Introduction
To start off this month’s update on online income and traffic, I want to explain why I do this.  If you’re new to the blog, you might wonder why I’m talking about blogging on a blog about financial topics.  Well, my view is that creating secondary income sources is the most impactful thing you can do for your finances.  Furthermore, creating online income is probably the easiest and lowest risk opportunity for you to create another income stream.  This report is my monthly update on this journey.
As you can tell …

For those invested in the stock market, Wednesday was a great day. The Dow rose over 250 points. [The rally has also extended into Thursday and Friday]

Before you begin to sing “Happy Days are Here Again,” and bet the ranch on either an economic recovery or a stock market rally, take a look at the little squiggle that was worth over 250 points on the Dow:

Perseverance.  What is it?  One definition is steady persistence in a course of action, a purpose, a state, especially in spite of difficulties, obstacles or discouragement.

I think we can all agree that many, many people are facing difficult circumstances due to a variety of situations such as the economy.  Unemployment is terribly high, people are facing foreclosures and bankruptcies, young people are facing a void of good jobs while being crushed by high debt levels.
So, are we persevering through this hard time?  No.  We’re really not.
The reality is that we’ve …

Starting your own business is tough in any environment at any age.  For us young folks, it’s even more difficult.  Nearly impossible.
The way I see it, there are really only two ways you successfully launch your own business while you’re young:

By having special connections (often family)
By starting the business “on the side” without quitting your job

See, successfully starting your own business typically requires a range of experiences and skills and usually a decent chunk of startup capital.  As a young person, you probably lack both.
Therefore, you’re left with two options. …

Say that five times fast!  Stocks surge to start September.  Stocks surge to start September.  Ok, nevermind.  Dow jumped 254 points today to get everyone really, really excited!  Who cares about the month of August being down.  Traders are so funny – or maybe it’s just the clowns on CNBC – one huge day and you’d think that no problems existed in the economy!  Up and down.  Gotta be long / short these days I think.
Everyone wants to know will stocks have a big September? Does this start mean good …