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Blogging: A Demanding Task with Few Rewards?

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Note: I try not to blog about blogging at Get Rich Slowly. Though some of you are interested in the subject, most of you are not. Today’s article is a one-time deal. Last week, a reader named Matt sent me an article from Chicago Business about how bloggers are quitting what they call a demanding task with few rewards. It’s a fascinating story that explores some of the problems with blogging as a money-making enterprise. The article suggests several reasons that blogs and bloggers fail: Blogging isn’t as lucrative as people imagine. Blogging takes too much time. Bloggers aren’t willing… Read the whole article...

Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by Robert Wilkinson - January 22, 2011 at 6:04 pm

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How to Get Rich Leveraging Debt

How many stories have we all heard about the entrepreneur that came to America with five cents and turned it into an empire? It’s stories like this that make us long for a piece of that American dream. We all wish that we could turn our nickels into big money, but most of us don’t know how to do it. The secret is using debt wisely to leverage more income producing streams. No one can turn five cents into five million dollars overnight, but by taking chances and finding ways to use debt smartly, you can become financially independent,… Read the whole article...

1 comment - What do you think?  Posted by Robert Wilkinson - December 8, 2009 at 4:20 pm

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Savings Account Interest Rate Updates

Still not much action in interest rate land, but here’s another update. Reward Checking Accounts These are checking accounts, usually through local credit unions, that pay a very high interest rate if you jump through some hoops each month. However, if you make a mistake you’ll forfeit virtually all your interest for that month, so it can be tricky. But for the very diligent, their rates are still averaging around 3-5% APY usually on balances up to $25,000. A current example is FAB&T Kasasa checking at 3.50% APY on up to $50k, which requires 10 check card purchases… Read the whole article...

1 comment - What do you think?  Posted by Robert Wilkinson - November 20, 2009 at 12:20 pm

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High Yield Checking Accounts vs. Reward Credit Cards

This is a guest post from Joel J Ohman, a certified financial planner and president of Credit Card Chaser.  If you are in the enviable position of many who have their high interest consumer debt paid off and firmly in control then you have likely reached a point in your financial life where you are maybe in somewhat of a befuddled mindset about how to best make the transition from solely working for your money to putting your hard earned money to work for you as your servant with you being it's master rather than vice versa. This transition of… Read the whole article...

1 comment - What do you think?  Posted by Robert Wilkinson - November 16, 2009 at 9:20 pm

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Best FDIC-Insured Interest Rate Roundup

I haven’t carried out an curiosity cost te le sadly there just hasn’t been that a lot to produce about. Reward Checking Accounts These are checking accounts, generally by way of nearby credit score score score unions, that spend a extremely higher curiosity cost if you leap by way of some hoach and each and every month. Nonetheless, if you make a error you will forfeit virtually all your curiosity for that month, so it can be challenging. But for the extremely diligent, their charges are nonetheless averaging about 4-five% APY on balances up to $50,000. Here’s a… Read the whole article...

1 comment - What do you think?  Posted by Robert Wilkinson - September 19, 2009 at 1:20 am

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1 comment - What do you think?  Posted by Robert Wilkinson - July 29, 2009 at 10:55 pm

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