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Planning a Green Christmas

The song tells of a white Christmas, but that refers to the weather and the Christmasy atmosphere that snow can bring. Planning for a green Christmas is all about being environmentally active and aware while saving money as well. In times of economic uncertainty that must surely be a good thing. And of course, if the weather brings a little bit of white covering too, then that makes a green Christmas perfect!

Exchanging gifts is a common practice at Christmas, and this is an excellent place to start our green Christmas habits. The gift wrapping paper sold in stores is usually not recyclable. Most of it is immediately thrown away to end up in landfills. This makes gift wrapping with store-bought paper expensive and very unfriendly to the planet - not what we want for a green Christmas.

A much better alternative, and one that close relatives will appreciate, is to use your children's artwork to wrap gifts. You could also use your children's comic books, or the comic sections of newspapers as a bright and colorful alternative, thereby recycling old paper. You can explain to the recipient of the gift in a positive way why you are doing this and perhaps make them feel guilty for not having a green Christmas as well.

It has been calculated by the Sierra Club, America's oldest and largest environmental organization, that if every family in the country gift wrapped just three gifts by recycling existing paper they already have, the paper saved would be enough to cover 45,000 football fields. Now, that's a green Christmas and a whole lot of trees saved too!

If you plan to hang a wreath on your front door. consider making one yourself. It's easy and very environmentally friendly - and you'll save money too. Go into the forest, or even a nearby park, and find evergreen branches and dried twigs. These can be wrapped in a circular fashion with cranberries strung together to add a splash of bright color. You'll surprise yourself at how good you are, it won't cost you anything but a little time, and the materials are all fully biodegradable. Your green Christmas can't get much better than that.

There are many more things you can do to make this a green Christmas. Consider making your own cards, for example. Use your children's artwork again - it's perfect for this and grandparent will love it. You can use LED lights on your tree (which should be a real one that can be planted out later) and you will save 90% on your green Christmas electricity bill. If you start thinking about it I'm sure you will come up with other great ideas for a green Christmas.

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Pros and Cons of Flipping Houses

 

If you have watched countless shows on television about flipping houses and making tons of money in a very short amount of time you've probably thought to yourself that you could do that and possibly wondered why you haven't. If you are considering entering into the world of real estate investing through the role of one who flips houses there are a few pros and cons that you might want to carefully consider before taking the plunge.

Pros

Potential profits that are large and relatively quick. Those who flip properties as a sole source of income can make in a few months what the average worker in this country makes in an entire year. The potential profits are great in this line of work for the successful house flipping team.

Being your own boss. This is within certain limits of course are some areas have strict zoning ordinances and code requirements that must be respected and adhered to when working on a house. Even so you maintain a large degree of control over all the decisions having to do with the flip.

Getting to work with power tools. There is that little kid in most of us that really loves the idea of playing with power tools. In fact, that is the deciding factor for many who have gone into this particular field of real estate investing in the past.

It's hands on. There are all kinds of different investments that you can put your money into but very few allow you to pour your heart, soul, blood, sweat, and tears into them the way that flipping a house does.

Cons

Risk. Real estate is a risky business in its own right. When you add the skills that are needed in order to flip a house, the wide variety of things that may go wrong during a flip, and the volatility of the market in general there is so much that can go wrong when it comes to flipping a house. You must be prepared to walk away with less than nothing in order to make the high dollar profits that a successful flip can bring to the table.

No easy out. If you invest in stocks that go bad it is possible to pull your money out of that stock and go somewhere else. It is a little more difficult to do this when it comes to a house flip. You need to be prepared to see it through to the finish if you begin flipping a house.

Expenses. It's expensive to flip a house. You will need to come up with no small investment of your own in order to do this. It will take careful planning and diligent adherence to those plans in order to successfully flip a house but the rewards for your significant financial investment are most often well worth the effort.

Physical labor. For many first time house flippers who are accustomed to office jobs the aches and pains and inexperience of muscles and hands to certain jobs prove painful both physically and financially. Not everyone is as skilled as the next guy when it comes to physical labor, carpentry, painting, installing floors, hanging cabinetry, and countless other skills you will be called upon to perform while in the process of flipping a house. You will occasionally need the help of skilled professionals and on occasion need large doses of your favorite muscle ache ointment.

Despite all the pros and cons many people around the world embark on their first house flipping adventure each and every day. The allure of quick rewards often outweigh the need for cautious prudence. But for many of these people their efforts will pay off. Are you ready to take the plunge or have you decided that a safer difference between you and the power tools just might be the best bet? If you decide to go the distance and flip your first house I wish you the best of luck.

This article brought to you by the eBiz Solutions Team at BLM Traders.

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Every morning in Africa a Gazelle wakes up. It knows that it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed.

Every morning a lion wakes up and it knows that it must run faster than the slowest Gazelle or it will starve to death.

It doesn't matter whether you are a Gazelle or a Lion, when the sun comes up where you live in the morning you better be running. That, in my opinion, pretty much describes the current business environment.


Bill Reid Specializes in Virtual Business Development and Training

The Simplest Form Of Commerce

When is the last time you just picked up the phone and called someone you know and told them about a product or service you are aware of, and offered to send them some information via an email?

Isn't that something that a lot of us do on a regular basis without even thinking about it? When we are lucky enough to find something that works well for us, we generally want to pass on that information to others we think might need the benefits we received.

This process is what we commonly refer to as "networking". Now if you can find a way to get paid for "networking", other than the fact that you will feel good for having helped a friend with something that they might find valuable in their life too, what's wrong with that? How about NOTHING!

Commerce is what makes the economic world go around. How you fare in life can be directly related to the effort you put into being a part of commerce.

You are invited to come take a look at a very simple way to help others and earn money at the same time. You will be surprised at the companies that are taking advantage of this technique, and the vast numbers of ordinary everyday people who participate. The only difference between you and them, once you understand the principle and how to employ it, is that you will be earning money and they won't.

Bill Reid Specializes in Virtual Business Development and Training