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Free Stuff Friday: Bing Rewards

I have always been a big fan of rewards programs. It almost feels like you’re getting something for nothing, despite the fact that you clearly have to buy something or provide some sort of information in exchange for your reward. While point programs can be a recipe for excess spending,  it is important to get [...]

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Additional Income: Having Fun With Seasonal Work

As a full time entrepreneur of sorts, I’m constantly brainstorming for new ideas. I try to come up with ways to make money on the side, think outside the box. To me, making money really adds up to a game of sorts. The easiest method for most people is simply to find a job that [...]

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Microbusiness Update: Onward and Upward

While I generally try to avoid the use of overhyped buzzwords, I always thought the term microbusiness had a nice ring to it. I have also always scoffed a little in my head when I read about small businesses with “only” 200 employees on Forbes or CNN Money. Aren’t there a lot of one or [...]

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Financing Your Life: Trials and Tribulations

Even after achieving what some might call “the dream,” which for me was working for myself wherever I like and when I want, I still seem to find plenty of room for improvement. I want to expand, grow, move, accomplish. This feeling of being driven and ambitious is something  I didn’t often feel when I [...]

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RISE Poker: An Unusual Side Income Source

I almost didn’t want to write this particular post since people tend to get a bit touchy when it comes to vices, and a game like Poker is no different. Yet the reason I bring up Poker as an income source isn’t to encourage you to dump your life savings into a game that statistically [...]

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