I've never been the kind of guy that just works all the time. Life should be fun, but the fun is a whole lot more rewarding if you do the work first. You'll get a lot further in life that way too. Work first, then play. It's something I tell myself all the time, but I've never really started saying it out loud until my daughter turned 3 last month. All of a sudden, she is blossoming from a baby girl into a full-fledged toddler, and moving at what seems like light speed towards being a … [Read more...]
[Infographic] The Deadly Myth of Sleeping Less and Working More
I've got an awesome treat for you today, an excellent infographic provided by my friends at disturbmenot! as well as some health facts you may not know about sleeping less. This infographic describes some bizarre sleeping habits of famous people, such as Einstein, Newton, Tesla, da Vinci, van Gogh, and more. Read the post, and then check it out below. The Deadly Myth of Sleeping Less and Working More The modern world is one created and (seemingly held together) by paradoxes - we live … [Read more...]
5 Excel Tricks and Tips Everyone Should Know
Need a little help managing your books? Microsoft's Excel may be just the tool you need. Here are five Excel tricks and tips every business owner should know. More than 60% of businesses in the United States use Excel as their main budgeting and planning tool. Excel is one of the most organized ways of keeping track of numbers and using formulas to calculate data. If you are a business owner you must take advantage of Excel and all of its features. Continue reading to … [Read more...]
A Bunch of Things You Don’t Need to Start a Side Business
As I write this post, I've been running my side hustle building and managing websites (which is now a legitimate side business), for over two years now. It's gone from an idea in my head to a real source of income for my family, making over $15,000 in 2018 and on pace to make over $25,000 in 2019. This isn't baller money or anything, but it does provide an extra level of security for my family and helps us save for our daughter's college, and who knows what it will eventually … [Read more...]
Why You Should Be Using a Grocery Delivery (or Pickup) Service
When something is easy to do, can save me time, money, and alleviate a stressful activity all at the same time (like cutting cable / satellite), that thing is a golden intersection of life-hack greatness, and is absolutely something I will do forever. Online grocery sales are projected to reach $100 billion (yes billion) by 2025, which is just over 5 years as I write this post. This is one of those golden intersections of life-hack greatness. As technology has evolved in the last few … [Read more...]
Moving Tips: How To Save Money For Your Upcoming Moving Plan
Regardless of what you do, moving comes with expenses, but it doesn’t have to be costly at all times. You just have to be prepared for all the costs including the packing supplies and the fees for the moving company. However, while there are finances associated with relocation, there are still ways where you can keep money in your pocket and reduce the underlying the costs. In this article, we’ll discuss some tips on how to save money for your moving plan. Here are some of them. Get rid … [Read more...]
How to Focus in a Noisy, Busy, Distracting, Open Office Environment
It's no secret that the open office environment isn’t as good for productivity as it was meant to be, and can actually be very distracting. I get it though. If I was running a business I would want to be efficient with my space and overhead costs as well. Unfortunately, all of this emphasis on collaboration and making more efficient use of space has resulted in people actually collaborating less, and not being able to put their head down and focus on anything. Just check out this study by … [Read more...]
Seven Side Hustle Ideas You Can Start Doing Tomorrow
In the past several years, there has been a growing trend for what us financial bloggers like to call the "side hustle." This is basically nothing more than a small side business that brings in additional income on top of an already stable day job. This blog is an example of a side hustle, as well as my side business building and maintaining Wordpress websites in the Louisville, KY area. Many people take on side businesses to not only bring in additional income, but to also bring an … [Read more...]
The Modern Home Office – Seven Forward Thinking Ideas
I've written about my side business building Wordpress websites a few times in the last year. A huge part of this business is my modern home office, complete with three monitors, an actuated stand-up / sit-down desk, excellent Internet connectivity, and all the gear needed for highly productive remote work. While I don't always work in my home office, it's a great place to go and focus when I need to get some serious work done. I also work remotely with my day job quite a bit, so my home … [Read more...]
7 Low Cost Apps I Use to Run My Side Hustle Building Websites
I've been running Louisville Web Nerds (LWN), my side hustle where I build small business Wordpress websites in the Louisville, KY area (although I've worked in other markets as well), for a little over a year now. If you're not familiar with the concept of a side hustle, I suggest you check out the list over at Budgets Are Sexy, and think about starting one of your own. This can be a great way to express your creativity outside of your day job by following a passion, and also sock away … [Read more...]
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