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Benefits of a Workout Buddy

Although I believe that something is better than nothing when it comes to exercise. The fact remains that your level of fitness will improve the longer you work out. So the question becomes, how do you make that happen? It wasn’t that long ago when a friend of mine told me she had worked out at the gym for an hour.  I was really impressed.  Then she mentioned it was with another friend and they had gotten to talking so much, they lost track of time. I can’t even imagine losing track of time while exercising.  But I can definitely … Continue reading →

Can Your Homeschool Blog Earn Money? {Part 3}

In, Can Your Homeschool Blog Earn Money?, Part 1 and Part 2, I discussed the background information you need before starting a blog that has the potential of earning you a profit.  If you missed those two posts, please take time to read them as blogs without a proper foundation do not earn profits. Not all profits can strictly financial but we all want to know now to earn cold hard cash.  There is no easy answer but there are avenues you can take to drive your blog to the bank. Here are some of the most popular ways to … Continue reading →

Let Your Age Work for You

Instead of bemoaning the fact that you aren’t getting any younger, celebrate it, especially if you love to travel. Times are tough; the economy is in the dumpster and no one seems to know when the nation’s financial situation is going to improve. However, that doesn’t mean you have to put the brakes on exploring the four corners of the globe. If you are 50 years or older, travel discounts are easier to obtain now than ever before. One of the best ways to score discounted travel is to join the American Association of Retired Persons or AARP. Known as … Continue reading →

Home Based Work As A Summer Job

If you are the parent of a high school or college student who is feeling stressed out because there are not many summer jobs in your local area, you are not alone. The job market is full of people looking for work, and any position that becomes available receives a ton of applicants. The good news is that your teen or college student could spend his or her summer working online and learning what it is like to be a home based professional. Many teens and college students have computer skills, writing skills, and other types of skills that qualify … Continue reading →

Is A Home – Based Business Opportunity What You Need?

Here on the home – based business blog, we often talk about how to start your own home – based business. Owning and operating your own business is not the only route to the home – based professional lifestyle. There are home – based jobs, and there are also business opportunities available that are essentially turn – key. You can buy into one of these existing businesses and learn how to run it. If you are interested in finding a home based business opportunity, you may be feeling a little overwhelmed. When you search the internet for “home based business”, … Continue reading →

Illinois Teachers May Lose Their Retirement Health Benefits

Retired school teachers, and retired community college professors, might be about to lose their health insurance benefits. Illinois Governor Pat Quinn wants to cut the state of Illinois’ contributions for the health insurance benefits that go to retired teachers. The plan could also result in higher premiums for retired teachers. There used to be something called the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program. This was a federal program that was created as part of the Affordable Care Act. This program provided funding that would enable employers to afford to continue to offer their retired employees a health insurance plan. Specifically, this program … Continue reading →

Insurance Blog Week in Review – January 15-21, 2012

News about insurance related issues moves pretty fast. Every week, there are fourteen different posts on the Families.com Insurance Blog. You may have overlooked, or missed, something that you really would have liked to read. The Insurance Blog Week in Review can help you “ketchup”. The ASPCA Sells Pet Insurance Do you need affordable pet insurance? The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) has some options for you. The Insurance Podcast Roundup for the week went up on January 16, 2012. Insurers Say Sleep Lab Tests Are Overprescribed More doctors are prescribing an overnight stay at … Continue reading →

Working Part-Time Offers the Best of Both Worlds

It’s an age-old argument, whether it’s better to be a working mom or a stay-at-home mom. While we may never come to a final agreement, there is another type of mother in the mix that often gets left out of the conflict…it’s the part-time working mother. I read an article from “Medline Plus” that mentioned new research finding that mothers who work part-time do a better job at balancing their careers and nurturing their children. Specifically this study found that mothers who work part-time were more involved in their children’s school, more sensitive with their preschool children and provide more … Continue reading →

Health Benefits to Retirees Could Soon Disappear

A federal health care law, that is part of the Affordable Care Act, is about to run out out funding. The law was designed to help employers be able to afford to offer health benefits to their retired workers. If the funding goes away, this could leave younger retirees completely without health insurance. It is called the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program. This program was created as part of the Affordable Care Act. It provided some funding that would enable employers to afford to continue to offer their retired employees a health insurance plan. Specifically, this was designed to help a … Continue reading →

Another Tip for Attracting Customers to Your Ecommerce Business

The other day I mentioned that one of the best ways to attract more customers to your home – based ecommerce business is to do things that challenge customers’ perceptions and assumptions about purchasing things online instead of in the store. One way that you can do that is, as I mentioned the other day, challenging the assumption that shopping online means paying a lot in shipping fees in exchange for the convenience. Today, I would like to talk about another way that you can set yourself apart from your online and brick and mortar competitors – customer service. While … Continue reading →