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5 Reasons You Shouldn’t Turn Your Hobby Into A Money Maker

04.10.2013
5 Reasons You Shouldn’t Turn Your Hobby Into A Money Maker

Do you have a hobby that can generate some income? I used to enjoy several hobbies. I wasn’t particularly good at any of them, but I enjoyed spending time on them. We have gone though a lot of changes over the last few years and I feel like I don’t have time for hobbies anymore. First of all, we had a kid and that soaked up tons of time. Next, I turned one of my hobbies in to a money maker – blogging. That took up almost the rest of my time. Today I’m going over my lost hobbies and mourning them. [...]

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You Only Live Once, Right? What You Can Do With This Logic

01.30.2013
you only live once so make the most of it

This following is a guest post from Martin of Studenomics. You only live once. A phrase that’s usually followed by some very careless action. Do you only live once? Is early retirement extreme not an option? What I love about this site is that it explores the possibilities of what can happen if you make the right moves in your youth with your finances. It’s too easy to get caught up with the distractions. It’s okay to do stupid things because you only live once. You got to be dumb because you only have one life to live. Right? Well, [...]

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7 Little Downsides Of Being An Entrepreneur

01.28.2013
beer cycle downsides of being an entrepreneur

I just finished reading Tony Hsieh’s Delivering Happiness* and it got me thinking a bit more about the whole meaning of entrepreneurship. Tony was a natural entrepreneur and he went through many business ideas when he was a kid. That first part of the book was the most enjoyable for me because it shows how an entrepreneur thinks. There are opportunities to make money everywhere and natural entrepreneurs are the one that will take advantage of those situations. *Tony Hsieh is Zappos’ CEO. It seems this book is out of print because Amazon only has the comic version. Check your [...]

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Is spending $1162.52 on a conference worth it?

09.14.2012
30 million dollars

Now most of you know that I am frugal to a fault. So why would I spend $1162.52 to attend the Financial Blogger Conference (FinCon) in Denver? Isn’t that going against my frugal nature? Flight (2) $461.20 Conference Ticket (just me) $149.00 Hotel $340.80 Transportation $67.00 Food $144.52 Total $1162.52 Investment It’s good to be frugal, but more importantly, you need to invest in yourself and your business to grow your income. FinCon cost over $1000, but I learned many things that I can incorporate into Retire By 40 and any future online businesses. It was the right time for [...]

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