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Weekly Money Blog Roundup

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The Budgeting Babe is hosting the Carnival of Personal Finance this week, and she's picked some great posts to highlight. My favorites include musings on how to handle career frustrations, thoughts on dealing with pricey wedding planning, and advice on selling your stuff.

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Veronica- That is a funny story about your uncle! And I agree with your aunt about not taking on debt for the ring, but I think sometimes extenuating circumstances (such as being in grad school) can justify a short-term credit card loan...

Kimberly Palmer of 10:01AM July 15, 2008

Thanks for posting the link to the blog post on wedding finances. I was talking to my aunt about engagement rings and she said the WORST thing to do was to go into debt for an engagement ring, because who wants to start the rest of their lives together in debt?

Additionally, when my uncle was dating his now wife and later proposed, she refused to marry him until he got out of debt. So she put him on a recommended budget and to this day still controls the finances even though he's the primary breadwinner.

While I like to play the "what if game" and imagine someday my boyfriend and I would get married, combined we owe about 160k in educational debt alone...

Veronica of NY 7:47PM July 14, 2008

Just thought I'd post a quick thank you for including my post "When Career Plans Change" in your weekly roundup!

Sincerely,

Amanda Milne

www.valueforyourlife.com

Value For Your LIfe 5:31PM July 14, 2008

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