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Posted 19 weeks 1 day ago by Xin Lu

Personal Finance, Frugal Living, Technology, General Tips, Art and Leisure

Introducing Hulu.com, a joint effort of Fox and NBC that aims to be the one stop hub of all free and legal online television. Today I took it for a spin. Read on for my experience.

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“If you've got an area of excellence…rich can be arranged.”

Posted 20 weeks 4 days ago by Paul Michael

Personal Finance, Career and Income, Making Extra Cash, Entrepreneurship, Career Building, Consumer Affairs

That’s part of a quote from a great Martin Scorcese movie – The Color Of Money. Certainly not in my top 10, it has Tom Cruise in it after all, but it had some sparkling dialogue from the fabulous Paul Newman. And as I was watching it recently, I really gravitated to the idea that “rich can be arranged.”

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Make your hobby pay its way

Posted 29 weeks 4 days ago by Philip Brewer

Art and Leisure, DIY, Lifestyle, Making Extra Cash

Hobbies generally end up in the expense category. Depending on the hobby, you may be paying for equipment, supplies, books and magazines, classes, training--the list goes on. Short of turning your hobby into a business, is there any way to get your hobby to pay its own way? Very possibly.

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Sell handmade goods, buy cheap handmade goodies.

Posted 1 year ago by Paul Michael

Filed Under: Shopping, Art and Leisure

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In these days of mass-production and Wal-Mart's low prices and lower standards, it's great to see handmade artifacts making a comeback. Today, my wife introduced me to a site that is a meeting-place for buying and selling wonderful handmade items. Everything from jewelry and ties to paintings and teddy bears. And it's all 100% hand crafted.

ETSY.COM - your place to buy and sell all things handmade

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5 More Fun Money-Making Ideas!

Posted 1 year ago by Troy Hadley

Filed Under: Career and Income

I like Sarah's post about fun ways to make money, and I thought I'd add to that list. These are more "turn your hobbies into a job" type posts, and I don't suppose that they are all viable for everyone, but with a little creativity, they can be parlayed into part-time gigs.

Rent-a-goat

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