Archive for February, 2009
Introduction
Learning to budget your income is one of those things where some people have no problem, yet others cannot do it for the life of them. Those of us who find budgeting easy and satisfying don’t really understand those people who can never manage their money properly.
1. Mr Macawber in David Copperfield by Charles Dickens, states the concept of budgeting. “Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen pounds six, result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pound nought and six, result misery.” Charles Dickens, David Copperfield, 1849 English novelist (1812 – 1870)
overspend and you will always be in debt, as I found to my cost when first setting up my website design business, specialising in cms, But spend a penny less than you get and you will always feel rich which we have now achieved. This may seem very evident, but how often do we find we are spending more than we can afford? There are tempting offers within our grasp every day and it’s difficult to resist when they try to make us believe we might never get such an opportunity again.
• Hands up if you are someone who has difficulty budgeting your money?
• Hands up if you do not know how to control your finances?
• Hands up if you find it difficult to resist tempting offers?
• Hands up if you are over your head in debt?
• Hands up if you don’t know how you are going to make ends meet for the next week?
If you have all your hands in the air (and your feet!) it’s time to do something about it. (In other words take yourself in hand!!) Sorry about the pun.
2. The first thing you need to understand is that people who are selling are in business to make money and they want their businesses to grow. To do this they have to increase sales, so they have to make things irresistible to the customers like you and me.
So remember, the next time you are owing money and struggling to pay the bills, there is some big guy out there raking in the profits. They are taking your hard earned cash and leaving you penniless.
Change of Mindset
People who do not budget and find it difficult to manage their money seem to have a particular mindset. For instance, there may be an idea from childhood that being careful with money indicates to the world that a person is mean. Being reckless then equates with generosity and big heartedness. If you are loaded then spending money freely is not a problem, but if you are on a limited income or just never seem to have enough, then keeping accounts looks like a good idea.
3. One of the ways to change your thinking is to ask yourself, ‘who is the best person to benefit from your hard earned money’? Is it the big companies who are making loads of profit already(Fat cats) paying their executives million pound bonuses, or you!
Anxiety about your ability to manage your money and fear of figures may cause you to bury your head in the sand. I had a friend who admitted this to me and when I said I enjoyed the online banking system and being in charge of moving my money around and how easy I found it; she immediately changed her mind set and decided she could handle the online banking system and researched the best way to invest her money to make more of what she had.
Give yourself permission to think that being in control of your money is a practical way to remove the stress you experience around funds. That will give you more energy to enjoy life more and make even more money.
Guidelines to Liquidity
The most difficult thing to do is to face the veracity. When someone is on a spending spree they are out of control and out of touch with reality. The fantasy ignores the cost and the consequences of overspending (ie. How it’s going to get repaid).
So the first thing you need to do is keep documentation of everything you spend your money on. At this stage do not try to change what you normally do. Have a cash note book and write down all the things you can think of that you buy. This includes household bills and food, mobile phone, TV. Put a figure in the corresponding column. If you have actual amounts put them in, if not make a stab at it. Leave space for the things you don’t remember or even consider expenses. Beer, cinema, clothes even the coins you toss to street entertainers. Categorise it as fun money or entertainment funds.
Every time you take money out of your pocket/wallet/credit card/bank, write down what you use it for. Do this over one month, and by then you will have a fairly comprehensive list of your expenses. Make a total at the bottom of the page and on the opposite page write down all your income. When I first did this I found that one of my largest expenses was shop bought sandwiches every day!
Compare the totals. Have you spent more or less than you receive? Is your life going towards happy or miserable? It is at this point you really need to make a shift in your thinking.
Start by being tight fisted to people who want to sell you things. Look around for the best deals and always ask to renegotiate deals. I went on a negotiating course some years ago and the following week I put into practise what we had learnt. I reduced my spending by $350, just by asking!
Carry only a minimum amount of cash on you so that you are not tempted to fritter away $20 on some impulse purchase you don’t need. Those dollars add up fast and before you know a hundred dollars in your pocket is gone.
Cut up your credit card unless this is the most convenient way to pay regular items and you clear the balance at the end of each month. Use only one credit card, and find one that gives points for purchases. These mount up and you can claim vouchers to spend in your favourite shops. Also find a credit card that will take the full amount by direct debit every month so you don’t miss payments, accrue interest charges and generate a large fine.
Make a list when you go shopping and only buy what is on that list. OK, some things you may have forgotten to put down but make sure you avoid the impulse purchases. Keep a list in the kitchen and only put things on it when you have run out. Use up products in the refrigerator and freezer to reduce waste and keep spending to a minimum.
Become a thrifty shopper and consumer. Try and use up coupons, saving a few saved cents per purchase can really add up. Searching through clearance sections in stores is another way to save money. You may be pleasantly surprised to see how much you can reduce your bill on your usual grocery haul.
Conclusion
Budgeting is not for the fainthearted. It means fighting the urge to buy what is not needed. I run a web site design company and if you are like me the temptation is strong to buy all the latest gadgets. But if you can think yourself into a new mind set you will find it much easier to change the habits of a lifetime. Be sure that all expenses are accounted for when you take stock of your situation. Once you have your finances under control, there will be enough surplus to save and allow to grow for the special events you may want to indulge in in life.
If you still have difficulty limiting your shopping habit, take a friend or relative with you on outings. Someone you can trust to steer you away from temptation. Once you conquer your shopping demons, you will be proud of yourself for doing so and feel a great sense of accomplishment. So don’t be overwhelmed, grab that pen and paper and get on track to liquidity.
Happy Budgeting
There are many occupational inabilityinsurers on the market in Germany. Usually it is not easy for the customer to find the right insurer that fits best with the own requirements. How can you find the right disability insurance (BU) for your requirements at a good rate? The following site offers a free BU-insurance comparison: Guenstige BU Versicherung. There you can get your personal BU-insurance quote from the great number of insurers.
For whom is an occupational inability insurance BU interesting? Each professional, whether employed or self-employed, should have an occupational inability insurance. If you are looking for an occupational disability insurance (BU-Insurance) in Germany, you should take into consideration some important points:
The benefits of the statutory pension insurance for occupational disablement are significantly restricted, and are basically no longer sufficient for hedging purposes. In addition to your own security, an occupational inability insurance is important to safeguard your family. Even at a young age and still without own family one should already have an occupational disability insurance. Then you usually benefit from lower contributions and a more favorable health examination. The reason for the predominant number of occupational inability cases is a disease. Less common cause as the disease is a previous accident. A long-term illness, which ultimately causes occupational disability, leads usually to the loss of the job. When the claims for sickness benefits paid by the health insurance and for unemployment benefits are exhausted, you are confronted with a large supply gap when not having an occupational disablement insurance. The permanent incapacity to work must be confirmed by a medical certificate. If the free choice of doctors for that purpose is important for you, make sure that the insurance company thus permits.
About every 4th worker and every 5th employee must quit the job for health reasons before the time and must go into early retirement. The reason for this usually is a disease and only exceptionally an accident, so that an accident insurance alone does not give sufficient coverage. If your personal circumstances change through promotion, marriage, birth of a child or divorce, the adaptation of the insurance coverage may make sense. Therefore you should clarify if your insurer is willing to increase the insurance protection without further health check. Additionally, a good insurance company gives you insurance coverage from the beginning of the disease, that led to the occupational inability, although the final disablement is fixed at a later date. Before choosing your German disability insurance company, you should always ask for several offers. That can be done online: BU Versicherung fuer Lehrer. Make sure to find an insurance company, that offers a contract by waiving on the so-called abstract relegation expression. This means that the insurer must not force you to take a completely different profession you probably never learned or would have chosen voluntarily, if the disablement occurs in your profession.
Stones of the past seem to be the future!Stone is a product of nature and its appearance is a result of millions of years of geologic change and mineral composition. Extreme color variations, as well as variations in veining, shade, finish, texture, strength, hardness and density are all characteristics of natural stone. Some stones may contain a resin filler to fill in the natural fissures or pits in the stone’s surface. Special care is required for maintaining natural stone. Check with a local sales representative regarding the special needs for your stone selection. With proper care, its beauty will last a lifetime.
Granite:(Igneous Rock) Granite began as liquid magma in the earths core and is comprised mainly of quartz, feldspar, mica and other minerals. It’s high compressive strength, hardness and durability make it an ideal choice for flooring and counter tops as well as exterior applications.
Marble & Onyx: (Metamorphic Rock) Marble is formed from Limestone that has been heated by the earth’s core and changed into a crystalline structure. It is valued for its rich, beautiful colors and unique veining.
Limestone:(Sedimentary Rock) Limestone is comprised mainly of calcium carbonate and is the result of millions of years of sea shells and bones of sea creatures settling on the ocean floor. You can sometimes notice the fossils when examined closely.
Travertine: (Sedimentary Rock) Travertine began as Limestone and is a result of hot springs in the earth’s core. After the water evaporated, the layers of dissolved limestone and minerals gave the stone its banded appearance. The characteristic holes in the stone are a result from gas bubbles which evaporate and form crystals in the cavities. These cavities are sometimes left as is for a more rustic & antique look or filled with a tinted epoxy and honed for a more solid surface effect.
Slate:(Metamorphic) Slate is formed from compressed layers of the sedimentary rock shale that can be split to reveal beautiful colors and textured surfaces. Slate can be split and left with its natural cleft surface or gauged for a more consistent thickness.
Quartzite: (Metamorphic) Similar to slate, quartzite contains 95% quartz and a higher concentration of mica which gives it a sparkling texture. The current trend in stone is definitely travertine – as old looking as possible.
There are several things that can be done to stone to create new finishes. Here is a list of popular finishes:
Antiqued:This can mean different things to different manufacturers. The surface is usually brushed or honed with different pads, creating an old look. Sometimes the surface is acid washed, exposing a dimpled surface (this works especially well with travertine). The edges tend to have a chipped or tumbled look. Basically the stone looks like it’s been around a while.
Brushed:Wire brushes are used on the surface to create an undulated look.Chiseled: There are various methods used to produce this look, but basically the edges come out chipped. Generally the surface of the tile is honed or brushed.
Cobbled:Basically the same as chiseled, but the chips aren’t as deep.Honed: A matte surface is created similar to polishing, minus the last few pads. High Hone:A matte finish with a soft sheen, between honed and polished.Polished: Pads are used to create a glossy sheen on the surface of the stone.
Tumbling: Tumbled stones are put in a big cylinder and tumbled with other stones and smaller stones to create a rounded edge and softer finish. Length of time in the “Tumbler” determines how rounded the edges are. Softer stones, such as travertine, tend to have a more rounded edge than harder stones, such as marble.
If you are in the market for a new truck, and if you are on a budget, you may want to give serious consideration to the purchase of a used Ford pickup truck. There are a number of different options that are available to you when it comes to finding and buying used Ford pickup trucks. For example, in the brick and mortar world, your first stop should be the Ford dealership in your community. They will offer you the opportunity to actually see and drive various models that you might be interested in. But your local lot should only be the start of your search.
Once you have a good idea of the various models and options, it’s time to say goodbye to those dreaded salesmen in suits. In the 21st century, you must consider the Internet and World Wide Web when it comes to buying used Ford pickup trucks. As with so many things in this day and age, the Net is a solid resource when it comes to your own search for used or pre-owned Ford pickup trucks. Just go online and check out the array of used car search engines to get a good idea of what you should expect to pay for your desired truck. Find out the true value of the car you’re interested in. You don’t have to rely on what some salesperson says a vehicle is worth. You can easily determine the fair market value by using online resources. The World-Wide-Web can make you privy to the value of any new or used Ford truck, regardless of the year or mileage.
There some great websites that are in operation today that deal exclusively with the sale of used and pre-owned Ford pickup trucks. In fact some even have shipping companies that will bring your purchased used Ford truck right to your door. Finally, in your online search for used or pre-owned Ford pickup trucks, take a look at what is available the auction sites that are in operation on the Net today. These websites oftentimes have a nice selection of different vehicles offered for sale, including Ford pickup trucks that are used or pre-owned. Of course many also have found the Net to be a great source of used Ford Truck Parts and Accessories also.
There are tons of techniques to earn money on the web. It all relies on how much you wish to make. I knew of folks or at least heard of folks making tons of money on the web. I was at first terribly doubtful and made a decision to research the subject a touch more. What did I find out? Yes, you can make cash. And yes, there are folks who make tons of it and make a full time living out of it.
It is a genuine business and you can make a decent living out of it. In reality, it is going to drastically change how we work. But, I am digressing from the subject, so let me get back to it. You can register a free account in a few free blog sites. Do you feel just like you are always rushing around, leaving small time for kitchen duties? If you follow my blog, you know I suspect it cutting back on trips thru the junk food drive-up windows and inspire more home cooked meals and family dinners.
I know it isnt always simple so here are 3 quick and straightforward soup recipes. A bowl of soup, a roll, cornbread, or crackers and you have got a quick meal.
Sure you are able to add a salad and / or pudding if you like. So get out the soup pot and put it to good use. Whisk in noodles and warm up to boiling whilst stirring noodles. Per serving : fourteen g carbohydrates and twenty-three g protein making this a good diabetic option. When corn is mixed in, add soup and mix again. Before you register a blog name, you must do a bit for research on the subject you would like to scribble.
The subject can make a significant difference in your earnings but this is another subject. Now you have a blog, you can write your blog post. In the blog, you are able to add in Google Adsense. Now this is the simplest way to monetize your blog. Next, to make even more money is to plug other races products related to your blog content. Again, if folks buy the product, you earn a commission. The final step is to drive traffic to your blog. I must say consistency is the key to making profits on the web. It also helps you make some cash too.
Vitamin C, or ascorbic acid has gotten lots of attention in past years, and perhaps rightly so. It is one of the more readily available vitamins for most people around the world, and between news reports of its benefits and advice from friends and family, its no wonder this particular citrus vitamin is always at the top of our supplement list.
When you hear the word vitamin c, you may instinctively think of the common cold. For that you can thank Linus Pauling and his 1970 book, Vitamin C and the Common Cold. In it, Pauling recommended mega doses of vitamin C to reduce the frequency and severity of colds. The book triggered a sales boom for vitamin C that is still going strong. It also prompted nutritionists to begin a series of carefully designed studies of the vitamin and its functions in the body.
Ascorbic acid is a sugar acid with antioxidant properties. Its appearance is white to light yellow crystals or powder. It is water soluble. The name is derived from the alpha privative a- (meaning no) and scorbuticus (scurvy), the disease caused by a deficiency of vitamin C. In 1937 the Nobel Prize for chemistry was awarded to Walter Haworth for his work in determining the structure of ascorbic acid (shared with Paul Karrer, who received his award for work on vitamins), and the prize for Physiology or Medicine that year went to Albert Szent-Gyorgyi for his studies of the biological functions of L-ascorbic acid. At the time of its discovery in the 1920s, it was called hexuronic acid by some researchers.
Primates, including humans, and a few other species in all divisions of the animal kingdom, notably the guinea pig, have lost the ability to synthesize ascorbic acid, and must obtain it in their food. Ascorbic acid and its sodium, potassium, and calcium salts are commonly used as antioxidant food additives. These compounds are water-soluble and thus cannot protect fats from oxidation: For this purpose, the fat-soluble esters of ascorbic acid with long-chain fatty acids (ascorbyl palmitate or ascorbyl stearate) can be used as food antioxidants.
Eighty percent of the world’s supply of ascorbic acid is produced in China. The relevant European food additive E numbers are: E300 ascorbic acid, E301 sodium ascorbate, E302 calcium ascorbate, E303 potassium ascorbate, and E304 fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid (i) ascorbyl palmitate (ii) ascorbyl stearate.
Although ascorbic acid is a vital food nutrient for humans and is therefore termed a vitamin, it is a natural liver metabolite in most other animals. Vitamin supplements C or Ascorbic acid is the enolic form of 3-oxo-L-gulofuranolactone. It can be prepared by synthesis from glucose, or extracted from plant sources such as rose hips, blackcurrants or citrus fruits. It is easily oxidized in air. It is essential for the formation of collagen and intercellular material, bone and teeth and for the healing of wounds.
It helps maintain elasticity of the skin aids the absorption of iron and improves resistance to infection. It is used in the treatment of scurvy. It may prevent the occurrence and development of cancer. Man is one of the few mammals unable to manufacture ascorbic acid in his liver. Good sources of Vitamin C are Broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, cabbage, green leafy vegetables, red peppers, chilies, watercress, parsley, blackcurrants, strawberries, kiwi fruit, guavas, and citrus fruit.
So you can see that vitamin C is essential for a healthy body. Vitamin are relatively inexpensive and available for purchase at practically any store including your local or internet health food store.
*Statements contained herein have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. Vitamin C is not intended to diagnose, treat and cure or prevent disease. Always consult with your professional health care provider before changing any medication or adding Vitamins to medications.
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This is a question that we often get asked. And the answer of course is “Definitely Not!” Though MLM and pyramid schemes may seem to share some similarities, there’s a BIG difference which makes MLM legal and pyramiding ILLEGAL.
In pyramid schemes, income is generated solely on the process of recruiting others into the pyramid. Sometimes a product or service of questionable value is involved, but you are most often buying into the right to recruit others and collect money.
This is illegal! Also, in pyramid schemes, those who get in first and are at the top win, while everyone else loses.
In a legitimate MLM company, representatives are paid only on the movement of products or selling of services, not merely recruiting.
Sometimes, there’s also compensation based on the training and managing of your marketing team.
Also, in an MLM company, no matter where you are positioned or when you joined, you can advance to the very highest income levels, and pass those who sponsor you.
Multi Level Marketing is nothing more that a business model that uses independent distributors with a multi level commission payout plan to move products from production to the consumer.
But you ask, “Isn’t the shape of an MLM organization similar to a pyramid?” And the answer to that question is yes, but that is true of all hierarchical organizations. For example, the shape of all normal businesses is in the shape of a pyramid. There is something like a President or CEO, several Vice Presidents, more Division Directors, Group Directors, and finally the workers that make up the bulk of the workforce. Each level down has more people at that level.
The same holds true for governmental departments, and the military. At the top of a governmental department, there is the Secretary, then Deputy Secretaries, Assistant Secretaries, heads of lesser groupings and then the mass of workers.
All these organizations are shaped like a pyramid, so it is not the shape of the organization that makes a difference. It has to do with the actual selling or not selling of products of value. If real products are being sold and consumed, and the movement of these products from production to the end consumer is the primary purpose of the business, then generally the company is a legal entity.
If the primary purpose of the company is to simply recruit more and more members and there is no real product of value being sold, then you have a illegal operation. Chain letters are an example of this kind of activity.
What makes a MLM company different from a traditional retail company is the manner in which the sales force is paid. In traditional retail and direct sales companies, the salesperson is a company employee and earns a commission on only the products he or she sells directly. In MLM companies the salesperson is not an employee of the company, but rather an independent distributor.
The magic of MLM is that independent distributors earn commissions not only for their own efforts, but also on the efforts of other distributors that they recruit into the business. Earning 1% of a hundred peoples efforts is always better than earning 100% on your own efforts, as John Paul Getty noted.
The term “multi level” comes from the process where by one distributor recruits other people to become distributors and the new distributors are placed under them in what is known as a downline. Each distributor is paid a retail commission on the products they sell themselves, and a wholesale commission on the products their downline sells (down to some designated level).
The larger downline a distributor can recruit, the larger will be his or her commissions as they will earn a wholesale override commission on all the products moved by their downline organization down to the designated level. These commissions can add up quickly for distributors with large downlines.
Nevertheless, a controversial new ebook has recently been published that reveals why prospecting and recruiting is actually destroying many MLM businesses… why a business opportunity is literally the last thing you want to be selling… and… how to make money REGARDLESS of whether you sponsor anyone in a MLM business or not! Click here to learn more => The Renegade Network Marketer
How did anyone ever travel before the internet? It is such a valuable tool when planning a flight to Las Vegas. The internet is where to go to find the best deals. Whether you have a favorite airline or just want the best value, there is not a shortage of sites that pop up when you enter las vegas flights in the search box. Which ever airport you are leaving from you are sure to find a departure time, flight route and price that meets your needs.
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So if you want flights to las vegas get on line and enter those four words in the search bar and begin your journey. Just remember when you do book that flight into Las Vegas either arrive or leave a night so you can fly over the strip all lit up. That is one of the most amazing things to see.
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Friendster is back from the Web 2.0 graveyard and posted a 40% boost in traffic according to Comscore. This boost shot their website statistics to 24.7 million unique users last month.
Here’s a little background information on Friendster:
Friendster is available in many different languages. The site has a language link that can change the text displayed on the site to Chinese, Japanese, Korean, or Spanish. Users can customize their profiles with things, such as Friendster layout codes or backgrounds.
Friendster is the #1 social network in Indonesia and more than 5 times larger than the next largest social network in Indonesia. In Indonesia, Friendster has over 5 million monthly unique visitors as of November 2008.
Since there are over 25 million Internet users in Indonesia, about 20% percent of Indonesia visited Friendster in November. Online adults (ages 18 and up) choose Friendster to connect with friends, family, school, social groups, activities and interests.
Friendster: Personal and Corporate Use
It is goofy and eccentric, and I have reconnected with a few cherished old friends on the site. Even so, it’s unlikely you’ll find a mate there, but at least you’ll have fun with it.
The site is definitely not ideal for corporate users. Friendster is not an answer to the network question but an experiment in a global Internet environment. While Friendster is not nearly as popular as it was in its heyday, the lessons learned through people’s exploration of it are increasingly critical to the development of new social technologies.