findingbenjamin.com

Entries for August, 2009

Finding Benjamin Crib Notes

By Chris
Come one, come all and welcome to crib notes. In May, I purchased my first home and was able to grab the $8,000 tax credit. Purchasing the home has begun a new saga in my life, and I would like to share my experiences with everyone. If you would like to become more familiar [...]

Tips on Scoring Some Cash Surfing the Web

By Staff
If you are a student who’s looking for a pretty easy way to make a little bit of extra cash, but don’t have the time to start up a full-blown business, Amazon Mechanical Turk might be something for you to look into. This is basically a workplace, run by Amazon.com, where businesses can post [...]

Student Taxi Service

By Chris
Here’s a bright idea for all you college students who are tight on money during the school year. If you have a car, you should give a student taxi service a shot, especially if the popular night life spots are not within walking distance.
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights are usually the big nights when [...]

Finding Benjamin Closet Sessions- Jason O’Neill Of Pencil Bugs

By Staff
FindingBenjamin.com interviewed Jason O’Neill , the inventor of the Pencil Bug! Jason is only 13, and already very successful. He started Pencil Bugs when he was 9 years old, and is still going strong with lots of ideas for the future.
Q: What are Pencil Bugs?
A: They are cute, bug-like, handmade pencil toppers that consist of two googly [...]

From Barista to Blogger – Featured on Blogussion.com

Dear Finding Benjamin Friends,
Below is an excerpt of an article I wrote that was recently published on the Blogussion website. For the full article, please visit blogussion.com. I hope you enjoy it and feel free to comment!

There’s nothing wrong with living at home and staying with that entry-level job until something better comes along. But let’s [...]

Halfbakery.com – Idea Picks of the Month

Got an idea you’ve dreamed up that you think would be awesome and would make you a billionaire, if only you could figure out how to make it work? Or maybe you have some crazy idea that would simply make the world a cooler place. Take it to Halfbakery.com. 
Halfbakery.com is a communal database of original, interesting, [...]