http://fildaddy.com/blog What A Dad's Got To Do Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:45:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en All of us have a need to increase our average monthly income. But to be able to do this you need to understand the components that comprise income as a whole. I'm sure you are interested in ways to increase it . Yeah we'll get to that point, but lets clarify ... http://fildaddy.com/blog/average-monthly-income/ To become a successful Filipino entrepreneur, you will need to ask yourselves what it is you enjoy doing. Quite often, a lot of people have difficulty finding that delicate balance where work or any form of income generation becomes a joyful activity. We work either for the love of the undertaking ... http://fildaddy.com/blog/successful-filipino-entrepreneur/ Simply depending on your paycheck these days will not bring you faster to financial freedom.  You need to augment your monthly income to be able to set aside for your future. Here are some tips on business & money making ideas for you to increase your monthly income Here's something I do ... http://fildaddy.com/blog/increase-monthly-income/ In your role as a father, it is essential that you are able to  firstly have a source of income, and secondly know what to do with it. Here are my top must have's for all dad's and family financial plans: 1. Life insurance Quite a lot of people shun the idea of ... http://fildaddy.com/blog/financial-plan-part-1/ continued from part 1 3. Retirement fund Have you ever imagined what it is like to walk around leaning forward, trying to keep your balance, getting tired after a few steps, aching joints, numerous pills and visits to doctors for these problems?  I do all the time, and I tremble at ... http://fildaddy.com/blog/financial-plan-part-2/ I was scouting around for affiliate programs I could participate in, and searching topics on how to increase traffic to my website when I came across this free e-book Harvey Segal's "Ultimate Supertips" in one of the forums I regularly join. The promise of getting free tips on how ... http://fildaddy.com/blog/ultimate-supertip/ There are a lot of health care plans offered for families, individuals and organizations. Although most often to find good dental plans is left for us to search for. Just very recently my wife and I wanted to go to a dentist for a check up.  For medical checkups, we would ... http://fildaddy.com/blog/find-good-dental-plans/ I've been working on my offline marketing business and had to clear my mind of some excess baggage working on different projects at the same time brought me.  This is basically what this post is all about.  Its about focus. For someone to be efficient and productive, the usual suggestion is ... http://fildaddy.com/blog/youve-got-to-focus/ If you got here expecting information on cheap automobiles, this is not it.  This post is about defining what "cheap" is. My friends and I had a very interesting discussion the other day as one of them was intending to buy a new car. There are lots of good deals going ... http://fildaddy.com/blog/is-it-really-cheap/ The most essential step towards creating wealth is saving. It is with your savings that you can invest and create more wealth. Savings is not the money you have in the bank, but rather the difference of your income over your expenses, which you are able to set aside. (in ... http://fildaddy.com/blog/how-to-save/ Every month just before the end of the month I get to review our family's expenses as I pay our bills. (Online of course, its the way to go!) It came to me once again, like in a flash, the importance of creating a budget and avoiding spending impulses. All ... http://fildaddy.com/blog/how-to-become-truly-wealthy/ Another of the online businesses that you could go into, is selling of your own products online. You may be the owner of a clothing shop, toy store, food processing plant ... You would likely be distributing your products through different channels. Maybe through direct sales, a distributor or a retailer ... http://fildaddy.com/blog/selling-your-products-online/ A very popular way of making money that can be made into a true online business is a blog.  What is a blog? A blog is a website used to publish a persons thoughts, ideas, opinion.  I like comparing a blog with a magazine or a newspaper editorial so you can ... http://fildaddy.com/blog/online-businesses-blogs/ Another of the online businesses that you can make money from are paid surveys. Organizations, when they need information, they would hire an external company to do surveys for them so that they could get the information they need. Surveys can be made available to people from different locations depending on ... http://fildaddy.com/blog/online-businesses-paid-surveys/ One of the easiest (this doesn't mean you dont have to work) online businesses to make money online is with affiliate marketing. What is Affiliate Marketing? Affiliate Marketing is when a person or an "affiliate" promotes, markets and sells another persons product in exchange for a share of the selling price. ... http://fildaddy.com/blog/online-businesses-affiliate-marketing/ While I've started to talk about making money online, I've decided to focus the next couple of days to writing about the different online businesses and ways to make money online. What I want is to bring light to this very enchanting topic. Why enchanting you ask? Because as ... http://fildaddy.com/blog/different-ways-to-make-money-online/ As my blog ages, I realize more and more that the internet as a medium for money making, is like a magnet that attracts people towards it. Do you know why it does that? I will not pretend that I'm doing this just for the heck of ... http://fildaddy.com/blog/attraction-of-making-money-online/ Have you been wanting to start a business but seem to be apprehensive since you don't have enough detail? Yesterday, I was out attending a seminar on buying and selling foreclosed properties, as I intend to get into this business. I was quite surprised that the seminar started with talks ... http://fildaddy.com/blog/starttup-analysis-paralysis/ My wife caught me yesterday at 2am clicking away on the PC, working on my blog. She was wondering why I was still up considering I woke up quite early the previous day.  She said I was turning into some kind of an addict. That got me into thinking.  I have ... http://fildaddy.com/blog/when-is-it-too-much/ Have you ever wondered why most businessmen tend to drink a lot? I have a client, more like a prospect as he has not given me any business despite my regular visits, proposals and what nots. This had been going on for several months and I was about to give up ... http://fildaddy.com/blog/beer-and-business/ Times are truly hard these days, specially for business. Cost of labor is going up, gas price is going up pulling with it everything else that's transported. That really means everything!  Damn! Beer prices have gone up as well! In difficult times when money's going out faster than coming in, it's ... http://fildaddy.com/blog/budget-cuts/ The most essential element of business & money making is sales. You will not have any money to manage without sales, and all businesses thrive because of sales. Whether you are selling a product, a service or an idea, you have to have to sell to be able to ... http://fildaddy.com/blog/business-lessons-from-street/ At a young age, my four year old son has shown some wisdom in business & money making. Here are some regular activities and discussions we've had that if I think about it, have valuable application: My arms hurt but I want to finish the game - pretty good advice specially ... http://fildaddy.com/blog/business-lessons-from-4yr-old/ I was in our regular Wednesday drinking club (oops! now you know why I always end with "cheers!"), when a friend of ours asked what a mutual fund is, and How to make money investing in it.  Knowing what to do with your savings is essential in family money management. ... http://fildaddy.com/blog/mutual-fund-investment/ In family money management & business, it is important to have a basic knowledge of how to invest. There is no such thing as a "sure thing" As you mature you will start earning, make more money, and thinking what to do with your income.  This is where a knowledge of investing ... http://fildaddy.com/blog/investment-goals/ Have you been short on funds when its nearing payday? Does it feel like you have been paying for ages and yet your getting deeper into credit card debt? Do you have a budget? What is a budget? How does one make a budget? A college professor has a lesson plan as ... http://fildaddy.com/blog/creating-a-budget/ Two days ago I caught my four year old son, in the room, while watching cartoons, playing with his little birdie (I hope you know what this means). My casual reaction was to tell him nicely not to play with his birdie. Of course, as expected from a boy ... http://fildaddy.com/blog/the-birdies-and-the-bees/ It is probably the dream of a lot of you to be able to quit your day job and to make money & setup a business, work from home. Its a nice thought , but it is not for everyone.  This is basically the same as transitioning from being employed, ... http://fildaddy.com/blog/make-money-from-home/ The family car.. i can hear the twiddle bugs singing! Owning a car is probably on the top of most dad's and people's wish or purchase list. A car depicts affluence, and an improvement in lifestyle, freedom, independence. I am all for owning a car as I myself have one, and ... http://fildaddy.com/blog/true-cost-of-a-family-car/ Since the early ages, in most cultures, man has been tagged as the provider, which basically means he is the one expected to go out, work and bring home the bacon so to say. I know its the modern age, and women are more inclined to contribute to the family ... http://fildaddy.com/blog/the-role-of-a-dad/