I’m really not that environmental, but surely cleaning up our act can’t do any harm? When some people I know criticized Happy Feet for being too eco-nutty I thought, Well, it’s hard to make an argument against the message, don’t treat mother nature like crap.  I mean, I don’t see how treating the world we live in kindly is harmful to anyone.  

Okay so usually my primary motivator is always my budget, but there are some things I do that are pretty eco-friendly. I clean with vinegar and baking soda. It saves money and doesn’t harm the environment. I buy lots of used stuff – I save money and it’s good for the environment. I switched light bulbs because I want my electric bill to be lower.

Get it? I save money and it helps the environment. Economic Ecology. Win – Win. There’s no bad side.

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Economic Ecology – GlamSpirit Carnie

My article about Suze Orman’s first chapter of Women & Money is included.

Next Susan from The Secret to Life asks the big question… What are you willing to do to become a Millionaire?  And Christine over at Christine Kane’s Blog wants to know are you saving money OR wasting time?  Christine brings up a very good point about what time is worth and whether we’re focused on saving money in reasonable or ridiculous ways. I struggle with this myself.

Millionaire Mommy Next Door provides you with a step-by-step guide on how to create your Treasure Map to Riches.  And Ellesse from Goal Setting College, provides with you tips on how you can acquire a healthy mindset in 5 powerful steps.

Now that you’ve asked yourself some questions, got your heart and mind aligned, all you need is some inspiration.  Cade over at Write to Right, tells a story about a woman who turned her money saving idea into a successful business.

Who doesn’t need more money advice? Read on.

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Carny 6, Empowering Women

The Carnival of Family Life was hosted by Be A Good Dad, which is great advice in itself. 

I read Oh Yea? So What Is YOUR Child Wearing? posted at scribbit yesterday and woke up still laughing this morning.

Sherry’s daughter shares Ainsley’s taste in clothes in this piece, She has her own sense of style posted at Chaos Theory.

Erica Douglas recommends we should Stop Trying To Be a Perfect Parent posted at Littlemummy.Com. I agree, “good enough” is better than perfection, and might actually be acheived.

Tracee Sioux, that’s me, presents The Voice in My Head posted at So Sioux Me.

supermom_in_ny presents Target, Bratz and the Number 11 posted at Snow White, 7 Dwarves and PDD. It’s a great little piece about understanding, or getting a glimpse of, what goes on inside her PDD (autistic spectrum disorder) son’s mind.

Lori Radun, CEC presents Finding Peace in Letting Go posted at The Mom Coach. It reminds me of how annoyed I was when Ainsley got stuck on defense the whole soccer season. Who knew I would care so much?

The other carnival worth getting into is Law of Attraction hosted by my friend Karen over at Live the Power.

I may not have shared this at Blog Fabulous but after The Secret aired on Oprah I totally got into this idea that we attract what we want in our lives through our thoughts. I wrote a column about how it effected me on So Sioux Me, which is featured in this carnival.

If you keep having a life you don’t really want, but maybe you don’t know what to do about it – this carnival is a good place to start.

This is a great quote from John Crenshaw’s article The One Idea That Took 23 Years To Understand And Changed My Life ForeverDominate Your Life.

You see, self-doubt is a hereditary disease, it’s an airborne contagion that sucks the life out of otherwise intelligent people and relegates them to a life of mediocrity. It’s passed on by the people who fill your life and, especially, by your parents.

I like these questions, IF having money is important to me and if I don’t have the amount I want, what is this telling me about myself, my relationship with my higher self and my connection to The All? Where am I not feeling worthy? Why would I create lack….what are those beliefs? Why would I hold myself back from the life I want and envision? What am I afraid of? featured on My Spiritual Secret Dance in an article called Money and Flow. She says she uses money as a barometer of her success.

The Daily Positive submission is about letting go of ego. He realizes that he can change his emotions because he created them and it reminds me of my own realization about self-righteous anger and putting that in check.

Okay, so read up on the carnivals. You will definately learn something!

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Blog Carnivals Worth Time