Jun 7 2010

How to sell on Craigslist

There are a few things you need to do in order to sell your item on Craigslist:
1. Great description.  Include as much detail as you can.  The more information you have, the easier it is for the user to decide if they want the product.  You do not want to go back and forth on [...]

May 27 2010

How to make money off Twitter

Here are some ways to make money off twitter:
1) Manage a company’s twitter.  Some companies are way too busy to manage their own twitter account.  A lot of companies are outsourcing their social media.
2) Design a custom twitter background for someone.  You can easily charge $25-100 depending on dumb your client is.
3) Paid tweets.  Get [...]

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Apr 4 2009

10 things my parents taught me about money

It is safe to say that a child is molded by the way he/she was brought up.  I am fortunate to have great parents.  Below are 10 things they taught me about money:

It is a lot easier to spend the money than to earn it.
Keep [...]

Apr 1 2009

Making money with twitter

I am sure you have all heard of myspace and facebook but have you heard of Twitter? Twitter is the next big thing on the internet. There are millions of users on twitter.

How Twitter works

You have 140 characters to tell the world what is new in your world. When you post a message, it is [...]

Jan 10 2009

Start a blog and land a job

I came across an article on MSN Careers which mentioned someone get a job through a blog.
“I wanted to gain a deeper understanding of Web 2.0 as it relates to my industry,” explains Debbie Horovitch, a marketing and media specialist. She decided to start a blog and use its content as a virtual calling card, [...]

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Jan 7 2009

Unexpected Income

On Saturday, I decided to go play basketball at the my fitness center.    There have these tiny lockers there where you can put your belongings (cell phone, car keys, wallet, etc).  Here is where the unexpected income came from.  You need to put $0.25 to use it but once you are done, you get the [...]

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Jan 2 2009

Would you work for 50% less?

CNNMoney has an interesting article on people that are accepting new jobs that pay them 50% less than their previous job.
After Jarrod Posner, 34, was laid off from his $110,000-a-year job as a mortgage lender for D.R. Horton, he had to change careers to find employment. After months of looking he took a job as [...]

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Dec 25 2008

3 sure ways to make money on Boxing Day

Boxing Day is an event that happens in Canada and other countries on December 26th.  Basically, all retailers have doorbusters and great sales to lure customers in.
Sell the item you buy – My friend’s dad bought a TV for $700 and before even leaving the store, he sold it for $1450.  This is over a [...]

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Dec 23 2008

Salary Vs Hourly: Which is better?

For those who are not self-employed, we are either salary vs hourly. There are advantages of both and disadvantages:
Salary: This means that you are given the same amount every time when you get paid. In other words, you will be paid $X amount of dollars whether you work 40 hours or 50 hours.
Advantages:
You are paid [...]

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Dec 20 2008

Debit Card Vs Credit Card: Which is better?

If you had the choice of a debit card or a credit card, which one would you choose? I will give a perspective on both of them.
Debit Card
Basically how a debit card works is that it is connected to your bank. Every time you use a debit card, it takes money out of [...]