Personal Finance Review – New Pavestone Patio Edition
September 23, 2007
As our son becomes more mobile, we’re spending more time in our backyard chasing him around. This has given us the idea of installing a new patio behind our house. The current plan is to use the Pavestone system to lay a 13 x 16 patio. Never having done this before, we headed to Home […]
eBay Market Research – A Creative Way to Determine What to Sell on eBay
September 22, 2007
Do you want get started selling on eBay but you’re not sure what to sell? Here’s a simple trick you can use to get some good local product ideas. What do most eBay sellers that aren’t drop shipping their products have in common? They have to ship the packages themselves via US Postal mail, UPS, […]
How to Quit Your Day Job in Six Not So Easy Steps
September 21, 2007
What’s the secret to being able to quit your day job? Make your own time worth more to you per hour than your employer is paying. How can you do that, one step at a time : ) Step One – Overcome NaysayersThis is a topic I’ve been giving a lot of thought to recently. […]
Every Day is a Sales Event – Sales Tactic #5
September 20, 2007
Today is a good day to shop. As was yesterday and will be tomorrow. At least that’s what retailers would like you to believe. Having a Sales Event is a favorite weapon in the arsenal of sellers and the fifth in the Sales Tactics Revealed series. Shop, Shop, ShopWhy is it that every holiday seems […]
Should Healthy People Pay Less for Health Insurance?
September 19, 2007
Why did you sign up for health insurance? Was it to help share the risk and cost of potential health issues across a large group of people? What if some of the people in your group are voluntarily behaving in ways that raise their risk and the cost to you and everyone else? Should you […]
Should You Improve Your Life or Watch Television?
September 18, 2007
If you’re happy with the way things are going in your life, you can stop reading and change the channel to some other site. If on the other hand, there are things about your life that you’d like to change then stay tuned and turn up the volume : ) TV ScheduleI was listening to […]
Are You Being Held in Rebate Ransom – Sales Tactic #4
September 17, 2007
We have your money! We’ll give it back if you follow these specific steps. Make one mistake and we’ll keep the cash! Sound like a ransom note to you? Think again, it’s actually the crumpled rebate receipt in your wallet! When you buy something with a mail-in rebate the seller is holding the money you […]
Personal Finance Review – No New Shoes Edition
September 16, 2007
I hate shopping and I hate spending money. Of course this means when something I own breaks or falls apart I’m not very happy because I have to go out and buy another one! I own one pair of dress shoes that are unfortunately on the decline. The soles have been coming off of the work […]
Crappiest Job Ever – Pet Waste Removal Service
September 15, 2007
I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw this hang tag advertisement on our door handle today. There are actually companies that you can hire to clean up your pet’s waste! A Google search on pet waste removal services led me to an Entrepreneur.com article from about a year ago where they called it “one of the […]
Come On! Buy it Now, You Can Pay Later – Sales Tactic #3
September 14, 2007
Think back to a shopping trip where you almost made a purchase but wisely walked away because you couldn’t afford it. Bad news, the marketing gurus have found a way to stop that from happening! When your better judgment screams NO, they use the “Buy Now, Pay Later” sales tactic to ease you into a big […]
