Sabrina’s Money Matters

With gas prices headed for the heights of the rockies and personal budgets headed for the pits of Hell, we all could use a little extra cash and let’s face it, that stimulus package was just a drop in the bucket. Just. A. Drop.

So what to do when you’re low on funds, time and gas to go to a second job? Work at home. Pick up odd jobs proofreading, etc. to make a little extra gas money, something that takes five to ten minutes could ease a little stress in your life and who couldn’t use that?

So today I bring you:

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A renowned resource for job listings that can put you in a better financial situation and loosen those purse strings a bit. I have been moonlighting now for a long time and can’t imagine not having extra work to do now, let’s not mention the extra dough each month that really helps out around here.

Until next time friends, catch you on MouthyGirl.com!

Almost two years ago I started looking for work at home. Throughout the last two years I’ve taken a few classes and learned a lot, and the last almost full year has been spent actually blogging and getting this little blog out there. All the while a primary goal has been to work at home. Last weekend I built two websites. One that I can see taking off, once plans start being implemented, as it’s a very marketable plan, and the other for a friend, to further her success as a real estate agent in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.

This has caused two things within me. Pride at how far I’ve come and for accomplishing a small goal on the way to a bigger one. Having built those two over the weekend and two previous to it for my employer, I think I have a pretty good grasp of it now, and can do it now to generate a little side income. So while I’ve not made that leap from working outside the home to working at home, I am gaining priceless experience in the legal field, I already type well over 65 words per minute as a transcriptionist. Combining legal experience with speed like I possess could serve to help me to accomplish my goal sooner than later. The money I would save!!!

I dare not think about it longer than a few minutes. Today I was blamed for something I didn’t do, which is always something that can happen at work. But, I didn’t argue, I simply pointed out that I didn’t do that part of the work around the office and left it at that, and even though that person persisted, at the end of the day I go home and none of that matters to me anymore. That might be my primary source of income, but I’m not helpless to it, I have been quietly working in the background and on the weekends to take the middle man out of my income equation.

Make no mistake, I’m a great employee, I do my part, more than my part on a regular basis. The people I work for know I’m a go to girl. They know that when they give me something, they can trust me with it - that’s a priceless ability. Knowing that I am valuable and work hard and can do such a great job for them, spurs me even more to bring my goal to the finish line. I’m disciplined, focused and able - I just don’t have the time to devote my full attention on finding a work at home job. When I make that leap - I don’t want to leap from depending on a job I drive to, to depending on a job I log onto.

Basically, I want to create my own paycheck. So for the past several days, I’ve been trying to decide whether I needed to file a company with the state in which I live. Fortunately I work for an attorney so I sought legal advice on that question. Trying to pick out a company name for several companies I plan to start in the near future. It’s been a whirlwind week. I’ve been very very busy and to top it off, today I hear that my Mavericks are talking about trading one of my favorite players, for a guy who used to play for us.

Jason Kidd is a potential Maverick. This is a big deal for basketball fans, not only in Dallas, but also in New Jersey, where Kidd is coming from - their team is being pieced out! However I definitely think that if this trade stops the Mavericks habit of dancing around the championship and losing it ultimately, that the trade is worth it. I sure am gonna miss “The Blur”.

We all want to make money quickly, painlessly, some of us play the lottery religiously even though we know the odds are stacked against us, even if we win!

So what’s a person to do to make money enough to retire on and actually have a little fun in life? Read on. Don’t waste your money, spend the time to learn a little and read great posts from experts who know.

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The first three are my absolute favorites, I’ve been reading these blogs, some since their inception.

Work at home jobs.
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Learn how to blog on the internet.
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Programs you want to try, check them out here and on I’ve Tried That.com, they can recommend numerous programs that they’ve personally tried and can virtually insure your investment, and you can’t beat the no nonsense way they bust the scams.
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Great affiliate sales advice and a no nonsense approach to selling, thinking outside the box and making money.
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Ultimately it is up to you if you want to get involved in a program like this, but there are much better sources of information that are free, when what you pay for is less than stellar. What’s worse is sometimes the information you buy and the products, they are dated and you couldn’t sell it if you wanted to, so you decide you want to make your money back, not gonna happen.

Use your money smarter, research the right kind of investments and invest for the long term, in my opinion, and it’s only an opinion, that’s the smart way to go. Please don’t mistake this as financial advice on a professional level, think of it more like a friend telling you to avoid “XYZ Supermarket” because the prices are inflated and the produce looks terrible.

Stick around, browse and look at the other sites I’ve researched for you and get acquainted with me and Sabrina’s Money Matters, I’m here to save you money, show you how to make a little easy side money and have some fun too.

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Some of you may have the privilege to be starting a new job and a new year at the same time, which has to have an affect on your attitude right? Right.

Today I’m bringing back around a post I wrote a while ago about things you should and should not do at a new job. I started a new job in the second week of August and by using this information I’ve given you, I managed to land myself a raise in the first 90 days of employment there! My boss told me that was the first time he’d ever given a raise that quickly.

1. Don’t complain about the work the previous employee did not do, or did not do correctly.

After all there is a reason they are no longer there and you are, it’s not up to you to point out all the little problems that person may or may not have created. You must also realize that other people that you work with might have been attached to the person there before. However that person left is none of your business, and you certainly do not need to step on other peoples’ toes by talking about what could be their friends behind their back. Because that’s how it will be seen.

Before I left my last job, an employee was hired and took the position of a friend and coworker who moved, immediately she was complaining about small little things in her new job. Things that my friend didn’t do wrong, just did differently, this person left an immediate distaste in my mouth. She right away ruled out any trust that I would have in her because she wasted no time in commenting negatively about someone she did not even know.

2. Don’t act like a know-it-all.

Because you don’t know it all, and acting like it only makes people not like you. Recognize that you will need help sometimes and don’t be afraid to admit when you don’t know something. You’ll find that people are more than happy to tell you.

3. Ask a lot of questions!

You want to know your job and do it well right? You have to ask questions in order to do it right, if there are other employees that do the same job, don’t interrupt, but ask them questions when it’s convenient for them so that they don’t get annoyed.

4. Don’t move in!

Don’t bring a bag of crap your third day there and set up house. Bringing personal things should be gradual, not all at once, if your kids are all teenagers, don’t bring baby pictures for your desk all the way up through high school. Exercise a little common sense.

5. Don’t try to be everyone’s best friend, friendships will come naturally.

And don’t be a needy coworker either and expect drinks with the guys/girls by Friday, you’re expecting too much. If you’re a likeable person, they will come to you. Smile a lot.

So, I hope you’ll implement that information and do famously at your new job. Let us know how you’re doing!