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All of us have many stories to tell but when do we ever spend time to read or listen to other people’s stories?  Well, here’s your chance with the 64th edition of Carnival of Money Stories!  As always, there are many great stories for us to learn from as long as we are willing to do so!

Editor Choice

• Terry Dean presents From a Sale to An Experience. What are you doing to turn a sale into an experience?
• Dorian Wales presents The Personal Financier: Actively Manage Your Career to Stay On Top of Your Game. Always move forward! Staying in the same spot is just another way of moving backwards!

Career and Business

• vh presents Amazing Grace! Annual Review Miracle. Some creativity and you could get a raise too!
• Michel Fortin presents Apply The Law of Contrast to Build Desire. Selling is a skill everyone should have and Michel is teaching a great technique over there!
• Silicon Valley Blogger presents Want Some Extra Income? Try Odd Jobs!. Work more jobs is the most direct way to earn more money!
• Jose DeJesus MD presents Creating Incentives and Recognizing Excellence in Your Employees. Very important!
• NtJS presents Some Advice To a Friend. Never put yourself at too much risk!
• praveen presents How Menards Builds Demand for Its Products.

Buying and Selling

• Realm of Prosperity presents Turned Hobby Into A Method To Make Money. What a great investment idea!
• John Crickett presents Is Now The Time To Buy A House?. That’s what everyone wants to know (including me) so check it out!

Save More Money, Spend Less Cash

• FMF presents Another Example of Saving by Asking for a Discount. Title says it all!
• Money presents Debt drains cash flow. We all know this but how many can keep ourselves from overspending?
• Weight Ladder / Rich Leverage presents What You Need to Know Before Going Into Debt.
• Jamy presents The art of creative home budgeting.
• The Happy Rock presents Buying Tires From Costco - Great Price + Good Service.
• Faron Benoit presents 15 Cheap Romantic Date Ideas. Always great to see these lists!

Personal

• GBlogger presents Looking Back — 10 Years And More Than $1,000,000 Ago. A story about.. hmm.. himself!
• Heather Allen presents Sucking Lemons. Opportunities are everywhere, even in bad times!
• Todd presents Insurance Audit At Work.
• Chief Family Officer presents Car insurance that works the way it’s supposed to
• Brooke presents Maid-Tipping. Tip everyone who deserves it!
• BeThisWay presents Fine Literature at a Great Price

Investments, Savings

• Vera Lang presents Little-known retirement income strategy creates guaranteed lifetime income while increasing long-term liquidity. I need to look into this!
• Fred presents High Interest Savings Accounts for Kids
• Raymond presents Dealing With A Car Breakdown and Paying Rip Off Repair Shop Prices.
• RC presents My Personal Finance Tipping Point or When I Decided to Change My Financial Future.
• Shana presents The Value of Being Friendly and Chatty! Even works with the dentist!

Others

• Nina presents Ten Money Questions for Annie Libby.
• Ellesse presents Free Career, Business & Trade Magazines for Your Career & Economic Goals.
• The Shark Investor presents The Five Essential Elements Of Automated Income Generators.
• SingleGuyMoney presents Sign of the Financial Times. A story that what not to do!
• Madison presents Create Your Own Dollar Plan: Step 6.
• Joe Manausa presents Loan Limits - Contact Your Senator Today!