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The Ultimate in Job Security

In today’s economy, job security is a growing concern for a number of workers. It used to be that a person could get a job fresh out of high school or college and work for the same company, often advancing a number of times, until their eventual retirement. That does not happen nearly as much as it used to. People change jobs fairly often, and sometimes they lose them entirely due to downsizing or businesses closing their doors. Starting your own home – based business can be a way to create job security for yourself. Since you are in charge … Continue reading →

Earning Extra Holiday Money

If the finances are tight, then figuring out how to gain the money to be able to afford the holidays can be daunting. Besides the presents, there is food, decorating, charity gifts and more. Sometimes the solution is to simply earn some extra money in order to afford the holidays. I like this idea much better than going into credit card debt. If you find yourself in this situation, or if you simply want to be able to sail through the holidays without extra bills, try one of these ideas for earning extra holiday money. Have a yard or virtual … Continue reading →

Poor Economy = Fewer Kids in Daycare: Who’s Watching Your Children?

Parents around the world are cutting corners these days due to the struggling economy. Some have restructured their household budgets to eliminate family vacations while others no longer go out to eat or have decided to give up their weekly trips to the movie theater. For other families, who have suffered layoffs or a reduction in work hours, the nation’s economic troubles have meant pulling their children out of daycare. According to news reports, daycares are the latest causality of the financial crisis. One of the hardest hit childcare centers is in Rockford, Illinois, located about an hour northwest of … Continue reading →

Work from Home Frugally

If you have the opportunity to telecommute or are thinking of taking advantage of a legitimate work at home opportunity, you might want to read this article. You might think that working from home can save you money, and it can. But it is also easy to fall into some common pitfalls that will actually cost you money. Digging your way out of these work at home pitfalls could actually cost you the opportunity to work from home. Let’s take a look at some of the ways working from home can be frugal and some of the ways that working … Continue reading →

Disney Prince, Princess and Character Auditions

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Are you ready to be a real Disney Prince or Princess? The pay for these performers is $11.25 an hour but the wardrobes are positively fairy tale fantastic! The following are real auditions for real actors and actresses. If you are ready to make the leap from amateur to the big time, this is your chance. Remember to arrive early at auditions, register once you get there and be sure to wear comfortable clothes for a movement exercise. Disney Prince & Princess Look-a-like Audition If you bear a resemblance to a Disney Prince or Princess, attend the Disney Look-a-like Performers … Continue reading →

Is Telecommuting For You?

Telecommuting is a popular buzz word for a growing work style. It is not necessarily the same thing as owning and operating a home-based business, but increasingly, individuals are considering telecommuting instead of the “traditional” job. We’ve talked here on the Home Business blog before about the differences between an authentic home-based business and telecommuting, but many of us might be considering doing a little of both–or wonder if telecommuting wouldn’t be a better way for us to go than taking the risk and plunge into entrepreneurialism. With a telecommuting job, you really are working for someone else. There is … Continue reading →

RS/EQ: “Setting (Your) Plans Aside”

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This week’s Relief Society and Elder’s Quorum lesson comes from Chapter 14, “Thou Shalt Have No Other Gods Before Me.” Your initial thought is probably similar to mine – how ridiculous! Of course I don’t worship other gods! Yet the span of this lesson does not focus on religious rituals to pagan gods, but on the worship of things other than the One, True God. How do we show our love and devotion to the Lord? The Lord has asked us to love Him and to serve Him. We love Him by and through serving Him, and, by extension, serving … Continue reading →

Whatever Happened to the Summer Job?

I remember spending my summers doing all sorts of odd, summer jobs—picking beans and strawberries, cleaning houses, babysitting, hauling hay, working in restaurants—now kids seem to think they need to find a “real” job—or nothing at all. And, with all the restrictions and requirements, it has gotten tougher for teenagers and kids to find suitable work. I’m wondering whatever happened to the summer job experience for kids? As my teenagers consider finding a summer job—it seems more like a classic job search than how I remember stumbling into all sorts of summer work as a teen. They have to have … Continue reading →

Job Fairs: Appropriate Attire for Teens

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I was in the mall the other day while a summer job fair for teens was being held. To say that I was shocked by the way some of these teens presented themselves to future employers would be an understatement. From well-worn flip-flops to boys with baggy pants and girls with jeans so low I could see their panties, let me tell you I saw it all (and a good bit of it I wished I had not seen). In my day, I would not have been allowed to wear some of the clothes that youths today wear. I keep … Continue reading →

I Really Wasn’t Going to get Sick this Year….

I wrote just this week about how I was going to avoid getting sick by taking Airborne, getting plenty of sleep, and taking my multivitamins. Well, it’s four days later, and as of yesterday, I am officially sick. Was it the Airborne? Did it not do its job? Am I just prone to sicknesses and I ought to just give it up and wave a white flag of surrender? Am I doomed to being sick forevermore? Right now? I would have to say the answer is yes, sadly enough. Yesterday was a crazy day for me at work and as … Continue reading →