Welcome to the New Year! Okay, so I’m about two weeks late. Though it’s been a busy two weeks for me already (surgery, death in the family, etc). Either way, here are a couple links you should check out.

The guys over at Money Crashers are hosting a competition this month for cash and other prizes. You can win big by simply telling others about it, signing up for their RSS feed, following them on Facebook, or a number of other options. To check it out, click here. We are actually offering one of the prizes, a $50 iTunes gift card.

The 239th edition of the Carnival of Personal Finance is hosted this week by Darwin’s Finance. You’ll find a great round-up of high quality articles on a great range of personal finance topics. Of course, I am a little biased. My post, Why Parker Bros Monopoly should save the housing market, was included.

Last, CESI Debt Solutions has put together The best 101 Debt Busting Posts of 2009 from 101 Frugal Bloggers. The list is conveniently divided into multiple sections and features a thought with each category. So click on over to see the crème de la crème.

Have a great weekend!