Carnival of Pecuniary Delights’ website.

Image credits: NatWest piggy banks: wwarby. Monster money box: ciao-chow. Fashion money box: Dilona. House money box: theirhistory. Emergency money box and blue piggy bank: _ES. Dollar money box: taekwonweirdo.