New Hugo Boss Glasses

March 5th, 2009

I’ve just got myself a really cool pair of Hugo Boss glasses from an online store called Best4Specs. Have a look at these cool Hugo Boss Spectacles! Saved myself a fortune buying online.

Stay At Home Dad Anthem

February 13th, 2009

How to Spot a Work-at-Home Scam

November 3rd, 2008

When it comes to finding a home based business there are a lot of scammers out there who will try and part you from your heard-earned cash. I recently came across an article written by Charlie Wright at BizOppJungle which highlights some of the things you need to look at when assessing a business opportunity which I have copied below:

A 9 point checklist to protect you:

If you get some unsolicited mail through
the post, or an offer from a trusted email
source that you haven’t signed up to or
heard from in the past, then:

STOP! LOOK! LISTEN!

Go through this checklist first…

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Giving Up Thumb Sucking

October 8th, 2008

With two young kids under the age of 3, it was sometimes a case of just trying to survive rather than always doing the right thing, and this meant for the sake of a few hours sleep we introduced our daughter to a dummy.

We had done the same thing with our son, and when the time came to ween him off there was no problem. With my daughter however, she replaced the dummy with her thumb, and so started a habit that was to become a feature of her night-time ritual.

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How to get started on your business

September 24th, 2008

In one of my earlier newsletters I talked about 6 tips for generating extra income.  To remind you they were:

* To have a clear-out and sell your unwanted stuff on eBay or at a car-boot or garage sale
* To get a job
* To spend less than you earn
* To trade on eBay
* To start your own business
* To become an internet marketer

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Get Out More!

September 3rd, 2008

Being stuck in the house all day with children is enough to drive anyone crazy.   Get out as much as you can.  These days there is so much to do for pre-school kids and children love getting out and meeting other youngsters.  It’s really important for them to socialize and start to learn some of the social skills that will set them up for school and later life.

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Getting Yourself Organized!

August 26th, 2008

Last week I talked about 6 ways to start getting some additional cash.  This week I want to show you a great technique for decluttering your house and for finding things to sell on ebay or Craigslist.

I don’t know about you but having a lot of clutter in a room seems to add to my stress levels but I’m not naturally tidy so I have to work at it.

So pick one room and have a big clear-out.  I have found a great technique for de-cluttering.  Start with 3 boxes and one rubbish sack.  Label the boxes: ‘Keep and Use’, ‘Give Away or Sell’, ‘Keep and Store’.

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Earning Extra Income

August 8th, 2008

I had emails this week from Chris and Prem asking for my advice on good ways to earn extra income as a stay at home dad.  Every one of us is in a different situation, has a different financial position, different interests, different skills and capabilities so there is no one answer.  Let’s face it if there was one answer and it was easy every one would be doing it, but there are a million answers and you must figure out the ones that suits you best.

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