28th Carnival of Money Stories II – Winter in Arizona Edition

Welcome to the 28th Carnival of Money Stories II – Winter in Arizona Edition.  Thank you to everyone who submitted a personal money story or money experience.  This edition includes some pictures of the Arizona desert, in the winter.  We rarely get snow in the low desert, but we get some gorgeous sunsets and the cacti don't seem to mind the colder temperatures. One quick announcement: The Carnival of Money Stories is looking for hosts in the coming weeks. Check… Read the rest

Carnivals the week of November 9th, 2009

On Monday, my story about how I almost married an Amway salesman was included at the Carnival of Money Stories II hosted at Gather Little by Little. Thank you to the host for including my post and hosting the carnival. Some other stories I enjoyed reading from the carnival: Bible Money Matters has a guest post from Debt Free Hispanic: This Blogger Fell Into The FICO Trap, But Saw The Light And Became Debt Free. Foreigner's Finance shares with us… Read the rest

Please Don’t Fax Your Credit Card Information!

// Today I heard a story from a friend that made my hair stand on end. She said the company she was working for was sending out solicitation letters and a form that included a place to write in your credit card information, and then suggesting that people mail (which is probably safest, if you really trust the company you are dealing with and it's not a scam), email or fax their credit card information. I have heard that you… Read the rest

Homemade Candy Cane Peppermint Ice Cream

I love my Donvier Ice Cream Maker so much, it is so handy. I use it, and it's still halfway frozen when I rinse it out and put it right back into the freezer until the urge strikes me to have ice cream. I've been wanting to make this flavor since I made the Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream. Now just for a minute, let me tell you why owning one of these ice cream makers is frugal. All Natural Ice… Read the rest