Carnival of Money Stories - When The Sky Falls, You Can Still Be Happy

Thank you for visiting the Carnival of Money Stories. These days if the sky isn't falling, many people are worrying that it is, or learning how to cope. So today's theme is keeping your chin up, with some of the happiest pictures I could find. Enjoy!

Failure is inevitable...and ok.
jim presents Don’t Be Afraid To Fail posted at Blueprint for Financial Prosperity.

Smiles Make Money
Jack Schmidt presents Only Optimists Get the Fat Checks posted at SectorMatic Money Journal.

Money & Relationships - 'Nuff Said
Miss M presents Which is Worse – Financial or Physical Infidelity? posted at M is for Money.

vh presents How much financial help to give a family member? posted at Funny about Money.

New Baby = 529
PT presents The Most Effective College Savings Plan? The 529? posted at PT Money.

College Do-Over
Dave Damron presents Top 9 Ways I F***** Myself Over in College posted at LifeExcursion.

Home However It May Be
DR presents 5 Ways to Calculate How Much House You Can Afford posted at The Dough Roller.

April presents Renters Insurance: Peace of Mind for Ten Bucks a Month posted at Get Rich Slowly.

Write Your Own Millionaire Story
The Smarter Wallet presents How To Be A Millionaire: Secrets To Success posted at The Smarter Wallet.

Debbie Pierce presents Take Control of Your Finances ? Success Tips I Learned from Barbara Stanny posted at Rose Goddess Blog.

Tea Party Commentary
Curt presents I Attended a Tea Party Rally this Afternoon and Here is What I Learned posted at PennyJobs.com.

Saving For Retirement Is Hard Work
Mike @ GLBL presents Thoughts about saving for retirement posted at Gather Little by Little - Personal Finance with a Christian Perspective.

Super Saver presents Adjusting for Things not Going the Way I Planned posted at My Wealth Builder.

Paul Kamp presents Bad Attitude, Las Vegas, Retirement, Caution, Risk, American International Group, Gambling Bias, Rationality posted at Don't Quit Your Day Job - Personal Finance, Economics and Investing.

Stock Market Stories
Silicon Valley Blogger presents Stock Market Trading: How To Keep Your Shirt On posted at The Digerati Life.

Death Becomes Us All
Jeff Rose presents How Much Life Insurance Do You Need For Stay At Home Mom or Parent? posted at Jeff Rose.

Squeaky Wheel Gets The Grease (BofA YouTube Lady)
Lauren Rose presents Fighting Back Against the Bank of America Video posted at No Debt Anymore .org.

Mr Credit Card presents Credit Card Issuer Bends Backward on Rate Increases posted at Ask Mr Credit Card.

Rants, Raves & Other Reviews
Sun presents ManageME 7 Review posted at Earn More Invest Wisely at The Sun's Financial Diary.

Madison presents Why Fidelity Sucks posted at My Dollar Plan.


Child Blowing Happy Bubbles courtesy of Pink Sherbert Photography

http://www.flickr.com/photos/pinksherbet/ / CC BY 2.0
Hope Shop courtesy of Bug-A-Lug

http://www.flickr.com/photos/29505605@N08/ / CC BY 2.0

Free Beer courtesy of AGoK

http://www.flickr.com/photos/16038409@N02/ / CC BY 2.0