Being an entrepreneur, you are free to make your own decisions and set your own schedule, but that also includes sole responsibility for the money management, even when there are little funds to manage. Many businesses operate on a shoe string and watching your dollars is something that can be done throughout the different stages of your business - not just when there is little money coming in. And with the economy in a slump, saving money is...more
For most of us, Florida home insurance is a boring topic. Despite all the turmoil in Florida's dysfunctional homeowners insurance market, most of us don't want to talk about it. We want to pay for it and forget about it until next year.So it's no wonder that when a story ran in the Florida media earlier this year about two key financial rating agencies (A.M. Best and Demotech) threatening to downgrade the ratings of dozens of Florida homeowners...more
Money management is extremely important to your financial well being. Here are 10 basic rules to help you get your finances into shape.1. Plan your finances. Plan for your families future, any major purchases you want to make and for the periodic expenses that come up ever so often such as birthdays and holidays.2. Make long term and short term financial goals. This includes everyone in the family. Helping children learn the benefit of setting financial goals will help them in the future. By learning to manage money, your children will be better in their own financial situations.3. Know your financial situation. You should know what your monthly and periodic expenses are each month. You should know what your monthly income is and keep track of your amount of debt.4. Develop a budget and stick to it. Do a planning budget and then compare it to your actual budget to see what you have actually spent. Learning to stay within your planning budget will help you develop better financial situations.5. Trying going without your credit cards and learn to live on your income only. Even try paying more than the minimum payment amount on your credit card balances.6. Save money for a rainy day....more
"Our department - in fact this entire conapt building - is now programmed against an extension of services and/or credit to such pathetic anomalies as yourself, sir."Philip K. Dick, Ubik.The credit reporting system in this country is inherently irrational, with a warped sense of truth and justice radiating at its core. Two unfounded assumptions are...more
The New York Stock Exchange has always been seen as a trusted investment institution where people become rich. The Stock Market has produced many millionaires who followed the right stock advice and invested in the right stocks at the right time.Many average Americans have followed suit and put their faith in the stock exchange as a trusted wealth...more
I started my lifestyle business, Cows From My Window, nearly two years ago and deciding what to call the wretched thing was definitely one of the hardest parts of the setting up process.I obsessed over potential business names for the better part of a week. I'd wake up in the night to scribble down my latest crazy idea, and surf Wikipedia for hours analysing words or expressions for subtle layers of meaning. But everything I came up with seemed to have been thought of before.Eventually, the right name just popped into my head - and I (pretty much) knew that was it."Simple" may be slightly optimistic, but I hope these 6 steps help you negotiate the naming minefield more smoothly than I did!1. Don't be boringThis should be true for any business. But in my view, it's especially true for a lifestyle business.As a lifestyle entrepreneur you have chosen to walk a more independent, individual and uncompromising path. Your business is set up to allow you to do exactly what you want, where you want and when you want.So choose a name which reflects the unique personality of your business. Consider what motivated you to become a lifestyle entrepreneur for example.2. Be relevantI'm slightly...more
More than likely you have seen the term 'JV', if you have spent any time at all in the Internet business. Just to be sure you know, 'JV' is short for 'joint venture'. JVs make it possible for you to capitalize on someone else's hard work, while they...more
Accounting is one of the most significant aspects of any business because it ensures that all decisions made are financially sound. However, many small business owners believe procuring accounting outsourcing services involve unnecessary costs. In...more
This article assumes you have the desire and money to launch a real estate investing career. So we'll simply focus on helping you to better understand how real estate investing works and steps you must take to do it successfully. A) Start With the...more
There are some certain thing that should be considered before you finally chose which one home based earning system is ideal for you since there are many of these similar programs. I know from my own experience they can easily attract you so I'm...more
You need to understand that forex brokers are above all marketing machines. Forex brokers continuously require a flow of new clients, since many retail forex traders dont survive longer than a few months. After losing, more than 90% simply quit and...more
Many people start trading forex without knowing the games their forex broker can play with them. Choosing a right forex broker is very important for you. Dont get stuck up with an unscrupulous forex broker. Know the tricks a forex broker has for...more