Nowadays, everyone is trying to figure out how to earn extra money. A lot of families have been cut down to one income, or worse no income. Those financial stresses encourage a lot of people to start to look around for ways to earn extra money. And let's face it you have to let go of some of your pride when the going gets tough. If you have to flips burgers for a while to make ends meet, then flip burgers you must.
However, when figuring out how to earn extra money, you may just need to be creative and look around. If you have an attic or basement full of boxes that have been untouched for years, you may be able to pull in some extra cash with a garage or yard sale. Heck, you may even find that some of your stored treasures could be worth a bit more if you do some research and look for something similar on ebay.
If youíre not familiar with ebay, however, make sure you read up on what fees are associated with selling and such. Make sure it is worth your time.
Do you own a vehicle? If so, how about taking a part-time job delivering newspapers or take-out food? Of course, you'll have to weigh the pros and cons of whether or not it is worthwhile with gas and insurance, but it could be one of the best ways you find in your quest of how to earn extra money endeavors.
Do you have a skill such as playing an instrument or having excellent mathematical abilities? Offer to teach lessons or tutor. You can advertise any services like that, for free, on craigslist. Any items that you want to sell and not have to bother to list on ebay, list them on craigslist. While ebay will hit an international audience, craigslist is only local, but could save you quite a bit of time, energy and fees.
If you're truly searching for how to earn extra money, take a look around you. There are always people who are willing to pay for things they don't like to do. People donít like to clean their houses offer to clean houses. There are always people who donít want to run their own errands. Offer to run errands for people.
Another popular way that people are saving money nowadays which can be to your advantage in how to earn extra money, is consignment shops. People are frequently shopping in thrift and consignment shops right now in order to be frugal. A lot of consignment shops will allow you to put your own items on consignment. Some will give you cash if and when they sell while others will give you a store credit. Either way, it helps you clean out your closets and gives you a good deal.
When trying to figure out how to earn extra money, the key will be as to how creative you are and how much pride you are willing to set aside. Getting a part-time job doing someone's dirty work can help you pay your own bills for a while.
Delivering food may not be your dream job but it will make ends meet. Selling your personal items might seem desperate but you may find that you not only get a few extra bucks but free up some room in your household as well. Take some time to evaluation your life and your needs and how much you need to earn extra money, and take the necessary steps in order to survive. These are tough times and you may find that a lot more people are in the same shoes as you.
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Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Writing Jobs
Writing Jobs Come in All Shapes and Sizes.
I am always interested when I see an online ad for writing jobs because, for one, I am a writer, but probably even more so because there are so many different kinds of writing gigs.
When many of us think about writing jobs, we imagine a newspaper position, or a novelist or short story writer, but there are many other kinds of writing jobs that rarely come to mind.
The other day I saw an ad asking for a writer who could provide 20 articles on food and nutrition for a new web site that was launching in a few months. The person who had placed the ad wanted them all within a month and was willing to pay $1,000 for the job.
What surprised me the most about this particular job was that it paid $500 to start, and $500 when the project was completed. All of the writing jobs I've had paid upon completion of the assignment.
I saw another position for a construction newsletter, which was one of the more interesting writing jobs I have seen because it paid a yearly salary, with health insurance and benefits, but was still considered a largely freelance gig.
One of the more interesting writing jobs I have personally been offered was to write a book on a type of cancer about which there is evidently not a whole lot of literature. That was one of the few gigs I actually ended up turning down, simply because I have mainly been a journalism writer, and did not really know how to approach writing an entire book.
I have seen ads looking for essay writers, poetry, and, of course, the more unscrupulous areas of adult material or college term papers. Writing jobs come in all shapes and sizes, and it is certainly not a one- size-fits-all kind of field.
I have always gravitated more toward newspaper and magazine writing because those are areas where I feel the most comfortable and know that I can do a good job. I have written a number of short stories and have attempted to write a novel, but those have typically not panned out for me the way that other writing jobs have.
The best advice that I can give to a person trying to find writing jobs is to look for something you can imagine yourself actually completing with a certain degree of competence, and then give it your best shot. I can say in all honesty that there is no worse feeling than getting into a writing job where you realize very early on that you have gotten in over your head, or really have no idea what you are doing.
I am always interested when I see an online ad for writing jobs because, for one, I am a writer, but probably even more so because there are so many different kinds of writing gigs.
When many of us think about writing jobs, we imagine a newspaper position, or a novelist or short story writer, but there are many other kinds of writing jobs that rarely come to mind.
The other day I saw an ad asking for a writer who could provide 20 articles on food and nutrition for a new web site that was launching in a few months. The person who had placed the ad wanted them all within a month and was willing to pay $1,000 for the job.
What surprised me the most about this particular job was that it paid $500 to start, and $500 when the project was completed. All of the writing jobs I've had paid upon completion of the assignment.
I saw another position for a construction newsletter, which was one of the more interesting writing jobs I have seen because it paid a yearly salary, with health insurance and benefits, but was still considered a largely freelance gig.
One of the more interesting writing jobs I have personally been offered was to write a book on a type of cancer about which there is evidently not a whole lot of literature. That was one of the few gigs I actually ended up turning down, simply because I have mainly been a journalism writer, and did not really know how to approach writing an entire book.
I have seen ads looking for essay writers, poetry, and, of course, the more unscrupulous areas of adult material or college term papers. Writing jobs come in all shapes and sizes, and it is certainly not a one- size-fits-all kind of field.
I have always gravitated more toward newspaper and magazine writing because those are areas where I feel the most comfortable and know that I can do a good job. I have written a number of short stories and have attempted to write a novel, but those have typically not panned out for me the way that other writing jobs have.
The best advice that I can give to a person trying to find writing jobs is to look for something you can imagine yourself actually completing with a certain degree of competence, and then give it your best shot. I can say in all honesty that there is no worse feeling than getting into a writing job where you realize very early on that you have gotten in over your head, or really have no idea what you are doing.
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Make a Great Income from Home
Having a job that let you make income from home in the olden days meant stuffing envelopes and licking them closed.
Today's best income from home opportunities have come a long way from that and even long time employed types are now looking at these once unique, now commonplace situations. Work at home jobs and freelance gigs abound in the private sector. The trick is finding one that is not a scam or some MLM pyramid scheme that you have to drag your resentful friends into.
Time was when if you wanted to work from home your best bet was to work stuffing envelopes or processing payments for large medical insurers such as Kaiser or Aetna.
Most of those jobs have been outsourced to even cheaper labor in other parts of the world or are now being done by computers or technology.
Now the fastest and best way to get a work at home gig is to surf the web. That's right, the worldwide web, or as we like to call it, cyber heaven. You can skip the surfing though and just go straight to Craigslist and odds are you will find just the right kind of short or long term job that will fit your preferred lifestyle, and that is as a shut-in.
Okay, shut-in may be a bit harsh, but definitely one that likes to type wearing nothing but his jammies (if that) and if you try that outside the privacy and sanctity of your own domicile you could be in for derision at best and incarceration at worst. Unless you are a sixteen year old girl going to Starbucks in the morning, you should not be seen outside the house in your P.J.
I digress. Go to Craigslist (www.craigslist.com) and find your country, state, and local area by navigating through the region finder on the right. Once you get the screen of your region, fiddle around with it and get to know all the different sections.
The job listing board is great and contains tons of full time positions. Unfortunately, most of these require showering and getting dressed in more than your undies. You may actually be forced to sit in an airless, windowless cubicle for eight to ten hours each day. If just the thought of working like this makes you shudder with revulsion, then you need to look elsewhere if you are looking to make some sort of income from home, no matter how feeble.
Because of course you will not find a $75 an hour job in the Gigs section of Craigslist. If you do find one then you should immediately go out and buy a lottery ticket because this is the luckiest day of your life.
But just look at all the savings you get by working from home. You don't need fancy, expensive clothing anymore. If you do decide to keep your car, you will definitely save on gas. So what if you make less (okay, a lot less) than your previous daytime enslavement, the point is, you are now free. Income from home means freedom to do whatever you want, practically anytime you want to do it. It means taking two hour lunches (or even three) and maybe a late afternoon nap.
Today's best income from home opportunities have come a long way from that and even long time employed types are now looking at these once unique, now commonplace situations. Work at home jobs and freelance gigs abound in the private sector. The trick is finding one that is not a scam or some MLM pyramid scheme that you have to drag your resentful friends into.
Time was when if you wanted to work from home your best bet was to work stuffing envelopes or processing payments for large medical insurers such as Kaiser or Aetna.
Most of those jobs have been outsourced to even cheaper labor in other parts of the world or are now being done by computers or technology.
Now the fastest and best way to get a work at home gig is to surf the web. That's right, the worldwide web, or as we like to call it, cyber heaven. You can skip the surfing though and just go straight to Craigslist and odds are you will find just the right kind of short or long term job that will fit your preferred lifestyle, and that is as a shut-in.
Okay, shut-in may be a bit harsh, but definitely one that likes to type wearing nothing but his jammies (if that) and if you try that outside the privacy and sanctity of your own domicile you could be in for derision at best and incarceration at worst. Unless you are a sixteen year old girl going to Starbucks in the morning, you should not be seen outside the house in your P.J.
I digress. Go to Craigslist (www.craigslist.com) and find your country, state, and local area by navigating through the region finder on the right. Once you get the screen of your region, fiddle around with it and get to know all the different sections.
The job listing board is great and contains tons of full time positions. Unfortunately, most of these require showering and getting dressed in more than your undies. You may actually be forced to sit in an airless, windowless cubicle for eight to ten hours each day. If just the thought of working like this makes you shudder with revulsion, then you need to look elsewhere if you are looking to make some sort of income from home, no matter how feeble.
Because of course you will not find a $75 an hour job in the Gigs section of Craigslist. If you do find one then you should immediately go out and buy a lottery ticket because this is the luckiest day of your life.
But just look at all the savings you get by working from home. You don't need fancy, expensive clothing anymore. If you do decide to keep your car, you will definitely save on gas. So what if you make less (okay, a lot less) than your previous daytime enslavement, the point is, you are now free. Income from home means freedom to do whatever you want, practically anytime you want to do it. It means taking two hour lunches (or even three) and maybe a late afternoon nap.
Get rich quick
Who wouldn't want to get rich quick nowadays?
The cold hard fact is that there aren't too many ways in which you can get rich quick. You could be so lucky as to buy a winning lottery ticket and suddenly find yourself a millionaire overnight.
Or, a rich relative may suddenly pass away and have left their entire estate to you, making you incredibly rich overnight. And then there are the people who do get rich quick simply because they get people to fall prey to their schemes and the only person who profits is the scam artist themselves.
99% of get rich quick ideas that you come across are completely and utterly, a waste of time and absolutely a waste of your time and energy. A lot people, each and every day, fall prey to these get rich quick schemes and find themselves spending money in order to get nothing in return.
You may only spend $29 (give or take) and it might not seem like that big of a deal, but, consider the fact that the person running the scheme may get hundreds of people on a daily basis who are putting those fees into their pockets. Suddenly, its just a get rich quick scheme that is working for one person the scam artist.
Before you fall hook, line and sinker for some get rich quick guarantee, take some time to not only glance around the site for some clues as to whether or not it is a waste of time, but to think long and hard about the offer as well. If the site is showing pictures of their cars and vacation homes, take some time to think about that.
You may notice that the photos look like a stock photo that you'd find on google images. They are always generic pictures and most of the scammer's sites all use the exact same photos.
That means, of course, they are just putting them online in order to get you to envy them and want to have exactly what is in their get rich quick schemes.
Do some people have those fancy cars and homes?
Sure. However, those people probably arenít wasting and spending their time sharing their secrets with you for a fee.
Those people aren't looking to share their secrets at all. In fact, those people probably don't even care about helping others to make money. The people behind those sites want for you to fall for their get rich quick scams so that they may find themselves getting rich from your naivety.
The fact of the matter is, there is no guarantee for how you can get rich quick. Unless you are playing the lottery or kissing up to a very wealthy relative, your chances of getting rich overnight are incredibly slim.
Yes, there are ways to get rich quick, I am sure, but, I can guarantee that you won't find them on the internet. Before you fall for a scheme that will allow someone else to profit off of your desires, take the time to think, deeply, about whether or not it is actually worth the time, energy and money that you're about to put into someone's pockets.
The cold hard fact is that there aren't too many ways in which you can get rich quick. You could be so lucky as to buy a winning lottery ticket and suddenly find yourself a millionaire overnight.
Or, a rich relative may suddenly pass away and have left their entire estate to you, making you incredibly rich overnight. And then there are the people who do get rich quick simply because they get people to fall prey to their schemes and the only person who profits is the scam artist themselves.
99% of get rich quick ideas that you come across are completely and utterly, a waste of time and absolutely a waste of your time and energy. A lot people, each and every day, fall prey to these get rich quick schemes and find themselves spending money in order to get nothing in return.
You may only spend $29 (give or take) and it might not seem like that big of a deal, but, consider the fact that the person running the scheme may get hundreds of people on a daily basis who are putting those fees into their pockets. Suddenly, its just a get rich quick scheme that is working for one person the scam artist.
Before you fall hook, line and sinker for some get rich quick guarantee, take some time to not only glance around the site for some clues as to whether or not it is a waste of time, but to think long and hard about the offer as well. If the site is showing pictures of their cars and vacation homes, take some time to think about that.
You may notice that the photos look like a stock photo that you'd find on google images. They are always generic pictures and most of the scammer's sites all use the exact same photos.
That means, of course, they are just putting them online in order to get you to envy them and want to have exactly what is in their get rich quick schemes.
Do some people have those fancy cars and homes?
Sure. However, those people probably arenít wasting and spending their time sharing their secrets with you for a fee.
Those people aren't looking to share their secrets at all. In fact, those people probably don't even care about helping others to make money. The people behind those sites want for you to fall for their get rich quick scams so that they may find themselves getting rich from your naivety.
The fact of the matter is, there is no guarantee for how you can get rich quick. Unless you are playing the lottery or kissing up to a very wealthy relative, your chances of getting rich overnight are incredibly slim.
Yes, there are ways to get rich quick, I am sure, but, I can guarantee that you won't find them on the internet. Before you fall for a scheme that will allow someone else to profit off of your desires, take the time to think, deeply, about whether or not it is actually worth the time, energy and money that you're about to put into someone's pockets.
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Making Your Own Decorated Cakes
A special tips for how making Your Own Decorated Cakes.
Cakes are used for all types of celebrations. If you got married, you probably had a wedding cake. Most children have one for each birthday, and there are other times when cakes is a great idea for a party. Whatever the case, you have many options when buying cakes. There are box cakes you stir up and bake, and there are amazing creations that you can buy from your local bakery. There are many cakes in between. If you are feeling motivated and creative, you can make some of your own decorated cakes. It may not be as hard as you think.
If you want to start making your own decorated cakes for the special events in your life, or for those that you know, you do not want to make your first one the day before an event is to occur. You have to practice. One of the first things you should do is to find cake recipes that you love. The ones you buy in a box are okay, but there are some amazing cake recipes out there that you can use with your decorated cakes. You want your cakes to look good, of course, but you also want them to taste amazing.
There are all types of cakes out there, so come up with a few options. Once you know what you are doing for the cakes, you can then worry about how you want to decorate them.
Try out a few recipes that you think sound good, and then see what you find to taste good but that is also relatively easy to make.
Decorated cakes come in two major forms these days, with some being decorated with fondant and some with butter cream. Each is a different way of making decorating cakes, so try out each one and see what you like to do the most. Some people do both and love each one.
In order to work on making your own decorated cakes, you have to first get all the right items. There are a few ways that you can get what you need. You need pans for the cakes and also the items you need to make your decorations and apply icing. These things can all be found in local craft stores, home stores, and you can also find these things online. Look for special shaped cake pans, and also the standard round and square baking sizes, as well as the piping and shaping tools needed to make decorated cakes at home.
Look for how to books as well, if you think these would be helpful.
Perhaps the most fun you can have with decorated cakes is coming up with your own ideas for each event. If you don't know what to do at first, look for examples that you can try to mimic. Once you get pretty good at that, you can then come up with your own unique ideas for building and baking your own decorated cakes.
Not only are these fun, they can also be the hit of the party. Having a one of a kind cake that reflects the personality of the honored guest is something they will cherish and remember forever.
Cakes are used for all types of celebrations. If you got married, you probably had a wedding cake. Most children have one for each birthday, and there are other times when cakes is a great idea for a party. Whatever the case, you have many options when buying cakes. There are box cakes you stir up and bake, and there are amazing creations that you can buy from your local bakery. There are many cakes in between. If you are feeling motivated and creative, you can make some of your own decorated cakes. It may not be as hard as you think.
If you want to start making your own decorated cakes for the special events in your life, or for those that you know, you do not want to make your first one the day before an event is to occur. You have to practice. One of the first things you should do is to find cake recipes that you love. The ones you buy in a box are okay, but there are some amazing cake recipes out there that you can use with your decorated cakes. You want your cakes to look good, of course, but you also want them to taste amazing.
There are all types of cakes out there, so come up with a few options. Once you know what you are doing for the cakes, you can then worry about how you want to decorate them.
Try out a few recipes that you think sound good, and then see what you find to taste good but that is also relatively easy to make.
Decorated cakes come in two major forms these days, with some being decorated with fondant and some with butter cream. Each is a different way of making decorating cakes, so try out each one and see what you like to do the most. Some people do both and love each one.
In order to work on making your own decorated cakes, you have to first get all the right items. There are a few ways that you can get what you need. You need pans for the cakes and also the items you need to make your decorations and apply icing. These things can all be found in local craft stores, home stores, and you can also find these things online. Look for special shaped cake pans, and also the standard round and square baking sizes, as well as the piping and shaping tools needed to make decorated cakes at home.
Look for how to books as well, if you think these would be helpful.
Perhaps the most fun you can have with decorated cakes is coming up with your own ideas for each event. If you don't know what to do at first, look for examples that you can try to mimic. Once you get pretty good at that, you can then come up with your own unique ideas for building and baking your own decorated cakes.
Not only are these fun, they can also be the hit of the party. Having a one of a kind cake that reflects the personality of the honored guest is something they will cherish and remember forever.
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