Kudos to the Better Business Bureau’s online complaints website for a job well done. They are responsible for highlighting businesses that buyers should beware of and it’s interesting to see how many home-based businesses fall into that category. Out of them all Ameriplan seems to be the one most hated for its bad business practices. With websites such as Better Business Bureau, it makes the shopper or investor think twice, even more save their
money and their time.

Ever notice that when the holidays roll around, you miraculously have more money in your pocket to spend on the stuff that are advertised on TV?
Granted tis the season of giving, but it’s also the time of year when you need to watch how you spend money. Curbing your spending habits around the holiday season would mean more money saved for the New Year. Forget upgrading your 14-inch to a 47-inch TV just for the hell of it. Prioritize and buy only what you need and not what you want.

One wonders how military wives cope with temptation while their husbands fight the good fight for their country overseas.
The rates of cheating military wives are soaring. Things are much harder for those who have husbands who are deployed for a year or more at a time. One military wife admits that although more guys are pursuing her since her husband has been deployed, her wall of resistance will stay up. She said that she busies herself with home projects in anticipating for her husband’s return and suggests that reaching out to other military wives at online forums also makes the absence easier to deal with.

As a freelance writer since you are working for yourself you should always try to protect your own interest from online employers, even if they pay you five cents per word. Just recently a woman completed nine articles for a client who promised $65 at the end of the project. Eventually the employer stopped payment on all the checks through Paypal after she handed in the last article.

Writers, safeguard yourself by requesting a portion of advanced payment or by having the employer sign a contract. Forewarned is forearmed.

To breastfeed or not to breastfeed a toddler in public? That is the question on the mind of mothers who often wonder if they should give in to their breastfeeding toddler’s wails of hunger in a public setting.
Breastfeeding on the whole is a motherly action that is frown upon by most people especially when done in public. All this can be avoided on both sides if some mothers are considerate enough to not “whip it out” in public, but rather cover it up tastefully making it almost inconspicuous.

Direct selling home-based businesses are all around. Avon, Tupperware, Ameriplan, they’re all out there with a well-structured business plan to entice you to invest in them. Aside from wanting financial freedom, how do you choose which business is right for you? If you are going to invest in a home-based business, make sure that you it is one that you can recover your initial investment after a month of sales and marketing.

Imagine the power to make online purchases and bill payments over the phone. Prepaid credit cards allow one to have the purchasing power just like a credit card minus the monthly hassles and headaches.
A prepaid credit card holder can load any amount of funds on their card to
make purchases. There are no hidden fees, monthly charges or limits. Best of
all, one can swipe and go without the fear of a monthly obligation.

With the price of daycare being what it is today at a whopping $800 per month in some institutions, one wonders if a home daycare may be the more sensible choice. While at-home daycares are priced at the fraction of the cost, environment, health conditions, qualifications and adult supervision per children groups should be taken into consideration.

Don’t let the cheap come out expensive.

Happy New Year everyone!

I havent been around for a few days, so i just came on to check my emails and tell everyone Happy New Year.