Get Out of Debt Carnival – February 17, 2010

Welcome to the February 17, 2010 edition of the Get Out of Debt Carnival. I am very happy with the number of submission included in this second edition of the carnival.

I would like to thank all of the contributors.  I really appreciate your participation and love the variety of articles in this edition.  For anyone in debt and looking how to get out of debt, the debt management articles this week are great.

Now, on to the Carnival!!

Silicon Valley Blogger presents Get Rid Of Your Debt With These Debt Defying Strategies posted at The Digerati Life.

Viviana presents Mission Possible: Get Out of Debt | The Lean Times posted at The Lean Times.

The Smarter Wallet presents Are Debt Counseling Services The Way To Debt Relief? posted at The Smarter Wallet, saying, "On debt counseling."

Tom Tessin presents Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Information posted at FSC Blog, saying, "Everything that you should know about declaring chapter 7 bankruptcy."

freefrombroke presents Where will you be financially in the next decade? posted at Free From Broke, saying, "Time goes by fast! What will your finances be at the end of the next decade?"

Joel Ohman presents Government Help for Credit Card Debt: Grants, Loans, & Other Mythical Creatures posted at Credit Card Chaser, saying, "Government Help for Credit Card Debt: Grants, Loans, & Other Mythical Creatures"

MoneyNing presents How to Succeed by Failing Fast posted at Money Ning, saying, "In order to succeed, you must fail again and again. Don't be afraid to try new things."

FIRE Getters presents Knock Out Your Financial Problems Like Rocky posted at FIRE Finance.

Anne Simone presents 50 Best Money Blogs for Women posted at Accounting Degree.com.

James Staine presents New FHA Rules! (how does this effect Portland?) posted at Oregon Mortgage Blog, saying, "Federal Housing Administration is planning to introduce new rules by increasing its cash position and lower its risk profile for about a year. This increase will affect the down payment, as the first payment amount changed by FHA would increase from 3.5% to 5% down. This increase will affect the down payment, as the first payment amount changed by FHA."

Tom @ Canadian Finance Blog presents Control Your Spending With A Budget posted at The Canadian Finance Blog, saying, "Looking to reduce your spending and save more money? While many dread the word, the best way to accomplish these goals may be creating and following a budget."

J. Savings presents Who cares if you saved money by spending money?! posted at Budgets are Sexy., saying, "If you're spending money, you're spending money. Not spending even more isn't a big accomplishment "

Matt Mason presents To Buy or to Rent... That IS the question posted at FYMO Personal Finance Blog.

Brian McKay presents New Credit Card Rules - How the New Credit Card Laws Affect You posted at MonitorBankRates.com, saying, "A new set of credit card rules takes effect February 22, 2010 and you should be aware of the new rules. The new credit card laws are positive for consumers and offer consumers a new set of protections."

Deposit Accounts presents How to Build a CD Ladder (Infographic) posted at Deposit Accounts.

Peter presents It's Morphin Time: Transform Your Financial Life posted at Bible Money Matters, saying, "Is it time to transform your financial life, make sacrifices and get out of debt?"

Jim presents What is the Average Household Credit Card Debt? posted at Blueprint for Financial Prosperity.

Jeff Kosola presents How to Calculate Net Worth posted at DeliverAwayDebt, saying, "Here's a quick How-to for figuring out net worth. Without knowing where you are you can improve and track you're progress. Good luck with the carnvinal Debt Hawk"

Lakita presents 4 Quick Ways to Increase Your Cash Flow posted at Personal Finance Journey, saying, "Rather you want to pay off debt or beef up savings...you can speed up the process by increasing your cash flow. Here are 4 things that worked for me"

tristin presents This Is Me ? I Will Become a Millionaire posted at tristinaugustus.com. Joe Manausa, MBA presents How To Subscribe To Your Favorite Real Estate Blogs posted at Tallahassee Real Estate Blog, saying, "Most blogs are trying to get more subscribers, yet how many of them make it easy to do so? Remember, most readers are not bloggers, and they do not understand the subscription process. That is why you have to tell them all about it."

youngandthrifty presents Why isn't Generation Y saving any money? posted at youngandthrifty, saying, "Originating from a post by Studenomics, a post detailing the other possible reasons why generation Y isn't saving any money."

Peak Personal Finance presents Tax Time: Home Related Tax Breaks posted at Peak Personal Finance, saying, "Don't forget these tax benefits of home ownership."

Steve Faber presents Propose To My Girlfriend » Cheap Wedding Plans – How to Save A Bundle of Money on Your Dream Wedding posted at Propose To My Girlfriend, saying, "Don't go deep into debt for your wedding. The average American wedding tops $20,000, but yours does not have to. Get a great wedding for much less with these powerful strategies."

Madeleine Begun Kane presents Loan Poem posted at Mad Kane's Humor Blog.

Tom @ Canadian Finance Blog presents Avoid The Financial Trap Of A Reverse Mortgage - Canadian Finance Blog posted at The Canadian Finance Blog, saying, "If you and your spouse are both over 60 and your house is completely paid off, you may have considered getting a reverse mortgage to take advantage of the equity you’ve built up in your home."

Tom @ Canadian Finance Blog presents Don't Just Track The Past, Forecast With PocketSmith - Canadian Finance Blog posted at The Canadian Finance Blog, saying, "What sets PocketSmith apart from other applications is that it focuses more on forecasting your finances up to 12 months ahead and less on reporting what has already happened."

LeanLifeCoach presents Why Can’t I Save Money? posted at Eliminate The Muda!, saying, ""Why can't I save money?" was a search used that found Eliminate The Muda. This question has certainly been asked millions of times. Why wouldn't this reader already know why they can't save money?"

PT presents Exposed: The Risk of Making the Minimum Payment posted at Prime Time Money.