Archive for October 2nd, 2007

Did you tell yourself you’d love to live out a suitcase or backpack, “telecommuting” across the globe?
Here are some good clues that you could be kidding yourself!
From LIPLiving

You have never owned a passport nor do you plan to.
You don’t like trying new things - like food, drinks, activities.
You already have your life plan all mapped [...]

Note: Tax laws vary by jurisdiction, so consider this list SUGGESTIVE but not AUTHORITATIVE for your jurisdiction. When in doubt, consult your tax professional.
From Kelley Phillips Erb
Don’t get caught leaving money on the table. Here’s a list of potential deductions that you might have overlooked. Consider:

Monthly Hosting Fees
Annual Domain Costs
Design/Logo Fees
Internet access [...]

I am a fan of the cell phone world not because I like to buy them per se but because I always have my eye on that market because I’ve sold a few in my day. Not enough to retire - far from it - but enough to keep an eye on the market.
As a [...]

Google phones are coming soon.
Here’s the scuttlebutt: Google engineers have reportedly been working hard on mobile phone software that will hook phones into its online services. Official news will likely break late this year or early next. In the meantime, Google wants to leave the messy job of building the handset hardware to a consortium [...]

It’s the ProBlogger Birthday Bash! So stay tuned. You might win something valuable!
Over the next week here at ProBlogger I’m planning to give away over $54,000 (USD) of cash and prizes in the ProBlogger Birthday Bash!
You heard me right - over $50,000 in cash and prizes have been donated by generous sponsors to this event [...]

They are trading no debt for “hope it pays off”…
My question is this. The Wall Street Journal presumes individual business ventures are risky. Fair enough. But they also presume that the stock market and mutual funds are “safe”. Is that true? Has that been true? Will it always be true? Under what conditions?
Oh well, just [...]