Have you heard the one about the doggie day care deduction? The male model? The pimped-out Amish buggy? That’s right — Bankrate’s back with another nine of the craziest tax write-offs you’ve ever heard of, in the hope it will make paying your 2006 federal income tax a little bit easier. For our last installment [...]
In the Q & A period after a recent talk, someone asked what made startups fail. After standing there gaping for a few seconds I realized this was kind of a trick question. It’s equivalent to asking how to make a startup succeed—if you avoid every cause of failure, you succeed—and that’s too big a [...]
Tuesday I wrote about the 40 essential gamecube games that any Wii/Gamecube owner should have and the list seemed to be pretty popular with the exception of a couple of choices. However, the major complaint was that there was no justification behind each choice and so I have listened and this list is even more [...]
Okay, $100 may not sound like much, but few blogs make even that paltry amount. If you want to make money with your blog, follow the steps outlined below. You’ll be well on your way to making a cool C-note (or more) every month within 30 days.
It would be trite to call the 2006 NFL Draft anything less than a surprise — from the heavily scouted Reggie Bush being passed up by the Texans to Matt Leinart’s fall to the Cardinals; this year’s draft was anything but what many had predicted. And with a process that is so innaccurate, so far [...]
My professional career began over 17 years ago. I have only worked in a traditional office setting for the first 6 of those years. Since then, I’ve been based out of a home office. Folks often say, “I don’t know how you work at home…I tried but there’s always something in the house I end [...]
Working at home with your own Work at Home business demands a lot from you. Not only do you have to be very structured but also you need to stay focus and work hard to get where you want to go. Working from home can be a dream come true, but it is not for [...]
We asked a number of HR professionals working within UK Higher Education Institutions to build on their experience help us compile the top ten tips for getting your application noticed…or thrown in the bin! The list below shows the completed top ten, and you can click on each top tip to find the individual quotes [...]
These days it seems like anyone with an idea and some time can crank out a Web 2.0 startup, be it a service, community, one-trick-pony or ambiguously named whichamadinger. It also seems like many of these startups could use some guidance to help them find their way. With goofy names, varying user experiences and questionable [...]
The Internet is a pretty text-centric universe. While there are successful video websites and blogs, writing is still the primarily means to communicate ideas and opinions. In terms of making money online, there are several ways in which the originality of content is an important element of additional income for anyone who works from home [...]
Affiliate marketing is one of the most effective and powerful ways of earning some money online. This program gives everybody a chance to make a profit through the Internet. Since these affiliate marketing programs are easy to join, implement and pays a commission on a regular basis, more an more people are now willing in [...]
Attitude is foundational to success. A generous person with a positive attitude will thrive. If you change your attitude, you change your perception, change your actions, and change your life. As every life changes, you change the world. Over at Lorelle On WordPress she challenges bloggers to create a list of 30 things that can [...]
Your office hates you. Sorry to break the news to you this way, but it’s about time you found out. Thankfully, there’s reason to hope. In fact, there’s 101 reasons. And for those of you who are the haters rather than the hated, feel free to suggest these tips to your boss. Better yet, just [...]
INTERBRAND TAKES lots of ingredients into account when ranking the world’s most valuable brands. To even qualify for the list, each brand must derive about a third of its earnings outside its home country, be recognizable outside of its base of customers, and have publicly available marketing and financial data. One or more of those [...]
What IT services and technologies can a small or medium sized business use to increase productivity and give them a competitive edge? Well without an IT guru knowing your business it is very difficult to give the right set of answers. So instead I hope this list will provide you with some ideas for you [...]
David Bach, author of The Automatic Millionaire, offers suggestions for settings up a scheme that guarantees you won’t go broke even if things start to look bad.
As the new year approaches, do you fancy a change of career? If so this list may be of help to you.
I’ve been working (programming) from home since April with Seeking Alpha, and its been a lot of fun. I’ve discovered the true value of being free of distractions, as a phone call or annoying pet can break flow and burn ten minutes. I’ve also learned just how much more productive I can be when I’m [...]
