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Work From Home Options

Kevin — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 17:38:27 +0000

Since the financial meltdown following the housing bubble crash, many people are looking for alternative sources of income. Now, with violence in the Middle East, earthquakes/tsunamis hitting Japan, and wars that seem to have no end in sight, this need is even more pressing. We are desperate for some work from home options. I’ll list a few here to help out.

The first of the work from home options I want to discuss is MTurk from Amazon. Basically, what you do here is work tasks. It can be anything from writing an article, to clicking on a link. You can make pennies to dollars. You aren’t going to get rich from this, but you can add a little change to your bank account. This can be something you can do while watching TV. Heck, work the task while the commercials are on.

Next is filling out surveys. A quick search of Google can find you many options where companies will pay you to fill out surveys. You can get lucky a few times, but don’t expect to get rich. Remember, this is just another way to supplement your income.

And the last of the work from home options is making money online. This, in and of itself, could and should be a host of articles in and of itself. Perhaps I will do that later. Suffice it to say there are many methods out there. It can take some work. A great site to start from is www.thekeywordacademy.com. You’ll have to pay a little but I believe it is worth the price.

So if you are looking for work from home options, they are out there. I have mentioned a few, but that is just the tip of the iceberg. Do your homework. Search Google. Read. And above all ask questions. Get on message boards and ask. Email people. The worst that can happen is they don’t answer. Then you are no worse off then before you asked.

Another Carnival of Personal Finance

Kevin — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:28:49 +0000

Thanks to Million Dollar Journey for hosting this weeks Carnival of Personal Finance. Be sure to check it out by clicking on the link.

Eating Your Way Into Debt

Kevin — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:29:06 +0000

One of the greatest wastes of money is food. Yep, you heard me. I know we needed it, but all too often this is the greatest source of budgetary problems. Especially if you are a young and social single. Eating out is a way of life. It is how you mingle. It is also how you hunt down your future significant other. Yet, it is often the biggest obstacle to getting yourself on a workable budget.

I will use myself as an example. Being a 35 year old bachelor, much of my social interaction is at lunch time and evenings out with friends. I will stick to lunch for this example. If I go to a non-fast food restaurant, on average I will spend roughly 12 dollars including tip. If I do this 3 times a week, that is 36 dollars. Multiply that times four weeks and is just under $150.00. This is really a conservative number too.

You can see from the previous example how eating can really blow a whole in your bottom line. Discipline is key, but if I cut eating out to lunch to just one day a week I am saving an extra $100. a month. That could go towards savings, or paying down debt. This is just another example of how you can save money.