Sep

18

Trade your old electronics for cash

September 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Need money? Have a drawer full of old electronics?  Gazelle.com will give you cash for them. The start-up launched in 2006 and gladly pays cash for used electronics. Anything from LCD TVs to video game consoles and cell phones. They then either resell or recycle them.
Just log on to the site and answer a few [...]

Jun

11

Waiters Tips And Tricks

June 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Last week I asked if you tipped for bad service. Now let's take a look at some of the tricks that waiters use to get good tips. You may think that you are tipping the waiter based on the quality of service they provided, but that's not always the only factor. Waiters have several techniques [...]

May

15

Bad Economy, Great Opportunity

May 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment

We hear it everyday on the news. The economy is bad. Yeah, we got the memo. But a bad economy doesn't have to mean that things are bad for YOU. One of the most basic principles in making money is finding a need and filling that need. You know, the old supply and demand.
For instance, [...]

Feb

2

What I Learned from the Super Bowl

February 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment

If you watched the Super Bowl, no doubt you saw the godaddy.com commercials.  While the commercials are interesting, I'm more interested in how Bob Parsons made his fortune.  His some interesting background on the "Go Daddy dude."  
He built financial software (in 1984) and worked on it for years.  He eventually sold it to Intuit. [...]

Jan

5

Driving Myself Crazy Trying to Get Rich

January 5, 2009 | 2 Comments

I've been driving myself nuts lately think about money.  Trying to make money that is.  Isn't a smart person supposed to be rich?  And shouldn't I be rich by now?
Wealth is the slave of a wise man. The master of a fool.
- Seneca
For the last decade, I've spent most of my free time trying to [...]

Dec

22

Best Investmetns in a Depression Part 2

December 22, 2008 | 1 Comment

Right now is a terrible time for investors.  Risk exists everywhere.  Banks won't loan to each other let alone you.  If you do have cash right now.  Where is the best place to put it?
In part of Best Investments in a Depression,  I discussed paying off your debts as a way to get 100% safety [...]

Dec

3

Warren Buffet's 10 Ways to Get Rich

December 3, 2008 | 1 Comment

If you're a Warren Buffet zealot then this is for you.  It's a list of Buffet's "money making secrets."
http://www.warrenbuffett.com/warren-buffett-10-ways-to-get-rich/
I don't think these are all that secret. It looks more like common sense but your mileage may vary.
Maybe that's why Buffet's so loved.  He's obscenely rich but acts just like the common man.  He's kind of [...]

Dec

19

Make More Money

December 19, 2007 | 3 Comments

Everyone wants to know how, at least, everyone claims they want to know how. It’s strange that so few make the effort to learn how to become wealthy, let alone actually do it. If you want to become wealthy, the logical first step is to find out how to make more money.
The secret [...]