The 37th Carnival of Money Stories

Welcome to the 37^th edition of Carnival of Money Stories! I'm thrilled to be hosting this carnival. Thanks to everyone who submitted articles; there's lots of fantastic reading here.

Before I start, I'd like to wish a very happy 62^nd birthday to Roberta Bondar, Canada's first woman astronaut, who flew on the Space Shuttle Discovery in 1992.

Here are this week's carnival picks:

Inspiration

• plonkee presents a tale of two men - a guest post posted at plonkee money.


• Homelife presents I dare to win, no matter what posted at I am for Eternity.

Earning More

• Raymond presents Make Money By Letting Scientists Experiment On You posted at Money Blue Book.


• FMF presents Grow Your Career by Promoting Your Work posted at Free Money Finance.

Spending Less

• glblguy presents Why Do I Always Find a Better Deal AFTER I buy it? posted at Gather Little By Little.


• Christine presents Being Frugal in France: Buying Cheap Theatre, Opera and Dance Tickets posted at Me, My Kid and Life: An American Single Mom Living in France.


• paidtwice presents And Now The Spouse Gets Tested posted at I've Paid For This Twice Already....


• JP presents Make coffee at home and save money posted at Watch Me Become A Millionaire.

Investing

• The Dividend Guy presents The Metamorphosis From Mutual Fund Investor to Dividend Investor posted at The Dividend Guy Blog.


• MoneyNing presents The Billionaire Investment Guru within Me Called Billy posted at Personal Finance Blog by Money Ning.

Holidays

• wealthy_1 presents The Giving Tree posted at collectingmycash.


• Ryan Russell presents It’s All Cash For Christmas! posted at My Money Thinks.


• Silicon Valley Blogger presents A Fantasy Shopping Experiment posted at The Digerati Life.

Money Mistakes

• Eric presents My First Debt And A $5 Lobster posted at A Penny Closer.


• David presents Money Mistake Monday - I Didn’t Have Enough Taxes Taken Out Syndrome. posted at My Two Dollars.

Other

• JvW presents Commission Backslide posted at The Good Life on a Budget.


• Mr Credit Card presents Amex Global Assist Experience - Left my car key in the car! (Ask Mr Credit Card’s Blog) posted at Ask Mr Credit Card's Blog.


• Super Saver presents Our Journey To Financial Freedom #9 - The Professionals We Used posted at My Wealth Builder.

Thanks again for all the articles this week; I enjoyed reading all your stories. Be sure to submit your article for the 38^th edition next week.