If you live in the Northeast as I do, you know what a long, cold, precipitous winter we've had. Today, it's sunny and cold, and the spring flowers are starting to pop up through the ground. Which means that spring is just around the corner- yippee! So now that Mother Nature has given us a hint that warmer weather is coming soon, it's time to go through that closet you've been ignoring all winter and clean it out. Find the clothes and items that you didn't wear or use last season. Dust them off and sell them! C'mon, be honest and ruthless in your assessments and just let them go. You know that you are not going to wear them, so give somebody else a chance. It will free up your storage space and help increase your positive cash flow too. As [+]
Need extra cash around the holidays? Take a look around your house as if you are attending a tag sale! Viewing your possessions as if they belong to somebody else will give you the objectivity you need to determine what is most likely to sell. (And you will be minimizing the clutter that accumulates so easily the longer you have lived in your current home.) Here are five starting points for you: 1- Open your kitchen cabinets to survey exactly how many of your “good” dishes, glasses, pots and pans you actually use on a regular basis. Most of us gravitate toward using the same things over and over because they are up front after emptying the dishwasher. So clean out those cabinets! There is a terrific online market for utensils, plates and other kitchen items. And if you have antique [+]
As we begin our journey into making extra money online, I am starting to think about things that get in the way of dedicating time to building an after-hours business. One of the biggest impediments to starting and running a home business is not being well organized. Organization as they say is key - I suggest using a product like Microsoft's OneNote - it allows you to group your ideas. For example - you will need to group your business ideas, your accounts - web, etc, receipts for tax purposes, to-do lists, etc. In addition, a clean well-organized space to run your business will facilitate clear thinking, allow easy access to what you are looking for and it also just makes you feel good. So clean out the space around your computer. If you haven't touched something in that area for [+]
