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I am so happy to let you know that my “Japan Standard of Living - MoneyNing Style” article has been picked as this week’s editor choice!  Check out the personal finance carnival right here.  Another honorable mention is the Carnival of Debt Reduction, where this article of mine about credit cards was selected.

In addition, here are some great articles from other blogs during the past few days:

• Golburu from Money, Matter, and More Musings talks about some of the reasons why we are frugal
• Ben from Money Smart Life explains about everything you ever wanted to know about QuickBooks
• Trent from The Simple Dollar tells us six steps to eliminate non-credit card consumer debt