New Clients

Yesterday I picked up two new clients. Both are friends and need help caring for someone they love. My friend Jane needs meals for her father and my friend Julie needs me to take care of her cats when she goes out of town. Both are easy work and won't take up too much time. For Jane's father I can prepare meals at home and freeze them for him. My friend Julie lives close by and it will be a pleasure to help her with her cats. I told Julie I'd charge her $15 per visit, $12 if she goes out of town for a longer amount of time. I haven't decided what I will charge Jane. I realize a lot of people say that if you are a small business you need to put your prices up. I find I'm getting a nice extra income by doing small jobs for not a lot of money. $20 here and there adds up nicely for me. Pretty soon I'm making hundreds of extra dollars and doing it in my spare time.

Law of Attraction Radio

I wanted to mention my new favorite show which is the Law of Attraction Radio Show I'm starting to realize my attitude about money is everything. Well maybe not everything, I still have to work hard. I picked up an extra $65 for Lilly care these past three weeks. Not bad for work that takes me about half an hour a weekday. I'm also doing my caregiving job and an trying my best to save money so I can have more money to invest. It's hard saving money. I cut back on groceries and clothes and try to keep my utilities down. The best way I've found to save money other than groceries is to have cheap hobbies. Check out my other blog at Writing Magically

where I blog about the books I read ( I get them from the library ) and my other cheap hobbies.

A marketing book

I have decided to talk about all the business books I read. I love reading business and investing books and I feel I learn a lot from them. Even if you are living simply and not earning all that much business books can keep you on track and help you learn to earn more. I want to earn more but I don't want to kill myself doing it. Part of simplicity is being able to have the time to enjoy life. So I want lots of time but I need some money too. And thats where business books can help. I just finished The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing by Al Ries and Jack Trout. It was good and I got it from the library. I try and get most of my reading material from the library. I only buy books when I really want something fast or if the library doesn't carry it.

Business books

I am realizing that although I am making money at small jobs I need to have multiple sources of income. I am considering how to make money blogging and have been reading various business books for inspiration. One of the books I really like is called Crush it! by Gary Vaynerchuk. If you haven't heard of him you should check out his blog. He is very motivational. Part of blogging is that it is a good hobby and a great way to spend some free time. If I spend the afternoon blogging I'm not out at the mall or the grocery store spending money. Being engaged in a hobby can be a great way to save money, it just has to be a cheap or almost free hobby.

Walking with Lilly fall 2012

I am now trying to walk Lilly several times a week. I may just let her out today as I want to get to the healing service to pray for a. But for the most part I've been taking Lilly on half hour walks. So I don't get paid a lot but this is good work for me and it is healing taking care of a dog. Lilly does bark at people on her walks which is a problem. Maybe I can break her habit.

make up and sponge bath

I am now charging a little more for makeup $10 per and sponge bath $10 per. SCORE told me to put my prices up. Grandma can afford it, Karrie can't. Still with Karrie I'm making about 1000 a year. I'll take it. I get paid for companionship too. Its a kind of sitting service. When I go to dinner I charge 17 an hour. If I serve I charge 17 an hour plus an extra 25 an hour. I'm a good worker and I'm worth my time.

Start of summer

This morning I worked for my mother in law for from 8-10. I did her make up and hair and I don't charge extra for that service. But I'm going back to have dinner with her and I will charge for 2-3 hours of work depending on how long I stay. I didn't have the golden doodle but will be on again next week. I'm making from $80-100 per month taking care of the dog. It's easy, fun work and I'm only charging $5 per visit as I just let her outside and don't clean up after her. My friends son can do that. She's his dog.