The 84th edition of the Lifestyle Carnival was hosted at Fitnancials. The first to submit in each category are hosted here as well. Head over to the full carnival to see all of the submissions. Remember to submit your post by visiting Blogger Carnivals.
TRAVEL
Andrea @ So Over This writes Avoid Travelocity and Their Poor Customer Service – I have explained in previous posts that I am one to rant, and this is my soapbox from which I stand. I feel like I am a magnet for poor customer service, and all the headaches that come with it.
HEALTH
Michelle @ Diversified Finances writes How To Be Successful and Happy – Everyone wants to be successful. Yes, I said it. I don’t know of many people who can say that their goal is not to be successful. Being successful doesn’t mean that everything is about how much money you make.
ENTERTAINMENT
John @ Frugal Rules writes How I Come Up With Great Christmas Gift Ideas for Kids – Shopping for Christmas presents for children can be a challenge when you want to be frugal and are on a limited budget. With a little creativity, you can come up with great Christmas gift ideas for your kids and still be frugal at the same time.
WEALTH AND RETIREMENT
Hank @ Money Q&A writes Is Your Excessive Tipping Causing Poor Service For Others At Restaurants? – Is your excessive tipping ruining service at restaurants for the rest of us that have to come into contact with poor servers? Are we reinforcing bad service with excessive tipping?
HOBBIES
Brian Fourman @ Luke1428 writes My 8 Step Method for Writing a Blog Post – After several frustrating months of writing, I realized the need to come up with a procedure for seeing an idea through from inception to publish date. Here’s what I developed.
GOOD EATS
Little House @ Little House in the Valley writes DIY Holiday Gifts: Cookie Exchange – This year, I’ve been invited to a cookie exchange. Basically, I bake one type of cookie, bring a huge amount (because we’ll be taste testing and swapping), then package them up as gifts. I’ll leave the event with about 60 different types of cookies packaged into a handful of gifts. It will be another great way to give gifts to colleagues and friends without spending a ton of money.