Managing social media professionally involves more than just scheduling Facebook updates and liking retweeting others. Social media marketing is a trending career right now and a great option for anyone who wants to help businesses rock their social media presence and enjoy a flexible work schedule. Social media management can be done virtually whether from your home, your local coffee shop, or ...
How to Save Your First $1,000 in 2017
Ready to stop living paycheck to paycheck and become more financially secure? A new year is right around the corner, and if you haven't saved your first $1,000 yet there's no better time to get started. Saving your first $1,000 may seem difficult, but it's instrumental in terms of your financial success. Plus, saving will most likely become addicting once you reach your goal. Setting aside ...
The Case for Adopting a Frugal Lifestyle: Is It Difficult?
If you’ve been reading personal finance blogs for some time, you’ve probably seen the words frugal or frugality used quite a few times. Frugality is not just a fancy word for being cheap. Frugality is actually a lifestyle and has its own separate meaning. There are quite a few official definitions of the word frugal and they include: economical in use or expenditure; prudently saving or ...
How I Earn $20/hr As a Brand Ambassador
Even though I’m now self-employed, I’m always trying to earn extra money on the side. I’ve been working on and off as a brand ambassador for the past few years and it’s one of the easiest and most flexible jobs I’ve ever done. A brand ambassador is generally someone who represents the brand in a positive light by interacting with consumers to tell them about products and service. Most of the ...
7 Ways to Avoid Getting Into Debt This Holiday Season
The holidays are almost here. Are you prepared to survive the most expensive season of the year? Americans add an average of $986 to their debt total after the holidays and it takes most people around 5 months to pay back their holiday debt. Don’t want that to be you? The holiday season can be a fun and exciting time but it doesn’t have to drain your wallet. Here are 7 ways to avoid getting ...
Want to Buy Your First Home? Here’s What You Need to Know
Want to buy a house? It’s definitely an exciting milestone to reach in life, but there are a few things you need to set in place first. Most homeowners didn’t just luck up on their situation and decide to purchase a home because they had extra money lying around. It takes some time, hard work, and careful planning to become a homeowner. If you’re trying to get your first mortgage, money can ...