My wife let me go out “pawning and thrifting” today since I’ll be on travel for most of September for work. A good way to make a side income on a shoestring is to buy things to re-sell. If you enjoy going to garage sales, flea markets, thrift stores, and auctions, this might be a … Read more
After reading and listening to a story about a recent Northwest Airlines “severance package” there were several things I thought of. The main story deals with 60 laid-off employees of the bankrupt airline who received a tip sheet on “101 Ways to Save Money.” All of the tips are sensible ways to save money if … Read more
In the never-ending parade of books on how to give your finances a makeover, jump-start your net worth, etc., it’s difficult to find something new to talk about on the subject. The Millionaire Maker is next in line, perhaps, but with enough fresh looks and enough guidance on question-asking to be worth a look. As … Read more
A colleague of mine, a computer programmer, was recounting his midyear review with his supervisor recently. He was a bit astounded that the best thing his supervisor said he did during the period was to bring some work in for three of his colleagues. (He overheard another one of my colleagues saying. during a phone … Read more
We have a whole bunch of things that I’ve been meaning to sell, but just haven’t gotten to for one reason or another. Now, with others in the household wanting to take action to de-junk, I’m motivated 🙂 There’s a flea market on the first Saturday of each semi-warm month in our town, so this … Read more
Of course not! Fellow Money Blog Network member Flexo makes some excellent points regarding my suggestion not to get over-educated, so I’m responding to them in hopes of opening some more discussion. The post might lead people to believe that I’m anti-education. That’s not true. Constant learning is absolutely, positively essential to succeeding in life. … Read more
You may have run across business opportunity (“biz opp”) magazines in your travels. These magazines have a lot of advertisements for turn-key businesses like vending routes, personalized mugs, windshield repair, etc., and a few articles here and there ranging in quality from generic to okay. But it’s mostly advertisements for buying startup kits for businesses, … Read more
Or rather, get educated for the right reasons and with full knowledge of the payoff. College probably is all right to pursue. The payoff is decent for the money and time you spend. Financial Freedumb has a good discussion. The less money and time you spend in college, the better — if you can test … Read more