Welcome to the 69th Edition of the Carnival of Money Stories! I’m pleased to be hosting this week.

I’m calling this week’s carnival the “Summer Vacation Edition”. Rather than focus on going back to school, or autumn looming ahead of us, I thought it would be fun to reflect on the summer. This summer, many of us have been fortunate enough to get away for a break, even if short. Whatever your vacation, whether no-frills or grand, let’s think about the fun that was had. If you haven’t taken a vacation, think of where you would like to go next. As can be seen from my most recent blog post, this is a topic that’s been on my mind:)

For me, my very short getaway this summer was to Canada, with one day being spent visiting Niagara Falls. I was last there in my youth, so it brought back some great family memories. Those falls are still impressive, no matter how many times I have seen them.

How about you? Did you take a vacation this summer?

Let’s get to the articles!

EDITOR’S PICKS

Christian Personal Finance presents How I Run My Home Based Business

Donna Freedman presents Online News Won’t Save The Planet

Jeff Rose presents 7 Financial Tips for Your Kids Starting College

Wealth Pilgrim presents Lost or Stolen Wallet? What to do Now

OTHER FINE ARTICLES

Passive Family Income presents Save Money by Reviewing Your Credit Card Statements

Free From Broke presents Final Piece of 2009 Credit CARD Act Starts and How it Affects You

My Wealth Builder presents A Simple Way to Build Wealth

The Digerati Life presents How to Remove Spyware, Malware, or any Computer Virus

PT Money presents Is Lasik Surgery Worth It? My Story

Ask Mr. Credit Card presents I Have Been Traveling

Bucksome Boomer presents Should You Eat Your Eggs?

Studenomics presents Getting College Credit….and Paying it off Within 30 Days

Sweating the Big Stuff presents How to Avoid Paying Your Credit Card Bill

Nerd Wallet presents Calm Down, the Poor are not Paying for the Rewards of the Rich

DINKS Finance presents How Groupon Has Made Me a Believer

Budgets are Sexy presents The Splurging of Gift Cards

Simple Debt Free Finance presents Heads Up – Your Credit Score May Suffer Even If You Pay Off Your Card Every Month!

Go Banking Rates presents Top 3 Reasons Why Housing Won’t Recover

FMF presents Update on our Shopping List

Mrs. Nepsy’s Frugal World presents Another Reason to Kill my Credit Card

Get Rich Slowly presents 16 Ways to Eat Healthy While Keeping it Cheap

One Family’s Blog presents Flipping a House during the Bubble Period in the Bay Area – An Experience

Thank you to everyone who submitted an article for consideration.