Financial Reflections

Personal Finance for those stuck in the middle.

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10 Free Business Ideas for Internet Startups

By admin • Mar 18th, 2009 • Category: Economy, Entrepreneurship, Jobs

Ideas are cheap. At least that’s what I’m told, but people will struggle for a long time to come up with the idea that will launch a new business into the stratosphere. It’s a given that some ideas are indeed better than others, but how much is an idea really worth?



Financial Five February 20th, 2009

By admin • Feb 20th, 2009 • Category: Economy, Government, Jobs

This week’s collection of five financial stories that caught my eye on social news site Afternoon Rally and other spots around the web.

A fellow blogger faces the job hunt: One Frugal Girl says she’s searching for a new job.  I wish her luck!
Can you make money online?  Free Money Finance says you can make money blogging.  Fake [...]



Who’s Hiring in Georgia?

By admin • Feb 17th, 2009 • Category: Economy, Jobs

I’ve seen quite a few readers for my posts Companies That are Hiring Right Now and What Industries Are Hiring Now, so I thought I’d expand on the idea a bit, and start exploring different states in the US (where I live) that are hiring, in spite of a recession.
The first state is my current [...]



Companies That Are Hiring Right Now

By admin • Feb 9th, 2009 • Category: Jobs

There’s so much bad news out there, it’s just too easy to get caught up in the accounts of layoffs (like I have) and forget to look for opportunities amidst the chaos.  With that in mind, I’ve come up with a few companies that are showing openings in the midst of an economic meltdown.

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11 Sites That Help in a Bad Economy

By admin • Jan 30th, 2009 • Category: Budgeting, Debt, Economy, Jobs, credit

The bad economic news is everywhere. The Washington Post says “Economic Signs Turn From Grim To Worse” and CNN Money proclaims this the “Sharpest decline in 26 years.” Sure, times are tough, but I wanted to end the week with some resources to help us cope in hard times.



What Industries Are Hiring Now?

By admin • Jan 15th, 2009 • Category: Budgeting, Economy, Jobs, Success

With unemployment continuing to climb, it’s getting harder and harder to find a job. But there are industries out there that are hiring now, and I thought I’d to a search to find where people think the jobs are. A good strategy might be to find growth industries and focus on them first.



Recession Reduces Relocation

By admin • Dec 23rd, 2008 • Category: Jobs, Real Estate

Recent census data shows what common sense and my own experience have shown — people are staying put.  I recently had to search for a job after my last contract was ended due to costs.  Well, two of the places I’d most like to live are Florida (think Tampa) or Charleston, South Carolina (Mount Pleasant, [...]