This year’s Pro Bowl features many first time players since the Super Bowl players are not participating in the game but it also features many regulars participates. Just like this year’s Pro Bowl this week’s Sunday Roundup features some new bloggers and some regular participates. So check out this week’s personal finance blogger’s roundups which feature some of the best personal finance articles this week.

Here are this week’s Personal Finance Roundups:

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If you want to simplify your personal finances you must get organized. Can not allow things to steal your time which prevents you from simplifying. You need to set a budget and stick to it. If your stuck in a rut you must get out and move forward. Here are this week’s favorite articles which can help do those exact things:

Its only January but its time to get ready for tax time. Cash Money Life helps you prepare for tax time with How to Organize Your Tax Documents

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Its Conference Championship Sunday in the NFL.  My beloved Saints are at home in the Dome taking on the Vikings.  Go Saints.  WHO DAT. So you know where I will be at 5:40 Sunday afternoon glued to the television.  If you are not a Saints, Vikings, Colts or Jets fan, you make have some spare time on your hands to read.   Here are some of the best personal finances articles from this week’s personal finance blogger’s roundups.

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Looking to live a simple financial lifestyle you need to eliminate your debt, break out of your comfort zone, save more, and set your retirement goals. Here are this week’s favorite article which can help do those exact things:

Key to simplifying your finances is to eliminate your debt. But its not always easy. Matt Jabs in his post Debt Slavery – What it is and Ways Out offers some tips to help you get out of your debt.

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A great way to simplify your personal finances as well as save you some money is to do a little shopping. I am not talking about going to the mall to shop for clothes. I am talking about just picking up the phone to do some comparison shopping.

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In a previous post Are your Personal Finances Ready for the Unexpected? I discuss the important of being prepared. With the recent earthquakes in Haiti, its a reminder that we all need to be prepared for those unexpected natural disasters. You never know when it will strike but you should be prepare in case it does strike. We all say it will never happen to us but trust me it can happen. Having lived through a natural disaster, I know what it is like.  Its not easy but having your personal finances and emergency plan in place helps relieve some stress.

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There are so many personal finance posts each week it is not always easy keeping up with all of them. A great way to find out the best posts of the week is to read a personal finance blogger’s weekly roundup. There were several good roundups this week that I thought you may find valuable as well.

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Saving is a key component to living a simple financial lifestyle. In this week’s post 10 Simple Ways to Save without cutting coupons, I discuss ways you can save this year. In this week’s edition of Simple Weekend Reading Roundup it features some additional articles I have read that I believe can also help you save additional money this year:

Free from Broke offers Savings Goals In The New Year And Beyond which discusses how setting savings goals can go a long way to help you save more.

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Is saving more money one of your New Year’s resolutions. Saving is key to helping you live a simple financial lifestyle. You want to have save for retirement, emergency fund or any other reason. But many times we find it difficult to save. We all have a difficult time finding ways to save money. You probably have thought maybe if I cut coupons I can save some money. Yes, you can save money by cutting coupons but do you want to spend time cutting and sorting to save money. I know I do not enjoy cutting coupons. Most of the time if I have a coupon I forget to use it or if I do remember its expired. So I really do not want to waste my time cutting coupon when I don’t even use them.

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We all say we want to simplify our finances but we usually find an excuse or reason to not simplify? What is your reason for not simplifying your finances?

Is this one of your reasons? Reasons why I have decided not to simplify my personal finances

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