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    Professional? Boring!

    I love finance, I love learning, I love business, I love technology, I love reading coding books, but I also love being a goofball. That is why I believe in being professionally unprofessional. Sure, there are times that professionalism is called for, but for me, those don’t make the majority of my day. It’s easy…
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    FinCarn – Monday Yakezie Round Up

    Happy Monday WA readers! Last week we had a nice mix of articles. We talked about Burger King making a comeback to the stock market, I provided a video review of the Square credit card processing service, and we also finally made a profit from installing a dimmer switch! Also, and I hope you didn’t…
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    Our Dimmer Switch Revisited

    About 1 year, 8 months ago we published an article about installing a dimmer switch. Based on the math behind this article, we have now passed the break even point, and are now saving money on the enhancement. Saving Money Plan Often, I sit down and think of places I can save money. Sometimes I…
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    Square Video Review – Credit Card Processing

      Square is a credit card app for both iPhone & Android devices. 9 Days ago, I wrote about Restaurants that don’t accept credit cards, and how frustrating that is for customers. I also talked about how there isn’t really a good reason not to when companies like Square exist. To see if I was…
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    Burger King Problems

    Burger King, the number 3 hamburger chain in the United States, has had a very troubled past as it has tried to compete with their big (much bigger) brother McDonald’s (MCD). I’ve even written about Burger King’s problems in the past. Burger King has been a publicly traded company, purchased, taken private, gone public again,…
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Mar
30

Entrepreneurial Revolution

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After building up your confidence with my article “5 Reasons You Won’t Make Money Online” I thought it might be a good idea to show you some promising pieces of information. I’ve heard a lot lately about how more and more people are becoming self-employed as a result of the economy, but I like having…
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Mar
28

5 Reasons You Won’t Make Money Online

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Plenty of people are making eBooks, videos, selling “systems” and offering eCourses about making money online. You see insane claims like “earn $1,000 a day while you sleep” and you think “if only I could make half of that!” Many of these authors provide plenty of proof of their success, and they promise to package…
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Mar
26

Are You Pushing On A Pull Door?

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Sometimes success seems like it is miles away. It doesn’t matter what you are trying to do: Starting a business Completing School Getting out of debt or even performing simple tasks Maybe it’s something you have done a million times before with any trouble, or maybe your task is something brand new, scary, and everything…
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Mar
23

$50 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway Check In

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If you haven’t been following, to celebrate our 2nd Blogoversary we are giving away a $50 Amazon Gift Card! Everyone likes money for free, so you better head over and enter now. The giveaway is going really well, and I’m excited that so many of you are participating! A lot has been going on here in…
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Mar
21

Making Money with Short Term Lets

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With the Olympics bringing an influx of visitors to the city in July, many Londoners will make extra money by renting out a spare room over the summer. For the rest of us, it’s a reminder that there are plenty of opportunities to let a spare room during sporting and cultural events, to help make…
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Mar
19

Dude, I Got A Dell

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A few weeks back, I wrote an article about buying new computers for your business. Ironically enough, I recently had to purchase a new computer for my business. Before I discuss the computer itself, you need to know a bit about my approach to technology. I like change in general, but technologically I don’t. If…
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Mar
16

Business Software Purchase: Look Before You Leap

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Your business probably needs software. Before you let a business software vendor come in, demo, and sweet talk you into purchasing their “solution,” you need to figure out if what they are selling is a solution, or more headaches. Starting a business is a difficult decision, and something as innocuous as buying a software solution…
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Mar
14

Flies, Honey, & Vinegar

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I think everyone has been on the receiving end of an enraged maniac shouting in their ear on the telephone. The reasons for it occurring are probably infinite, but it doesn’t change the fact that it happened. In addition to this obvious fact, there is another obvious fact, you probably weren’t overjoyed about it. Few…
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Mar
12

Expensive Habits That Are Hard To Break

This Is Your Money Going Down A Hole.

Everyone has one, how much you choose to indulge in it is your choice. In many cases, they aren’t expensive, but can get expensive if you find yourself indulging too often. I’m referring to purchases that are considered by many to be luxuries, but in some cases have become daily habits, habits that are hard…
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Mar
09

High Pressure Sales Experience

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If you’ve had the pleasant experience of visiting a car lot, or furniture store, then you know what a high pressure sales situation feels like. Read about another one of my recent personal experiences with pushy sales people when my wife and I went to a furniture store. A few weeks ago, I received my first…
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