Rich Life Equals Better Life

Welcome to the 19th edition of rich life carnival. This week I’m reading “Secrets of the Millionaire Mind”, by T. Harv Eker. It’s quite an eye-opener, to tell you the truth. When it comes to financial success, we’re all used to hearing the saying “It’s not how much you make, it’s how much you keep”. Well that would be good advice if most people could actually figure out how to keep more, either by saving more or earning more or a combination of both. In truth, it’s mostly a mental thing, and this author explains it under the concept of the “money blueprint“. In very few words, it states that “your income can grow only to the extent you do!“. He goes on to say:

The vast majority of people simply do not have the internal capacity to create and hold on to large amounts of money and the increased challenges that go with more money and success. [...] A perfect example is lottery winners. Research has shown again and again that regardless of the size of their winnings, most lottery winners eventually return to their original financial state, the amount they can comfortably handle.

Food for thought for all of us that are struggling with our finances! I know it’s been said again and again, but it really starts from within.

Now on to this week’s submissions, all 55 of them.

Healthy Living

Kim presents Taking Good Care of Your Lazy-Boy Recliner posted at Lazyboy Recliners, saying, “The lazy-boy recliner is wonderful investment in your comfort. Good care extends the life span of this magnificent furniture. Taking care of a lazy-boy recliner requires only a few simple steps.”

Sarah Scrafford presents 50 DIY Spa Treatments to (Frugally) Promote Health and Healing posted at Massage Therapy Careers.

Fiona King presents 100 Best Health Foods for Seniors | Geriatric Nursing Certification posted at Comments on: 100 Best Health Foods for Seniors.

Sarah presents Guide to Buying Sprinklers | Winter Lawn Care – Lawn Care Tips posted at Lawn Care Tips, saying, “A guide to buying the right sprinklers for your lawn.”

Personal Finance

Fatty presents Automated Day Trader: Double Moving Average Crossover, Test 1 posted at Fatty Fat Fat.

Dorian Wales presents Shortcuts to Early Retirement – Absurd Frugal Thinking or Common Financial Sense? posted at The Personal Financier, saying, “Permanent income gone astray”

ChristianPF presents The best place to save money posted at Money in the Bible | Christian Personal Finance Blog, saying, “It really does matter where you save your money”

Curt presents 7 Key Questions To Ask Yourself When Starting a Business posted at PennyJobs.com.

Sam presents NEW !! Do You Need a Will? Ten Steps to Make a Legal Will. When Do You Need An Attorney? posted at Surfer Sam and Friends, saying, “Do You Need a Legal Will? The Ten Steps to Make a Legal Will With or Without An Attorney A basic will is a simple document used to transfer your own property to whomever you want to get it after you die. If you have a modest estate and simple wishes about what you want to do with it, you can make your own legal will. Some people don’t want to face the thought of their death. It is an emotional and psychic hurdle. But wouldn’t you be happier to know that your plans are in place, and your wishes will be respected after you are no longer here? With a will, you know that your loved ones are provided for. A will ensures that, if death comes unexpectedly, your loved ones will not have to deal with this additional burden in their time of grief. Do You Need a Legal Will? Without a will, the court will determine who gets your money, property and personal belongings, and will divide your assets among close family members. The court determines who will get custody of your minor children, without regard to your wishes. The court will appoint an attorney to manage your estate, and will pay attorney’s fees out of your estate. Wouldn’t you like to choose for yourself what happens? That’s why you need a will.”

Joe Manausa presents How To Stay Calm In The Real Estate Market posted at Tallahassee Real Estate Blog, saying, “The entire financial world appears to be a scary place right now. Many people are starting to “smell opportunity” and yet are a bit too fearful to act on their instincts. The goal of this article is to get you to consider doing some homework and creating a decision matrix so that you can start to take advantage of the opportunities when you are ready.”

KCLau presents My Greatest Financial Fears posted at KCLau’s Money Tips, saying, “Everyone will encounter several personal fears as they go through their life phases. There is one fear which most of us will definitely have to deal with and that is financial fear. I have listed down below several financial fears that the majority of us will encounter.”

HIB presents What’s the Best Financial Decision You’ve Made? posted at Happiness is Better.

Wilfrid presents Socially Responsible Investing: Go Green And Make Money At The Same Time posted at Money Galaxy – Make Money | Save Money | Invest Money, saying, “Socially Responsible Investing is the wave of the future”

FIRE Getters presents Investing – The Mistake Of Timing The Market posted at FIRE Finance.

Qovax presents The Perils of One-time Charges posted at Value Investing and Entrepreneurship by Qovax, a Software Startup, saying, “When it comes to pleasing Wall Street, some companies would do anything to spruce up their books. One of the most common shenanigans management would use is one-time charges. One-time charges are expenses that do not recur. Because of this, one-time charges are usually reported separately to prevent any disfigurement of an otherwise pristine net income.”

fwp presents Take Advantage of Your Work Perks ! posted at the financial wellness project.

greg Group presents How to Make Money by Laddering Covered Calls – Associated Content posted at Associated Content.

Credit Shout presents Discover Open Road Credit Card Review posted at CreditShout.

Raag Vamdatt presents Understanding a Fixed Maturity Plan (FMP) :: RaagVamdatt.com :: Financial Planning demystified posted at RaagVamdatt.com.

MoneyNing presents Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and How it Helped with My Personal Finance posted at Money Ning, saying, “While I didn’t know at the time what the benefits were, I’m glad we practiced it anyway because it helped me so much!”

David Carter presents One Small Business That is Doing Well in This Economy posted at David Makes Cents.com, saying, “Talks about the new business I started, growing worms.”

Jim presents Discover $50 Promotion & Discover Holiday Promotion posted at Blueprint for Financial Prosperity.

Greg Nemer presents Honest Internet Marketers posted at INTERNET MARKETING WITH PURPOSE, saying, “How To Know If An Internet Marketer Is Honest Or If He’s Just Out To Take Your Money”

FMF presents The Economics of Braces (And How to Save Money on Them) posted at Free Money Finance.

Investing School presents Earnings Per Share (EPS) posted at Investing School, saying, “Learn all about Earnings Per Share, how to calculate it and why it’s useful!”

Shaun Connell presents How to Get an Online Savings Account posted at Financial Planning, saying, “Some savings accounts are as high as 6%. Find out more, and why you should always have some money in savings. Plus, free cookies.”

ChristianPF presents Is the Starbuck’s Gold Card worth it? posted at Money in the Bible | Christian Personal Finance Blog, saying, “Is Starbuck’s new promotion a deal or a ripoff?”

Henri Schauffler1 presents The Best Home Based Business – The Keys To Finding It! | Entrepreneur Freedom posted at Henri Schauffler.

Self Improvement

Good Thing presents A Million Good Things posted at A Million Good Things.

Erin Pavlina presents Are You Afraid to Be Rich? posted at Erin Pavlina’s Blog, saying, “Many years ago I had this odd mentality about money and wealth. I thought that rich people were all greedy, and that most of them had probably sold their soul to the devil in order to attain their wealth. I assumed that rich people were conniving miscreants who took advantage of others.”

Roberto Montanez presents Overcoming Public Speaking Anxiety posted at Psychbits, saying, “Imagine you are giving a speech today. Are you already feeling nervous? Is your heart racing? Public speaking is one of the most dreaded tasks we all encounter at one point in our life. Regardless if you are in school, college or work, Public Speaking is a task we all have to undergo.”

Talk Prom Dresses presents Picking the Right Shoes for Your Prom Dress posted at Prom Dresses, saying, “How do you go about finding the best shoes for your upcoming prom?”

David B Bohl presents Economy Survival Tip: Treat the Disease, Not the Symptoms posted at Slow Down Fast Today!, saying, “What are the diseases causing your stress? The current economic “crisis”? The political race? The politics in your office? Your son’s report card? Making your next credit card payment? You hold the power.”

Ms. Cheevious presents Friends with Benefits posted at Ms. Cheevious, saying, “Ms. Cheevious Presents – Friends with Benefits – One woman’s view of free love…”

Fred Black presents Event Horizon: Black Holes of Failure posted at Fred Black: Internet Business Blog..

Patricia Turner presents The Nurse’s Ultimate Online Job Hunting Toolbox posted at Comments on: Top 100 Diet and Fitness Blogs.

Simon Stapleton presents As A Leader, Your Personality Is Everything (Part Two) posted at Career & Personal Development for CIOs, Technical Professionals and Self-Professed Geeks, saying, “Your personality is your personal brand and it’s how people, particularly your followers, will expect you to behave. Your behaviors are the root of your leadership style, and consistent behavior is what makes that style predictable by followers. Therefore, your behaviors and your personality are closely linked. But how do you know what your personality is?”

AndrewB presents Binge Eating Recovery posted at Overcoming Binge Eating, saying, “While the cause of binge eating is unknown there are many common guesses. A part of binge eating recovery is understanding what causes the disorder in the first place.”

Arun presents A Matter of Perspective posted at Arun is Bringing You…Your Daily Remedy, saying, “Sometimes, a little perspective is all we need to realize how lucky we are!”

Danny Gamache presents Top 5 Great TED Talks posted at The Success Professor, saying, “TED talks are an amazing free source for personal and professional development. These are the top 5 great TED talks.”

Mary@SimplyForties presents What Is Your Happiness Quotient? posted at SimplyForties.

Michael Haltman presents Bias Confirmation From An Unlikely Source posted at The Political and Financial Markets Commentator, saying, “The New York Times, Los Angeles Times and Washington Post are some of the classic examples of newspapers that tend to lead with their political stance before they lead with the credo of unbiased news story telling. That said, they would be the first to deny that. It therefore comes as a form of REAL confirmation of the bias of the media during the election, when a writer for one of these papers actually does the research, and has the objectivity to report on the way the coverage went.”

omguy presents The real smart posted at Ordinary Miracles, saying, “Post Summary: Why do some people just seem to have it “figured out”? They just seem to have a gift for living well. They remain resilient in the face of challenges, able to deal with anything and at the same time admired by everyone. New brain research suggests . . .”

Chris Edgar presents Do You Have The “Right” To Pursue Your Goals? posted at Purpose Power Coaching, saying, “Many of us have felt the sense, before we embark on some project, that for whatever reason we don’t have “the right” to do it. But strangely, even if we do the things we think are necessary to get “the right” to achieve our goals, we’re often still plagued by the sense that we need to do something more. This article is about transcending the sense that we don’t deserve to go for what we want.”

Erika Collin presents 100 Best Blogs for the Mind, Body, and Soul | National Massage Certification posted at National Massage Certification.

Erika Collin presents 100 Tips and Tools for Managing Your Personal Library posted at PhD American History Online.

Valeria presents The A–Z Guide to Fine-Tuned Brain Performance posted at Timeless Lessons.

Applying the Law of Attraction presents Using the Law of Attraction to Build Self-Confidence posted at Applying the Law of Attraction Membership Library, saying, “Many do not realize how much power the Law of Attraction truly has. This is an great practice that is going to help people build their self esteem and aid them in…”

Brain Blogger presents Why Infidelity May Not Be Cheating Anymore posted at Brain Blogger, saying, “Cheating implies some sort of deviation form the norm — staying faithful. But as new research suggests, the chances of infidelity in a relationship now varies between 40 and 76%; and this implies that infidelity itself could be the new norm.”

Ms. Cheevious presents Pillaging, Plundering Pirates? Oh My! posted at Ms. Cheevious, saying, “Avast there mateys! Be afraid! Be very afraid! Sit closer together with yer’ loved ones, to protect yerselves. This post is sure to deliver a mass of sorted tales of mayhem, with plundering pirates lurking in every corner.”

Category-Less Submissions

Gunvi presents 5 Hot Tips For A Big Selling Squeeze Page posted at Big Selling Website Design, saying, “Squeeze page information.”

nickel presents Readers’ Choice: The Best High-Yield Online Savings Banks posted at fivecentnickel.com.

imarketing4s presents Learning About the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act | Consolidate4Free: Debt Consolidation Information posted at Free Debt Consolidation: Qualified Financial Management.

Wanda Grindstaff presents How Committed Are You to Your Goal? posted at Creating Abundant Lifestyles.

prateek presents Sodarshan Chakra kriya-Sadhana Journal I posted at sodarshan chakra kriya & revolution.

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