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Open Question: Wouldn't you think this is a GREAT business opportunity?? Is my wife CRAZY? I don't get this...?
So, right now, my wife (age 23) drives almost 60 miles roundtrip to work at a hair salon. She works 2-3 days per week. On a GOOD month, she'll make about $900-1000 for the month (that's including tips!). So...my father owns a building in our hometown, and his business is on one side of the building, and the other side has been vacant for years. He uses it for storage. I told my wife she should try to open a small studio (just 1, maybe two chairs) and work 2-3 days per week in there. She has a pretty nice sized following of clients in our town already...and with a great location, I think it'd be great. She says I don't know what I'm talking about and it would never work. My dad said she could be in there rent FREE for 6 months! And after that, pay $200 per month. WHERE IS THE RISK??? I told her she could get a $5000 loan to buy her chair, supplies, and remodel the shop to her liking. So...maybe a payment of $150 per month for that?? But it wouldn't take many clients (when she is pocketing 100% of their payment to her!). And what I don't get...is why she is hanging on to her old job like it's something amazing...she is making less than $1000 per month! Give this a shot! What would you think? For those who have asked what I do for a living, I'm an insurance agent, and make 95% of the household income. read more...

Open Question: Can You Keep These New Year's Resolutions?
New Year's Resolutions You Can Keep Are you sick of making the same resolutions year after year that you never keep? Why not promise to do something you can actually accomplish? Here are some resolutions that you can use as a starting point: Gain weight. At least 30 pounds. Stop exercising. Waste of time. Read less. Makes you think. Watch more TV. I've been missing some good stuff. Procrastinate more. Starting tomorrow. Spend more time at work. Stop bringing lunch from home: I should eat out more. Get in a whole NEW rut! Personal goal: Bring back disco. Buy an '83 Eldorado and invest in a really loud stereo system. Speak in a monotone voice and only use monosyllabic words. Only wear jeans that are 2 sizes too small and use a chain or rope for a belt. Get further in debt. Break at least one traffic law. Associate with even worse business clients. Spread out priorities beyond my ability to keep track of them. Wait around for opportunity. Focus on the faults of others. Mope about my faults. Never make New Year's resolutions again. Finally, remember that the nicest thing about the future is that it always starts tomorrow. read more...

Have you ever heard the saying that when you cease to dream you stop living? I came across this quote the other day on a poster in the waiting room of the dentist office. It really struck a cord with me because I began to realize that I had stopped dreaming about some of the accomplishments I wanted to make. I had set aside many of my dreams to raise my family and to work a job so that I could pay my bills. I was working in the field that I had my education in, but I was working for someone else. I had wanted to have my own business and reap the benefits that come with being the boss. I knew that there extra headaches and responsibilities that come with being the owner of a business, but I wanted to try my hand at this.

I came home from my dentist appoint energized to do this. That night over dinner I told my husband that I wanted to research small business opportunities. Once I assured him that I was not high on the gas I had received during my dental procedure he began to realize that I was serious. He recognized the dreams that I had placed on hold to parent our children and to work my present job.

He agreed that I should look into small business opportunities, but that I should try to keep us from going into debt. We have been talking about our retirement years so getting involved in small business opportunities seemed risky to him. We agreed that I would try to find a small business opportunity that would have low start up costs and that I could do part-time while still maintaining my present employment.

I began looking for small business opportunities that could be done from home over the internet. Many people warned me that there were many scams out there and that I should do a lot of research before getting involved with anything. As I was looking for a small business opportunity I did encounter several scams that promised huge money with little or no effort. I knew that it was not going to be this easy or everyone would be millionaires. I was able to find a company that had a solid reputation and many support services to get a person started. I signed on as a dealer and began retailing environmental products. It was actually easier to do this while I was still working because I could use my co-workers as a client base. I am now at the point where I have cut back on my hours at my job and am making good money working my small business a few hours a week. I sent a note to my dentist thanking him for hanging the poster in his waiting area. I explained how it had opened a whole new world for me.