Tag Archives: commuting to work

How to Save Money on Your Commute to Work

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As I just covered in The Question of the Week, gas prices are high and the forecast calls for nothing but rising rates. For the average family who is trying to make ends meet, and doesn’t have a compensatory raise in income to make up for the raise in outgo, this situation can be extremely tough. So if you, or your spouse, has been commuting to work five days a week, has any moves been made by you to save money on the gas bill? Some ideas that I’ve seen bandied about include: ~Work four 10 hour days instead of … Continue reading →

A Question A Week: Are High Gas Prices Affecting Your Work Life?

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I just finished reading an article on CNN saying that there’s a bigger drive (pun intended :-P) now more than ever from employees to be able to work from home, or at least telecommute part of the week. I’ll confess right now: I work from home, so I don’t use much gas, and my husband works at an office only a mile or so from our home, so he doesn’t use much gas in his “commute” either (I say “commute” because really, a mile shouldn’t qualify as a commute.) So on this subject, I am going to rely entirely upon … Continue reading →

Looking for the Perfect Data Entry Job? I May Have Your Answer…

Recently, I talked about data entry, and how there aren’t many real data entry jobs that can be done from home. Today I wanted to talk about the perfect data entry job: It pays very well ($15 – $20 per hour on average) and is flexible about when the work needs to be done–any time during the month is just fine. The catch? You can’t do it from home. Okay, so maybe it’s not the perfect data entry job, but it’s pretty close! The official title for the job is “Researcher” although that makes it sound more difficult than it … Continue reading →