Net Income Diary

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Every new year we set resolutions, but most of these barely survive past the 8th of January our learned experts say. So, how are you keeping with you 2010 resolutions? If everything is still going according to plan then that’s great, if not it’s there is still time to get things back on track again.

This year is one to achieve phenominal success in whatever you have set out to do. Last year I saw encouraging results in my affiliate marketing promotions, and this year I plan to improve my work and achieve even more success.

The most profitable promotions where in the holidays market, checkout  my holidays web site http://www.citybreakideas.com/ . Even though people were struggling financially because of the global recession they still had time and money for holidays. If you can promote holidays, then it’s worth giving it a try.

So, how was 2009 for you, what worked for you in terms of making or saving money?

What are your resolutions for 2010? How do you do you plan to achieve even more success this year?

Is it recession or businesses are becoming even more greedy? Have you noticed how aggressively they try to milk every little penny that you have in the pocket? 

During the festive season, businesses were trying every trick possible to get us to spend our hard earned cash on all those not so healthy foods. Chocolates, mince pies, beer, cakes and loads of other goodies. Business people were cashing in on this too commercialised Christmas period.

Now as we begin the new year, the business man is back again telling us how much weight we have put on due to our over indulgence during the festive period. They are even promoting weight scales so you can weigh yourself and feel guilty about your ‘not so good looking’ body. That’s true, they have even come up with their own idea of a good looking body.

Celebrities are cashing in on their so called ‘celebrity diets’, I can’t live on apples and water sory. If you are one of those caught up in this crazy situation of yo-yo weights good lucky in whatever you are doing to lose weight. Just be careful you might end up losing more money.

For me the solution is to live healthy throughout the year, eat healthy food and exercise regulary. Businesses are there to make money, don’t buy everything because you think it’s cheap. Ask yourself if you really need it.

Happy New Year to you all.

It’s half term holidays again. For a week I don’t have to worry about school runs, but it means I will have a busy week with my son. I have to find activities to do during this half term break and will visit a few places in London.

I have found out that there are loads of deals on half term activities at Lastminute.com.

They have discounts on visits to Alton Towers;

50% off prices to Thorpe Park

London Eye and River Cruises from £25.

Find more Latest deals on lastminute.com plus they also have a special deal of 50% off Legoland tickets
 

We are also going to visit London Aquarium, which is one of Europe’s largest displays of aquatic life. Exhibits at the Aquarium combine education and entertainment in a voyage of discovery through the rivers, lakes and oceans of the world.

It can be expensive visiting different attractions, if you are visiting  London you can save money if you use the London Pass. The  All London Pass Attractions & Offers give you the best value for money.

In the past week, I have had some of the worst days in my life. I hope everything will be sorted tomorrow when I go for surgery.

Today marked the beginning of another era in my career development. It was my first day at University of East London, where I will be studying Computer Networks with Marketing.

There is no doubt this will mean more work to be done, and this requires even better time management skills. Balancing university, family and work time is not going to be easy. But successful people know how to manage their time isn’t it?

Being a university student and at the same time a family man means I have to be smart in how I handle my finances. Budgeting, spending and above all generating extra income. I know my student grant will not be enough, it’s never meant to support a family. I have to be SMART in my planning.

Blogging To Learn

Many people believe one has to be an expert in a particular field to have a successful blog in that subject. But is that always true? As I embark on my new studies, I think it’s possible that I can start a successful blog influenced mainly by what I will learn from the different experts and also discussions with fellow bloggers.

What do you think about blogging to learn?

I think blogging can be a great tool in my studies, we become experts through our experiences.

I wished I had no teeth at all as I prayed for all this awful pain to stop, and my life to get back to normal again. But the pain will not go away.

I visited the dentist on Tuesday after experiencing dental pain for the first time in my 34 years of life. From that day I have been in serious serious pain, nothing can compare to that sort of pain. Maybe a kick in the balls…but I have never been kicked so I don’t know what it’s like.

I expected the dentist to take out the problem tooth, but apparently the procedure means he had to do preliminary examination and I had to go back home in pain. And the tooth extraction was for another day.

Well, I was referred to a specialist because my painful tooth require surgical extraction under sedation….whatever that is. And for that I have to wait until this coming Tuesday, until then this unforgettable experience continues.

DIY Tooth Extraction did cross my mind, but that will be crazy, stupid and suicidal. I quickly came back to my senses.

Go For Dental Check-Up

I know if I have been going for my regular dental check-ups I could have prevented all this suffering. Which is why I would want to encourage you to have your regular dental check-ups if you have not been. Because when the pain comes, you will regret it.

But what annoys me is the waiting time to get a dental appointment. This is First World Britain and the National Health Services (NHS) should have better standards than this, why should it take this long?

It takes more than just oral dental hygiene. Do you regularly go for dental checks?

I encourage you to have your dental checks before trouble comes.

You would think moving your blog from Blogger to WordPress will be an easy task. Well it’s time you think again.

I decided to move my blog from Blogger to WordPress, after reading about all the advantages of having your own domain name and a self hosted blog rather than using free services like blogger and wordpress.com.

There has been a bit of learning and research to be done, so the past two days have been a bit hectic. Getting severe tooth ache whilst trying to move my blog has not helped the situation either. Tooth ache is no joke I tell you.

The Journey from Blogger to WordPress:

1. First I needed a domain name, and I managed to get this for FREE with my BlueHost. I signed up with BlueHost and they gave me domain name netincomediary.com for free. That was a good deal I got.

2. I needed a better wordpress blog theme, and I got it from WooThemes. They have some of the best wordpress themes I have seen out there.

Installing wordpress was not a problem, BlueHost made that easy for me. But I had to quickly learn FTP, I couldn’t believe how simple that is. Using services like blogger make you think these things are difficult, but they are not.

The major issues have come in trying to customize my wordpress theme, making it look the way I want. It’s taking me time but I will get it done.

WordPress plugins, this is one of the reasons I moved to wordpress. There is more you can do with plugins to improve your blog than with blogger. But where d you start? I have found a few plugins I inted to use, but it’s still a learning curve.

In a few weeks time I guess I will be flying with wordpress, and enjoying the fruits of moving to wordpress.

Do you know of any wordpress plugins that can add value to my blog? Or any other ideas that can make my journey from blogger to wordpress easier? I welcome your suggestions.

“Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.”…Norman Vincent Peale

Crystal Palace-born singer Speech Debelle was the shock winner of the Barclaycard Mercury Prize for her album Speech Therapy, which was inspired by a trouble childhood life.

Her father walked out when she was six, thrown out of the house by her mother at 19 for using drugs, spend years sleeping in homeless hostels and on friends sofas.

Now at 26 years old she has won the coveted Mercury prize, beating established acts including Kasabian and Bat of Lashes. Welcome to the world of Corynne Elliot.

This is the amazing story of a young girl who has managed to turn her life around. Using her troubled past for inspiration, Corynne Elliot is now destined for great things.

Her album called Speech Therapy, despite having previously sold only under 3000 copies, mainly at her small gigs….has seen massive increase in sales on Amazon since winning the Barclaycrad Mercury Prize.

Julian Monaghan, head of music buying at Amazon, said: “This is arguably the most unexpected win in Mercury Prize history.”

After collecting her award Corynne Elliot said: “This proves if you believe in something and you think you can do it, you can achieve it.”

Well said by a girl who was expelled from school at after being suspended 11 times, what an amazing turn around in her life. Shows the power of beliefs, if you believe you can achieve great things in life.