Lifestyle carnival 161st edition

Welcome to the 161st edition of the Lifestyle Carnival! Submit your blog article to the next edition using our carnival submission form at Blogger Carnivals.

 

TRAVEL

TW @ Tightwad Travelers writes Travel Hacking Guide – Learn the tips and tricks we use to travel the world for pennies on the dollar

Harry Campbell @ Your PF Pro writes “The One Thing I Never Travel Without “ – “This post isn’t so much a review as it is praise for the one thing I never travel without: my headphones. These aren’t just any headphones though, these are the Bose QC-15′s. Since I like to travel, whether it’s for work or pleasure (usually the latter), I find myself on an airplane at least every month or two. I never realized how noisy an airplane was until I started using these headphones though.

Cat @ Budget Blonde writes New Orleans Pictures & Tips for a Great Staycation – Since many of you will be traveling to FinCon in New Orleans this year, I thought it would be fun to re-publish this post of yore that has some French Quarter pictures in it!

HEALTH

Meganne Hirsch @ writes Treating obesity with probiotics – NOVA Probioitics is here to keep you updates on what’s new in with probiotics and how they can improve your health

Jon Rhodes @ Free Hypnosis Downloads writes How To Improve Your Eyesight Naturally – Did you know you can improve your eyesight with some simple exercises? You can save cash on expensive glasses and contacts. Here’s a run down of how to do this…

ENTERTAINMENT

Evan @ The Smaller Dollar writes Budget Friendly Movie Night! – Recently Ms. TSD and I combined quite a few budget friendly strategies to make for a wonderful date night that didn’t break the bank. We went to a double feature at a local drive-in movie theater! The experience was well worth the startling low hourly cost of entertainment.

WEALTH AND RETIREMENT

CAPI @ Creating a Passive Income writes Banking Benefits: Why Accounts With Interest Work – Having money is one thing, but making that money grow is something else entirely. Read here to learn why accounts with interest work in the banking world.

Hank @ Money Q&A writes How Sunk Costs Keeps You Stuck in Bad Investments – A sunk cost is money that we’ve already spent, and that we can’t get back. Sunk costs bias our future behavior. It keeps us from making rational decisions.

Rich @ Growing Money Smart writes The Story Of The Fourth Financial Little Pig – Story of the Fourth Financial Little Pig After the failure of raising the first batch of three little pigs, the parents decided to try a different approach for the fourth little pig.

Mike @ Personal Finance Journey writes Have a Long Term Financial Plan Despite Frequent Economic Inconsistencies – Some simple tips to help with your long term financial plans that can even help when things go wrong.

Ted Jenkin @ Your Smart Money Moves writes The Roth 401(k) Conversion: Pros and Cons – Since the Pension Protection Act, Roth 401(k)’s are becoming more popular amongst investors through their employer sponsored retirement plan.

Crystal @ Married (with Debt) writes How to Save Time and Gain Control of Your Finances – XL Your Finances – What are some of the ‘advanced’ features built into the xlyourfinances spreadsheet vs. an ordinary spreadsheet? I have listed some of those features below.

Amy @ Money Mishaps writes Top 5 Tips to Extend your Retirement Savings – As the cost of living and inflation both skyrocket many people nearing retirement worry that their nest egg won’t be enough to see them through.

Larry @ KrantCents writes What you can learn from the HENRYs! – What are HENRYs? They are High Earners Not Rich Yet (earn $100-250k annually).

Charles @ Getting A Rich Life writes Find Your Financial Freedom Inspiration – Those who are inspired are more likely to stick with their path towards financial independence.

Maria @ The Money Principle writes Personal Wealth versus Mental Health: working from home – Working from home and freelancing is the way of the economy today. How do wealth and mental health weigh in the balance?

GOOD EATS

Mr.CBB @ Canadian Budget Binder writes Pizza Margherita – haven’t met many people who say they aren’t fans of pizza and today I’m going to make your mouth water with what I call my Margherita Pizza.