Carnival of Money, Growth & Happiness #1
–By Sagar Satapathy
Greetings! We are here with the inaugural edition of the Carnival of Money, Growth & Happiness. We mince no words to appreciate and thank our readers who participated in large numbers in this carnivals. We received 34 entries for the first edition out of which 27 posts 
managed to make the cut. Here are the posts that have been selected to be featured on this carnival edition.
Michael Fowke presents Money is the way posted at Money is the way. Money is the way and it’s so beautiful, it’s such a beautiful way. Socialism is dead and greed is good and all is well. The birds are singing in the trees, the cash registers are overflowing, and big hairy bears are crowding around the honeypot.
David Richeson presents Make More Money Without Selling Your Soul posted at 360 Degree Success. Have you ever felt like you move from day to day, week to week, paycheck to paycheck? barely getting by, unsure of your current career path, but with too many financial obligations to make any real change in your life? Learn how to balance financial growth with personal growth.
Alan presents Self-Esteem - How to pump it up posted at Made to Be Great. Having a high self esteem is healthy and good for us, it makes us feel great and be cheerful all day long. When we are feeling great we function at our best and attract others who also feel good about themselves and the world.
Amy Pedersen presents The Federal Trade Commission and Their Stand on Credit Reporting Agencies posted at Your Credit Score Secrets. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in response to thousands of complaints received from consumers, coordinated ?Project Credit Despair? with the two main goals being to stop bad credit deceptive practices and to alert consumer to the potential damage that these credit repair agencies may do.
David presents The Wisdom of Great Investors posted at Worldwide Success. If you want to be a good investor the best way to learn is to listen to the greatest investors of all times and to try to absorb some of their wisdom. Here are a few quotes from some of the world?s greatest investors.
Eric presents Meditation: One Way to Simplify Your Life posted at saving simply. Meditation is an activity that doesn?t cost a cent, requires no equipment or special skills, and can be done just about anywhere. All you have to do is sit there and? exist, I guess. Amazingly, something that might seem boring and dull has the potential to be quite exhilarating.
WBL presents Ben Stein?s Basic Rules of Retirement posted at Wealth Building Lessons. Simple rules to make sure you don’t retire broke.
Alex Shalman presents Seven Questions That Will Change Your Life posted at Self Help. Self reflection should be more than a minor consideration if you?re serious about personal growth.
Paul presents Fear Keeps you from Living a Longer and Happier Life posted at ExtremePerspective. Live longer and happier by being optimistic.
Silicon Valley Blogger presents 9 Reasons Why I Love My Credit Card posted at The Digerati Life. You may consider this a ?devil?s advocate? post what with all the personal financial advice out there telling us to cut up all our credit cards, shred them and scatter their tiny little vestiges across various trash bins.
Kevin Kinchen presents Mastery of Money posted at Creative Power of Thought. In truth, money is actually an aspect of being alive as human beings that is quite easy to master. Money, like all things in life is attracted to you in accordance with your true thoughts about it.
Caroline presents I am busy executive with a challenging job. How is brain fitness relevant to me? posted at Brain Fitness Blog. How stress management may help us improve our quality of life and performance at work.
Lisa Mills presents The 411 on Credit Card Hopping posted at Work at Home Mom Revolution. Jumping from one low interest rate card to the next, over and over, can damage your credit rating. And avoid taking credit card cash advances. These carry a very high APR, and should only be used in a true emergency.
Ted Reimers presents Benefits of getting an MBA posted at CampusGrotto. An MBA will give you money, growth and happiness.
Rebecca Newburn presents Suze Orman Supports Financial Literacy for Women posted at Information Age Education. Suze Orman offers advice and a great deal for women (and men).
Albert Foong presents How to live consciously and powerfully posted at Urban Monk. What is unconscious living? Unconsciousness is letting our mental and emotional bodies take over. These bodies behave according to previous programming, and we have no conscious control. Get out of this to gain true power.
Tushar Mathur presents 25 Rules to Grow Rich by posted at Life of a Resident Alien…. Spend no more than 2 1/2 times your income on a home. For a down payment, it’s best to come up with at least 20%.
Investments & Loans presents How the credit card game is rigged posted at Investments & Loans. The first of the dirty tactics, which is an industry standard, is called universal default. It is basically the right the credit card company reserves to hike your interest rate if you miss a payment, over draw against you approved limit, etc.
Paul presents Car cost saving tip posted at ExtremePerspective. There are a couple of cost savings measures that Paul did not mention in his previous article on car buying strategy. You can read them here.
Aspeth presents The Lost Art of Frugality posted at Twelve Years Of Being Annoyed By Chloe Sevigny. Thanks to some early lessons from a Depression Era grandparent, I know how shaving pennies from everyday expenses can quickly add up to some serious dollars. I get an odd thrill from my money-conscious lifestyle, and hope others can share a similar sense of satisfaction from frugal living.
Craig Harper presents Excess posted at Motivational Speaker. When will we realize that we don’t need 1,200 TV channels… perhaps 600 is enough. One of my friends just put a dish on the roof of his house that’s the size of a Hyundai… apparently it picks up Japanese TV stations… the fact that he only speaks English is irrelevant; he wants it. When I pointed out that he didn’t speak Japanese he looked perplexed… then I realized that it wasn’t about actually watching the Japanese stations.. it was about being able to tell his mates that his TV could get Japan.
Madeleine Begun Kane presents Form 1040 Blues posted at Mad Kane’s Humor Blog. So, have you started working on your 2006 income tax return yet? Madeleine hasn’t.
Ririan presents See How Easily You Can Overcome Your Worries posted at Ririan Project. Are you someone who worries all of the time, afraid of saying the wrong thing or overly concerned with how you look? You are not alone. Only in USA there are more than 19 million people classified as chronic worriers.
Steve Faber presents - How to Save Money Everyday - A Different Perspective posted at Getting Debt Free. The average person should consider the effects of vehicle depreciation as well. Every mile you drive your vehicle is that much closer to the next time you’ll need to purchase another.
Mr Credit Card presents Cash is King - But I don?t Carry Cash! posted at Ask Mr Credit Card’s Blog. The Mr Credit Card family was in New York over the weekend. The kids had a great time in the Museum of Natural History, visiting the Statue of Liberty, Toys R Us and the M&M Outlet at 48th at Broadway. And, how did they utilize their old credit cards? Read on…
The Frugalist presents 27 Fun Ways to Destroy Your Old Credit Card posted at Frugalist. If you have old credit cards lying about the house, you may be at risk for credit card fraud, and you could be missing out on just how cathartic it really is to destroy those little money fiends. Here are some fun ideas to help you destroy your old credit card. Fun doesn?t necessarily mean safe, so try these at your own risk.
Alvaro Fernandez presents Brain Exercise FAQs posted at Brain Fitness Blog. The post focuses on the importance of brain exercise.
That concludes the first edition of the Carnival of Money, Growth & Happiness. Keep submitting your posts to the future editions of this carnival. I thank you all for your support and contribution to this carnival.
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