Carnival Of Personal Finance -- And A Givaway!

For those who have arrived as part of the 111th Carnival Of Personal Finance (hosted by Plonkee Money this week)...

Welcome!

I am Starving Artist, a young(ish) writer sloggin' his way through this world, finishing up a novel, and slowly building my acumen of personal finance knowledge. Like many-to-most who start blogs like this, I wandered around for a long time, hoping something would eventually happen to cause my growing debt to disappear--something that preferably didn't involve work. Seven months ago, in a real panic, I started this blog as a way to rehabilitate my finances. What I've learned so far:

- the way you run your finances is probably indicative of the way you live your life
- paying off debt is much more satisfying than accumulating it
- paying off debt is like giving yourself a huge pay raise

Enough! You're here. Enjoy. The article that I've had highlighted for the carnival is this one. Before you go, however...

GET A FREE BOOK

As a thank-you to those who have made it to my site, and in the spirit of all things carnivalesque, I'm offering a chance to win a free book on personal finance, the bestselling Personal Finance For Dummies, by Eric Tyson. This is a $22 value, and I'll ship it for free. It was very helpful for me, and one of the reasons I've been able to get my finances on track. I'm still working on paying off my debt, of course, but I'm on my way!

What do you do to win?

I'm trying to get a comprehensive list of more personal finance books for my PERSONAL FINANCE BOOKS page. My goal is to create a well-categorized listing of the best finance books available.

This is where you come in: suggest a finance book to add to my list in the comments for this post. I'm looking for books you've read and loved, whether they are on budgeting, thrifty dining, real estate investing, buying cars... anything! I'll let you suggest up to five books, and every book gets you another entry. If you include a brief review of the book, I will include that review next to the book when I post it, as well as a by-line that will link back to your blog. I'll pick on Thursday!

Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you enjoy my blog. I am, as always, indebted 2 you!

Here's a random link. Just because.