Job and Income
7 Easy Part Time Jobs
What’s your perfect part time job? I know as a busy and often over-scheduled mom, if I were ever to go back to work part time, I’d want something easy! I wouldn’t necessarily want to work [...]
10 Part Time Jobs with Benefits
Health insurance is a touchy subject these days. It’s expensive and often not available unless you work full time for a company. Is there any hope for people who neither need nor want to work part [...]
Get Paid to Write Articles from Home
If you’re looking for a flexible work from home job, and you’re a decent writer, getting paid to write articles might be right up your alley. The most difficult part of writing from home is breaking [...]
5 Jobs for Retired People
We’ve been talking a lot recently about jobs for college graduates and for those who can’t find a job. But there’s another group of people who are hurting these days: retired people. When the economy went [...]
What to do After College if You Can’t Find a Job
You’ve spent four years listening to lectures, studying, and pulling all nighters writing papers. You’ve paid thousands of dollars and perhaps owe thousands of dollars in student loans to pay for your education. In June, you [...]
Tax Deductions When You Work From Home
I never aspired to own my own business. Before I became a stay at home mom, I always worked for other people, who took care of taxes for me. When I started this blog, and it [...]
How to Make Money Without a Job
Living on one income can be tough. I know, because my family has been doing it for the last 15 years. It hasn’t always been easy. The economy has had it’s ups and downs, and that [...]
Quick and Easy Ways to Make a Little Extra Cash
One of the best ways to pay off debt more quickly is to snowflake money toward your debt payment. Finding little ways to earn some quick cash can make your debt disappear much faster! I’ve been [...]
How to Start Your Own Business on a Small Budget
Do you have an idea for a new online business or service? Perhaps you have a blog and are thinking of monetizing it with ads or affiliate links. Or maybe an eBay business that you can [...]
Where to Sell Your Books for Extra Income
When I wrote a post on Friday asking you to share your spending weaknesses, I was surprised at how many of you are book-a-holics like me. It seems I’m not the only one who had piles [...]
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