Hard times call for desperate measures.  I wouldn’t call being frugal and looking for good deals desperate measures, but they do help a lot during these hard economic times that we are all facing.  Thanks to the Internet, there are more possible ways to make some savings on many things that we spend on everyday.  Frugal, Freebies, and Deals is a blog that collates information about saving that can be found online.  It is much like visiting a shop that tells you where all the good deals are at.  Instead of doing most of the research on your own, you can let this blog do the work for you.

Everyone dreams about being his own boss one day.  Perhaps the main way that this could happen is if one owned a business.  It does not have to be big – everyone has to start somewhere after all.  However, owning a business is not that simple.  There are many things that are expected of a business owner.  In fact, one would need a lot of skills and effort to become a success. One of those skills involves negotiating with people relevant to the business.  If you need to brush up on those negotiating skills, then Zapablog is for you.  This blog presents a lot of practical advice about mediating and negotiating.

Accounting is one of the most lucrative jobs there is – the thing is that it could also be one of the most tiring jobs!  Yet this does not change the fact that there is a huge need for skilled accountants anywhere in the world.  With the economic hard times that many of us are facing, though, finding a job – even for an accountant could be difficult.  Accounting Jobs is a very new blog which aims to help accountants find jobs in the UK.  Though there isn’t much content yet, I think that the concept is brilliant and given the right amount of exposure, could become something big.

The dollar plummeting has understandably created a vacuum of business and a whole lot of uncertainty for the Americans. Because of the massive use of credit cards and buying things on loans and credit, there is now a need for guides on how to get out of debt. In itself, credit and debt management help has become an industry in itself in the U.S.

As I start to wonder if the U.S. will plunge into another Great Depression of sorts, I am thankful for blogs like CreditBook.com. Certainly a great way to cope with crises like these.

Ivy is on a quest to make money online. Armed with her blog and with her ideas and sound financial theories, she seems well on her way towards her goals!

My Endeavor to Online Riches is based on blogger but using a skin much like a WordPress blog. With this, Ivy packs her site with information for those like her who are on a quest for online gold. In her own words:

I am a 20 y/o college student, who’s completely focused on becoming a successful online entrepeneur. I’m probably not your typical college girl. I do enjoy hanging with friends and stuff, but my philosophy on life has always been work hard now and play later.

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