New article on finding tech work

I finally published my new article on eHow about strategies on finding tech work in this new economy

Weekend goes by so fast

The last couple of days saw me working on an article that deals with finding Jobs in this economy, i have been thinking about the best avenues for the unemployed to go about looking for employment and i finally penned down what my thoughts are, i will look into the different areas to post it up, stay tuned.

I was a little disappointed over the weekend because i ended up not being able to sign-off on my Amex bills for good like i thought i will be able to do, apparently the creditors try to get the money out of my account on the same day i deposited the last check to make it complete and my bank decided not to honor my overdraft protection on that date and sent it back, i have so far called the creditor twice with no callback hoping they will still be willing to do it, men that was a failed opportunity, i will keep trying and hopefully something will come off it.

In my web browsing, i came across the following interesting writeups;

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Progress towards Wiping out debt

In the past week, i have been working on the possibility of wiping out my American express debt and from the looks of it, it might possibly come true, i am hoping that if i can pull it off, that may be the trigger i need to also get rid of my second American express account. I have been dreaming of having the account gone from my debt and also possibly getting rid of my Bank of America line of credit account debt as well as my HSBC credit card account debt which combined for a total of around 24K by the end of this year. I am not exactly sure how i will be able to get rid of 24K by years end but something tells me to work towards it and hopefully get it done.

On another note, i have been thinking of getting into refurbished laptop selling in third world countries in Africa, i was investigating this venture over the weekend and came to the conclusion that the margins on these laptops are worth it as long as you have the necessary selling volume and you definitely keep your shipping cost down to a minimum. I will aggressively look into getting into this venture and i will also need to find a place where i can get these refurbished laptops or net books at a compelling price (average refurbished laptop or net book price is $300). I am open to suggestions of where to get them at an affordable and compelling price.

Weekend Update

The weekends seem to go by so fast, it is already Sunday, this weekend i ended up spending more money than i intended, went in for a routine oil change on my car and before i knew what was happening the bill went from an expected 20 dollars to whopping 63 dollars, i strongly believe that the auto shops are a cartel made out to find ways to screw the ordinary man, i was being told that i probably need this and that and then they recommend i get it today.I knew that i really didn't need it but some thing was telling me to just go along, i need to work on my will power to just say no.
On a more brighter note, today was father's day and i celebrated it with the family, i ended up spending more than 56 dollars at the supermarket and made dinner for the family (should have been the other way around), we had a good meal and everyone had a good time afterwards.
I didn't get a chance to work on my website Bank Homes Direct and look for ways to market as well as promote it some more, i need to seek out other ways to get that done this week, it has been slow going to i need to speed it along.

I stumbled upon a website http://www.yapta.com which lets one track airline tickets in order to make a better priced purchase, i intend to track tickets to Disney world and Las Vegas over a period of time since those two places are where the wife and family wants to vacation next.

Financial Health Update

I finally went through my bills after making some time in between holding down a regular gig and trying to promote the new website anyway i can (still taking solicitations on how to effectively promote the site), for what i can see, i only made little progress last month on whittle down my debt, i was able to pay down close to $1000 dollars but due to interests and some late fees i didn't make much of a dent this month, i need to double up my effort to get to the finish line of DEBT FREEDOM, on another sad note, i have to write checks totalling 1600 between now and Friday to come up to speed on my outstanding bills, this is an ongoing battle because one block on the road sets you back couple of months down the line, at this rate i may reduce my debt substantially but still be stuck with bad credit due to the way i am making the payments, i seriously need to come up with a system that keeps me from paying any bills late each month. I also need to seriously look into making some passive income via the Internet. My current outstanding debt stands at around 52K for Credit card and unsecured loans and 13K (combined) student loans.

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