Its a hard job to NOT bet on the cup, but the twenty bucks saved along with getting a catered lunch means one less day of spend that can go towards debts. Yay debts! Not. With Christmas approaching very quickly, it is time to keep as much cash as I can to spend on the […]
Read more "Melbourne Cup 2015"A few months have passed by, and we are looking down the barrel of another season coming to a close. Progress has been made, carpet is in, walls are painted and the unit is getting the last of the furniture moved in from storage in the next few weeks. Finally! Of course the usual surprise […]
Read more "Progress!"A little update on progress. A new place has been bought, and I am currently about to repaint and put in new carpet in it. It is only small, but it means my mortgage is much much lower and I can start clearing debts. Credit card debt is the first one I am going to […]
Read more "Progress. It IS happening!"Affiliate Programs I actually use! There are a multitude of affiliate programs out there, and countless millions of people trying to make money from them. I have covered off how I see them as not worth investing too much time in as the returns aren’t great. That being said, the ones I am working with […]
Read more "My Top 4 Affiliate Programs"Looks like the house has sold, so switching to a much smaller place for myself. Which of course means a much smaller mortgage to service. The sale does mean that I can clear credit card debts and push any extra that is left over to paying off the mortgage a little faster. Clearing those debts […]
Read more "Getting that little bit closer to reducing the debts…."I have been listening to Blair Singer’s audio training for Little Voice Mastery. It basically gives you the tips and techniques of dealing with the negative inner voice that we all have. The little voice that says, you aren’t good enough, you will fail or you don’t deserve to close that deal. As a person […]
Read more "Dealing with the inner voice of negativity."A little mental health reward for myself. A 3kg coffee table book of heavy metal and hardcore music band graphics? Oh yes. Best part is, as a Graphic Designer I can claim this back on tax as a reference book. Sweet! It is the first purchase I have made for myself in as long as […]
Read more "More metal than metal!"Okay, so at the end of the first milestone I set for myself, I can honestly say I hit about 70% of target. So no fresh new tunes for me as a reward! What went right, and what went wrong. To have made anything over and above my normal wage is a good thing. It […]
Read more "First goal ended. So WTF happened?"Making yourself money the fiverr way seems counter-productive initially, even my first reaction was how do you make money? If you do something that only takes a few minutes, you can actually earn a decent level of money per hour. The drawback is when you start out that you can only offer a $5 gig, […]
Read more "Doing it for a fiverr."I have added a gig on Fiverr that covers off the donation/tip jar that I have mentioned in other posts. Shameless I know, but it can’t hurt to ask! I plan on adding further gigs covering off design and other projects I have skills in. Visit The Debt Free Designer Tip Jar
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