Reduce Your Student Loans.
Get the payments smaller and reduce your interest. Get the info you need to do this from the U.S . Department of Education at http://loanconsolidation.ed.gov/borrower/bbenefit.shtml

Grants To Pay For A Down Payment…..
… ..on a home are available through a non-profit organization called “AmeriDream, Inc.” It’s a little complicated, but my understanding is that to get government money to buy a home, the seller cannot give you a down payment to help you buy the home. But they can give the money to a non-profit, who in turn can give you the money. Anyway, the deal can get done and you don’t need to put up money. http://www.ameridream.org/ You can also get help from your local housing counseling agency to decide if this is right for you http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/hcc/hccprof14.cfm

Get A Degree At Home With Government Money!
Why not? Now more than 56% of colleges offer learning over the internet and you can get government money to pay for it. See http://www.ed.gov/PressReleases/07-2003/07182003.html

Money For Teens To Learn To Build Or Fix Up Houses.
Young people between the ages of 16 and 24 who are not going to school may be eligible to learn skills in construction and rehabilitation of housing. See http://www.hud.gov/offices/cpd/economicdevelopment/programs/youthbuild/index.cfm

The Dog Ate Your $100 Bill???
Then get a new one! The Bureau of Engraving and Printing will replace currency if you have more than one half of the original note or if you have a good reason why you don’t. See http://www.moneyfactory.com/section.cfm/8/39

Free Help Getting Money For Seniors and People With Disabilities….
… ..is available in 16 states because of grant money from the federal government. Wisconsin is already up and running at http://cms.hhs.gov/newfreedom/resctrprogsum.asp To see if and when your state will have this help, contact your state department of health at http://www.govengine.com or http://cms.hhs.gov/newfreedom/resctrprogsum.asp

Lessons Taught Me About Success…
I just came back from a family vacation in Arizona learning how to fly glider planes. I can’t remember when I’ve been more scared. Sitting at the end of a piece of rope being towed by an airplane…. taken a mile up into the air and being let go. Sure, I was not alone in the plane, but I was supposed to learn how to fly it. Everything I did was wrong. Every time I tried to correct for something, it got worse. With every touch of the stick or peddles, I felt I would cause the plane to crash. I was holding on for dear life, hoping that something would make me feel like I was in some kind of control. I couldn’t even turn without thinking I would put the plane into a tail spin and crash! After 3 flights the first day, the third flight was no better than the first.

While driving to the airport on the second day, I could not figure out why I was doing this. There were so many easier things to do back at the resort---golf, tennis, health spa, or even go online and work---things that I was a whole lot better at! But I kept driving. When I got up in the air, things got even worse. Besides still not having any control over the plane and still being scared as hell, this time I also got sick to my stomach! It could have been nerves or heat sickness, or whatever. After that I went back to the resort to rest and play golf.

On day 3, I could not believe that I was still driving back to the airport…. It seemed stupid that I was putting myself through this torture again. But this was something that I just wanted to see if I could do. This time in the air, it clicked! It was like riding a bike; you don’t really understand how to balance yourself, you just do it. AND I FINALLY GOT IT. I let my instincts take over and trusted myself. I finally had some control over the plane. I even started to enjoy the scenery. I WAS FLYING A PLANE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE! By day 4, I was even landing!

What a great lesson on hanging in there and trusting in yourself. It seems that we can do so many more things in life if we just keep on going and believe in ourselves.

I’ll Inspire You To Make The Changes You Need…
…to get the money and help that will change your life! See Lesko Live in Baltimore on Saturday August 23, http://www.lesko.com/semjune1

Get The Applications For Government Money……
...to start your own business! See http://www.lesko.com/fedfind1 for more information.