I’m not one to toot my own horn, but I will today because, frankly, I deserve it. Today I became a card-carrying member of the Debt-Free club. This beautiful day follows an intense two years of handing over half of my salary towards debt repay, and I am tickled pink to have finally gotten to the point where I don’t have to throw away my paycheck on crap that I purchased eight years ago.

It’s already the end of September, and once again we’ve compiled a mash-up of some of our most popular stories, as well as interesting and relevant posts from around the blogosphere. Keep reading to find out which stories made our Editors’ Choice this month.