Category Archives: Money Saving Tips

BOOKKEEPING MONEY SAVER TIP # 8: Dumb Down Your Filing Cabinet

  By E.T. Barton | May 9, 2012 - 2:07 am | Internal Controls, Money Saving Tips
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In my last BOOKKEEPING MONEY-SAVING TIP # 7: Ditch the Office Filing Cabinets I suggested that you ditch the filing cabinet all together and make your filing go completely digital. However, I am now going to be more realistic about this advice. While it is absolutely 100% possible to ditch your filing cabinet and index every receipt, invoice, bill, eBill and statement that ever crosses a bookkeeper’s desk, I am not so foolish as to actually believe that everyone will embrace this advice wholeheartedly. In fact, I fully acknowledge that ditching the filing cabinet is the one piece of advice … Continue reading →

BOOKKEEPING MONEY-SAVING TIP # 14: Make Money with Your Business Blog (Part 2)

  By E.T. Barton | April 11, 2012 - 12:56 am | Money Saving Tips
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Why You Should Use Google Adsense photo credit: Search Engine People BlogGoogle Adsense is the first way to make money when it comes to making money on your blog. Yet, a lot of people seem afraid of Google Adsense. They either think it’s too complicated, or that everyone (absolutely everyone) is using it these days. The latter statement often leads people to ponder, “If everyone is using Google Adsense, wouldn’t it be better for me to use something else?” The answer is…Google made over $19 BILLION in advertising revenue last year. Many, many bloggers got a fat chunk of that … Continue reading →

Is a Loyalty Program Right for Your Business? Part 2

  By E.T. Barton | March 28, 2012 - 12:39 am | Getting Customers, Increasing Profits, Money Making Tips, Money Saving Tips, Small Business Advice
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Yesterday, in the article “Is a Loyalty Program Right for Your Business? Part 1,” I discussed what a loyalty program is, and how it can bring back repeat customers, which should appeal to any business looking to stay afloat.  I then went over four different loyalty programs that any business can utilize, as well as examples of those programs and the Dollars and Cents of the program.  Those programs were:  Buy 10 Get 1 Free, Free Gift with Gift Card / Loyalty Program Purchase, Collusion Programs, and Try Before You Buy.   Today, however, I am going to discuss four other … Continue reading →

Lessons Learned from an Email Hacker

  By E.T. Barton | January 17, 2012 - 10:11 pm | Fighting Fraud, Internal Controls, Money Saving Tips
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Last week, I was the victim of an Email Hacker.  For the first time in 12 years of having my Yahoo , someone managed to get in and change my email password.  As I tried frantically for days to get control of my account back, I realized that I had made several small mistakes that – if I had known better – could have prevented the nightmare it quickly became.  You see, not only do I have a Yahoo email account, but I also have Yahoo Messenger, a Yahoo Website, a secondary Yahoo email, the customized Yahoo Page, but I … Continue reading →

Lesson Learned: A Faster Way to Setup A New Computer

  By E.T. Barton | December 20, 2011 - 9:23 pm | About, Case Studies, Lessons Learned, Money Making Tips, Money Saving Tips, Step-by-Step Instructions
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This past weekend has been yet another eventful “Lesson Learned the Hard Way” weekend.  This weekend, I had my laptop die an untimely death.  To say it was unexpected would be a lie.  I saw the signs; I knew it was going to stop working for me sooner rather than later.  Thus, at the first sign of serious trouble, I began to think of laptops I have loved and lost over the years.  As I did, I suddenly realized a very disturbing fact:  I have gone through four laptops in nine years. As you can imagine, I was not delighted … Continue reading →