We haven’t had a “featured grandmother” in quite a while, so it was wonderful to hear from Debbie Johnson today and have a chance to share her story with you. I hope you enjoy reading it…oh, and if you would like to be featured, please write to me at claudiascorner[at]gmail.com.
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After receiving a legal secretarial degree from Bryant and Stratton and working at GE for engineers for six years, I quit to raise our two boys, born exactly one year and three weeks apart. (My husband said, “We’re not going to have your mom watch TWO, are we? Mind you, I was sobbing at the time as he went out the door with our oldest.)
Seven years later a third son arrived on the scene and I worked at a quaint little local restaurant an evening or two a week to bring in a little extra cash. (And, admittedly, to remind myself that I still could “process thoughts” – Oh, the stories I can tell!!)
I’m thankful to have been able to work around our family, but where does a closing-in-on-40 year old woman go to find a job? For me it was an Oral Surgery satellite office 20 minutes away which I managed for two doctors. They kindly allowed me the opportunity to work while updating my computer/office skills. Six years later, with one son in college, another a senior in high school and the third closing in on high school, I needed a full-time job to help with college expenses and high school extra-curricular activity bills. And that is how I ended up at a local business as a sales coordinator for nine years.vI know – trained for lawyers and worked for engineers, doctors and salesmen – nothing “relates”, does it? Plus, nobody needs “secretaries” anymore – everyone does their own thing on computers! And, NOW I’m closing in on SIXTY!!
After we were blessed with 6 (yes, six!) grandchildren, with two more on the way, I left that job two years ago. In hindsight I am even more thankful because my father went to be with the Lord (and mom) this past Dec. 26. These past two years were filled with many medical appointments for him that I am SO thankful I could do. (I was thankful at the time, but even more so now!) I LOVE being with my grandchildren, but I’d also like to help my husband financially. Plus, they say our brains “go to mush” if we don’t use them.
Ameriplan®, USA, offers the chance for me to do it all. Yes, it’s network marketing and I’m learning, learning, learning – which is FUN! It’s VERY affordable to begin your own business. Plus, this company provides things I NEED in addition to a paycheck – discounts for dental, vision, prescription and chiropractic needs, as well as help with child ID, legal fees, medical expenses, identity theft (the fastest growing crime in America) and much more.
If you’d like to check out what this company has to offer, please visit one of my websites at:
www.freedomathometeam.com/DJohnson70 or
www.IBOPlus.com/DJohnson70 or
www.mybenefitsplus.com/DJohnson70 .
Or I’d love to hear from you via e-mail at DJohnson70@ameriplan.net or by phone at 716-355-4223.
We women need to STICK TOGETHER!! And we aren’t getting older, we’re GETTING BETTER!!
God Bless you all!
Debbie Johnson
There is never enough advise when it comes to choosing a home business. What works for one may or may not work for another. Keep searching and reading and asking questions, until the light goes on and you feel inspired! Love what you chose to do, and do it heartily!
Here’s an article that I hope will be another that will encourage you with ideas on how to save so you have more money to invest into your business.
How Women Can Find Free Money To Start A Business
By: Kathy Wilson
When a woman decides she wants to start her own business, one of her first thoughts is “how am I going to find the start up money”. Most women, especially these days, have tight budgets and family expenses that make starting a business seem like a luxury. Here are some great ideas how any woman can start her own business and invest in her future and that of her families, with free money.
First of all, when I suggest a woman start her own business, I usually recommend that she look at an online business. Online businesses are the fastest growing segment of work at home women, and require very little in start up costs or overhead, unlike many traditional businesses.
Second, when I talk about free money, I am not referring to spending months of your lives researching grants, or asking loved ones to front your business costs. There are easy ideas any woman can use to find money in their own budgets, but not take away from anything they are already spending!
*Start taking the shopping game more seriously. If you never use coupons because you think a few dollars here or there doesn’t make much difference, think again. According to ABC News, the average coupon user saves 12 of their family food budget. So if you are spending $600 a month on groceries and household items for your family and you decide this month to use coupons; that gives you $78 a month of free money that you were otherwise already spending. Let me tell you, you can run an online business for $78 a month! Don’t think you spend that much? Think again. Keep track of everything you buy for one month, then look at where you could save. Also, consider how you are spending your grocery dollars. I was shocked at how much I overspent with frequent trips to the store until I made a weekly meal plan and shopped by that. Having a plan saved me 30 off my grocery bill week after week! Try making a meal plan; you may have enough left over at the end of this week alone to start your business.
*Learn more about beauty. How can that help? Learn to do your own manicures or color your own hair. Trust me, no one will notice the difference. Even if you just skip every other beauty appointment, you could save $45 a month…more than enough to run your own online business. There are plenty of sites online to give you tips on home hair color or manicures and the like. (Oh, and an example of an online business there, too!)
*Got a Starbucks addiction? Who doesn’t you say? Well cutting back from that Venti to a Tall can save you $28 a month. (And a load of calories, too!) That is enough to run an online business as well.
*DON’T get sucked into those business “opportunities” that ask for money up front in exchange for allowing you to sell their product. I admit, those opportunities do work for some, but it’s a long hard (uninspired) road that most people quit long before they get a return on their investment. Better to start your OWN business doing something you love and believe in!
Learning to make money on the internet is a process, and sites like Women on the Net can show you how to start your own business for less than you’d spend on a pizza.
Author Resource: If your budget is tight but you are looking for a brighter financial future, visit us at http://www.Women-on-the-Net.com for online business ideas and a free step by step plan; we can help ANY woman learn to make money on the internet!
Article From Selling With Articles
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Many retired Grandmothers are living on fixed incomes, and with our economy being a bit unstable, and the price of oil being quite high, every penny does count. Yes, you are working from home to MAKE money, but you can also be doing things to SAVE money, and in some cases, doing those things help save our environment as well.
I have been a frugal person for many years, and have decided to share some of the simple things we do around our house to save money. I know the idea of doing a site or blog on this topic isn’t original, but maybe some of the things we do to save will be, since a number of them are things we’ve come up with ourselves. So stop by and visit Baby Boomer Penny Pincher, a brand new blog only a few days old today.
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