At many restaurants, just ordering a beer or a fountain soda can set you back $5 (especially once you figure tax and tip into the equation), so it sounds downright ludicrous to suggest that you could whip up a nutritious and delicious family dinner for less than a Lincoln. Still, that's exactly what Erin Chase, a.k.a. … Continue reading Frugal Living Tip: Dinner for Just $5?
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Small-business Advice: Tackling Tricky Hiring Issues
One of the best parts of building a company is hiring great people so that your business can benefit from their skills, their ideas and their enthusiasm. But as Merrin Muxlow has pointed out over at the Resource Nation blog, recruiting new employees involves a host of tricky legal and ethical issues, including background checks and employment law … Continue reading Small-business Advice: Tackling Tricky Hiring Issues
Frugal Living Tip: Would You Rather Pay the Bank or Pay Yourself?
There's nothing wrong with having nice things like a comfortable late-model car—as long as you can afford them. Of course, if you can't afford to purchase expensive products outright, a bank or lender will often lend you the money upfront and let you pay it back on an installment plan. Sounds generous—until you realize just … Continue reading Frugal Living Tip: Would You Rather Pay the Bank or Pay Yourself?
Small-business Expert Interview: Joel Dubinski, Head of SMB Sales at InterCall
DollarDays Blog is pleased to present the small business expertise of Joel Dubinski, Head of SMB Sales at InterCall, a company that offers conference call solutions for businesses, including audio conferencing, web conferencing, and video conferencing. DollarDays Blog (DDB): Please provide a brief bio and description of your company. Joel Dubinski: I drive InterCall’s growing … Continue reading Small-business Expert Interview: Joel Dubinski, Head of SMB Sales at InterCall
Small-business Expert Interview: Mark Stevens, CEO of MSCO
DollarDays Blog is pleased to share the small business expertise of Mark Stevens, CEO of MSCO, sales columnist for Entrepreneur.com and bestselling author of Your Marketing Sucks. DollarDays Blog (DDB): Please summarize your business expertise in a nutshell. Mark Stevens: My expertise is to identify and address what it takes for a business to grow and to move from … Continue reading Small-business Expert Interview: Mark Stevens, CEO of MSCO
Frugal Living Tip: Checking out the Library
How often have you bought a book, started reading, realized it isn't that good, but stuck with it doggedly anyhow just to "get your money's worth"? And, even if you end up liking a book you buy, how many times do you pull the book down to reread once it's found a place in your … Continue reading Frugal Living Tip: Checking out the Library
Small-business Expert Interview: Adam Ishaeik, CEO of Hunter Wellman
DollarDays Blog is pleased to share the small business expertise of Adam Ishaeik, CEO of Hunter Wellman, a company that assists small businesses with acquiring federal contracts. DollarDays Blog (DDB):Can you please provide some brief background on yourself and your company? Adam Ishaeik: I have been involved with federal business development for six years. After my I … Continue reading Small-business Expert Interview: Adam Ishaeik, CEO of Hunter Wellman
Frugal Living Tip: Discover Where Kids Eat Free
Children may be priceless to their parents, but the cost of raising them can be calculated. According to the BabyCenter calculator, a baby born in 2010 to a Midwestern middle-income family will cost more than $230,000 to raise and send to a public college. So moms, dads and other adult caregivers can surely appreciate any frugal living tips … Continue reading Frugal Living Tip: Discover Where Kids Eat Free
Small-business Advice: Developing a “Free Soup” Strategy
Unless you have some sort of exclusive patent, chances are that your business competes on quality. This means that whether you run a dry-cleaning company, a restaurant, an office supply [store] or a gardening business, your customer has a number of choices [for] where to [...] buy essentially the same product or service. So how … Continue reading Small-business Advice: Developing a “Free Soup” Strategy
Frugal Living Tip: How to Get Rid of Credit Card Debt
Living beyond your means is always a bad idea—eventually, the bills will get out of control and you'll find yourself facing a mountain of debt. Credit card debt can be especially destructive. Miss a payment and your interest rate could skyrocket. But even if you make all your payments, making just the minimum necessary payment could stretch … Continue reading Frugal Living Tip: How to Get Rid of Credit Card Debt