What does it mean to monetize knowledge and what are the ways experts earn money from their experience? There are many ways to do this if you know how. And learning how is easier than ever with the advent of so many publications offering to help you do just that. A word of advice; monetizing your knowledge should be done with care. It is illegal to make unsubstantiated health claims, dispense legal advice without the proper state credentials, … [Read more...]
Stunning Items Made Out Of Pennies
Some people doing online sales don't bother with LuLaRoe or Dani dresses; instead, they create (or resell, or upmarket) stunning items made out of pennies. As in, literally made out of pennies. They sell these items on Etsy, eBay, and other online sales platforms. If you need a gift for the coin enthusiast in your life, or if you want a piece of art made with unique materials, coin art and items made out of coins could be just what you’re … [Read more...]
Netflix Five Month Review
Back in April, I signed up for Netflix. I let myself get talked into it, but I figured I would try it out for a while and see what happened. So far, I'm a happy customer. I'm on the three DVDs at a time plan right now. I started out with two, bumped it up to three, thought that might be excessive, then caught a bad cold and was stuck at home, very glad I had three movies to watch. According to FeedFlix, I'm spending an average of $1.26 … [Read more...]
Lifestyle inflation?
(Still on vacation, but I couldn't bring myself to leave the blog completely empty. Enjoy!) One of the things that personal finance gurus and bloggers alike warn against is lifestyle inflation. Lifestyle inflation happens when you get a raise or move to an area with lower rent or somehow come into more money than normal and then you suddenly find yourself spending more money than you were. You can afford to, after all. You have all this … [Read more...]