Hope on April 23rd, 2010

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As I’ve said before, I currently still spend my days slaving away for someone else.  Even though it’s not the way I want to spend my time, I try to make the best of it.  Luckily for me, I am fortunate to be able to work with a lot of good people.
Sadly, [...]

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Hope on April 19th, 2010

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I’ve been giving some serious thought lately to setting up an official office at home. Currently I sit on the couch with my laptop when it’s time to “get to work”.
As convenient as it is to work while sitting in the family room with everyone, it is not extremely conducive to [...]

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Hope on April 17th, 2010

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I just finished completely re-organizing the second closet in my house in the past 24 hours. I supposed this sudden burst of energy could be attributed to “spring cleaning” but I think that it’s a little more complex than that.
For as long as I can remember I’ve had the urge to organize [...]

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Hope on April 10th, 2010

As I was standing in line at the post office a few weeks ago, I received a rather interesting comment from the man standing behind me.
I was holding several boxes and copies of my EBay invoices so it was very easy to deduce why I was standing there. As I waited patiently, the observant man [...]

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Hope on April 1st, 2010

One of the income generators that I’ve been toying with recently is Ebay.  Now, I’m not exactly a stranger to Ebay.  I’ve purchased several things from Ebay auctions over the years and had even tried selling a few items that were taking up too much space in my house.  I never thought of it as [...]

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Hope on March 25th, 2010

As I search for successful ways to generate income outside of my JOB, I’ve decided that it also makes sense to search for ways to decrease my out-going expenses.  (Don’t ask me why I haven’t always been concerned about this one!)
While decreasing the money you spend every month seems like a very simple concept, it [...]

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Hope on March 7th, 2010

Have you ever gotten completely distracted looking around for things you might be missing?  Has your brain ever raced at such a speed that you feel like you’ll never be able to turn it off?
That’s how I’ve been feeling lately.  Earlier this year I blogged that one of my goals was to focus on one [...]

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Hope on March 4th, 2010

I must first admit that Big Love is one of my television addictions.  For those who have never watched the show, Big Love is an HBO series centered around a polygamist and his family in Utah.  It’s a fantastic show with great stories and an extremely talented cast
On the February 28, 2010 episode, Barb (one [...]

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Hope on February 21st, 2010

I finally had to face one of my most dreaded tasks yesterday; the family budget.  I don’t know about you, but for me the simple thought of having to update our budget gives me complete anxiety.
I am completely aware of the fact that things have been exceptionally financially difficult this year.  However, it’s one thing [...]

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Hope on February 9th, 2010

My journey to find self-employment has been an amazing education so far.   Not only have I learned a lot about self-bossing but I’ve also learned a lot about myself.
I’ve always said that I don’t want to “be a number” at some big, faceless corporation.  This desire to not become some anonymous drone stuck in Mega [...]

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