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

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

I just learned that Her Every Cent Counts has started a new carnival – it's brand new and in the beginning stages, and the carnival will run once a month to start with. Check out HECC's post here to learn more about it:  Announcing the Carnival of Female Personal Finance Bloggers. Speaking of carnivals, I am very pleased and honored to be hosting the 28th Edition of the Carnival of Money Stories 2 on November 16th, 2009.   If you have… Read the rest