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August 2008

Weekend Roundup 08/30/08

by D.J. on August 31, 2008

in Personal Finance

The Family Wallet participated in the Carnival of Personal Finance this past week which was hosted at Broke Grad Student. I also participated in the Festival of Frugality hosted at Fire Finance. Both the carnival and festival featured a lot of great articles. Here are my top picks from each:

From the Carnival of Personal Finance:

Consumerism Commentary with financial tips for students entering college.

10 Reasons Not to Pay for Your Kids College at Your Money Relationship.

From the Festival of Frugality:

Saving money on diapers and formula at Modernparent.org.

Practically free kids furniture at Money and Such.

Seven ways to save on college textbooks at Fiscal Zen.

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