Your Finish Rich Plan – A Personal Finance Blog

Welcome to the first edition of the Rich Life Carnival. I received a decent number of submissions, quite frankly, more than I expected, being the first edition and all. I actually thought I’d have to contact bloggers and ask for submissions… Another pleasant surprise was the overall quality of the submissions. So let’s get things started!

Top Picks

SpiKe presents 7 Ways You Can Stop Wasting Food And Help Save The Earth posted at Organize IT.

Michael Bass presents Why Americans Can’t Afford Credit posted at Debt Prison, saying, “The expenses that I will deal with in this article are taxes, insurance, inflation, and interest (the price we pay for borrowing money).”

Avani presents Better Sorry Than Safe posted at Food For Mind.

Michael Law presents How to Make a Better To-Do List posted at Michael Emilio.

Sarah presents Are You Ready to Buy a House? posted at Tips To Save Money. Learn To Be Frugal, saying, “Buying a house is the American dream, but does your current financial situation allow for it?”

Healthy Living

Vacation Locations presents Florida Vacation Rentals posted at Vacation Locations.

Alison presents Living local: what does it really mean? posted at Green Me.

KCLau presents Don’t be stupid! Keep paying. posted at KCLau’s Money Tips, saying, “About why paying premiums for existing policies can be the best savings you can have.”

Amanda Harris presents What You Need to Know About Buying Organic posted at eFamilyBlogger.

Personal Finance

Sweettooth presents 5 Gift Ideas at 5 Price Ranges, For Her. posted at Shop Little Gifts.

Edith presents SFentrepreneur Challenge | A Business Pitch Contest for Entrepreneurs posted at San Francisco Bay Area Small Business Community That Connects You With Entrepreneurs Around You.

Jed Norwood presents Study and Prepare to Trade the Forex Market posted at Forex Strategy, saying, “Preparing to trade and make money in the Forex market requires a considerable amount of study.”

Walter W. Fouse presents Avoid Large Actively Managed Mutual Funds posted at Best No Load Funds.

Raag Vamdatt presents Dividend Yield – A better alternative to FDs :: RaagVamdatt.com :: Financial Planning demystified posted at RaagVamdatt.com – Financial Planning demystified.

Larry Russell presents The Financial Services Industry is Still the Largest S&P 500 Sector – Even after the Collapse of its Stock Values posted at THE SKILLED INVESTOR Blog.

Erica Douglass presents “Secret” eBay and Craigslist Hacks That Will Save You Thousands of Dollars Online posted at erica.biz – Erica Douglass challenges you to change your life! What is holding you back from your dreams?, saying, “You probably already know that using eBay and craigslist can save you thousands. But how do you get the most mileage out of these sites? I reveal in detail all of the “secret” weapons I use to save thousands of dollars personally and over $100,000 for business.”

Christine presents Eating in France on 10 Euro per Day for 2 People posted at Me, My Kid and Life: An American Single Mom Living in France.

Raymond presents How To Make Money From Balance Transfer Credit Cards posted at Money Blue Book.

Raymond presents Debt Reduction With Low Interest Balance Transfers posted at Money Blue Book.

FIRE Getters presents Live Rent Free and Earn as a Caretaker posted at FIRE Finance.

Madeleine Begun Kane presents Cautionary Verse posted at Mad Kane’s Humor Blog.

Heather Johnson presents 10 Tips for Eating Healthy on the Cheap | Personal Finance Blog by Money Ning posted at Money Ning.

Abdulrasool Sumar presents Trade Off Between Closing Costs & Mortgage Interest Rates posted at Mortgage Loan Calculator, saying, “How can you balance the tradeoff between closing costs & interest rates making sure to pay the least in closing costs and getting the lowest interest rate possible? We will show you how to shop for mortgages and compare their real costs of borrowing.”

hank@myinvestingblog.com presents What Type Of DISC Profile Does The Standard Investor Have? | My Investing Blog posted at My Investing Blog.

Tony Clifton presents TeamEarners – Is It A Revolution? | High Yield Weekly Digest posted at High Yield Weekly Digest.

Self Improvement

Patti Blevins presents Home Based Business Opportunity to Work At Home – Auto-Suggestion is Changing Lives posted at pattiblevins.com.

Woody Maxim presents Depression, Girls, and Wholesale Domination posted at Woody Maxim.

theLifeLessTraveled presents Mom Starts Business To Benefit Her Family And Others posted at The Life Less Traveled, saying, “Erica Conlan co-founded Allie Walker Designs, a company with three goals in mind: 1) create quality products that are beautiful, functional and encourage re-use; 2) provide a means for generating income that’s compatible with raising kids; 3) give support to women and children in need. The company launched with Hip Grips™, a reusable insulated cup sleeve.”

Dorian Wales presents How to Fortify Your Job: 10 valuable (and challenging) Tips posted at Personal Financier, saying, “10 invaluable skills which are even more crucial today”

chris presents Fortune Cookie Note for May 4, 2008 posted at Fortune Cookie Notes, saying, “Your Daily Fortune, From Real Fortune Cookies”

Shawn Driscoll presents How Do I Maintain Energy, Focus, Motivation and Drive? posted at Shawn Driscoll.

Arun presents Get Comfortable By Leaving Your Comfort Zone posted at Arun is Bringing You…Your Daily Remedy.

Dominic Tay presents Why I Think “The Secret” is A Just A Marketing Gimmick… posted at Personal Development Blog for Winners, saying, “Heard of the law of attraction? It is said that you can apply it to make you rich. Now, many people think that “The Secret” is the first to coin that principle. Well, it’s not! In this article, you will discover 2 new sources where how you can learn the law of attraction for free. For a limited time only, I’ve also included a free downloadable transcript of an interview with Bob Proctor on the law of attraction. See it for yourself…”

Technology

Raymond presents How To Get A Free Laptop or Plasma TV Through Gift Reward Websites posted at Money Blue Book.

That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the second edition of the rich life carnival using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.

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