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So Christmas is coming; are you excited? I am! Christmas means holidays, spending time with family and friends, and good, hearty meals! It also means a new year is coming, which signals change, renewed growth, and a new hope. Here were my posts of the week:
- The 3 Stages of Financial Despair
- Finding The Right Credit Card (guest post)
- Interview over at Investorz Blog
- 5 Ways to Avoid Debt This Christmas (guest post)
I also had a post over at the Yakezie:
I am giving away $300 in prizes; don’t miss your chance to enter our Christmas giveaway!
On to the weekend reading!
Weekend reading
Blogging
- 13 Blogs Freelancers Need to Be Reading (Don’t do it Yourself)
- The 30k Challenge: Online Money Bloggers (Life And My Finances)
- November and 1st Year Blog Update (Sustainable PF)
Carnivals
- The Book Review Blog Carnival (Man of la Book)
- Totally Money Carnival | Building Wealth Edition (Faith and Finance)
- Weekend Wisdom: Read. Get Smart. Read More. (The Online Investing AI Blog)
- Yakezie Carnival – Mighty Ducks Edition (20s Finances)
Christmas
- 9 Cheap christmas gift ideas for friends (Thirty Six Months)
- Put Yourself on the Path of Happiness for the Holiday Season (Prairie EcoThrifter)
Giveaways
- BeatingTheIndex 2011 Holiday Giveaway (Beating the Index)
- Bucksome Boomer Weekend Scoop: Holiday Celebrations Edition (roundup of giveaways) (Bucksome Boomer)
Investing
- A System For Automated ETF Portfolio Construction With Risk Management (Seeking Alpha)
- Canadian Oil Stocks: 3 Bakken Oil Companies (Canadian Oil Stocks)
Miscellaneous
- 100k developers are dead – Why and exactly how to build software at a fraction of the price (Biz 3.0)
- Carrier IQ and the Erosion of Our Privacy (Financial God)
- How To Cheat At Zynga Poker (Retire by 40)
- Random Dividend Thoughts and Stupid Taxes (101 Centavos)
- Top 10 Myths About The Middle Ages (Listverse)
Motivation
- A Great Workout Music Playlist (Budgeting in the Fun Stuff)
- Thoughts on How to Live Life – December 2011 (Investorz Blog)
Hope that you all have had a great weekend and have a good week ahead. 🙂

I am excited to have some time off and some time to spend with our families and relax. It is always a great time of year.
Thanks a bunch for including Marie’s article this week. Really appreciate it.
Np, thanks for stopping by!
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