USA Today:
Jerry Alonzy figured he’d be working into his 70s at least.
As an independent handyman at the mercy of weather patterns near Hartford, Conn., he’d always made a decent income that rarely grew.
Then he found Google and his life changed. Alonzy, 57, now makes $120,000 a year from the ads Google places on his Natural […]
WorkHappy:
In addition to the faithful ROTH and Traditional IRAs, here’s a nice overview of various other retirement options:
Simplified Employee Pension IRA (SEP-IRA)
You qualify if you do a Schedule C or F or guaranteed payments from a partnership.
The Solo 401K
You qualify only if you have no employees.
The Simple IRA
This one is for your employees too. You […]
Savannah Morning News:
Although many think of Christmas when the term “holiday shopping” comes to mind, the National Retail Federation projects that total Halloween spending will reach $5.07 billion this year.
The average American consumer is expected to spend $23.33 on Halloween costumes, including outfits for adults, children and pets.
But the tale of the average buyer’s register […]
While other 22 year old college students are swimming in debt and working minimum wage jobs, Matthew Peschong is running his own web design company and flipping websites on the side. This Minnesota State University Marketing major has recently taken a $350 costume website and turned it into a $2,000 a day venture. While others […]
Entrepreneur:
If you’re a startup, the fastest way to get the cash registers ringing is a little-used method that involves forming “host-beneficiary” relationships with established businesses that cater to a target audience similar to yours. Then you promote yourself to their database with a special offer presented as a gift from the older business.
The beauty of […]
Blogging Stocks:
Back in the 1990s, Google Inc.’s cofounders — Larry Page and Sergey Brin — played to their own drummer.
Instead of taking gobs of venture capital, the dynamic duo did it on the cheap by themselves. For example, they built a sophisticated server platform using old PCs and free Linux software.
And, when cash was low, […]
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