Bathroom Renovation Pictures
Here are the pics I promised, The first two are the before pictures, and the last three are the after pictures, as if you couldn’t tell.
Minimum Wage Hike- Helpful or Harmful?
On July 24th, the federal minimum wage is scheduled to go from$6.55 to $7.25 per hour. This is an 11 percent raise and while it will benefit those that are making less than that now, it could hurt some businesses, especially in an already difficult economy. Small businesses, mom-and-pop type shops, will probably be the [...]
Sharing Your Passion for Personal Finances With the World!
If you’re like me and you’re doing your best to be wise with your money, then you surely wish that you could get some of the people in your life to follow the same principals. Sometimes, no matter what you tell them, your friends and family just don’t get what it means to be wise [...]
Renovation Realities-Tips to Save You Money on Home Renovations
My wife and I are nearly finished remodeling our master bathroom. Everything in there was original from 1974 and was definately overdue for an upgrade. We decided to give it a shot and do it ourselves. I thought it would take a week or two and I’d be done. Two months later I’m just putting [...]
Further Proof of the Importance of an Emergency Fund
A few weeks ago my wife and I noticed that the A/C was on but it wasn’t blowing out any cool air. Turns out it was a bad capacitor. That wouldn’t have been so bad but while they were here fixing it they noticed that our electrical panel is in poor shape. Water should NOT [...]
CPA Marketing: Can it really make you money online?
I’ve been hearing a lot about CPA marketing recently and have decided to do some research on what it involves. CPA marketing, also known as cost-per-action or cost-per-acquisition is one way many people are making a decent living online. You make money when you get someone to fill out a form or enter their e-mail [...]
Back to Business
Whew! I have really fallen off of this blog. I’m going to try to get back in to it some. There is a lot I’m looking in to right now in regards to making money online, so I will be including more of that, but I also want to keep in the information on financial [...]
Using Social Networking to Find a Job in a Tough Market
With so many people without jobs these days, it can be very difficult to compete in a market that is filled with quality talent. Jobs may not even be posted in the traditional venues, so social networking can help you stand out and find out about jobs in an otherwise difficult market.
Social networks like LinkedIn [...]
An Interesting Look at the Bailout
I came across this video on CNN Money and thought it was a nice summary of how messed up the initial bailout was. No one seemed to know what was going on and still $700 billion in taxpayer money was allocated for it.
The Ballooning Bailout
Resolutions for the New Year
I’ve never been much for New Year’s resolutions, but they are a great way to set yourself on the track to make some changes in your life in the coming year. People resolve to lose weight, exercise more, be more wise with their money, any number of things. This year I am going to set [...]
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