Hi everyone. Thanks for joining me on the Money Girl Podcast. I'm Laura Adams.

I've got a quick announcement before we get started. To celebrate financial independence

this July 4th, I'm giving away a stack of personal finance books.

Some will be signed copies of my book,

Money Girl Smart Moves to Grow Rich,

and some will be from other personal finance authors.

Here's how you win.

Connect with me on Facebook, Twitter, or join the new

LinkedIn Money Girl Personal Finance Group and you'll automatically be entered

in each drawing for a minimum of 10 books.

If you're on all three networks, you triple your chances to win.

To find me on Facebook, just do a search for Money Girl.

On Twitter, my username is at Laura Adams.

And on LinkedIn, search for Money Girl under the group's category.

We'll be discussing a different financial topic each week on LinkedIn, so please join the group

so you can post your questions and comments or just learn from the ongoing discussion.

I'll announce the book winners right after the holiday.

As I see it, there are some fundamental rules to the game of money.

If you follow them, you'll see a positive momentum start to build with your money.

But if you break the rules, you can be certain that money will subtract from your happiness, rather than add to it. In this podcast I'll discuss three

money rules that are critical for your financial success. Money rule number one

maintain a positive attitude.

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