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Archive for the ‘Money’ Category

March 30th, 2008

Rebate Meme

So I was tagged for this rebate meme by Kelly at taxgirl.com.
1, If you could do whatever you wanted, how would YOU spend your $600?
2, Is that the same or different from how you actually plan spend it?
1. I am in college.  I think about my IRA, I think about my 401k, and as long […]

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March 28th, 2008

Paying for College

Kelly, from Tax Girl, sent me an article that I think you will all find very interesting.  It basically gives the ups and downs of saving for college.
If you are a greedy person like me, this will be a no-brainer: tell your kids to suck it up and take out some student loans (since I […]

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February 29th, 2008

eBay Boycott Aftermath

If you didn’t know, eBay sellers held a boycott a little while ago. See my eBait article to find out more.
During the first three days of the boycott, Medved.net, a third-party Web site that tracks eBay’s listings totals, reported a decline of about 17% in the number of listed items available for sale on […]

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February 25th, 2008

Online Funding and Angel Investors

Business need funding? Retire@21 posts this real cool site that can get investors looking at your idea.  This led me to do some searching.  I found an entire directory of angel investors here.  Here’s an example of one of its listings:
Investors’ Circle
Nonprofit national network of angel investors, foundation officers and entrepreneurs. Business that are reviewed […]

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February 15th, 2008

Wish Me Luck… Oh Yeah, and the Stimulus

I’m driving to Tennessee with a pretty-much-broken gasket… so my coolant is slowly eroding away. Before I leave, I want to share a link I found on CNN detailing the benefits on the latest tax stimulus and its effect on small business.
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January 13th, 2008

So What is the Average Entrepreneur Salary?

I did a bit of searching and found that the average salary for an entrepreneur who starts a succeeding business is around $39,000-$61,000, which is pretty significant for anyone who is fresh out of college. The source of this information is from the WorldWideLearn website. Here are some other interesting statistics:
According to the […]

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January 9th, 2008

5 Easy Ways to Reduce Company Expenses

5. Run folding to reduce your heating bill. Folding uses your CPU to help fold proteins. So keep your CPU and workspace nice and warm (no, it doesn’t hurt the CPU) and feel good about doing it.
4. Use the phone as much as possible. Gas prices are high, so why drive 45 […]

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