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19 Fun Summer Jobs for Teens and College Students
Do you (or your teen) have a job for summer yet? It being graduation season, I thought I'd share some common summer job opportunities for teenagers and college students to make extra money. Some of these I've done myself. Others are just some of the more common jobs you hear about. Be sure to share your past job experiences in the comments below. I loved most of my summer jobs. Each brought me a different experience and helped to teach me about myself. Here are 5 jobs I had during the summers and what I liked about them. 5 Summer Jobs for Teens That I've Had Lawn Care - I earned the most money during my high school years mowing lawns. This was a great summer job. It's hard, and requires an initial investment (which my Dad was … [Read More...]
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The Four Items You Really Need to Include in Your Estate Planning Checklist
Do you have a will? No? You are not alone. In fact, a RocketLawyer.com survey last year found that over 50% of Americans do not have a last will and testament. Even more troubling is the survey found that over 40% of Baby Boomers age 55 to 64 years-old do not have a will. This [...]
10 Ways to Meet Minimum Spending Requirements For Credit Card Bonuses
So you applied for that new credit card with the huge upfront spending bonus. Now you’re left wondering “how the heck am I going to spend $xxxx.xx in x months.” You might not have even made it that far. You may look at those upfront spending requirements (e.g. spend $5,000 in 3 months and receive [...]
19 Fun Summer Jobs for Teens and College Students
Do you (or your teen) have a job for summer yet? It being graduation season, I thought I’d share some common summer job opportunities for teenagers and college students to make extra money. Some of these I’ve done myself. Others are just some of the more common jobs you hear about. Be sure to share [...]
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10 People Using Vine That Are Making That Money
Looking to make a quick buck or earn extra money on the side? Here are 10 Vine* videos (each 6 seconds or less) with ways you can make some extra cash. *Vine is the new wildly popular video app from the folks at Twitter. 1. Clean out the garage and invite the neighborhood to your [...]
10 Hardcore Money Tattoos to Express Your Financial Self
Think you’re dedicated to earning more, spending less, and getting out of debt? How about getting a money tattoo to prove it? Here are 10 money tattoos from those who are (maybe a too little) passionate about debt, savings, and more. 1. He’s done with credit card debt and a mortgage. Forever. Image by BMEzine.com [...]
10 People Who Can’t Afford It Right Now
With so many people living beyond their means, being able to admit you can’t afford it is a good thing. But don’t use it as a crutch and don’t use it when you’re simply choosing to spend your money elsewhere. It’s more empowering and positive to say “I’m choosing to spend my money on something [...]
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PTM 023 – Unemployed? Start a Children’s Clothing Company
Today’s episode is with Aliya Jiwa, owner of the children’s clothing company called Spunky Stork. Alyia’s post-graduate overseas job “never materialized” and she had to return to the States and live with her Mom. During the next few years she did a lot of freelance writing to get by and she took the opportunity to [...]
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DIY: How to Replace Your Dryer’s Heating Element
Last week my clothes dryer stopped heating. The dryer tumbler would work just fine, but there was no heat in the dryer and so the clothes would not dry. This is one of the most common problems with dryers, so I thought it made for a good DIY post. The following is a quick guide [...]
Quick Money Tips: Jobs in a Tough Economy
In today’s edition, we take a look at finding jobs in a tough economy. There seems to be a certain expectation in our society to have a fulfilling job, a job that means more than just a paycheck. But when you need to pay the bills it really can be just about the paycheck. It isn’t [...]
Is Now a Good Time to Buy a House or Rental Property?
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Mr. PoP from plantingourpennies.com. He and Mrs. PoP are amateur Real Estate investors living in Florida. Feel free to let them know what you think of their advice in the comments below! Lately we’ve noticed a real increase in friends and family asking us about buying some [...]
15 Mother’s Day Gifts and Activities that Won’t Blow Your Budget
This post was written in part by Ryan from Cash Money Life. Mother’s Day will soon be here! The good news is that the nature of Mother’s Day isn’t about buying expensive trinkets or wowing Mom with an over the top production. Mother’s Day is about family and togetherness. These ideas are just a few [...]
PTM 030 – Going from Free to Paid Business Model with Phil Anderson of BudgetSimple.com
Today’s podcast featured Phil Anderson, creator of BudgetSimple.com, the free online budgeting tool. Phil wanted a piece of software that would simply help him manage his money. He also had a strong desire to be his on boss. So he used his software development skills to build the tool that he needed. He shared it [...]
Help the Earth and Your Bottom Line with Green Investing
Editor’s Note: Since it’s Earth Day we thought we’d look at what’s new with Green Investing. Here’s Emily… When I recently met with my financial advisor to discuss exactly where to invest the retirement accounts I would be rolling over. I told him I was uncomfortable investing in big oil. My poor advisor took a [...]
How to Retire Early – Let’s Run the Numbers
While I have not retired early (yet), I do believe I understand the basic concept of how to retire early and so I’m going to share my beliefs with you. I welcome your thoughts in the comments below. Whether you want to retire at 35, 45, 55, 65, or 75, when you break it down [...]
Personal Capital – Your Money, Their Investments
At the ripe ole’ age of 10, I was given the task of having to invest $50,000 into stocks I thought would be winners. This was part of a county wide contest where each elementary school was represented; and one student selected to make the purchases (fake money of course). After 30 days, you could [...]
Kiva and the New Kiva Zip Helping Entrepreneurs from Little Rock to Kenya
The word entrepreneur conjures up a very specific image in our minds: a go-getter type with an excellent idea, a great deal of passion, and access to enormous funds to get their dream off the ground. Unfortunately, for many would-be entrepreneurs in America and the developing world, it’s the access to money that is the [...]
My DIY Kitchen Upgrade: Install Kitchen Appliances Yourself and Save
Whether you’re remodeling your kitchen or making some upgrades to a rental property, you shouldn’t be afraid of trying to install kitchen appliances yourself. You might learn something new, and you’ll potentially save a little cash. I recently replaced our built-in oven, microwave, and range top. The process wasn’t that difficult as you’ll see below. [...]
Quick Money Tips: TakeOurStuff.com is Giving Away Cool Stuff
In today’s edition, we take a look at ways you can win some free goods compliments of my boy J. Money’s new site TakeOurStuff.com. Each week they give away something completely free. The free items are usually unique, meaning they could come from someone’s personal collection or from anyone in the community. They have 2 [...]
What If You Can’t Pay Your Taxes This Year?
It’s been an eventful few years with the IRS taking on major companies and even countries to recover taxes and penalties owed by businesses and individuals. With the economy in a slump, and tax revenues falling, the IRS and many State governments are trying to close the tax gap (the difference between taxes owed and [...]
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