The Super Bowl will be played in a few hours when my hometown Saints will face the Colts. To prepare for this big day each team has put in hours of preparation time so they can execute their game plan to win the game.  The Saints have designed a defensive game plan to stop the Colts and Peyton Manning from scoring while the Colts have designed a defensive game plan to stop the Saints and Drew Brees ( I hoping the Colts game plan does not work). Just like each Super Bowl team has designed their offensive and defensive game plans to win the Super Bowl. You should design your own personal financial game plan to help you simplify your personal finances so you can win the personal finance game.

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Know the score. I am not talking about knowing the score of the sporting event you maybe watching. I talking about knowing your credit score. Knowing your score is important part of simplifying your personal finances. Having a high score will usually help you win the game depending on the sport you are playing. Having a high credit score will also help you win personal financial game and helps you simplify your personal finances.

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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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