by John Preston - December 10, 2012
Modern technology has made our time the age of the Penny Hoarder. Only ten years ago, companies paid large chunks of change to one massive advertising agency to get the word out on products and build a [...]
by John Preston - July 16, 2012
If I’m lost in thought, odds are I’m thinking about how I can hoard a few extra pennies.
I try and monetize my whole day. I want to make money on my drive to work, while I’m brushing my teeth and [...]
by John Preston - June 13, 2012
You have two choices in this life: grow your own food or head to the grocery store. It turns out that food is one of those things you have to spend money on, because you can’t live without it. So if [...]
by John Preston - May 31, 2012
Batter up!
Most baseball enthusiasts are armchair umpires. If you love the sport of baseball and have some free time, there’s no reason you can’t be an umpire for real. There are many little league, [...]
by John Preston - May 27, 2012
Long, long ago, before the turn of the century, before smart phones, there was a TV show called Mystery Science Theater 3000. The show featured three guys (well, two of the guys voiced-over robots) who [...]
by John Preston - May 24, 2012
The John Edwards trial is wrapping up this week, so we thought we’d take a look at one of the more salacious part of being a mistress – the payout.
Legal Disclaimer: Everything in this article [...]
by John Preston - May 7, 2012
Do you have a large stash of photos? Are you an accomplished photographer with an eye for excellent, quality photographs?
Dust off your family photo albums and start digging through your old photo boxes; [...]
by John Preston - May 4, 2012
Ever sit next to someone on an airplane that you’d love to send hurtling to the ground miles below?
Believe it or not, there is job where people are paid to do just that. There is a downside, though. [...]
by John Preston - May 1, 2012
Let’s take a moment and count all the reasons why people hate jury duty.
You don’t have a choice
Cramped in a stuffy courthouse
Stuck with eleven other strangers who are just as miserable as you
You [...]
by John Preston - April 30, 2012
Good Idea: use your talents to sell a product and earn a little extra money.
Big Problem: you don’t think you have any marketable talents.
Didn’t you know that everyone has a talent? It’s true and [...]
by John Preston - April 24, 2012
Allow me to introduce you to a new kind of Penny Hoarder. While these hoarders may never have read this blog (they would be welcome of course), they do share something in common; they know the value of [...]
by John Preston - April 22, 2012
The trick to entrepreneurship isn’t always how to start a business; it’s what business to start.
And it’s also not always about creating something new. When Steve Jobs built Apple, computers had [...]