I sometimes get asked how many hours per week I spend on work from home projects. While I can give a general guess the truth is, I’m not exactly sure. So I decided to track it. Tracking my time left me with a very surprising result….. ...
7 Systems to Simplify Your Finances
When I was in my early twenties I loved spring cleaning. I would whip out all of my cleaning supplies and spend hours making sure I had removed every last piece of dust. I even went as far as to make guests take off their shoes before entering the house. (Ugh.) My cleaning style has definitely changed since then! I no longer enjoy long tedious cleaning sessions or keep unattainable goals. I ...
How I Turned a Small Elance Job into a 3 Year Contract
Enjoy this post from my friend Ramona from PFToday who was able to get a large freelance client in an unlikely place.... 2011. We were spending another 6 months at my husband's friends. 'Come, visit us. Stay as much as you'd like' they said. And we stayed. My small web design business was slowly picking up steam, the income had improved exponentially and I was also in the mood ...
Choosing the Right Trading Platform For Your Side Hustle
Many avid investors have heard the term "side hustle" mentioned frequently during the past few years. From a very general definition, a side hustle can be viewed as a passive means to obtain further levels of liquidity in conjunction with one's normal income (such as a full-time job). The Forex markets are a popular choice due to their ubiquitous nature and their rather short-term appeal. There ...
4 Reasons I Love Driving an Older Car
I have a weird attachment to my car. I hate driving anything else. HATE. It. I assume that most people think I’m crazy for it. Like, when I pull into the school parking lot to pick up my kids and a good 80% of the people have a vehicle that is newer, shinier and certainly nicer than what I have. The fact that my car is older, stained up, and always a wee-bit dirty (I blame the driveway) doesn’t ...
February 2016 Income Report
If you’re new here I’ve posted income reports ever since I started this blog, three years ago. I initially had goals of making a few hundred dollars a month and then slowly growing that amount. Luckily, that’s what I’ve been able to do. In 2012 I decided that earning money online was going to be the only way I could create the life I wanted living in a small town with no good job options. I ...