Student loans are tough. You’ve just graduated college, you’ve (hopefully) found your dream job, and now that the typical 6-month grace period is over, it’s time to start repaying your student loans. 2013’s graduates are looking at leaving college with debt averaging $29,400. That can be hard to manage. As a recent grad working in NYC, I’ve been there. I know how hard it is to balance loan…
Are You Ready to Leave Your Job and Work in Your Startup Full Time?
by / ⠀Entrepreneurship• Startup Advice / November 11, 2013Making the transition from full-time employee to full-time entrepreneur has to be one of the toughest decisions you will ever face. You need to plan this strategy carefully and time it correctly because it will have a huge impact on your startup. If you transition at the wrong time – or without enough leeway – you could run out of time or money before your startup has had…
Travel the World for Cheap as a Non-Tourist
by / ⠀Entrepreneurship• Personal Finance• Travel / October 7, 2013Whenever I do anything, I usually try to make it epic, especially with traveling. I am very fortunate to be under 30 years young and have been to over 30 countries. The type of business I have had for the past 2 years has financially supported my annual international trips and has allowed me to come back and start working it again. I came up with the idea…
Top 10 Travel Tips Guaranteeing a Fun, Cost-Efficient Vacation
by / ⠀Entrepreneurship• Travel / September 22, 2013There are many ways to enjoy a trip even when on a limited budget. In order for you to enjoy the luxury of the place that you are going to while on a tight budget, here are tips that will help you enjoy your vacation while not breaking the bank. 1. Buy Everything before You Travel The items are more expensive at your destination. It should include the…
13 Ways to Fit Travel Into Your Summer Schedule
by / ⠀Entrepreneurship• Personal Finance• Travel / August 14, 2013Question: As an entrepreneur, how are you finding time/budget for travel this summer? (name one tip) 1. Make for a Happy Homecoming “This summer, I’ve gone to Denver, L.A., Nevada, Orlando and Montreal so far! The key is planning the week of your return in advance. Don’t take any meetings; instead, spend that first morning easing back into your flow. Catch up on your emails and assignments.…
There are hundreds of thousands of new businesses that are set up each year; however most of them never get off the ground, and those that do, often never manage to survive more than a year. But why is this? Surprisingly most of the time it isn’t even because the idea was particularly bad, it all depends on whether you can get noticed without breaking the bank. So…
According to recent data from The Startup Genome project, analyzing some 3,200 high-growth technology startups, 1 out of every 12 startups fails. While there are a host of reasons startups fail, most startups fail due to lack of funding or because they spend too much on customer acquisition. Let’s face it; marketing is a huge part of building a successful startup. You have to market or you wouldn’t get past having a great…
I’m a huge fan of budgets. But I’m a bigger of spending journals. Why? Because spending journals are the foundation of creating your monthly budget. So what exactly is a spending journal? A spending journal is where you keep track of all your daily expenses including the .25 cent pack of gum you bought. It may sound tedious at first, but I guarantee you that you’re in for…
Leverage. We’ve heard the word tossed around by gurus, moguls, and business experts, but they conveniently forget to tell us how to create that leverage and what to do if we don’t have millions or even thousands of dollars to create it. Today, I’m offering 3 simple ways to create leverage on a shoestring budget. Whether you’re trying to grow your business to 6 and 7 figures or…