Welcome to the June 14, 2008 edition of Carnival of Tips. We had over 60 great entries this week on:

Business & Career:

• Jose DeJesus MD presents (1) Business Startup - Testing Your Idea and Yourself and (2) Motivating Your Employees posted at Physician Entrepreneur.
• Matthew Paulson presents How to Get Your Invention Patented and Sold Without Getting Scammed posted at American Entrepreneurship.

Education:

• Books and Suits presents How to Succeed in College posted at Books and Suits, saying, “A working student’s tips for succeeding in college while maintaining a job and a social life.”
• Ted Reimers presents How to Get into College posted at CampusGrotto.

Finance, Savings & Investment:

• Raymond presents (1) New Citibank $200 and $150 Promotion Codes For New Customers, (2) How To Maximize Your Free Citi Thank You Network Credit Card Rewards, (3) Student Credit Card Rewards and (4) Find Great Bargains With eBay Auction Typos and Spelling Mistakes posted at Money Blue Book.
• Dereck presents Want to be rich? Then shut up and listen posted at I Will Not Die.
• debbie presents Debt-aholics Anonymous: 6 Steps to Becoming Debt Sober posted at Destroy Debt.
• Debt Freedom Fighter presents 5 Ways To Supersize Your Savings Account posted at Discover Debt Freedom!.
• Dollar presents Making Money With Compounding posted at The Mighty Dollar, saying, “Compounding is one of the simplest and most fundamental of personal finance and wealth building concepts. This post is intended to reacquaint readers with the concept of compounding and its power to accumulate wealth over the long term.”
• Olen presents Pay Off Your Mortgage - Fast! posted at Get Out Of Debt, saying, “Nobody likes having a mortgage, but for most of us it’s a necessary evil. However this post puts forward some reasons why you should rid yourself of your mortgage as quickly as you can.”
• Aussie Investor presents 7 Ways To Save Money On Your Fuel Bill posted at Money Management Personal Finance Blog, saying, “No doubt we’re all feeling the costs of higher oil prices - as if it wasn’t hard enough to balance the budget already. This post contains some ideas on how to claw back some of the costs of running your car.”
• Amanda Milne presents 55 Ways To Save Pennies posted at Value For Your Life.
• Josh Lien presents Amazon Shopping Tips to Save Money posted at Spin Your Wheels.
• Lars presents New Car Buying Guide - Need to Know Advice from an Ex-Car Salesman posted at InsightsandAdvice.com, saying, “If you’re thinking of buying a car, this advice from an ex-car salesman is a need to know read!”

Health & Beauty:

• Aparna presents Beauty and Personal Grooming: An instant tip to make greasy hair look better posted at Beauty and Personality Grooming.
• David B. Bohl presents How to Relax posted at Slow Down Fast Today!, saying, “Lowering your stress levels requires turning inward and evaluating what’s behind your response.”
• Nancy Hayssen presents (1) 5 Ways to Be a Confident Sexy Woman and (2) Shop Online Plus Size Swimwear posted at “Sexy at ANY Size!”.
• Juliet presents Anti Aging Basics - Keeping Your Skin Looking Youthful Forever posted at Healthtrition Beauty and Health.

Home:

• Home Life Weekly presents How to Make Your Own Free Printable Wedding Invitations posted at Home Life Weekly, saying, “Wedding invitations can be very expensive so why not make your own printable wedding invitations. They are easy to customize the wedding invitation wording in side.”
• Christine Talley presents Free 411 posted at Chicago: cheap!, saying, “Dial 411 for free!”
• Liebling by Jessica presents My Studio by Liebling posted at LIEBLING, saying, “tips on building a home crafting studio, organization and storage”
• Matthew Paulson presents PART II: More Ways to Keep Your Wedding Wonderfully Inexpensive posted at American Consumer News.

Relationships:

• Sweettooth presents The 3G Rule: 3 Gift Ideas for Him posted at Shop Little Gifts.
• Dave David presents Good Pick Up Lines- The GODLY 4 Signs You Want Her to Have posted at GOOD PICK-UP LINES.
• nandita presents Reacting to Domestic Violence posted at law Matters.

Self:

• Joel Chue presents Self Hypnosis: Smoking Cessation Hypnosis posted at SELF HYPNOSIS: Weight Loss, Quit Smoking Self Hypnosis!.
• Jose DeJesus MD presents How to Stay Focussed on the Big Picture posted at Physician Entrepreneur.
• Marcus presents Improving Productivity Using A Task Based Approach posted at Personal Development & Self Help, saying, “Personal productivity gains are something which many of us strive for in an attempt to improve ourselves and our lives. This post describes how switching to a task based approach to time management can increase your personal productivity.”
• David Dave presents How to Become an Alpha Male- Attractive Personalities posted at Become The Alpha Male Now.
• Ken Nubo presents 10 tips to save you 15,925 hours of your life! posted at Ken Nubo, PUA extraordinaire and ranting buddhist..

Sports & Fitness:

• James Brausch presents (1) Five Lifestyles That Do Lead To Weight Loss and (2) Rice And Beans posted at Weight Loss Dude.

Technology:

• Sam presents The Best Cell Phone Carrier and the Perfect Cell Phone Plan. Contract Terms ! Surfer Sam posted at Surfer Sam and Friends.
• Patrick Schwerdtfeger presents How I use Twitter and Utterz posted at Tactical Execution, saying, “This post describes how you can use free social media platforms like Twitter and Utterz to build a following and push value to your audience, all in a simple and completely seamless way.”
• Danogo presents Music Player Options for Streaming Music on Your Own Website posted at DanoSongs.com - Dan-O’s Music Blog, saying, “The ways to play music on your website or myspace / facebook page using flash music players.”
• mastersystem presents (1) How to Use mIRC Part 3 of 3, saying, “There are many computer tips and tricks for all various software applications!” (2) TipForge: Guaranteed Faster Downloads in µTorrent and (3) TipForge: Increase DNS Cache = Faster Web Browsing posted at TipForge.

Travel:

• Fiona King presents 10 Little-Known Palaces and Homes Where Royalty Play posted at International Listings Blog.
• Matthew Paulson presents Camping Frugally: Spending Less in the Wilderness posted at The Travel Advocate.
• GP presents Sing along the campfire posted at Innstyle Montana- Come on Inn, saying, “tips for singing around the campfire… safely”
• Marilyn Terrell presents Florida: Somewhere in the Middle of America posted at Intelligent Travel, saying, “where to find authentic honkytonk dancing in Tampa.”
• AdmirableIndia.com presents Trip to Chikmagalur: Day 2: Trekking in Mullaiyanagiri, highest peak of Karnataka, Kalathgiri Falls and Raj Bhavan, Kemmangundi posted at AdmirableIndia.com.
• travelcat4 presents Guide To Internet Security on Vacation posted at Ultimate Vacation Guide.
• Global Traveler presents Why Visit the Caribbean? posted at Traveling Around The World, saying, “If you have never visited the Carribbean, here are some reasons you should check it out.”
• Jeet presents Best Resorts In Bangalore posted at bangalorebeats, saying, “Adventure does not only mean to be in the wild. These days resorts within the city, in the outskirts or in the wild try to give you that experience. Check my review of the best resorts in Bangalore, India. One can enjoy a day visit for as less as $10 including lunch, welcome drinks, evening tea, sports and more.”
• Big Larry presents Free Gas with Purchase posted at Holy Cash Cow, saying, “Ten real deals that will get you free gas this summer.”
• Joshua Seth presents Last Minute Air Travel Tips posted at Joshua Seth Blog, saying, “My girlfriend and I are flying to Greece tomorrow to do a show and then on to Italy and all I can say is… I’m sure glad someone else is paying for the tickets. Did you know that American Airlines (the Nation’s largest commercial airline) is about to start charging $15 to check your FIRST bag after June 15th? Look for….”
• Maria Gajewski presents How to Use Travel Nightmares to Increase Your Mental Flexibility posted at Never the Same River Twice, saying, “Traveling can be stressful, but doing a little preparation can help you prepare mentally and emotionally to have a good experience.”

Websites & Blogging:

• Diego Norte presents Internet Business 101 posted at Internet Business 101.
• Jordanv presents How Can Small Nonprofits and Organizations Succeed Online? posted at Connection Cafe, saying, “This video provides tips and information as to how small nonprofits, organizations and advocacy groups can succeed online, particularly when harnessing social media.”
• Sassy is Sexy presents Four Tips for Finding an Inexpensive, but Beautiful Prom Dress posted at Sexy Clothing, saying, “Author presents four tips for finding a beautiful,inexpensive prom dress.”
• Amanda Moore presents (1) Down and Dirty Blog Carnival Submission Technique, saying, “Submitting your posts to a blog carnival doesn’t have to take all day. This process will make it quick and painless,” and (2) Reader Question: Are Blog Carnivals Worth Your Time? saying, “Blog Carnivals can be a great way to drive traffic, but traffic is just a small part in a larger picture. Make sure you know all the benefits of participating in Carnivals,” AMVA - Amanda Moore Virtual Assistant.
• George Tzenos presents Tools to help generate traffic to your site articulately! posted at Traffic2MyPage Blog, saying, “this is a review on how to write articles in less than 10 minutes while submitting them to hundreds of sites to increase the flow of traffic to your site”

That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of Carnival Of Tips using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page And check out the following Carnivals Tip Diva recently participated in:

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• Dirty Fingers Issue #4
• The Fabulous! Festival For June ‘08
• Green It! Carnival
• Mommy Blog Carnival Edition #6
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