FiveCentNickel participated in five carnivals this week. Here they are along with links to my articles that were included in each.

The Festival of Frugality included “High Electric Bills and the Battle Against Increasing Energy Costs.” Also included was “How to Build a Double (or Single) Desk on the Cheap” from raising4boys.com.

The Carnival of Personal Finance included “Borrowing Money from an IRA.”

The Carnival of Debt Reduction included “How to Profit from 0% Balance Transfer Credit Card Offers.”

The Carnival of Financial Planning included “Q&A: Using IRA Funds to Purchase a Home Outside the U.S.”

Finally, the Best of Me Symphony seemingly experienced a technical hiccup and ended up including multiple posts from a number of sites. Here are the posts from FiveCentNickel:

Ten Tips for a Successful Moving Sale
Five Reasons you Should Care About your Credit (FICO) Score
Credit Card Bonus Chasing and Your Credit Score

Also included were the following posts from raising4boys.com:

Nervous Tics in a Nine Year Old Boy
Raising Boys vs. Girls? A Systematic Approach to Deciding the Easiest
Planning on Building a Tree House