Debt: 11 habits that will always keep you in debt
We don’t need any studies (although there are plenty) to show us we’re on the wrong path. Most our societies are now built on credit and we think it’s OK to buy NOW the things we’d like to, just so…
Credit Card Blog
Freelancing: The complete guide for running a successful home based business
Whenever we talk about freelancing/working from home, we have 2 sides of the ‘story’: people who are currently doing it (successfully or not) and those who’d try to do it, but they’re still afraid of all the challenges. There are…
Blogging: Should you pay for comments?
The number of comments articles receive is one of the ‘metrics’ we use to see how successful a blog is. Sure, not all big blogs get many comments, but usually, if you’re doing it right and have a decent traffic,…
How our frugal ‘non-wedding’ turned into one of the best events in our lives
Husband and I have been together since 2002. We moved together few years ago and also traveled the world together, the only thing we ‘failed’ to do was actually get married. We were in no rush, since living together wasn’t…
Freelancing: How much money do you need to start freelancing?
We all know that starting a business from scratch is not easy and it doesn’t only take hard work. Ideally, one should pursue freelancing as a ‘side gig’, while keeping a steady job, which will pay the bills, cover the…
Are we complaining too much?
This month has been pretty rough money-wise, since we had some expenses that ‘happened’ all in the same month (car insurance, the 2 year car checkup, husband’s gas analyzer check etc.). I started October with a nice budget, which of…
Web Design: 10 BIG mistakes you are making with your blog’s design
I have been visiting hundreds of blogs in the past weeks, after deciding to get off my lazy pregnant behind and start doing something with this blog (which was clearly failing). I have noticed some ‘trends’ when it comes to…
Personal Finance: How do you manage a windfall?
Most of us are usually dealing with the ‘regular’ paycheck or, in the case of the small business owners/freelancers, we’re talking the money our business gives us each month (irregular income, but still income). From time to time there’s still…
Freelancing: How did you get your FIRST client?
Many of my readers are already accomplished freelancers or thinking about a career in this area, so it would make sense to chat a little about our first experience with a client. I’ll be the one to start and I’ll…
Freelancing: How to start working as a freelancer on Elance
This article can surely be useful to kick-start your freelancing career on any freelancing site, my fave’ so far is still Elance, so let’s say I targeted the article for the readers who’d want to set their business there. My…