When I was a little kid, I thought playing pool was bad because they served alcohol and people drank at pool halls. I also knew that people gambled on pool and lost a lot of money, etc. My mom taught me one day at Waldo’s Beach how to play plain old 8-ball. It was later…
Protect and Organize Your Inventory
So along your entrepreneurial path, you’ve decided to go into retail, which means you’ll be bearing the burden of inventory. Most people think of the risk involved in holding inventory is based on whether or not the item sells. Too often, security ends up being more of an afterthought. When you start losing inventory to…
Plan Your Wedding Online
So you proposed or were proposed to a few months back, and you’re probably planning a spring wedding, right? Maybe not this year, maybe next year, or maybe you’re just sitting around daydreaming and want to see what options you might want for your own wedding? There are quite a few sites out there for…
Use a lot of Printer Ink? Don’t Spend a Lot!
It’s a well-proven fact that printer companies don’t make their money selling printers. They make their money on the ink you’ll buy afterwards. Countless tech publications have posted stories about how manufacturers make cartridges with special technologies to ensure that you’ll buy plenty of ink. How can you beat this system? Well, short of throwing…
Things From TV: Extreme Makeover Window Coverings
Now, I haven’t really watched too many of these home makeover shows – I think the last one I really watched much at all was “Trading Spaces” on TLC where the couples redecorated or renovated their neighbor’s or friend’s houses. However, these types of shows are always a blast. Just yesterday I kept thinking that…
New York’s Beautiful Houses
For some reason (maybe it’s because I live in the South), I never really equate New York with beautiful landscape and nice housing with big yards in my mind. Maybe it’s because most gritty crime dramas on television based in New York are in the city. Anyway, if you’re doing pretty well in business, you…
I Got a New Gadget – Now What?
It would be ageist for me to assume that a lot of older folks aren’t getting into the new technology as much as the younger folks. As time passes, I think more and more people are realizing that older generations are receptive of new technology if they receive them as gifts, because technology is usually…
Buying a car in the UK? Check Out NetCars
Again, keeping a global perspective on who might be out there reading my blog, I’ve come across a pretty neat UK automotive website, NetCars.co.uk. Their site is pretty comprehensive, including the ability to read reviews on cars, check values, find cars for sale, a place to sell my car, and even a blogs area where…
Quick Start-up: Prepaid Phone Cards
One of the easiest markets that will always be open and in demand is prepaid phone cards. Now this business is expanding online and more and more consumers are choosing to make their purchases using the convenience of the internet. If you’re like I’ve been for a few months, trying to find the right online…
Don’t Be Goofy: Go to Disney World
You could have an awesome vacation down in Florida. Maybe you’ve had one before – but you probably paid a lot more than you should. Enter TravelHERO.com – an online travel HERO that helps you find and make reservations at hotels for your next trip! They don’t just help you find awesome hotels at a…