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Archive for April, 2008

Debt collection is a growing business

Saturday, April 26th, 2008

Workers in India can earn $425 per month calling Americans who are behind on debt payments with the potential for an extra $600 or more per month in bonuses. This is actually a lot of money because the average salary in India is $63 per month. By contrast, American collectors earn $6500 per month. So […]

More inspiration for cutting food expenses

Friday, April 25th, 2008

It must be the warm spring weather; I keep getting inspired by stories about self-sufficient gardeners.
Here’s a family in Pasadena CA that has an urban farm on their property near a multi-lane highway. Be sure to scroll down and watch the video. They earn $25K per year selling their produce to local restaurants. That’s a […]

Here’s one way to deal with rising food prices: front yard farming

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

Here’s a cool article in the New York Times about a new trend:
“Unlike traditional home gardeners who devote a corner of the yard to a few rows of vegetables, a new crop of minifarmers is tearing up the whole yard and planting foods such as arugula and kohlrabi that restaurants might want to buy. The […]

Most delightful home-based business video ever

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

Many of us who are shoveling our way out of debt work at home for extra income.
Last Saturday the Wisconsin State Journal had a front page, above the fold, story about an 84-year-old woman who started a home-based bakery in 1972 with her two sisters, who are now 99 and 100-years-old.
This story is delightful and […]

Blame the economy on hormones?

Friday, April 18th, 2008

When I don’t feel like blaming myself for my problems, pretty much every problem I have can be blamed on one of these four things:
1. Hormones.
2. The children.
3. The hubster.
4. Vista.
So I was intrigued to see that this New Scientist story blames hormones for woes in the financial markets: “Research from the University of Cambridge […]

A recession or not a recession?

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

Some say times are tough right now. Some don’t.
Just in case, here are 12 ways to prepare for the next Great Depression.
I suppose we’ll truly know that times are tough when there’s no longer a debate about it.