Reinvention Tools: Living Large for Less

We got questions about how to reinvent a budget after the NBC segment. Here is one of the questions.

As a working woman, how do I spend less money without feeling like I am living like a pauper? JP Las Vegas, NV

Here are some tips and tricks to live large while spending less money.

Drink More. Water that is. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the average American spends $944 per year on beverages. Drinking anything other than water can really add up. Skip your soda, and switch to water. You, your skin, and your wallet will feel better.

Read the Label. “Dry Clean Only” is bad for your wallet. With clothes in your closet are often safe ways to clean them without dry cleaning. Read up on ways to wash dry clean only clothes at home.

Eat In. The average person spends $2,668 per year on food outside of the home, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That number goes way up here in Los Angeles.

Take The Green. Leave your credit cards behind when you do your grocery shopping. Studies show you will spend 30% less.

Nix the Tix. Skip out on NetFlix and watch free (yet legal!) movies. Your local library has a huge array of DVD's to check out for free.

What Does It Mean To Receive?

You have given a blueprint for anyone that wants to receive more of the rich abundance of life to follow.



Here is a story of the power of free form writing.



Recently, a friend came to me terrified that she might lose her home. She had been at the top of her profession for 20 years, but companies where not hiring consultants in her category.

She had not made money for 6 months. I encouraged her to write out her frustrations and anything else that came into her head with free form writing. Within 2 weeks she was making money again.
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost

Art of Attention: From Complaint to Gratitude

It is astonishing how much power we have to steer our lives from funky to fabulous. The distractions of the blur of busy can keep us from forgetting that we can complain or create. We can be sad or start to do something that is satisfying. Numerous studies over the last 30 years confirm that gratitude has an affect on our health.



Gratitude looks good on us all.
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Are You Going Out Of Your Mind?

Perhaps Thou Shalt Not RUSH could be the 11th Commandment.



When I was a child growing up on a farm in Kansas, I would talk to Jesus and Mary in the bathtub, For some reason, they liked to visit me there. I had long conversations with Him in the bubbles. (I certainly would have chatted with Buddah, but he didn't have much of a presence in Bucyrus, Kansas. I told Jesus that he came at the wrong time...because he could have been on TV. Then, more people would have known his message. Jesus, seemed to smile back at me. He wasn't in a hurry. He didn't need any more followers. He was and is a place in the heart.



When I rush I am reminded to embrace the calm loving that lives in my heart.



Thank you so much for reminding me.

All My Love,

Eli Davidson
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Living Large For Less:

Next week I will be showing viewers how to 'reinvent' their debt on ABC and NBC. One of the top tips is to...freeze your credit card. Freezing your credit cards saves you money because studies show we spend 30% less when we spend cash. Here are more tips to use your Freezer to cool off expenses.

As a small business owner, I am always aware of the importance of getting the biggest bang for my buck. We entrepreneurs tend to expect value. Here are some unexpected things to freeze and save money.

* Batteries: A number of studies have shown that storing batteries in the freezer helps them retain their charge longer. This is less true for alkaline batteries (freezing extends their shelf life by only about 5%) than it is for NiMH and Nicad batteries often used in electronics. Keeping NiMH batteries in the freezer can boost battery life by 90%

* Wine Cubes: Lots of people already keep alcohol in the freezer. Freezing wine can save you from wasting the last of that vino. When you have a little leftover wine, pour it into an ice cube tray and freeze it. "Wine cubes" are perfect to use in making stock and other cooking.

* Pantyhose: Like Grandma Yeager, I don't wear them, but my wife sure does. She swears that if she keeps her pantyhose in the freezer, they're less likely to run and they last longer. (I just can't imagine how she gets up enough courage to slide into an icy pair every morning.)

* Candles: Keep your wax candles in the freezer and they'll burn longer. It's especially good for slim table tapers that normally burn very fast.

Happy Makes You Healthy

Does attitude affect health? As a small business owner, do you have this belief?
Can being optimistic about your future be good for you? Even in tough times?

New research gives more data to confirm the connection.

An article this week in Psychological Science confirms your attitudes affect your immune system. Suzanne C. Segerstrom and Sandra E. Sephton conducted an interesting study with first year of law school students. The first year of law school is regarded as one of the stressful times.

Five times over the school year students completed questionnaires. The surveys asked about optimism for their academic performance. They also received skin tests that measure cellular immune function.

The test results reveled that changes in optimism are accompanied by changes in cellular immune function. The more optimistic the more positive the cellular immune response. Other studies show these positive responses have been associated with decreased mortality in surgical patients. This study showed the positive affect of optimism.

However, this relationship between optimism and immunity is partially mediated by positive, but not negative, affect. These findings support the validity of psychological interventions to improve immunity and health, especially if they increase positive affect.