by Mike Collins | Frugal, Uncategorized
Once you’ve been living in the same home for a number of years you can start to get bored. Looking at the same furniture and décor year after year will have you yearning to switch things up. Unfortunately, any kind of remodeling or redecorating job will quickly...
by Jesse Michelsen | Uncategorized
Your choice of a point-of-sales (POS) system can identify the direction your business goes. Since POS is a critical phase of the sales funnel (this is where the customer takes the item and gets ready to pay for it) it is very important that you make the process...
by Libby Balke | Maximize Career
This week, I celebrated my first “work-a-versary” at my new job; although, I guess that I’ve been with my job for a full 12 months now, it’s not all that “new” anymore. When I chose to return to the workforce after several years as...
by Libby Balke | I Am So Cheap, Kid-Friendly
It’s a rite of passage for teenage girls: working as a babysitter. I did it, my mother did it, my aunts did it, and some day, my daughter will do it, too. When I was a teen, the going rate around town was $5/hour, per kid. So if you had two kids and were going...
by Mike Collins | Frugal, Uncategorized
Not a day goes by where I don’t receive at least one solicitation for a new credit card. If your mailbox is as full of these credit card offers as mine, you’ll want to know how to compare the various offers to determine which offers you the best deal. No two credit...
by Myscha Theriault | Food, Frugality
It’s summer. And since we all have to eat anyway, why not incorporate it into our entertainment agenda and have some folks over for a barbecue? Following are several ideas to pull off a successfully hosted event without busting your budget. Combo Kabobs These really...
by Tom Drake | Entrepreneurship, Home Business
With technology improving, and with many wondering how they can beat the recession, it has become popular to try to make money from home. However, it’s not always as easy as you think. As you get started as a home-based entrepreneur, here are 5 tips to help you...