How to Stop Spending Money for 30 Days

How to Stop Spending Money for 30 Days

I came across this today and loved it! I have been 'trimming the fat' in order to have more money for traveling and retirement. It definitely takes discipline. The funny thing is that once you get over certain things, you quickly realize that you can live without them. My favorite ditch? Skin cleanser! I have been using almond oil and a washcloth for a while now, and my skin never looked better.
 
 

Think about it. How many things do you actually NEED? Yes, we all like our luxuries and things that make us feel spoiled. But truth is more than half of the world's population lives on less than $10 a day. Imagine living like that...
 
Also, Mother Nature will certainly thank you for not using additional natural resources just to indulge.
 
Less is certainly more! (Especially in your pocket!)
 
Here's the link again:
How to Stop Spending Money for 30 Days



Here's to living simpler and happier :)

+Erika

Living Our Divine Essence

Living Our Divine Essence by Erika Matos

An inspiring friend, Xina Sy, invited me to contribute to her  Big, Bold, Beautiful Blog(http://thebigboldbeautifulblog.blogspot.com) and I gladly obliged.

Here's the link: Living Our Divine Essence by Erika Matos

With Love. Enjoy!

"When we live from within, nothing from without can shake or stir us. When we are grounded in truth, we can trust our foundation to be the sturdiest and most reliable. When the inner void is filled, the material band-aids are no longer needed to determine worth or value." + Erika

Crossing the Finish Line

Today is the last day of The E3Woman 26-Day Blog Challenge. It has pushed me to be more creative, and seek more information, while honoring my commitment to complete the 26 entries.  Needless to say, I am overwhelmed with a joyous sense of accomplishment. I didn't know if I had that many entries in me within a month, but it turns out that where there's a will there's a way. I find inspiration daily. The trick was to translate those feelings into the text that became the blog entries for the month of June 2011.

Maybe the information shared wasn't new, but it represented the lessons that I was experiencing each day, which I believe were worth expressing. Because of this journey I feel more defined,  understand more of what I offer the world, and know that it works for me.

During this process I also connected with amazing women who are delights in the flesh. At first they made me feel intimidated, because their posts were so sharp, targeted, and everything felt connected and relevant. Then I understood that they were just sharing their lights and knowledge the best way they knew how. It liberated me to just be myself on blog, just like I would be anywhere else.

I invite you to read the blogs posted on the Blog Challenge Page. There's a treasure of information awaiting you.

Thanks for the opportunity, Kadena Tate. It has been a real pleasure.

Full of Joy and Excitement,
+Erika

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Erika Matos is a transformational agent, a certified health and nutrition educator, intuitive healer, and life coach helping people shift in the right direction by critically rethinking everything assumed to be true about what it means to be a happy, healthy, prosperous being. To learn more about her work visit http://www.realitymanifest.com