...no, I'm not a born-again virgin.
But I do have a baby (under 12mo) at home, so yeah, I guess I pretty much am...
For this post, I'm talking about Fantasty Football. Last year I was in 6 leagues. The season before, 4. I'm usually in the top half of all my leagues, with 2-3 of them playing for a Top 3 spot.
...but I'm tired. And I'd rather just watch and enjoy the game instead of fretting over individual player statistics.
This 2015 season, I'm going to be fantasy abstinent. This means I won't be defending my championship in 2 leagues, but oh well. I could use the break.
(That, and I'm planning on going to an actual game or two. ...something I haven't done since the early 90s when the Rams were in Anaheim)
5/13/15
5/5/15
Generating Income in the 21st Century (burn your college degree -- it's more useless than toilet paper)
Welcome
to 2015. A 'free-to-play' app on your phone can generate over $100,000 in
revenue each day. There are more millionaires-under-20 now than ever
before. While some are struggling to live paycheck to paycheck, and
baby-boomers are doing "when can I retire?" math, others are making
ridiculous sums of money on the digital frontier.
I
graduated from High School in 1998, and instantly went to college.
Because that's what you do. Get a 4 year degree, find a job, work
40 years and retire.
Right?
Stop
laughing.
Wealth-building
doesn't work the same way now that it did in the 20th century. People
don't work at one company 'for life' anymore. The saying "it's not
what you know, it's who you know" rings truer now than it did 20/30/40
years ago. This is why more and more people are shying away from the
traditional nine-to-five and looking for other means to make a living.
One of the more appealing (and profitable) industries on the rise is a
career in "Network Affiliation." 30 years ago, this meant Amway.
10 years ago, you'd be selling pots-and-pans or fancy candles.
Today, the possibilities are endless.
This
means you need to do your due diligence. What speaks to you? What
are you passionate about? Most importantly, can you monetize your passions
AND get great, consistent compensation? Finding a NA company is easy;
finding one that pays well and isn't confusing is another story...
My friend Susie from icardu is a part of a greeting card company making sending
loved-ones a card quick and convenient.
Having trouble remembering to send Birthday cards on time? Want to keep things low-maintenance without
looking impersonal? Her company can help
you with that, AND it’s a Network Affiliation company as well. Not only can you make your life a little
simpler, but you can also make money helping others do the same.
The company itself
prints, stuffs, stamps and sends the card for you, and can all be done from a
mobile app. Tradition meets
technology. For someone like me in their
low 30s, this business is perfect for sending cards and thank you notes to
relatives who still expect something in the mail (love you Grandma, but these
$20 birthday checks mean more to you than they do to me).
For people who love to send
(or receive) greeting cards, birthday cards, thank you cards, birth
announcements, etc. icardu
is worth a good look. Use it as a consumer first, and if you like the ease and
functionality of the product, then you can try to monetize it by contacting
Suzie and learning how you
can make money sending cards from your smartphone.
Yes, your
smartphone. That thing in your pocket or
purse that is slowly taking over your life… yes, you CAN use it to make
money! After all, every Facebook ad in
your timeline is making someone money.
Every candy you crush, every clan you clash, every bird you flap with
your phone is making someone else money.
Nowadays, the digital
frontier rules all. If you can’t make
your own app and make millions, what’s the next step? If you can use apps and smartphones to your
advantage, you can make a good income by having your business in the pockets of
millions.
This is how Etsy does
it.
This is how Amazon does
it.
This is how Pinterest
does it.
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| It's a phone. A toy. Now a wallet. Why not a money-maker? |
And this is how you can
do it. With icardu’s simplicity, functionality and universal
appeal, not only can you streamline one part of your (already busy enough) life
but you can also make money doing it.
*checks phone* Oh, it’s my
friend Monique’s birthday this Saturday.
Better send her a card…