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Old bananas or a new opportunity?
Just because you’re a wildly successful entrepreneur doesn’t mean you don’t enjoy saving money sometimes just for the fun of it. My friend, Josh W., in Raleigh, NC (http://joshwhiton.com) founder and owner of Transloc, shared two of his favorite tips with me recently. 1. Buy ripe bananas at a discount. The grocery store marks them [...]
Save money with these 3 quick substitutes
1. Wasp Spray or Pepper Spray? My friend Angela in Pittsburgh says she carries a can of wasp spray instead of pepper spray for safety. Wasp spray shoots out 20 feet with incredible accuracy, which is much better than pepper spray, and it will temporarily blind your attacker just as well as the pepper spray. [...]
“You’re Fired!” Firing Yourself as an Entrepreneur
Donald Trump can deliver the bad news “You’re Fired!” better than anyone. But is it always bad news? Not necessarily. One of my entrepreneur friends who fell on hard times said he fired himself. Why? His cash flow was so bad, he couldn’t afford to pay himself along with the other employees. So he fired [...]
How I saved $2400 on a logo
Well, sort of… Here’s my logo story. About two years ago, I wanted a logo for a new business I was starting. At first, I went the traditional route and hired a marketing agency to help me design the logo. Their price for a complete package – logo, letterhead and business card design, was $2500. [...]
Private Screening of Atlas Shrugged in Dallas
On Friday evening in Dallas, I attended a private screening of the movie “Atlas Shrugged“. As a big fan of the book, I’d been looking forward to the movie for years so I was jazzed! Knowing it was a low-budget film, I was relieved at the quality – not great, but good enough and it [...]
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