There is a growing trend of people becoming self-employed and this is translating across the world. Since the economic downturn began in 2008, unemployment has remained high in America as well as the UK.  It’s no wonder why so many individuals are taking their finances into their own hands by starting their own businesses, turning into entrepreneurs and working independently.
Regardless of the sector that you are qualified and trained in, there is the possibility to get ahead and start out on your own by becoming self-employed. Becoming a freelancer or …

I recently familiarized myself with a pretty cool website that allows you to buy websites. The website connects buyers and sellers for websites (and domains). There are other websites out there that list websites, but this is one of the best ones because it is specific to websites and therefore has features that make the process easier versus something like eBay where you can list anything.

The focus of the personal finance universe is typically about how to stretch your money further. It’s not very often that people recommend ways to make more money. It’s almost as if making more money is impossible and something that you have no impact over. It’s essentially the employee-for-life mentality that most people have. I don’t like this mentality. Here are 7 ways I think you can make some more money in 2011.

I’ve recently had a number of conversations about folks my age – the generation Y crowd.  The consensus view of many people older than me view my generation as sort of a joke.  They say we have a feeling of entitlement, an expectation that things should be given to us.  They say when we do something good, that it means we should be taken care of for years as a result rather than moving on to something else.  Generation Y is more interested in work/life balance rather than building a …

One year ago we were starting 2010.  Did you have goals or things you wanted to accomplish?  How did it turn out?  Hopefully, the results are encouraging and not discouraging.
Regardless, 2011 is underway and it is a new year.  Where do you want to be a year from now?
I’ll tell you one thing, nothing is automatic and nothing is easy.  If you want to get to a certain place this year, you’re going to have to work for it.
Times are tough which means nothing is easy.  The good thing is …

What is your income number for achieving the freedom and flexibility you want? Think big here. I’m talking total freedom. Freedom from a 9-5 job. Freedom from slaving for retirement savings. Freedom of location.

Building up net worth in your 20s is very difficult, impossible for many.  For many, their 20s is just trying to climb out of a hole of debt built up by irresponsibility and student loans.  To break even by 30 for many is a major achievement.  Unfortunately, breaking even means you’re essentially at zero.
So, how do you amass some significant wealth by the time you reach 30?  You can be frugal and save, but you’re not likely to hit it big to any certain degree.
Simply put, your salary won’t get …

Talking to people about their business goals, financial goals and career goals will always land you a mixed bag of responses and viewpoints.  The way people discuss their career and outlook of career and financial state often can be enough to put them into one of three categories: job guy, career guy or entrepreneur.
Job Guy
Job guy works a job.  There’s little else to say.  He’s probably barely making ends meet or isn’t.  These guys typically have lots of debt, specifically consumer debt, because frankly, they don’t make enough money.  They …