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 face it, with the economy the way it is right now, opportunities won’t just find you. Which is why you need to pump in that extra effort to create the opportunities for yourself.  For me, the opportunity was starting up a blog about money-making ideas at FindingBenjamin.com, and creating a business for myself. (The idea didn’t come completely on it own – I did have a nudge in the right direction, from my entrepreneur father.) Scary, yes. I started with average computer skills, and VERY limited knowledge of blogging and everything that goes with it. And as much as I whined and complained about working in the cafe, at least I knew what to expect there.

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