Category Archives: Career

Stay Focused when You Work from Home

The Internet has provided us with many opportunities to work from home. Whether you telecommute twice a week in your job for a “regular” employer, or whether you own a home business, it’s possible to make money in the comfort of your home. But how do you stay on task? There’s something to be saidContinue Reading

5 Tips for Better Success as a Landlord

The lure of passive income from tenants encourages many people to become landlords. Having success as a landlord is not as easy as it sounds, however. There is a long list of issues that can crop up, from non-paying tenants to damages to your property. If you decide to become a landlord, here are 5 tipsContinue Reading

Time to Get a Real Job?

Time to Get a Real Job?

Man will begin to recover the moment he takes art as seriously as physics, chemistry or money. ~ Ernst Levy What do you do? How many times do we ask and answer this question? What’s the response when we reply? The question is usually understood to mean “What do you do for a living/to earnContinue Reading

Risk Is Relative

Risk Is Relative

There is no passion to be found playing small – in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living. ~ Nelson Mandela Since the inception of Balance Junkie, I’ve been pretty cautious on investing in stocks, at least partly because of the nature of our income. With theContinue Reading

Is Your New Business Hiding Inside You?

Allison W. writes for The Digerati Life, a site that shares various financial articles about stock investing, saving and debt management. Check out the site’s reviews on the best high yield savings accounts and the top online brokers available to consumers. If you don’t like what you got, why don’t you change it? If yourContinue Reading