Design Your Destiny

by | Dec 29, 2008

destinybydesignIt’s the end of the year and like many people I am doing a lot of reflection on my life. It’s nothing depressing or anything like that because I have had an incredible year. This time of reflection is meant to help me decide what direction I want my life to take in 2009. What will I do that is life changing; will I go some place that I’ve never been before, who will I meet? The cool thing is that I get to choose the direction I want my life to take. (more…)

Sidetracked Single Mom: Organizing to Focus on Financial Empowerment

by | Dec 22, 2008

This is the story of my life. I think I have ADD because it never fails…I could be doing one thing and the next thing I know I am off on a tangent with something else. My mind works at 100 M.P.H. even when I am sleeping. I wake up thinking about the next thing I have to do.

So I’ve begun my journey of getting focused and getting over being sidetracked. The first thing I did was to go out and buy a planner. (more…)

Pimp Your Kids: How to Get Your Kids in on the Money Making Action

by | Dec 21, 2008

If you have cute and/or talented kids you could make a lot off of them. Every time you look in the newspaper, company catalogs, store flyers, or magazines you see pictures of amazingly cute kids. They are somebody’s child and the current one grows up so there has to be a new cycle of kids to replace the old ones.

Getting your kids in pictures is a great way to make money. It sounds horrible if you think about it too much but (more…)

Blogging for Dollars: Blogging Basics for Single Moms

by | Dec 19, 2008

We are living in a time when anyone can become an entrepreneur and make money on the web. Blogging is one of many ways to do this and is one of the easiest ways to bring in some mad money. I get asked all the time, “What is a blog and how do I start one?” The next question is, “how can I make money just writing about my life on a website?”

The most important question is, “what will I talk or write about?” For single moms the topics are endless. You can talk about your struggles and triumphs. (more…)

Side Hustle Series: Sell Your Body

by | Dec 18, 2008

I am always on the look out for ways to make money. I firmly believe in having multiple streams of income, because if one dries up you have other sources to fall back on.

So I visit Craigslist.org often to see what is on the jobs site, especially the ETC. section. There are a lot of interesting things there and that is where I find many focus group and survey opportunities.

Egg Donors Wanted

Recently there have been quite few ads for egg donors. Yes there are companies that pay you for your eggs, as in ovaries. (more…)