Starting a business is kind of daunting...and there are a lot of up-front costs to do that...but, I think it's important to start something with the "best" foot forward. In order to do this, you gotta have the right tools. There is a product that I use everyday in order to save me lots of time working...it's call the Xambox and I suggest that anyone who has a small business or medium business...or who is starting a new business to purchase one. The Xambox is basically my very own personal assistant except I never have to give it a paycheck! Basically, the xambox is an automatic filer that allows you to never sort ANY of your paperwork ever again...just put everything into the Xambox, it scans and indexes every word so that you can retrieve your document later and email it or print it. And did I mention that the papers fall into a tray that organizes them by sheet and divider? That way, should you need it, you can retrieve the original hard-copy in a moments notice! Never leave you clients hanging on the other line and have to call them back! In case you wanna check it out, here is the website: http://www.xamance.com...you can also check out a video of how the Xambox works on the site as well.
When are we going to see an article covering the do's and dont's for companies posting employment oppotunities? When something on the job posting sites looks like it was written by someone involved in Nigerian Business Investment Scams: "Must Hire! Worker who works goodly!" Or has absurd demands: "Candidate will have a Bachelor of Science Degree in Thermo-Nuclear Sciences, with 5 years of Sub Atomic Particle Re-Atomization experience; and be willing to help clean bathrooms when needed..." I wonder if those companies are being held back by unqualified Personell Directors. If your job posting doesn't look very promising for my future, why the Hell should I be concerned for the financial future of your company? If you can't hire a Janitor for $20K/year because you're that close to the edge of failure, then maybe my time and efforts would be better invested in a more financially stable firm.
Job search websites like Craigslist, Monster, etc. can be cheap forms of entertainment. When companies ask for employees with high skills, and offer $1.00 above minimum wage, I just laugh. The ones that post every week "Must Hire!!! Need 14 Workers!!" makes me wonder: Are you really growing that fast? Or are you such a horrible company to work for, you are changing staff more than most folks change their underwear?
America is the land of opportunity, the more promising the opportunity, the more likely I am to be eager to persue it!
I've NEVER had a moving violation (knock on wood) and I've driven several hundred thousand miles since I learned to drive. The point is: follow the laws and signs.
I haven’t been able to log into Associated Content for three weeks. The Help desk has sent two emails that were totally non-responsive. The first one reminded me to cut and paste the new log-in address. It states that on the original email. As if I didn’t try that more than once?! A week later I receive an email asking me for a copy of the link. The email trail below that comment included the link. I responded politely, “Look below,” and copied the link yet again.
I think AC is blocking some people who don’t have much content to avoid paying any advertising revenue the articles generate. It’s certainly not much for one person, but it adds up for the company when you consider thousands of articles. I called the company for some assistance when my email was never answered and was told help is ONLY provided through email. Good luck with that. I think there needs to be some federal government investigation into these writing mill sites to regulate the illegal business practices. A publisher can’t sign a contract to pay royalties on a book and then block a bank account payment. Added insult is the fact that the email requests are ignored! This seems to be a problem with a host of writers. Any legal eagles out there wanting to make a name taking on a writing mill for contract fraud?
That's gotta be tough Robert. Saving up takes ages. I tried that too but after 6 months of working I knew it was going to take too long so I spoke to like 20 family friends and relatives and everyone loaned me about $1000 for my 2 years of study. I ended up paying them back in the 2nd year of my full time job. But that's something you can do instead of waiting and waste your youth because getting into a job asap is better than later and not having any experience.
With respect to choosing a spouse, perhaps other countries that have arranged marriages are better! As an american, we learn that arranged marriages isn't the optimal solution, but we also have a high divorce rate (50%)... India (which use to use pre-arrange marriages) has a divorce rate lower than 10% (I've seen numbers from 1% to 5%). Just food for thought...
Great post Little House! It's definitely all about "living below your means". The blurb on doctors and lawyers and financial analysts having "lifestyle inflation" instantaneously (needing to look rich even if they're in debt up to their eyeballs from med school, for example), really makes sense!
Well, in terms of priority, the rule goes as follows... Food to feed yourself comes first. Then, the ability to protect yourself comes next. Then the ablility to house yourself next and so forth. When it comes to gold, lead is more valuable. Lead trumps gold any day. I can buy as many things as i need if I have lead and brass. In all seriousness, if things were to get that bad, my gun and bullets are worth more than gold. But, in a very very bad economy, one that has order and not chaos, silver dollars, quarters, dimes, and so forth will have much more practicle value. When people won't except dollars and want other things of value in place of them, silver and other such things will be common place in the economy.
Again, if your entire house were to burn to the ground, GOD forbid, you may not beable to get to your safe box under the bench behind the paint cans. The house may not be accessible unitl the grounds are deemed safe and any investigations are completed. But, many thieves know this and hit these homes at night looking for anything of value such as safes. And, unfortunately, unscrupulous firemen and police may be temped to lift such items as well. Don't count out the insurance claims person as well.
Sounds like you made some very smart decisions! I think it's important to revisit budgets now and again. It's terrific that you realized that sometimes a large "dream" house is more of a headache than a true dream. Good for you! Thanks for commenting.
If I'm a thief, I'm not going to steal your old vcr, but I AM going to tear it apart by throwing it on the floor as hard as i can. I will smash it apart into tiny little pieces. The tape inside will get ripped out too before I smash the unit. Not a good place for valuables.
Looks like my edits didn't go through before the article go published! Whoops. Yes, bad calculations on my part. I forgot to change the calculator to annually not monthly, that's how I got those inflated numbers. Maybe even wishful thinking?!
A burglar with any knowledge of what he or she is doing knows their trade better than the home owner. They surf the web just like you do. They know TIME is their biggest enemy. they will enter your home and go thru EVERY item with a vengence. They know all of the tricks people try to pull. Hell, they go for those ones first! They will pick up EVERY item and tip it upside down inside and out. They will take every lamp, vase, can, water bottle, and oh yes, the fake outlets by plugging something in everyone of them to see if they're live circuits. Don't fool yourselves by thinking they won't dump out every single item in the frig. They will smash everything you own to see what's inside. They will rip apart, tip over the item till they see what you have. When you return, your home will be demolished it they did their job right. Your home owner's policy will come into play after such an event. Again, keeping things in a place where the thief is out of site is not a good thing. Make it more difficult by putting it in a place where they would be easily seen and uncomfortable.
The problem with ANY and I mean ANY valuables in ANY home is when a disaster occurs. People think that because they are able to hide and protect their assets from thieves or disaster, they are covered. What they fail to take into account is one very important thing. If their home gets destroyed by an event... fire, flood, earthquake, tornado, etc. they will be able to get into their house. What happens often is the fire and police keep owners away from their home due to the hazzards that exist after such and event. Also, theives will hit first before the owner is able to return to clean up. Most firemen and police are up front and honest people, but unfortunately, some are not and will take items of value before the owner can account for them. So, safe keeping items in a home is not wise decision, unless one is willing to take the chance that these things won't happen. Your best bet is to find a piece of land that is protected from new contstruction and is heavily treed and is not visited by humans often such as a wooded area. The wooded area doesn't have to be far away, just an area that isn't frequented by anyone and doesn't stand a good chance of being developed without your knowledge. Your own yard is not a bad option either. Burglars are unseen once their inside your home. Out in your yard, that's not the case unless they dig at night. Motion lights can deter them from that too. Where there's a will there's a way.
I think thats a smart tip about leasing your office space instead of buying. It can be tempting for new businesses to jump in and make a long term decision like buying, but I think you are right that cash is king, especially for the first few years of a new business. Rent your real estate!
Eat a spoonful of local honey every day to get your body used to local pollens. The honey doesn't have to be straight--it goes great on a piece of toast.
Starting a business is kind of daunting...and there are a lot of up-front costs to do that...but, I think it's important to start something with the "best" foot forward. In order to do this, you gotta have the right tools. There is a product that I use everyday in order to save me lots of time working...it's call the Xambox and I suggest that anyone who has a small business or medium business...or who is starting a new business to purchase one. The Xambox is basically my very own personal assistant except I never have to give it a paycheck! Basically, the xambox is an automatic filer that allows you to never sort ANY of your paperwork ever again...just put everything into the Xambox, it scans and indexes every word so that you can retrieve your document later and email it or print it. And did I mention that the papers fall into a tray that organizes them by sheet and divider? That way, should you need it, you can retrieve the original hard-copy in a moments notice! Never leave you clients hanging on the other line and have to call them back! In case you wanna check it out, here is the website: http://www.xamance.com...you can also check out a video of how the Xambox works on the site as well.
Hope this helps,
Matt
When are we going to see an article covering the do's and dont's for companies posting employment oppotunities? When something on the job posting sites looks like it was written by someone involved in Nigerian Business Investment Scams: "Must Hire! Worker who works goodly!" Or has absurd demands: "Candidate will have a Bachelor of Science Degree in Thermo-Nuclear Sciences, with 5 years of Sub Atomic Particle Re-Atomization experience; and be willing to help clean bathrooms when needed..." I wonder if those companies are being held back by unqualified Personell Directors. If your job posting doesn't look very promising for my future, why the Hell should I be concerned for the financial future of your company? If you can't hire a Janitor for $20K/year because you're that close to the edge of failure, then maybe my time and efforts would be better invested in a more financially stable firm.
Job search websites like Craigslist, Monster, etc. can be cheap forms of entertainment. When companies ask for employees with high skills, and offer $1.00 above minimum wage, I just laugh. The ones that post every week "Must Hire!!! Need 14 Workers!!" makes me wonder: Are you really growing that fast? Or are you such a horrible company to work for, you are changing staff more than most folks change their underwear?
America is the land of opportunity, the more promising the opportunity, the more likely I am to be eager to persue it!
I've NEVER had a moving violation (knock on wood) and I've driven several hundred thousand miles since I learned to drive. The point is: follow the laws and signs.
I haven’t been able to log into Associated Content for three weeks. The Help desk has sent two emails that were totally non-responsive. The first one reminded me to cut and paste the new log-in address. It states that on the original email. As if I didn’t try that more than once?! A week later I receive an email asking me for a copy of the link. The email trail below that comment included the link. I responded politely, “Look below,” and copied the link yet again.
I think AC is blocking some people who don’t have much content to avoid paying any advertising revenue the articles generate. It’s certainly not much for one person, but it adds up for the company when you consider thousands of articles. I called the company for some assistance when my email was never answered and was told help is ONLY provided through email. Good luck with that. I think there needs to be some federal government investigation into these writing mill sites to regulate the illegal business practices. A publisher can’t sign a contract to pay royalties on a book and then block a bank account payment. Added insult is the fact that the email requests are ignored! This seems to be a problem with a host of writers. Any legal eagles out there wanting to make a name taking on a writing mill for contract fraud?
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Thanks for sharing your blog, I really appreciate and related to this topic. I saw a lot of my own life reflected in this article.
That's gotta be tough Robert. Saving up takes ages. I tried that too but after 6 months of working I knew it was going to take too long so I spoke to like 20 family friends and relatives and everyone loaned me about $1000 for my 2 years of study. I ended up paying them back in the 2nd year of my full time job. But that's something you can do instead of waiting and waste your youth because getting into a job asap is better than later and not having any experience.
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With respect to choosing a spouse, perhaps other countries that have arranged marriages are better! As an american, we learn that arranged marriages isn't the optimal solution, but we also have a high divorce rate (50%)... India (which use to use pre-arrange marriages) has a divorce rate lower than 10% (I've seen numbers from 1% to 5%). Just food for thought...
Good points...
Great post Little House! It's definitely all about "living below your means". The blurb on doctors and lawyers and financial analysts having "lifestyle inflation" instantaneously (needing to look rich even if they're in debt up to their eyeballs from med school, for example), really makes sense!
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Well, in terms of priority, the rule goes as follows... Food to feed yourself comes first. Then, the ability to protect yourself comes next. Then the ablility to house yourself next and so forth. When it comes to gold, lead is more valuable. Lead trumps gold any day. I can buy as many things as i need if I have lead and brass. In all seriousness, if things were to get that bad, my gun and bullets are worth more than gold. But, in a very very bad economy, one that has order and not chaos, silver dollars, quarters, dimes, and so forth will have much more practicle value. When people won't except dollars and want other things of value in place of them, silver and other such things will be common place in the economy.
HERE HERE! Well stated! Someone with a brain who understands why one would want to stash something of long-term value. I can't agree more.
Again, if your entire house were to burn to the ground, GOD forbid, you may not beable to get to your safe box under the bench behind the paint cans. The house may not be accessible unitl the grounds are deemed safe and any investigations are completed. But, many thieves know this and hit these homes at night looking for anything of value such as safes. And, unfortunately, unscrupulous firemen and police may be temped to lift such items as well. Don't count out the insurance claims person as well.
Also, the unit is not fire proof or flood proof. Not a good idea if the items you are storing are subject to these things.
Sounds like you made some very smart decisions! I think it's important to revisit budgets now and again. It's terrific that you realized that sometimes a large "dream" house is more of a headache than a true dream. Good for you! Thanks for commenting.
If I'm a thief, I'm not going to steal your old vcr, but I AM going to tear it apart by throwing it on the floor as hard as i can. I will smash it apart into tiny little pieces. The tape inside will get ripped out too before I smash the unit. Not a good place for valuables.
Looks like my edits didn't go through before the article go published! Whoops. Yes, bad calculations on my part. I forgot to change the calculator to annually not monthly, that's how I got those inflated numbers. Maybe even wishful thinking?!
Sorry about the screwy math skills. I had gone back and edited that part, but it looks like I missed a number. Yikes! Bad, bad me....so sorry.
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A burglar with any knowledge of what he or she is doing knows their trade better than the home owner. They surf the web just like you do. They know TIME is their biggest enemy. they will enter your home and go thru EVERY item with a vengence. They know all of the tricks people try to pull. Hell, they go for those ones first! They will pick up EVERY item and tip it upside down inside and out. They will take every lamp, vase, can, water bottle, and oh yes, the fake outlets by plugging something in everyone of them to see if they're live circuits. Don't fool yourselves by thinking they won't dump out every single item in the frig. They will smash everything you own to see what's inside. They will rip apart, tip over the item till they see what you have. When you return, your home will be demolished it they did their job right. Your home owner's policy will come into play after such an event. Again, keeping things in a place where the thief is out of site is not a good thing. Make it more difficult by putting it in a place where they would be easily seen and uncomfortable.
The problem with ANY and I mean ANY valuables in ANY home is when a disaster occurs. People think that because they are able to hide and protect their assets from thieves or disaster, they are covered. What they fail to take into account is one very important thing. If their home gets destroyed by an event... fire, flood, earthquake, tornado, etc. they will be able to get into their house. What happens often is the fire and police keep owners away from their home due to the hazzards that exist after such and event. Also, theives will hit first before the owner is able to return to clean up. Most firemen and police are up front and honest people, but unfortunately, some are not and will take items of value before the owner can account for them. So, safe keeping items in a home is not wise decision, unless one is willing to take the chance that these things won't happen. Your best bet is to find a piece of land that is protected from new contstruction and is heavily treed and is not visited by humans often such as a wooded area. The wooded area doesn't have to be far away, just an area that isn't frequented by anyone and doesn't stand a good chance of being developed without your knowledge. Your own yard is not a bad option either. Burglars are unseen once their inside your home. Out in your yard, that's not the case unless they dig at night. Motion lights can deter them from that too. Where there's a will there's a way.
I think thats a smart tip about leasing your office space instead of buying. It can be tempting for new businesses to jump in and make a long term decision like buying, but I think you are right that cash is king, especially for the first few years of a new business. Rent your real estate!
I think the potential here is incredible for this and future apps
Eat a spoonful of local honey every day to get your body used to local pollens. The honey doesn't have to be straight--it goes great on a piece of toast.