Work, love and play are the great balance wheels of man's being.

~Orison Swett Marden~

Refocusing and Moving Forward

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Jeff Davidson in Life in General 1 Comment

Well I have been absent again but for good reason. You see I do have many streams of income but I can never let those take priority over the river, my photography studio. Been feelin better lately and have had renewed motivation so have been refining the studio workflow, investing in more props and items to make the overall experience there better. That along with some nice orders that have come in I’ve been quite busy as of late. I also have been doing website redesign of all my photography sites as well as for [...]

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November 2011 Income/Wealth Report

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Jeff Davidson in Income Report, Reports 1 Comment

Well its the end of another month and time to run all the reports and stats to see where I am and how I did. Each month I post how I made my secondary income, as well as how I spent, saved and reduced my debt. Photography Business November actually finished out really good, better than I had thought. Passing up last month and well over that comfy break even line. Since I report here based on actual deposits (as shown on min.com) and I know I had some good receipts from yesterday (last day [...]

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Weekend Weekly Wrap Up #10

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Jeff Davidson in Reports, Weekend Weekly Wrap up, Weekly Wrap Ups 3 Comments

Sorry for the lateness, I know my 15 readers have been waiting for this (yes seems I have 3 new followers) Been in a funk all weekend with a persistent headache to boot. Blogs I have enjoyed this week. Baby Steps Towards Saving Money by Master the Art of Savings SPF 1st Anniversary! iPad 2 Package + Green Tech Gadgets Giveaway! by Sustainable Personal Finance Teach Your Children About Saving Money by Cash Flow Mantra What Does Your Financial Behavior Say About You? by So Over Debt Just Write It Down And Take Control Of Your Money by Financially Consumed [...]

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January 2012 Wealth and Income Report

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Jeff Davidson in Income Report 8 Comments

Well its the end of another month and time to run all the reports and stats to see where I am and how I did. Each month I post how I made my secondary income, as well as how I spent, saved and reduced my debt. Photography Business Well December didnt carry over to the new year. Ended with 15 session which really was only on off from my monthly goal, and one of them was a catalog shoot which I hesitated to count but it will bring in much more than a regular session [...]

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Double Taxation Rant Ahead

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Jeff Davidson in Articles, Life in General No Comments

Skipping the normal weekly wrap up for a rant today. You see I got my first ‘Unsecured Business Personal Property Tax Bill’ today in the mail. I know its a mouthful but it pissed me off. I’ll start out by saying its not alot but its the princpal behind the matter. Property taxes If you are a homeowner you are familiar with property taxes. If you own ‘Real’ property such as land and the buildings on them then you pay a tax for that. Has been true through out the ages that you are taxed on the [...]

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Save on Shaving: Dollar Shave Club

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Jeff Davidson in Savings No Comments

Ok I know many of you have heard of this before, but I’m just catching on. Thanks to a klout perk I was introduced to Dollar Shave Club Thoughts on the Products First a little history… I hate shaving! Some may call it lazy but I don’t shave unless I am having clients that day other wise I’ll go days with out shaving (went two weeks once). The price of razors also contributes to that. I’ll make a razor last a month sometimes (painful but true) and then buy the cheapest I can find (just [...]

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Debt, the evil arch enemy of wealth

Posted on August 21, 2011 by Jeff Davidson in Debt No Comments

As I develop this website i have decided that I must include debt in the equation. After all why are we seeking multiple streams of income? For most of us it is to create wealth and increase net worth, to provide comfort and security now and in our future. The biggest killer of this would be debt and the accumulation of debt. With debt not only is your hard earned income going somewhere else, but if you are like most and only pay minimums then these debt payments can go on for years and years [...]

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Learn to Use Credit Responsibly

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Jeff Davidson in Debt No Comments

Credit cards get a bad rap these days. With millions of Americans struggling to pay off high-interest debts, is it any wonder they look at credit cards as the enemy? Despite the negative attitudes held by many, 78% of U.S. households own at least one credit card. The fact is, credit cards CAN be dangerous if you don’t use them correctly. In the past, credit card companies targeted college freshmen, offering them free t-shirts and water bottles to sign up for cards. At 18 years old, most people aren’t ready to use credit the right [...]

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Fibro and Anxiety, the Double Whammy!

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Jeff Davidson in Health No Comments

Think it was March when I last spoke about anxiety, and that was a mild episode. It was looking as if I might miss it this year, as every year it hit hard April and May. This weekend proved that it is still around. I actually can point to a trigger this time I believe as it came on strong Saturday, it its been hanging around since. Thought it was done last night but that was just all the meds helping out, it’s back again this morning. Acknowledging it and using all the coping methods [...]

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Save on Shaving: Dollar Shave Club

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Jeff Davidson in Savings No Comments

Ok I know many of you have heard of this before, but I’m just catching on. Thanks to a klout perk I was introduced to Dollar Shave Club Thoughts on the Products First a little history… I hate shaving! Some may call it lazy but I don’t shave unless I am having clients that day other wise I’ll go days with out shaving (went two weeks once). The price of razors also contributes to that. I’ll make a razor last a month sometimes (painful but true) and then buy the cheapest I can find (just [...]

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Saving Money with Rain Water

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Jeff Davidson in Budgeting, Savings, Ways to Save No Comments

I have gone all in with growing my own food lately and doing most of it hydroponically. Growing this way it is best to use dechloronated water and the easiest way to do this is to use rain water or if from the tap let it set around for at least 24 hours. So I started doing researchIn building my own water storage system and this lead me to rain water collection. Free Water Being Wasted As I did my morning walk I was looking around at homes and all the rain gutters just flow [...]

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Do You Spend More for Convenience?

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Jeff Davidson in Budgeting, Savings No Comments

While shopping for some wood for a shelf in the greenhouse I got to thinking how much more do I spend for convenience? Let me fill you in. I needed to put in a shelf in the back of the greenhouse for buckets (which are 12″ wide). I could go one of three routes. 1. The cheapest would be to just get a 4′x8′ sheet of plywood, muscle it into the truck and cut it when I got home. This also would have given me a lot of left overs. 2. Lowes also has pre-cut [...]

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Hydroponics are Cool

Posted on April 6, 2013 by Jeff Davidson in Health, Life in General No Comments

In an interest to work on my health issues the natural way I have been doing my best to eat more fruits and fresh veggies. This means at least 2 if not 3 trips a week to my local health food store or farmers market.this gets time consuming, costs cost and the veggies are not cheap. This lead me to thinking about doing the backyard garden again, except for a few minor things: Having to clean the backyard Having to put in raised beds Having to buy or condition soil Planting Weeding Bugs Bending over [...]

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An Answer to my Health Issues?

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Jeff Davidson in Health No Comments

Well I went to see the specialist again this week to go over the last batch of test results. Apparently all normal, so he says the last ANA test was a false positive (2 in a year though?). So the good news that everything says no autoimmune disorder. So the docs diagnosis at this time is Fibromyalgia. What is Fibromyalgia? I still have some doubts about it, from what I have read I don’t meet all the requirements, but my mom has it as well and she didn’t have all the markers early on either. [...]

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