Update 02/13/2023: Well, it has been over 13 years since I first wrote this article and 12 years since I gave an earnings update on it. In the last earnings update, 11 years ago, we made a total of $657 in earnings. Fast forward to today, and we have a few different accounts on Hubpages. … Read more
Mobile credit card processing solutions are flooding the market, but Square merchant services was one of the first. Square has an app that works on both iOS devices (Apple iPhone, iPod, iPad, etc.) and Android devices alike. For anyone with previous merchant services experience, you might recall the horrendous maze of fees referred to as … Read more
Free software is such an integral part of my life. Everything I do has free software involved in one way or another, and I thought it might be useful to highlight some of the free software I use to keep my life moving. Below are the free pieces of software I’m using. Finance Mint Mint.com is … Read more
I don’t pay for cable TV, nor do I pay for satellite. How do I watch TV? If you’ve read “Free TV (almost)” then you know that I primarily get entertainment through Netflix- how inconvenient. It really isn’t, primarily because of a device called a Roku. The Roku is a square box, not much bigger … Read more
Published by: Crown Business Author: Jason Fried & David Heinemeier Page Count: 288 Price (as of this writing): Hardcover $12.20, Kindle: $12.99 What is Rework and Who are the authors? Rework is the latest offering by the guys of 37Signals. The book essentially takes everything we’ve ever known about companies and business and obliterates it … Read more
Successful entrepreneurs share many things in common including a drive to find and use the best tools on the Internet to help them save time and money as they grow their businesses. When starting a business, entrepreneurs often don’t have the resources available to them to hire people, so it is important for entrepreneurs to … Read more
Update for 2019: It’s been about 7 years since I wrote this book review! Seriously… 7 years! I can say with absolute certainty that this book has withstood the test of time. Throughout the last 7 years, I’ve referenced this book for ideas on how to grow my business or for inspiration. So, how has … Read more
When was the last time that you had the chance to sit down and learn from 9 expert entrepreneurs in any industry at your leisure? In all honesty, it’s hard enough to find a single book that affords that opportunity, let alone being able to do it physically. Darren Rowse of ProBlogger made it happen … Read more
I’m always on the hunt for new information. Often, that information is in the form of books, especially business books. I’m a huge fan of real, physical books, but lately I’ve had need for more portable books for various reasons. This is where eBooks come to save the day. I love the portability of eBooks … Read more
My father-in-law wanted to do something nice for his wife, so he decided to purchase flowers for her. He decided to use a very well-known company: ProFlowers. They’ve done plenty of marketing, and established their name among the handful of well-known, online floral retailers. He decided that he wanted to purchase their “Lavish Roses” bouquet … Read more
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 being … Read more
Earlier this week, I told you about how I took my wife, sister and mother out for breakfast and how the restaurant didn’t accept credit cards. This was surprising to me as it isn’t very common for a business to not accept credit cards in our area. In fact, even the food trucks around here … Read more
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 … Read more
I love different perspectives on things. I’m always trying to provide a different perspective on finance because it makes things interesting and it makes learning easier, at least for me. A few months back, I picked up this book Weird by Craig Groeschel on a whim, and I’m very happy that I did. This might … Read more
Recently, I finished reading a book titled Fearless by Max Lucado. Fearless covers a very wide range of subjects from the fear of not being important all the way over to the fear of death. You would think that such a wide range of topics would require 12 volumes to cover, but Max Lucado manages … Read more
Free software can save you time, and large sums of money. Of course, there are softwares that you pay for, but why pay for it when there are free software alternatives that can be used? One important way to save money is to use your time efficiently. Software options to accomplish this feat abound. You … Read more
Update for 2019: While this article is a few years old, it still covers many of the useful features that Mint.com offers. After all these years, Mint is still a tool that I use (in addition to others). If you’re looking for a more updated review, and a great comparison, then check out my recent … Read more
Retirement planning, if you plan on retiring, is one of those things that you just have to do. But how do you know if you’re on the right track? Do you just work and save for 30+ years and cross your fingers? Sometimes, it seems like that is the plan. Just work indefinitely until you … Read more
Recently we were approached to review Broadband Genie, which is an online Broadband Internet comparison tool available for UK customers. Don’t let that description fool you, because it is myopic at best. If you don’t reside in the UK, that’s perfectly fine because this website has helpful tools that anyone can benefit from, after all, … Read more
Money.CNN has an article titled “What Went Wrong At Burger King?” in response to the recent acquisition of Burger King by an investment firm. The article is well written and gives a great “macro” perspective, but we wanted to give a more “micro” perspective of the problems in the Burger Kingdom. I find the acquisition interesting because, in my … Read more
Recently, we’ve had the pleasure to read a great finance book titled “Why Are We So Clueless About The Stock Market?” by Mariusz Skonieczny of Classic Value Investors. The book is a fairly short read, weighing in at only 164 pages, but don’t let its length fool you. What We Liked: Extremely easy to read Easy … Read more