This week we were included on four carnivals and festivals. Be sure to check out the carnivals as there are usually more articles worth reading than what I can feature here.

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On with the round up...

Carnival of Personal Finance: Banker Girl makes her triumphant return to the PF blogosphere by hosting this week. First on her list of Editor's Picks is our Garth Brooks / network of friends tribute - Friends in High Places. After you get done reading that one and get that song out of your head, take a look at these as well:

• Cash Money Life has 8 tips to consider in picking a mutual fund.
  

Make It From Scratch! Carnival: Satisfying our DIY cravings this week is GreenStyleMom with the MIFS! Carnival. Here, the Mrs. satisfies our daughter's need for a lunch box, frugal style. We also enjoyed this post:

• The Lighter Side offers a recipe for Banana Nut Butterscotch Muffins.
• Ship Full O' Pirates speaks to our heart with a quick recipe for Tex-Mex Chicken and Rice.
  

Festival of Frugality: Fellow cloth diaper-er, The Frugal Babe is hosting this week and includes our post on lunch: to be or not to be frugal. Here is some more frugal goodness:

• Greener Pastures recommends buying eyeglasses on-line. I never would have thought of this!
• Value for Your Life has 5 fun meals as alternatives to eating out - sounds good to me!
  

Carnival of Money Stories: Fresh off of the Copyeditor's Desk comes this week's carnival. Though it won't find it's way to the bestseller list any time soon, we think you'll enjoy our story on weather or not we should be eating lunch out. Some other fine tales of finance:

• Free From Broke tells why they are switching from a 2-income house to a single paycheck. We made this same decision and have never regretted it.
  

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