08.13.07
Posted in finance at 5:18 pm by Ava
I have a friend that works full time, and her husband stays home with the kids. He got hurt a while ago and couldn’t work, and this arrangement seemed to work for them - they both enjoyed the setup. As the kids have been getting older, her husband mentioned that he wanted to contribute to the family finances, and wanted to find a way that he could still stay at home so they didn’t have latchkey kids, but he could still make some money. (I think he was feeling a bit immasculated because my friend brings home the bacon.)
At any rate, he heard about drop shipping as a means of making money, and decided to get into it. I wondered about this, because you always hear about shady “work at home” businesses that mostly just suck up your money rather than help add to your income. Bill’s a pretty tech savvy guy, so he built a website and used some free software for his online store, and voila - he had his own business! I was pretty impressed - but I wanted to see him making some money too.
With a little bit of internet marketing, he had his store up and running, and generating some income for him and his family. It didn’t take a lot of his time - he was still able to pick the kids up from school and do all the things he normally does, but he managed to bring in some “bacon” too.
My friend is pretty happy - it’s like she got a raise. She said it’s helping them get out of debt, and save up for a Disney cruise for the family. Bill did mention that it’s not like he sits around and waits for orders to come in - he does a little bit of marketing, and it does take some work, but it’s the perfect opportunity for him to help pay some bills, and contribute to the family income. Maybe I should sign up…
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08.08.07
Posted in Uncategorized at 11:37 am by admin
After finally buying a house my husband and I now have our mortgage as our primary asset and our primary debt. After working to become debt-free by paying off all our credit cards, we now wanted to pay off our mortgage faster than thirty years. By becoming debt-free we could use our extra income to invest in other areas. With this in mind, my friends told me about the money merge account, which they were using to actively pay off their mortgage. Since neither my husband and I are very disciplined when it comes to money, we thought a smart calculator like the money merge account system would keep us on track for paying down our mortgage faster, and reducing the interest we pay. For more information on the money merge account, I found the United First Financial website to be very helpful.
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08.06.07
Posted in mortgage, living, finance at 11:38 am by admin
As Utah continues to increase in home price appreciation, investing in real estate and property continues to be a smart idea. Home prices rose 6.28 percent this year in the last 12 months, ranking Utah 35th among all states in the percent change in prices, according to the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight’s house price index. In 2003, Utah was ranked last in price appreciation. Although the Utah rate of increase is not as high as other states, some Utah markets are higher than the overall state average. In Salt Lake County, there was an 8.09 percent increase from last year in the price of single family homes. Although Salt Lake County may be the state’s largest real estate market, Utah county continues to grow, with house prices up more than 19 percent, and condo prices up 15 percent. Washington, Weber, and Davis counties followed suit with home prices up 21, 18, and 10 percent respectively. The resort town of Park City also continues to grow along these rates of the before mentioned counties. According to local real estate agents, Utah is undervalued and more growth is expected in the near future. Investing in a Utah real estate opportunity is sure to produce profits in home and condo properities throughout the state.
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08.02.07
Posted in living, finance at 7:59 am by admin
How’s it going for you?
I can’t help but love the tools that opensource has added lately.
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08.01.07
Posted in weight loss, living at 10:06 pm by admin
I was surprised to see a commercial the other day for Akavar, a new weight loss drug that promises to help you lose weight while allowing you eat all you want.
I was reasonably skeptical until I examined the claims a bit more - apparently Akavar is a caloric restrictor. What this means is that it keeps your body from craving the food required to maintain your current weight - hence you can eat all you want without worrying about gaining weight.
Part of living a happy life is feeling good about your health and the way you look - Akavar can help you achieve your goals.
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