Posts from ‘July, 2008’

So I recently came across a fun tool called  billsIQ, part of the bills.com website. It promises to give you a quick financial checkup based on a fairly brief quiz-like assessment. It’ll ask you about your current financial situation, how well you keep track of your credit, whether you’ve declared bankruptcy in recent history, etc. [...]

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I’ve noticed a paradigm shift in my approach to work and productivity since I started working for myself. I’m not sure if this is common amongst entrepreneurs or if I just happen to be in a lackluster job previously, but my view of work has changed quite a bit since leaving my job. Lets take [...]

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Many popular bloggers, such as DoshDosh, have written on the benefits of building up alternate income through sponsored posts on your blog. Izea is one of the most popular and reliable sources for blog ads, sponsored posts, and even product sampling! Izea’s flagship services, Payperpost and the newly launched Socialspark, help bloggers to earn more [...]

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I’ve always been interested in alternative energy technology. From hydrogen powered cars to tidal power generators, I think there’s a lot of untapped, renewable sources out there that we as individuals as well as nations/societies can take advantage of but thus far haven’t due to the abundance of fossil fuels. As our resources continue to [...]

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 At first it may appear that I picked a bad time time to be laid off. Joblessness continues to increase, and it appears the U.S has cut about 62,000 jobs in June. This doesn’t show any signs of slowing either, and the trend continues as per below: “The Conference Board’s Employment Trends Index fell in [...]

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