Entrepreneurship

• Investing in professional conferences (20 comments)

  This post is from staff writer Sarah Gilbert. I am writing this after the third weekend in a row of attending professional conferences. While I wouldn't suggest such a schedule (it was a fluke...Read more »

• I’m off to grow a giant pumpkin! (30 comments)

  This post is from staff writer El Nerdo. I love my job, but my job doesn't pay so well. For a while I attempted to cope with this problem by means of personal finance. However, while thinking and w...Read more »

• A scholarship for small-business folks (12 comments)

  With student debt now topping credit card debt (see page 3 of the PDF), every penny that you can find to put toward education is wanted. We hear a lot about student loans, but not so much about schola...Read more »

• Mike Michalowicz, ex-Toilet Paper Entrepreneur (18 comments)

  I've been meaning to write about Mike Michalowicz for a while now. Last October, in a comment to an article about generalization vs. specialization, I sided with specialists and promised reader Rya th...Read more »

• Make more money as a subject matter expert (33 comments)

  I spend a lot of time working. I have my day job, first of all. I also have a demanding side hustle in addition to writing here. I've spent most of my working life like this. I like working and lea...Read more »

• The power of personal networks (40 comments)

  This post is by staff writer Honey Smith. While I believe that focusing on your day job generally has the possibility for greater payoffs than side gigs, I am currently under-earning based on my e...Read more »

• Being a landlord: Is it worth it? (108 comments)

  This is a guest post from Holly Johnson. Holly is a 32-year-old wife, mother of two, and frugal lifestyle enthusiast. She blogs about saving money, frugal habits, and whatever is on her mind at ClubTh...Read more »

• Earning more vs. spending less: The decision (89 comments)

  This is the last article in a series. Here are round 1, round 2, and round 3. The need to specialize I have been wrestling now for some time with the question of where to focus one's energies: ...Read more »

• Reader Story: From recession to best financial shape of my life (53 comments)

  This guest post from William Cowie is part of the “reader stories” feature at Get Rich Slowly. William has contributed to ConsumerismCommentary.com, BudgetsAreSexy.com and other personal finance b...Read more »

• Community-sourced Investing: Should You Fund Capital Improvements? (35 comments)

  "But, is it a good idea to invest?" asked my friend Marlene, grandmother of a neighbor who was super-excited about the fundraising campaign for a local spice, herb and tea shop. She seemed skeptical. ...Read more »

• Stop Being the Person You Think You Are (100 comments)

  This post is from GRS staff writer Donna Freedman. Donna writes the Frugal Cool blog for MSN Money, and writes about frugality and intentional living at Surviving And Thriving. How’s your life go...Read more »

• Earning More vs. Spending Less, Round 3: ‘The Queen of Versailles’ (57 comments)

  This is the third article of a series. The first one is here and the second one here. Earning and saving money both take time, effort, knowledge, attention, and continuous dedication. Since we know...Read more »

• Earning More vs. Spending Less, Round 2: It Takes Money to Make Money (121 comments)

  This is the second installment of a series. The first article can be found here. Last week I spent a thousand bucks on a phone.  I paid full price for it, in cash, no contract.  It's not the pho...Read more »

• Review: How I Make Money Blogging (139 comments)

  This post is from GRS staff writer Donna Freedman. Donna writes the Frugal Cool blog for MSN Money, and writes about frugality and intentional living at Surviving And Thriving. Let me say that init...Read more »

• How I Launched a Successful Kickstarter Campaign (39 comments)

  This post is by staff writer Sarah Gilbert. "You can always back out," a dear friend who had successfully completed a few Kickstarter campaigns told me a few days into my own campaign. "You just ha...Read more »

• How I Won $10,200 on Game Shows (39 comments)

  For the next week (or two), we'll be sharing "audition" pieces from folks interested in being new staff writers at Get Rich Slowly. Your job is to let us know what you think of each of these writers. ...Read more »

• Advice for Entrepreneurs (27 comments)

  This post is by staff writer Sarah Gilbert. "This is a really intense spreadsheet!" I told Jay, another parent at my seven-year-old's school. I was meeting with him for coffee to talk about a garde...Read more »

• How to Host a Yard Sale (53 comments)

  Summer is coming, and the weather is warming around much of the United States. You know what that means: Yard sale season is upon us! Hosting a yard sale — or garage sale or tag sale or whateve...Read more »

• The Real Secret to Making Money by Following Your Passion (47 comments)

  This is a guest post from Chris Guillebeau, author of The $100 Startup, available from Amazon.com or your favorite local bookstore. You can also read his free blog at ChrisGuillebeau.com. Guillebe...Read more »

• Book Review: The $100 Startup (29 comments)

  This post is by staff writer April Dykman. In March I attended the SXSW Interactive Conference in Austin, Texas, and I had a chance to meet a few online personalities face-to-face, like former GRS ...Read more »

• How I Got Rich Quickly, Then Failed…Miserably (62 comments)

  This is a guest post from Belinda James. Belinda is currently attending Trident Online University and earning her master's degree in business administration. In her spare time she writes automotive ...Read more »

• Reader Story: Starting a Successful Business as a Single Person (46 comments)

  This guest post from Kelly is part of the "reader stories" feature at Get Rich Slowly. Some stories contain general advice; others are examples of how a GRS reader achieved financial success or failur...Read more »

• Are You Afraid to Earn More? (136 comments)

  This is a guest post from Rya Hristova. Rya had her reader story featured at Get Rich Slowly last year. She writes a Bulgarian personal-finance blog called kadebg.com. Did you grow up in a modest f...Read more »

• How to Make Money at the Farmers Market (47 comments)

  This is a guest post from Lee Doppelt and originally appeared on The Dollar Stretcher. You enjoy sauntering around your community’s farmers market each Saturday morning. Besides purchasing fresh ...Read more »

• Reader Story: Re-Evaluating the Rat Race (164 comments)

  This guest post from Joe is part of the "reader stories" feature at Get Rich Slowly. Some stories contain general advice; others are examples of how a GRS reader achieved financial success or failure....Read more »

• How and Why I Sold Get Rich Slowly (327 comments)

  When I started Get Rich Slowly — on 15 April 2006 — it made very little money. It earned a few pennies per day. Slowly, the income grew. A few pennies per day turned into a few dollars per...Read more »

• Reader Story: Turning a Side Hustle into Self Employment (152 comments)

  This guest post from Crystal is part of the "reader stories" feature at Get Rich Slowly. Some stories contain general advice; others are examples of how a GRS reader achieved financial success or fail...Read more »

• Frugality Advice from Millionaires (59 comments)

  This is a guest post from Jaime Tardy of Eventual Millionaire. After paying off $70,000 and quitting a six-figure job, Jaime became a business coach. She also interviews millionaires every week for ...Read more »

• 5 Unusual Ways to Raise Successful Children (104 comments)

  This is a guest post from Natalie Peace of PeaceAndProfit.com. She is the author of 30 Keys to Building a Multi-Million Dollar Business: What They Didn’t Teach Me in Business School. Natalie is an e...Read more »

• Reader Story: Finding Financial Balance (141 comments)

  This guest post from George is part of the "reader stories" feature at Get Rich Slowly. Some stories contain general advice; others are examples of how a GRS reader achieved financial success — ...Read more »

• Giving Thanks for Small Businesses (50 comments)

  This post is from staff writer Sarah Gilbert. I celebrated Thanksgiving with my family near the Oregon coast this past weekend, and spent nearly the whole day Saturday in blissful cooking mode. It ...Read more »

• Think Different: Teaching Kids to Be Entrepreneurs (61 comments)

  This article is from new staff writer Tim Sullivan. I remember when my parents gave me a raise in my allowance. I was seven and I went from $2 a week to $5 a week because I started doing my own lau...Read more »

• Reader Story: Using Small Income Streams to Fund Big Goals (90 comments)

  This guest post from Julie Mayfield is part of the "reader stories" feature at Get Rich Slowly. Some stories contain general advice; others are examples of how a GRS reader achieved financial success ...Read more »

• Hostels For Adults: Spend Travel Money Where it Counts (163 comments)

  This post is from new staff writer Sarah Gilbert. When I was 23, I stayed at my first (and last) Ritz Carlton, in Palo Alto. It was only a stop on a string of fabulous business hotels from which I...Read more »

• Why Leaving My Job in Finance Was the Best Decision Ever (40 comments)

  This is a guest post from Sean Ogle, a former portfolio analyst who is now pursuing his goals of starting a business and seeing the world. Ogle writes about travel and entrepreneurship at Location 180...Read more »

• Compound Interest vs. Increased Income — Which Matters More? (54 comments)

  Like nearly everyone else on the internet, I'm a fan of xkcd, the nerdy webcomic from Randall Munroe. My wife, who's a chemist, loves xkcd's science episodes (such as this and this), while I like ever...Read more »

• An Introduction to Arbitrage: Using Craigslist to Make a Living (146 comments)

  On Saturday, I drove from Portland to Eugene to meet Jacob from Early Retirement Extreme. He's on a mini road trip from the Bay Area, scouting Oregon for a place to live. Along with a few other ERE re...Read more »

• Women Entrepreneurs: Savvy Blogging Summit 2011 (30 comments)

  Last year, I gave the keynote address at the first-ever Savvy Blogging Summit, a gathering of about 65 women bloggers, most of whom write about deals, shopping, and couponing. I didn't know what to ex...Read more »

• Ask the Readers: How Can I Earn Extra Money? (121 comments)

  The realm of personal finance blogs is large. It's filled with general money blogs like Five Cent Nickel and The Simple Dollar and Get Rich Slowly. But there are many smaller corners of this world whe...Read more »

• How to Run a Profitable Garage Sale (61 comments)

  This is a guest post from Katy Wolk-Stanley of The Non-Consumer Advocate, a blog about frugality, food waste, environmentalism, simple living and finding thrift-store bargains. When not blogging (or n...Read more »

• How I Earn My Money (73 comments)

  A lot of what we write here at Get Rich Slowly is theoretical. "This is how you should do things," we say. Or, sometimes, the articles are meant for inspiration: "Here are some great ideas for taking ...Read more »

• Reader Story: How I Avoided Student Loans (100 comments)

  This guest post from Crystal is part of the "reader stories" feature at Get Rich Slowly. Some stories contain general advice; others are examples of how a GRS reader achieved financial success —...Read more »

• Calling the Shots: How to Be the CEO of Your Own Life (31 comments)

  This is a guest post from Flexo, creator of Consumerism Commentary, one of the first independent blogs to focus on personal finance. During the 1990s, my financial life was like a Caribbean cruise ...Read more »

• Review: The Money Book For Freelancers (24 comments)

  This post is from staff writer Sierra Black. Sierra writes about frugality, sustainable living, and getting her kids to eat kale at Childwild.com. It took me a long time to get through The Money Bo...Read more »

• Blogging: A Demanding Task with Few Rewards? (77 comments)

  Note: I try not to blog about blogging at Get Rich Slowly. Though some of you are interested in the subject, most of you are not. Today's article is a one-time deal. Last week, a reader named Matt ...Read more »

• Getting Paid to Tell Lies: Mystery Shopping as a Frugal Hack (51 comments)

  This post is from new GRS staff writer Donna Freedman. Donna writes the Living With Less personal finance column for MSN Money, and writes about frugality and intentional living at Surviving And Thriv...Read more »

• Why Your Income Is So Important (50 comments)

  A few weeks ago, I shared a monster list of ways to make more money. These weren't cheesy chores or slimy scams, but legitimate ways a person could earn extra income if they needed. Most of the sugges...Read more »

• Make More Money: How to Supercharge Your Income (81 comments)

  Nearly every morning, I get up early to go exercise at the local Crossfit gym. While I wait for it to open at 6:30, I do laps around the cold, dark parking garage with my friend Dan. Sometimes we talk...Read more »

• Living Like a Millionaire on Pennies a Day (41 comments)

  This is a guest post from Sean Ogle, a former portfolio analyst who is now pursuing his goals of starting a business and seeing the world. You can read more from him at Location180. You can also follo...Read more »

• Comic Book Ad from 1956: How I Made a Small Fortune in Spare Time! (19 comments)

  Last month, I mentioned that I got my entrepreneurial start as a kid by selling stuff door to door. This "stuff" generally comprised products advertised on the back of of comic books: seeds, greeting ...Read more »

• Reader Story: How We Became Reluctant Landlords (62 comments)

  This guest post from Jolyn is part of the "reader stories" feature at Get Rich Slowly. Some stories contain general advice; others are examples of how a GRS reader achieved financial success — o...Read more »

• Earning Extra Income with a (Small) Blog (42 comments)

  This is a guest post from Mike Piper, a long-time GRS reader and the author of Oblivious Investor, where he blogs about such thrilling topics as Roth IRA rules and 401k rollovers. Blogging is often...Read more »

• Stop Before You Start: An Update on the GRS Blog Project (23 comments)

  Ah, life. Sometimes it gets in the way of the other stuff I really want to do. When I announced the GRS blog project in July, I thought it sounded like a swell idea. I'd revive one of my many dorma...Read more »

• Capitalist Kids: Encouraging Young Entrepreneurs (71 comments)

  Saturday, I posted what I thought was an amusing anecdote. I told how I'd bought some treats from a young girl's bake sale, but she'd been woefully unprepared to take my money and give me change. I me...Read more »

• Book Review: Banker to the Poor (40 comments)

  This post, from GRS staff writer April Dykman, is part of Book Week at Get Rich Slowly. When J.D. announced that this week would be Book Week at GRS, I was excited about a set deadline for tackling...Read more »

• Reader Story: I Paid for Graduate School by Renting out Rooms (49 comments)

  This guest post from Mike Choi is part of the "reader stories" feature at Get Rich Slowly. Some stories contain general advice; others are examples of how a GRS reader achieved financial success &mdas...Read more »

• Building a Money-Making Blog: Preparation (66 comments)

  Last month, I asked if you folks would be interested in a new GRS long-term project, one that tracks my progress as I try to build another blog that produces income. This would be like the garden proj...Read more »

• Should I Sell My Car On eBay? (42 comments)

  This article is by staff writer Adam Baker. Follow Baker on Twitter @ManVsDebt or connect with him on Facebook. Over the last few months, I've spent countless hours researching the process of selli...Read more »

• Is It Time To Quit Your Day Job? (96 comments)

  This post is from staff writer Sierra Black. Sierra writes about frugality, sustainable living, and getting her kids to eat kale at Childwild.com. (It's also her birthday today.) Who doesn't dream ...Read more »

• Blogging as a Business: The Next GRS Project? (137 comments)

  Man, you guys are full of good ideas. When I put out the call for story requests on Thursday, you came through with over 150 suggestions. And some of them are stellar. I'll get to work on some of t...Read more »

• The Savvy Blogging Summit (58 comments)

  I've been a bit quiet around here lately, but for good reason. Over the weekend, I attended the Savvy Blogging Summit in Breckenridge, Colorado. This gathering of roughly 65 women (and three men) is a...Read more »

• Reader Story: The Other Side of Bankruptcy (212 comments)

  This guest post from Shara is part of the "reader stories" feature here at Get Rich Slowly. Some stories contain general "how I did X" advice; others are examples of how a GRS reader achieved financia...Read more »

• Reader Story: The $20 Challenge (45 comments)

  This guest post from Jessica is part of the "reader stories" feature here at Get Rich Slowly. Some reader stories contain general "how I did X" advice, and others are examples of how a GRS reader achi...Read more »

• Calculating Your Life-Time Income (30 comments)

  This article is by staff writer Adam Baker. Baker recently released an online guide entitled, Unautomate Your Finances. J.D.'s note: According to Facebook, today is Baker's birthday. Happy birthday, A...Read more »

• Want to Make Something by Hand? Sew Start, Already! (41 comments)

  This post is from GRS staff writer April Dykman. Recently, J.D. wrote about the value in finding something that you enjoy making by hand. As I read his post, I couldn't help but to think about m...Read more »

• How I Generate Extra Income by Letting Strangers Pay My Rent (77 comments)

  This is a guest post from Rebecca Rosenfelt, the founder of RealSavvyRealEstate.com, a website devoted to demystifying the home buying process for first-time home buyers. I almost never pay the ent...Read more »

• In the City of Big Shoulders (21 comments)

  Here I am in Chicago, the Windy City. It hasn't been very windy at all so far (though strong winds delayed my flight's landing time); it was rainy last night, and it's sunny today. I'm here with Chris...Read more »

• Book Review: The Other 8 Hours (75 comments)

  Before I started Get Rich Slowly, I was a slacker. I'd get up in the morning and drive to a job I hated where I gave almost no effort. When I came home in the evening, I'd fritter away my time: I watc...Read more »

• How to Turn Your Clutter Into Cash (39 comments)

  This is a guest post from Robert Brokamp of The Motley Fool. Robert is a Certified Financial Planner and the advisor for The Motley Fool’s Rule Your Retirement service. He contributes one new articl...Read more »

• Art and Entrepreneurship (28 comments)

  My pal Chris Guillebeau has a great interview up over at his blog, The Art of Non-Conformity. He recently profiled artist Tsilli Pines (who also happens to be a loyal GRS reader and a customer of my f...Read more »

• Reader Story: Rental Properties for the Average Joe (81 comments)

  This guest post from Barry is part of a new feature here at Get Rich Slowly. Every Sunday will include a reader story (in the new "reader stories" category). Some will be general "how I did X" stories...Read more »

• New Job, New You (41 comments)

  I spent 17 years working at a job I hated, afraid to pursue my passions. I've spent the past two years doing something I love, and the difference in my attitude is like night and day. Some folks take ...Read more »

• Reader Story: Budgeting For a Lifestyle Change (41 comments)

  This is a guest post from Sean Ogle, a former portfolio analyst who is now pursuing his goals of starting a business and seeing the world. You can read more from him at Location180. You can also follo...Read more »

• Crush It! and The Best Books on Boosting Your Income (28 comments)

  Yesterday, I argued that the most effective path to financial success is to boost your income. Frugality is an important part of personal finance, and you will eventually meet your goals if you simply...Read more »

• The Personal Finance Hour, Episode 18: A Twenty-Something Entrepreneur (7 comments)

  In the recent GRS reader survey, one common request was to delay the weekly podcast announcement until after the show so that I could provide a brief written summary for those who don't have the time ...Read more »

• Beyond Frugality: What I Learned from Failure (63 comments)

  This is a guest post from Jason Barr, who writes about personal development at Start Being Your Best. Jason is a potential Staff Writer for Get Rich Slowly. He's 32 years old, has been married for sev...Read more »

• The Benefits of Starting a Side Business (82 comments)

  This is a guest post from Neal Frankle, a Certified Financial Planner and the blogger at The Wealth Pilgrim. Neal is a potential Staff Writer for Get Rich Slowly. For background on Neal's personal sto...Read more »

• How to Budget for an Irregular Income (70 comments)

  I've been a full-time professional blogger for more than a year now. It's been a fantastic experience, a sort of dream come true. But blogging for dollars is not without its drawbacks. As I've shared ...Read more »

• Employee or Entrepreneur? The Pros and Cons of Self-Employment (110 comments)

  In my recent review of Pam Slim's Escape from Cubicle Nation, Chett left the following comment: I was talking with a good friend last week who is self-employed. I told him I envied his entreprene...Read more »

• Escape from Cubicle Nation (35 comments)

  Last Friday, I attended a workshop put on by Pamela Slim, who writes about entrepreneurship at Escape from Cubicle Nation. Before this meeting, I didn't know much about Slim or her message, but her wo...Read more »

• The Accidental Slumlord (47 comments)

  Several years ago — as I was clawing my way out of debt — I did a dumb thing and subscribed to Newsweek. I didn't subscribe for just one year — I subscribed for four. As penance, I w...Read more »

• The Personal Finance Hour, Episode 12: Earning Extra Money (4 comments)

  We'd all like to earn a little extra money, but sometimes it's difficult to know where to begin. Today on The Personal Finance Hour, Jim and I will discuss our own experiences trying to supplement our...Read more »

• Turning Garage Sale Junk Into eBay Gold (47 comments)

  On Saturday night, I attended a party with some of my former high-school classmates. Many of the other guests were artists. I don't know many artists, so it was fascinating to listen to their stories,...Read more »

• Office Space: Why I Rented a Place to Write (74 comments)

  I recently leased office space for Get Rich Slowly. For about a year, I'd been working out of an office I'd created in one of our spare bedrooms. This seemed like an ideal solution: I was able to ...Read more »

• Starting a Business After a Job Loss (25 comments)

  This is a guest post from Matt, a long-time GRS reader. After earning a master's degree in electrical engineering, my father joined a large technology company where he did quite well for himself. T...Read more »

• Career Renegade: Make a Living Doing What You Love (18 comments)

  "You don't have to be world-class great to make a great living doing what you love," Jonathan Fields writes in Career Renegade, "if you are willing to step outside the box, approach your passion diffe...Read more »

• Ask the Readers: How to Rent Out Your Spare Room? (114 comments)

  Last month, Alison from Diamond-Cut Life shared a guest post about providing lodging to a housemate in exchange for work (instead of rent). Her story prompted a number of readers to ask about the mech...Read more »

• How to Decide If You Should Become an Entrepreneur (25 comments)

  This is a guest post from Tim Clark, who writes about money and meaning at Soul Shelter. In response to October's quiz about entrepreneurial "types", a reader named Pace posed some intriguing quest...Read more »

• Hustle and Patience: What It Takes to Succeed in 2009 (60 comments)

  It's Monday morning. I'm sitting upstairs in my office, in my pajamas, watching Gary Vaynerchuk give his keynote address at Affiliate Summit West live on Ustream (along with 865 other viewers). Vayner...Read more »

• Book Review: Work the System (8 comments)

  J.D. is on vacation. This is a guest post from Winston, the Get Rich Slowly "intern". Sam Carpenter has written an intriguing book about how his approach to owning and managing his telecommunicatio...Read more »

• Why a Millionaire Businessman Took a Beginner’s Class in Entrepreneurship (20 comments)

  This is a guest post from Tim Clark, who writes about money and meaning at Soul Shelter, which just turned one year old! An entrepreneur I met years ago recently sold his company for a large sum &m...Read more »

• Practice, Passion, and Patience: The Secrets to Successful Blogs (117 comments)

  In his new book, Blog Blazers, Stephane Grenier interviews 40 prominent bloggers about their secrets to creating successful — and profitable — blogs. Some of those who participated include...Read more »

• Working from Home: What I’ve Learned in 8 Months as a Professional Blogger (41 comments)

  The internet is the new El Dorado, a mythical land of gold and plenty. Some savvy marketers have convinced their followers that it's easy to make money online. It's not. Just like anything else, it ta...Read more »

• Quiz: Are You the Entrepreneurial “Type”? (11 comments)

  This is a guest post from Tim Clark, who writes about money and meaning at Soul Shelter. Have you ever wondered whether you're an entrepreneurial "type” of person? It would seem easy enough to...Read more »

• The Best $20 You’ll Ever Spend (35 comments)

  This is a guest post from Ramit Sethi, who writes about personal finance and personal entrepreneurship at I Will Teach You to Be Rich. If you want to start a business, the best $20 you'll ever spen...Read more »

• Making and Doing: The Value of Productive Hobbies (62 comments)

  I spent a couple hours this morning performing what ought to have been a simple home-maintenance task. The light fixture on our front porch had gone faulty, and I needed to replace it. I've done enoug...Read more »

• Success as an Entrepreneur: Why It’s Not About You (21 comments)

  This is a guest post from Tim Clark, who writes about money and meaning at Soul Shelter. Looking across the living room of his expansive flat in Hong Kong’s tony Victoria Peak neighborhood, Peter...Read more »

• Ads Are NOT the New Online Tip Jar (37 comments)

  Seth Godin wrote today that ads are the new online tip jar. "If you like what you're reading, click an ad to say thanks," he says. On the surface, this seems like a nice gesture. Underneath, however, ...Read more »

• Entrepreneurship Advice from Marc Hedlund, CEO of Wesabe (8 comments)

  This is a guest post from Marc Hedlund, co-founder and CEO of Wesabe, a web-based personal finance tool. Marc was formerly an entrepreneur-in-residence at O'Reilly Media. He also blogs about money at ...Read more »

• 5 Tips for Starting a Small Business (28 comments)

  My friend Nicole and her family visited our house for breakfast this morning. She and her husband are the founders of Green Ronin, a Seattle-based game publisher. As we enjoyed a couple lovely hours o...Read more »

• The Non-Conformists’ Guide to Making Money (17 comments)

  This is a guest post from Chris Guillebeau at The Art of Non-Conformity. Last week he shared the non-conformists' guide to personal finance. Today he follows up with thoughts on making money. Chris re...Read more »

• Young Entrepreneurs: Encouraging Children With Kid-Sized Businesses (36 comments)

  This is a guest post from my wife, and features a story I've come to look forward to updating every summer: the tale of two entrepreneurial girls. Last weekend I explored Portland's beautiful Eastm...Read more »

• Ask the Readers: Advice for Starting a New Business? (61 comments)

  I encourage GRS readers to pursue their dreams. I also extol the virtues of entrepreneurship. Mike believes he's ready to take both pieces of advice to heart. He wants to leave his job, set out on his...Read more »

• Tim Ferriss on the Power of Personal Entrepreneurship (16 comments)

  I write a lot about saving money. Like many of you, I've found frugality an excellent way to widen the gap between what I earn and what I spend. Frugality helped me get out of debt, increase my monthl...Read more »

• In Praise of the Lifestyle Business (14 comments)

  I've received a lot of requests lately to focus more on the money-making aspects of personal finance. "There's plenty of information out there about how to save money," people tell me. "Can you tell u...Read more »

• An Interview with Rich Rogers, Cheesemonger (16 comments)

  I'm in Trader Joe's with Rich Rogers. I'm looking for bread. He's looking at cheese. Rich is in the process of opening an artisan cheese shop in Dallas, Texas, and he never misses a chance to check fo...Read more »

• Excited and Scared: One Week as a Full-Time Blogger (60 comments)

  I've had a week now to adjust to the idea that I'm a full-time blogger, that I'm completely in control of my financial success or failure. To be honest, I'm both excited and scared. I had the same...Read more »

• One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference (25 comments)

  Don recently pointed me to an NPR piece about a new children's book that explores the concepts of microlending and entrepreneurship. Katie Smith Milway's One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big Dif...Read more »

• Going into Business? Keep your Personal Finances Safe (23 comments)

  This is a guest post from Chris Bibey, a full-time freelance writer offering tips and documenting his income at www.chrisblogging.com. Going into business for yourself can be a fun, enjoyable, and ...Read more »

• State of the Blog: Starting the Transition to Full-Time Writer (24 comments)

  "Have you quit the day job yet?" everyone wants to know. "Are you blogging full-time?" Not yet. In fact, right now I have less time to write for Get Rich Slowly than at any point since I starte...Read more »

• Great Ways to Earn More Money (28 comments)

  The fundamental law of money is: To gain wealth, you must spend less than you earn. If you want to increase your wealth, you must spend less or you must earn more. (Doing both is even better.) Ofte...Read more »

• How I Became a Millionaire While Working in My Pajamas (105 comments)

  This is a guest post from the Millionaire Mommy Next Door. At her blog, MMND shares her recipe for success, happiness, and financial freedom. This piece originally appeared on her site in a slightly d...Read more »

• How to Earn Extra Income Through Private Tutoring (24 comments)

  This is a guest post from Jeff Sackmann, a GMAT tutor based in New York City. Jeff runs the blog GMAT Hacks.  He is the author of The GMAT Math Bible and several other GMAT-related resources. Are ...Read more »

• The Incredible Secret Money Machine (24 comments)

  In 1978, Don Lancaster — a computer and electronics geek — published a book called The Incredible Secret Money Machine. Though the title smacks of get-rich-quick schemes, The Incredible Se...Read more »

• Quitting the Day Job: Finding the Guts to Pursue Your Dreams (223 comments)

  Something amazing has happened in the past eighteen months. While I've been learning about personal finance — and sharing my knowledge with you — Get Rich Slowly has grown from a small si...Read more »

• How to List an eBay Auction for Maximum Profit (35 comments)

  This is a guest post from Mike Panic, a freelance photographer and network administrator. In his spare time, Panic runs three sites: Randomn3ss, iPhotoForum, and iLikeCheapStuff. Over the past eigh...Read more »

• How to Use the Amazon Marketplace for Fun and Profit (58 comments)

  This is a guest post from Cady. You can read more from Cady in her fiscal fitness journal in the Get Rich Slowly discussion forums. While rearranging my music collection recently, I decided to pull...Read more »

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  Our annual neighborhood garage sale was held this past weekend. During last year's sale I offered ten garage sale tips: A group sale is better then selling alone. More stuff draws more traffic. ...Read more »

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  In a forum thread called "Why do so many people hate on Dave Ramsey?", Rush complained that Ramsey's advice is too conservative. Squished18 replied by saying: "You're advising me to invest my $100K 'a...Read more »

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  Two weeks ago, The New York Times published a nice introductory article on how to get started with a small business. Author Barbara Whitaker notes that about ten percent of small businesses fail each ...Read more »

• More Money: 5 Ways to Earn Extra Cash in Your Spare Time (64 comments)

  The discussion yesterday about how to earn money when you've lost your job got me thinking about ways to earn extra income outside regular employment. None of these are quick fixes, but they're ways t...Read more »

• The Blurring Lines Between Amateur and Professional Photographers (13 comments)

  Photography is an expensive hobby. With all the lenses, filters, lighting, software, and tripods, a fellow can find himself in the hole rather quickly. I should know. Photography was one of my last ob...Read more »

• Money-Making Hobbies: Mystery Shopping and Belly Dancing (16 comments)

  Several readers have written with stories of how they make money from hobbies. Today, Scarfish talks about two ways she's found to earn extra income while having fun. I'm a big proponent of having ...Read more »

• Money-Making Hobbies: Binding Books and Printing Buttons (20 comments)

  Every Sunday I share a little about making money by doing something you love. This week Matt writes that he and his wife both earn money from their hobbies. He likes to build websites, but his wife do...Read more »

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  One recurring theme of personal finance books is that it's easier to accumulate wealth by working for yourself than by working for others. Many have heard this maxim, but few have heeded it. Some want...Read more »

• Ask the Readers: Starting an Online Store? (23 comments)

  The response to my informal Sunday-only "make money from your hobbies" series has been positive. A number of you have submitted stories and questions. I'll do my best to post these in the coming weeks...Read more »

• An Introduction to Making Money Selling Digital Photos (59 comments)

  This is a guest post from reader Mike Panic, a freelance photographer and network administrator. In his spare time, Panic runs three sites: Randomn3ss, iPhotoForum, and iLikeCheapStuff. Who doesn�...Read more »

• Anatomy of an Overnight Success (11 comments)

  You're not going to get rich quickly from your hobby. While it's possible to earn a little income from a hobby or a side-business in a short time, to truly make it profitable takes hard work over t...Read more »

• Money Interviews: Imagination Movers, part four (2 comments)

  This is the last installment of an interview with Scott Durbin. Durbin has made an entrepreneurial leap of faith, leaving behind a safe job to pursue a dream, starting a rock band for kids. In the fir...Read more »

• Money Blueprints: What Our Parents Taught Us About Money (20 comments)

  I had dinner with two friends from high school last night. We shared good wine, good food, and, especially, good conversation. Much of our discussion focused on our shared history: the things we did t...Read more »

• Six Tips for Money-Making Hobbies (34 comments)

  You can make money from your hobby. Whether you knit, or write, or make photographs, or grow a vegetable garden, or tinker with cars, or build web sites, or collect ancient coins — you can ma...Read more »

• Become a Consultant to Defeat Debt Quickly (13 comments)

  The recent discussion about job-loss included a debate on the merits of becoming a consultant. Regular reader Andréa Coutu is a consultant. She wrote this guest article on how to become a consu...Read more »

• Money-Making Hobbies (from 1938) (21 comments)

  Note: For a modern look at this topic, check out six tips for money-making hobbies. What would Get Rich Slowly have been like if it were produced seventy years ago? Maybe something like this. (Or m...Read more »

• Behind the Blog: How I Write an Entry (25 comments)

  I've fielded a lot of questions recently about how much time I devote to this site, and about how I write my posts. The answers are: a lot, and it depends. More precisely, I spend about forty hours ea...Read more »

• You, Inc.: How to Be the CFO of Your Own Life (19 comments)

  Many people could improve their personal finances if they simply viewed themselves as a business. In this guest entry, Flexo from Consumerism Commentary explains how he's become the Chief Financial Of...Read more »

• Money Interviews: Imagination Movers, part three (1 comment)

  This is the third part of an interview with Scott Durbin, one member of Imagination Movers, a rock band for kids. Durbin is taking an entrepreneurial leap, leaving behind a safe job to pursue a dream....Read more »

• A Beginner’s Guide to Freelancing (6 comments)

  Somewhere between workaday jobs and entrepreneurship lies the murky world of freelancing. The idea of striking out alone appeals to many people. But where does one start? Phil Gyford has created a beg...Read more »

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  A couple of weeks ago, I shared the first part of an interview with Scott Durbin. Durbin is taking an entrepreneurial leap, leaving behind a safe job to pursue a dream, starting a rock band for kids. ...Read more »

• Book Review: The Millionaire Maker (22 comments)

  Loral Langemeier claims that she can turn anyone into a millionaire. In her recent book The Millionaire Maker, she writes: You can give me someone who's severely in debt, you can give me a single...Read more »

• Money Interviews: Imagination Movers, part one (2 comments)

  This is the first of a planned series in which I interview friends and family about their attitudes toward money. Most of these will be anonymized (and much shorter). Some will not. This first intervi...Read more »

• Steve Wozniak, Entrepreneurial Hero (4 comments)

  Steve Wozniak was the brains behind Apple Computer. In the mid-seventies, he designed personal computers and peripherals while his friend and business partner, Steve Jobs, acted as salesman and market...Read more »

• I Was a Grade-School Entrepreneur (4 comments)

  My father was an entrepreneur. He was always starting businesses. Most failed. Some succeeded in a wild fashion. (The inheritance he left the family is in the form of his most successful business, the...Read more »

• Flipping Cars for Fun and Profit (104 comments)

  The No Limits Ladies have posted an article on how to flip cars — how to buy used cars for cheap and sell them again for a profit. I find used vehicles for sale, often times through Cars.com,...Read more »

• An Entrepreneurial Leap of Faith (18 comments)

  My friend Sparky called last night. "I'm thinking of starting my own business," he said. "I need some advice." I wondered why he wanted my advice until I realized that: I help run a million-do...Read more »

• Ten Secrets of Success (6 comments)

  This is a guest post from Aaron Muderick. He sent this is two months ago. "Wait a few days until I write about entrepreneurship as a viable personal finance strategy," I told him. Somehow a few days s...Read more »

• The Entrepreneurial Spirit, a Tribute to My Father (14 comments)

  My father was an entrepreneur. He was always starting businesses. He was always selling things. When I was very young he operated Steve's Lawnmowing Service. He also sold World's Finest Chocol...Read more »

• In Praise of Young Entrepreneurs (4 comments)

  Last weekend my wife and I browsed a local farmers market. At one stall, Kris found a necklace that she loved. "Will you buy this for my birthday?" she asked. When I learned that the necklace in quest...Read more »

• Use Your Hobbies to Bring You Wealth (22 comments)

  Yesterday I shared the most important money tip: to gain wealth, you must spend less than you earn. Get Rich Slowly has covered many ways to reduce the spending side of the equation. But how can a per...Read more »