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The Biggest Con of Working For Yourself

January 16, 2012
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Ever since I started this year’s 50/50 mission, I’ve been keeping track of the hours I’ve spent working, and something hit me HARD last night (not what she said). It occurred to me that every hour I put down on that paper, is a SOLID hour of hard work.  Not facebooking, not talking on the [...]

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It’s New Year’s Resolutions time! Whatcha got this year?

December 28, 2011

Y’all do okay w/ last year’s? You gonna pick the same ones cuz you forgot all year long? Haha… I’m gonna go back and search through my old posts now for mine (one of the pros of blogging is that it’s all recorded!). Okay here we are…. it looks like I just had ONE for [...]

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A Thank You Note For Firing Me?

November 21, 2011
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I got an interesting email last night, and the title of it was, “Thank you for firing me.” Haha… at first, I was like “What the? I haven’t fired anyone lately?” (Or, ever, really) but as I read on I quickly understood the reason behind it (besides to grab my attention, of course). Here’s what [...]

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Side Hustle Series: I’m a “Phone Actress”

October 27, 2011

(Guest post by T. Thema Martin as part of our Side Hustle Series — enjoy! ;)) Over the past few years, my income had steadily decreased because of the effects of the recession. I standardly live a debt-free (except mortgage) and minimalistic (no car) life. However, I lost a lot of income sources in June [...]

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How I Accomplished My Goal of Full-Time Blogging

October 24, 2011
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This morning I awoke to a killer email from one of my favorite people in the whole world – Miss Jenny Blake: Former 9-5′er at Google, and now publisher of all things AWESOME. She recently launched a new course aptly titled “Make Sh*t Happen,” and it turned out a case study I had helped her [...]

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Remember When I Won that Lawsuit?

October 12, 2011

Yeah, as suspected we won’t be seeing any of that money I’m afraid. Turns out the company went bust and all the money in their accounts magically disappeared around the same time we won the suit (imagine that?). Not that there was much in there anyways from what my sources say, but when the court [...]

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10 Tips to Be a Better Employee

August 31, 2011

(Guest Post by Dr. Dean Burke) What would your co-workers say if they were being honest about you at work? “She’s great!” “I love how he always pitches in!” “She’s a whiz with those complicated formulas-but doesn’t brag about it!” “Did you see how she calmed that a-hole down that was complaining? She had him [...]

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10 Jobs That Make at Least $100 an Hour

August 12, 2011

(Guest Post by Kristina) Good Morning friends! We couldn’t enjoy the finer things in life without money, and we wouldn’t have money without having a job. But what is the different between a job and a career? Some people say that the difference is in the level of education that’s required for the position, and [...]

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Budgets Are Sexy Hits 2 Million Page Views

July 21, 2011

Three and a half years after starting, our little blog has grown up! I can’t believe it. And really, I don’t know what to say other than a hearty THANK YOU. To each and every one of you who has stopped by at some point throughout our existence here. It means a lot. Without readers, [...]

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The Court Has Spoken: J. Money Wins!!!

July 18, 2011

WE WON! WE WON!!!  The judge has ruled, and we officially beat our ex-employer! :)  7 months of waiting and wondering, and the “little guys” come out victorious – W00T! And guess what?  It WAS exactly like the movies!!! Haha… seriously, it was wild.  I got called up to the stand and everything.  Hawk up, [...]

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