Before you attempt to open your own restaurant, having a solid idea of who you want to market to is important. Trying to open up an upscale restaurant in a lower-class community just isn’t going to cut it. You’ll end up out of business before you can get it jump-started. To help figure out who […]
10 Side Hustles I’ve Had
Ahh, the side hustle. The doted upon darling of the personal finance sphere. The income diversifier. The de-risking maneuver. The debt payer. The dream achiever. The stay at home parent budget balancer. What would you call your side hustle? For me, it’s a way to build skills, connect with others, and pick up a few […]
An Income Boost – Blog Earnings and Stats for May 2015
Oh, you want to read last month’s first? Here’s all of the blog earnings posts. Boarding Announcements Money Propeller is my second blog, Unique Gifter is my first. My goal with it is to straight up make some money, while sharing what I believe is valuable information on all things money. With the goal of earning […]
Getting Started as a Freelance Writer
Ah, location independence! The dream pursuit of many, and the ticket to cash for others. Stay at home parents, school teachers, students and regular 9-5ers are all fans of the burgeoning freelance writing market. You have the flexibility of working when it works for you (for the most part) and fitting in ways to earn […]
Make Your Year Remarkable (+ What It’s Like to Launch a Kickstarter)
Today I have an interview with Kathleen, of various online hustling fame. She is behind Frugal Portland, For Profit Blogging, Stacking Benjamins and several other projects. I am in love with her latest project, and I bet you will be too, called The Remarkable Year, which is currently live on Kickstarter. Tell us the […]
I Finally Made Money in April – Money Propeller’s Blog Earnings and Stats
Oh, you want to read last month’s first? Here’s all of the blog earnings posts. Boarding Announcements Money Propeller is my second blog, Unique Gifter is my first. My goal with it is to straight up make some money, while sharing what I believe is valuable information on all things money. With the goal of earning […]
Here’s How to Hustle Your Way to $59,000 in Your First Year of Freelancing!
I am pretty excited about today’s post. It’s an interview with an online friend of mine, Sarah. This past year she has been kicking butt and taking names, and she is sharing her secrets with us!! I know her from her blog, Life Comma Etc. which is a very, very small part of her online […]
Improve your Chances for a New Job
Are you looking for a new place to boost your income or career? Are you between jobs, looking to be hired? Would you like to improve your chances to find a new workplace in 2015? Here are some tips that might help you find the workplace of your dreams. 1. Go social! According to an […]
Financial Savvy Grows From an Early Age
Financial education begins at an early age. And though formal finance classes are not part of the school curriculum for most kids; smart parents understand the value of teaching their children the ins and outs of finance, budgeting and investing. Of course, you may be getting ahead of yourself teaching toddlers about isas and pensions, […]
Side Hustle Idea – How to Digitize VHS Tapes (It’s easy!)
Do you, or your parents, have a stash of family videos that are still on VHS? Perhaps your grandparents do? A crappy thing about VHS tapes is that they degrade over time, really anything over 10 years. Not a lot of people have been using VHS in the past ten years. Most likely, those tapes […]