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Does this sound familiar? You’ve saved and saved for that perfect vacation you’ve always dreamt about. You’re in the travel agent’s office, you’ve just purchased your very expensive ticket and she’s saying that you should buy some international travel insurance too. You roll your eyes because you’re sure all this international travel insurance business is nonsense and she’s just trying to get some more of your money. You say no thanks. While on your vacation, you crash your car and get hurt. Guess what? You’ve got to foot all the expenses yourself and because you didn’t want to get international travel insurance. For those of you who aren’t familiar with it, international travel insurance is a must-have if you intend to travel out of your own country. Since you’re not familiar, you’re probably asking what international travel insurance is right about now. Simply put, it is a temporary insurance policy that you buy before you leave on your trip. Typically, coverage lasts the full durati...

Initial enthusiasm in after-school activities tends to wane after the  first excitement is over. This is but natural. The trick is to keep up the  hard work even after this. How do you keep your child motivated? This is  of particular importance when the child goes in for education after  school programs. Make the career-academics connection early on : Let your child understand how important studies are. Let him know that  an excellent career is wholly dependent on wholesome learning. To develop  his interest in studies, plan family activities that are connected with  his studies. Emphasize the real-world connection to academics whenever  possible. Set goals : Let your child know, through example, that hard work will be rewarded. If  your child believes that achievement is a natural by-product of effort, he  is more likely to put in hard work. Such children are also less likely to  drop out of programs and college at a later stage. ...

We have all read an article, seen a photograph, tinkered around with some software, or visited a website that was designed by some type of freelancer. Chances are that at some point or another we have all wanted to go out on our own – away from our current jobs – and start a new career path as a freelancer in our field of specialization. But why don’t we? What holds so much of us back from going out and doing what it is that we want to do with our lives? Why do we allow ourselves to be tied to our employer as if some invisible shackles enslave us? What types of skills do we need in order to finally break free from the nine to five shifts and start out on our own as a freelancer? You should ask yourself all of these questions before you even think about quitting your current occupation in pursuit of a freelance job. Each and every year, far too many people believe that they can simply quit their jobs and pursue a career as a freelancer in whatever their specific field may be – a...

Freelancing – 21st Century Way of Making a Living When you think of freelancing, what is the first thing that comes to your mind? You probably think of a writer, novelist or journalist right off hand. That is primarily because for centuries, the only real job you could have as a freelancer had to do with your mastery of the written word. But we are not still stuck back in the early nineteen hundreds – no we are in the twenty first century, a time that appreciates freelancers in hundreds of different jobs. Sure, you have probably heard of freelance photographers too, you may have even met one or two in your life, but what about freelance software designers, freelance medical billing specialists, or even freelance scientific researchers?  There are all jobs that have recently begun to see massive growth in their respective fields because more and more people are realizing that they can make far more money working for themselves as freelancers than they ever could solely fro...

Electric cars have huge potential to change the auto industry, particularly with rising gas prices, but a new design out of California targets the niche of busy urban drivers. The Zap Xebra all-electric car is a 40-mph, three-wheeled automobile designed for people who do a lot of in-town driving. Unlike hybrids, the Zap car needs no gas at all – just plug into any conventional outlet. Zap sees a market with multicar families that are looking for the fuel-savings benefits electrics offer for urban commuting and errands. Many view it as a great second car for in-town driving, but according to Zap it soon becomes the first car for the entire family.                                      “Many people buy electric cars because they want to use them when they don’t need their gas cars,” said Alex Campbell, spokesman for Zap. “What they quickly realize is that most of their daily trips are perfect for...

Do unpaid bills cause you to lose sleep? Are you being hounded and harassed  by  creditors? If the answer is yes to these questions, don’t fret too much because you are not alone. Many people nowadays are having trouble paying their debts.  A person who is unable to pay his debts as they fall due for a number of reasons may be declared bankrupt by himself or by his creditors. You are in financial trouble if :- 1. You are living beyond your means or spending more than what you are earning. 2. If you are relying on credit for your daily needs. 3. If you are having trouble stretching your paycheck to cover monthly bills. Financial troubles should not make you lose hope. There are many solutions to regain financial health. All you have to do is act to cure the defect. First off is to consider available options. 1. Careful budgeting won’t be bad. 2. Create a plan of possible expenses according to priority. 3. Reduce unnecessary spending such as vacations, expensive entertainme...

If you’re looking at Google’s AdSense program you’re surely asking yourself how much  you  could make from such a program, and you probably think you can’t make as much as you can from traditional advertising schemes.  Google, of course, keeps a great deal of secrecy regarding how much AdWords advertisers pay per each click directed to their site and the same applies for how much AdSense banner holders make from their websites. While there’s nothing official, rumors circulate around the Internet concerning the amount of cash a website can earn by using AdSense. And many people (illegally) disclose how much they have been making with AdSense. There are stories of people raising over one thousand dollars per month using AdSense.  There are also stories of people exceeding $100,000.00 per month but it’s a bit hard to believe such stories. The truth to the matter is that if you have a small website and you just want it to support itself, and don’t wish to reach your pock...