I’m hosting Monday’s Carnival of Personal Finance

Posted on July 9, 2008 2 Comments

I’ve fallen off the bandwagon lately, I know. My posts haven’t exactly been compelling or personal finance-related… they’ve just been about how I spend my money on things like sandals that break and bars that offer drink specials. And while it’s nice that at least some of you care about where I spend my weekends (aww…thanks, Dad!), my sense is that the blog is far more helpful and interesting when I actually am learning about finance and writing posts of substance.

I actually get a little too into posts about my social calendar every summer, but this year, I’ve got a plan to remedy the problem. How’s that, you ask? By hosting Monday’s Carnival of Personal Finance on July 14th, of course. It’s perfect because I’m turning 29 on the 20th of July and this virtually guarantees that I’ll usher in a new age chock-full of important financial knowledge.

So, to all the other PF bloggers out there… educate me! Give me some new topics or else I’ll be forced to take a picture of all the clothes I’ve bought this year and tally up their totals. (Trust me, the totals are already tallied and NOBODY wants to see them.) Continue reading to find out how you can enlighten me.

To submit an article for Monday’s Carnival of Personal Finance, you can click here and use the form to send in an article. If you’ve never done it before, it’s totally easy. Even I can figure it out and half the time I have no idea what the other bloggers are talking about.

Some of you are probably asking what a Carnival of Personal Finance is, which is perfect because I asked the same thing when I first heard about it. While I will not be offering cotton candy, free rides or games that cost 25 cents, I will be compiling a ridiculous amount of clever, witty and intelligent personal finance posts from around the globe.

A better definition from the Carnival’s main Web site follows:
In this case, a “Carnival” is a weblog post that brings attention to some of the week’s most interesting and informative blogger-written articles within the broad spectrum of personal finance. It is a showcase of weblog posts, submitted by their authors or by casual readers for consideration.

Some of the topics considered for inclusion are budgeting, saving money, earning money, managing debt, living below your means, and any other topic somewhat related to personal finance.

So basically, I’ll be compiling the best of the blogosphere’s financial articles and posting them here for all to enjoy. How absolutely exciting! And how much work, now that I think about it.

I want lots of WOMEN to submit articles for this one, so lady PF bloggers, represent! (But fellas, don’t leave me out in the cold. I need your manpower for this exercise, too.)

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