Sarah Li-Cain is a finance writer whose work has appeared in places like Bankrate, Business Insider, Redbook, Financial Planning Association, Stacking Benjamins, and Her Money podcast with Jean Chatzky (of NBC Today). Her work blends practical tips and mindset strategies so that those trying to change their financial life can see themselves in the starring […]
Ten Interview Questions Home-Based Workers Must Ask
Working at home can be fun, but it can also be stressful. Not only do you have to manage your own schedule (which is a daunting task in and of itself), you also have to steer clear of work-at-home scams. You want to believe that every company out there is honest, but they aren’t, scams […]
How to Work From Home as a Transcriptionist
Digitization is gradually taking over everything and transforming how things are done. Most of all, it is taking them online. We are banking, shopping, dating, and socializing online. Better yet, people are working online! Transcription is just one of the available work-from-home jobs whereby freelancers are converting their skills into dollars. Here is everything you […]
How Can I Work From Home, When I Don’t Have a College Degree?
Today we’re tackling a question from a reader, about working from home without a college degree. Read on to see what advice I have for this single mom. Dear Holly, I have been following your site, and I like it very much. However, it seems that most, if not all, of the women who decide […]
Match Made In Heaven: 10 Dream Work-From-Home Jobs
Nowadays it’s increasingly difficult to find a job, let alone one that will allow you to work-from-home. Every now and again, there’s that lucky and rare opportunity that will enable you to earn a good wage and do it remotely. A quick perusal of online job sites reveals many opportunities to work-from-home (data entry, stuffing […]
How to Take Time Off When Self-Employed
By Sarah Landrum Most people assume the self-employed professional can take off whenever they please or take work with them, combining business and pleasure as a luxury traditionally employed folks don’t have. That’s a myth. With time and technology at your fingertips, you’re busy trying to take advantage of every second you have to make […]
How to Turn Down Business Clients, Professionally
Have you ever worked with a difficult client? (As someone who waited tables throughout college, I know I’ve dealt with my fair share of impossible-to-please customers!) But the beauty of owning your own business is you get to choose who you want to work with. Turning down work isn’t limited to rejecting “difficult” clients, either. […]