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Creative Living Courier from the Academy of Creative Living
October 10, 2006

Greetings!

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  • Tips to help you thrive, not just strive.
  • Tools to manage your stress and balance your life.
  • Training in how to increase your personal power.
  • Techniques to transform your pain into gain.
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5 Worst things you can teach your kids about money
 girl with empty pockets Kids learn from what we do, not what we say.

  1. Money is for spending; I don't earn enough to save.
  2. Why pay today when I can pay tomorrow?
  3. All I have to do to solve my money problems is to make more money.
  4. Retirement is a long way off. I'll save for it when I can afford it.
  5. What I don't know about my money can't hurt me.

What do money issues have to do with Creative Handwork and Crafting a Life We'll Love to Live? Everything! It's impossible to love our lives when our finances are out of control. It's crucial to have a good foundation under us in terms of money, so we can move from surviving to thriving. For many of us whose lives are out of balance in other ways, our money issues are key to healing, surviving, thriving and achieving.

Why do some people spend and grow poor, while other spend and grow rich?
 distressed young woman "Because the first group of people spend about 110% of what they earn," says Gary Barnes, author, international speaker and financial expert. "They work to pay their bills rather than work towards what they want in life. Any unexpected expense or emergency can truly devastate their finances. They're always playing catch-up instead of getting ahead."

"The second group - those people who spend and grow rich - are the True Rich. They pay themselves first, spend only present dollars, and plan and track their finances. I teach people how to become True Rich by helping them develop a spending plan. I call this plan Financial Magic."

"The Financial Magic Two-Tier Spending Plan Gives You the Tools to Realize Your Dreams.
 It is not a budget. (People hate budgets!) This flexible spending plan is designed around your family's needs and goals. It doesn't matter if you make $20,000 a year or $200,000 or more. With it, you will have less anxiety about your money and increase your purchasing power with the same income you have now. You will move from surviving to thriving financially."

Mr. Barnes developed Financial Magic over 25 years ago. Since then, he has taught hundreds of families how to create a solid foundation for their financial futures.

Gary will give LunchCraft Participants This Week Tools and Insights from Financial Magic- the Workshop!
 woman on phone smiling The FREE LunchCraft Tele-Class is tomorrow, Wednesday, October 11, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM Mountain Time! In this class, Gary Barnes will share with us How to Unlock the GoldMine in Our Checkbooks! He'll tell us how to increase our spending power without making more money.

Click here to sign up for this week's LunchCraft Telephone Class:

The next Financial Magic - The Workshop is October 21, 2006 at 6200 W. Hampden Ave., Denver, CO. For more information about this workshop or audio or video recordings of previous workshops, call 303-989-0066 or 1-877-276-7102 or go to www.financialmagic.net.

Here’s some of our other upcoming LunchCraft Topics:
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  • Oct 18 Dynamic, Creative Life Balance: Life’s a Bicycle: If You Can Balance a Bike, You Can Balance Your Life with Sharon Barnes, LCSW, The Scrap Lady.
  • Oct 25 Write from the Inside: . It’s about truth and discovery. It’s about freedom and valuing yourself. Dig for Treasures, Discover Yourself, Leave a Legacy with author & workshop facilitator Lissa Ann Forbes of The Elemental Press
  • Nov 1 Help & Hope for Parents of Kids with ADD/ADHD: Living in the Land of MisFit Toys with Sharon Barnes, LCSW, The Scrap Lady.
  • Nov 8 Mental Stability Without Medications: Natural Amino Acid Treatment for ADD, Depression, Anxiety, and Eating Disorders, with Anne Chew, of AcuChoice Healthcare, Doctor of Oriental Medicine and Diplomate in Acupuncture.

Did I mention that LunchCraft is FREE?

Yes, we’re offering LunchCraft Tele--classes without charge, though it is a long distance phone call for many people. We want LunchCraft to be accessible to as many people as possible.

We will be recording the classes, and will make the CD’s available for purchase after each class We offer them at a discounted price ($5.00 off) for those who order them the day of LunchCraft.

Watch our website for our exciting program for LunchCraft Reward$ Partner$. Partners will earn rewards by telling your friends, neighbors, coworkers and family members about LunchCraft.

How Can I Participate in LunchCraft?
 You’ll find the menu of LunchCraft FREE classes at www.lunchcraft.com along with links to sign up. You may want to sign up early, as there’s limited space on the phone line.

When you sign up, you’ll receive an email with the phone number to call and your pass code to enter the call. Each caller must sign up individually each week, so we can make sure that we have space on the call for everyone.

We look forward to having you with us this Wednesday, October 11, 2006! Bring your lunch and join us to Cope, Heal, Thrive, Refresh & Create!

Click here to sign up for LunchCraft!
Sharon Barnes, MSSW, LCSW -- The Scrap Lady!
The Academy of Creative Living
phone: 303-987-0346
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