I’m sure you’ve seen the online ad or its similar counterparts before - “Wanted: Employees for Legitimate Work at Home Jobs.” You click on the link with hopes and prayers that maybe this time, just maybe, you’ll find legitimate work at home jobs, part-time, flexible work schedule arrangements. But time and time again, you’re disappointed, exploited or, worse, scammed. Unfortunately, the Internet is full of con artists promising you a way to make a living, if only…you buy the welcome package, the first month of inventory, an e-book, membership to their exclusive, proprietary site. You know the promises. Maybe you’ve even invested in a few…but all with the same results…a big, fat zero, nothing, nada…

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Are you interested in a job that allows flexible hours but doesn’t require you to invest in costly “getting started” programs, inventorying products, recruiting a “downline,” or sinking your hard-earned cash into one of the many “get rich quick scams” populating the Internet these days.

Then, take a look into the business of “homesourcing.”

Also known as “homeshoring,” homesourcing is the transfer of service employment from traditional offices to home-based locations that are outfitted with the required facilities including telephone, Internet connectivity, etc. Consider it the combination of outsourcing and telecommuting. According to researching firm IDC, homesourcing opportunities are expanding by about 20% a year and are on track to explode. Read the rest of this entry »

Wondering what to do with the old computers you’ve replaced over the years? Does your basement look like a high tech salvage shop? Well, I hit the point of “no return” this summer when I was digging for something in our basement and tripped over some junk that was stored in the “hazardous waste” section of our basement. No exaggerating, I literally had seventeen (17) years of old computer equipment stacked on top of one another.

How did it get so bad? Easy, because I had no idea what to do with it! You see, I knew that the insides of the computers and their peripherals were considered hazardous and that I couldn’t simply dispose it as garbage, but I had no idea what I should do with it. I contacted a local merchant who refurbished used computer equipment only to discover that my old inventory was simply, well, too old! Then I sent emails to a couple non-profit organizations who refurbished old computers and donated them to households who couldn’t afford computers…only to get no return emails. Read the rest of this entry »

I found this fun alternative to the “My Favorite Things” song at KarenBartonOnline.com, an informative site on the benefits of reverse mortgages. Karen is a reverse mortgage lender in Colorado and her blog provides some great advice on how to tap into the equity of your home for necessary funds you may need later in life. If you own a home in Colorado reverse mortgages may be a viable option for long term care funding. Take a look at the site. It may be helpful to you or a loved one. Now for the song… Read the rest of this entry »

Let the Magic of the Numbers help you work it all out!

How many hats do women wear? Do you know your true purpose in life and do you understand just the right hat that suits your personality? With the many hats women wear today, do you really understand if you know the real you? Are you a good mother, good sister, friend, wife, auntie, daughter-in-law, employee, employer, confidante and many other hats that fit your lifestyle?

Are your needs at the bottom of the pile, and do you do everything that is expected of you, simply because that’s what you do! Is your inner voice saying when is it time for me? Have you lost your vision for your future as your journeyed along life’s mysterious road? Many women today have lost sight of their true purpose in life simply because they don’t give themselves the luxury of ‘time out’ as they are too busy organising everyone else’s life. Wearing so many hats and taking on so many ‘roles’ in your life changes your identity and blurs just who you are and what your purpose in life really is. The problem lies in knowing when to include ‘me’ in the plan and how to back away from being the full-time ‘everything to everyone’ and wearing so many hats you lose site of your own vision. Read the rest of this entry »