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How to start selling on ebay

February 12th, 2010

Make Money on eBay

For the last 9 years I’ve been ask how to sell successfully on eBay.  Ebay is the place where today, for example, 1.3 million people in the world make a living on the internet. VMEUXA3996NB

eBay continues to attract people who would like to make a portion of their living selling online. Of course, there’s a big difference be­tween making a buck and making a living, between a sometime-thing and a steady gig. I’ve been paid a few times to play the guitar—it doesn’t make me a professional musician.  There’s a lot that goes into making a living on eBay that some people need to think about first before becoming a seller. First you will need to determine just how serious you are about becoming an eBay seller, it takes a lot of time and research.  You will spend a lot of time taken pictures, answering emails & phone calls, as well as determining just how much your product is worth.  » Read more: How to start selling on ebay

Reasons Why Coupons Are Still a Great Way to Save

February 10th, 2010

Courtesy Associated Press

With all the buzz in our daily lives, one begs the question, “who has times to clip coupons and for what – save a dollar on cat food or some off brand detergent?“. Well guys, The Wall Street Journal published a great article  with in depth statistics and numbers on the matter of coupons. According to the article, surprisingly a lot of families! More and more Americans are going back to the coupon – mostly due to the American depression we are in. Last year alone the american people have used 3.3 billion coupons a staggering 27% rise since 2008, while online coupon redemption have rose by more than 360 %.

So why is the “Great American Coupon” so popular again?
To answer that question one would have to first find out why have they ever fell out of style. Answer is really common sense – you have to collect a bunch of fliers from your mailbox, read every single one and find items you usually buy, remember to bring those coupons with you at the store when you go shopping and remember to also use them at the cash register. I for one have done all except for remembering to use them at the cash register and only realizing it when I get home and empty my pockets :) . Well not much of what I wrote about has changed nor will it ever change, so then again why did we as a nation increase the use of coupons so dramatically?
Let’s deal with this in the old fashioned way – simple math.
According to Inmar Inc, the largest coupon processing agent in U.S., the average savings per coupon is $1.44. » Read more: Reasons Why Coupons Are Still a Great Way to Save

Easy Home Budget Tips

February 8th, 2010

When you’re trying to save for the future and still manage to eat, it can be tough to find that right balance. We all need to plan ahead and having a savings account really is essential. This can be a cushion or that “rainy day” money that you need, and it is never too late to start putting away money towards your retirement. However, a lot of us can get bogged down when it comes to handling our own finances and it is all too easy to be like the grasshopper in Aesop’s Fables and put it off until tomorrow.

You can’t put off saving for your future until tomorrow, because there is a good chance you’ll keep putting it off until you wake up one day and it’s too late. However, there are a few easy tips that you can use to start saving for your future today. » Read more: Easy Home Budget Tips

Down closes below 10,000 first time since November

February 8th, 2010

The Dow industrials closed below 10,000 for the first time since November on Monday as investors sold bank shares due to heightened concerns about the euro zone’s sovereign debt troubles.

Bank of America shares lost more than 3 percent, while JPMorgan slipped 1.6 percent, and Citigroup shed 2.2 percent.

The S&P financial index dropped 2.2 percent as the KBW bank index dipped 1.5 percent.

Concerns about the fiscal stability of Greece, Portugal and Spain have rattled global markets over the last two weeks, curbing the appetite for riskier assets.
“The market is still being pressured by concerns about Europe, and banks are being pressured more so because of their possible exposure to the sovereign debt issues, specifically that of Greece,” said Frank Pavilonis, senior market strategist at Lind-Waldock in Chicago. » Read more: Down closes below 10,000 first time since November

5 Tips to help prevent Identity Theft Online

February 6th, 2010

It’s hard to imagine living life in 2010 without the internet. Everything from news, blogs, videos to online banking and stock trading is virtually all done via the internet. Whether you are shopping for a Valentine’s Day gift or just paying your bills, a lot of your personal information – such as bank accounts, credit card numbers, name and last name as well as address and phone number – is traveling across the internet from one side to another. Hackers and identity thieves know this and are out there looking to garnish your personal data to use it for “less than honest” purposes. Does this mean you should abandon the convenience the internet offers you so that you can protect your identity? Absolutely not. All it means is that you should be cautions when sending this personal info over the internet. Here are 5 steps you can take to safeguard your personal information and help assure you are not falling victim to identity theft or worst. » Read more: 5 Tips to help prevent Identity Theft Online

Banks to pay back government loan

January 16th, 2010

Finally someone has managed to see thorough the smoke and mirrors of the big banks. This is maybe the first time that Big Bank had to answer to the American people and I for one am welcoming it.

On January 14th of this year, president Barack Obama announced plans to impose a levy on large financial firms, responding to public furor over reports of massive profits and “obscene” bonuses at companies that received taxpayer aid to weather the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. » Read more: Banks to pay back government loan

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