Pelican on Money

The Best of Pelican on Money 2012

Veronica Hill — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 09:00:57 +0000

Money – it controls our lives, determines our happiness in some ways more than others, and makes us live out our dreams or huddle in depression. In the short existence of this blog, I have been trying to explore this powerful force of human creation to figure out how to best manage it. How do we use money to work for us? How do we make more of it, spend less, save more and invest? … Continue reading →

Sometimes It’s Better to Pay Up

Veronica Hill — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 10:00:10 +0000

You’re being charged a late fee and your outstanding bill is going into collections. Do you spend several days arguing the mistake someone in charge of your bill has made, or pay up the late fee and entire balance due? This is the situation I found myself in a couple of weeks back. The Situation Upon moving to a new town, I sent in a written request to terminate my utilities and send my last … Continue reading →

Powerful Lessons Learned in Starting an Online Store (Part 2)

Veronica Hill — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 08:08:55 +0000

This is the 2nd part of the two-part interview with Grayson Bell of Debt Roundup. If you you missed part 1, please see below: Powerful Lessons Learned in Starting an Online Store (Part 1) Powerful Lessons Learned in Starting an Online Store (Part 2) The first part of the interview discusses important issues you should know about before starting an online store. Without making this a huge intro to an already lengthy (but very interesting) … Continue reading →

Powerful Lessons Learned in Starting an Online Store (Part 1)

Veronica Hill — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 10:00:50 +0000

For those of you who enjoyed last week’s post on Pros and Cons of Making Money With an Online Store, Blue Pelican Loans brings to you a very special post today. Over the weekend I had a chance to interview Grayson Bell of Debt Roundup. Grayson started his own electronics online store (one of the most competitive niches out there) and turned it into a full-time job that supported his family. He answered some tough … Continue reading →

LinkLuv Friday Missing Persons Edition

Veronica Hill — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 10:00:46 +0000

In case you haven’t noticed, comments and posts from Veronica went rogue the past couple of days. Hmm, why am I using third person? Anyway… I wish there was an interesting story to why I haven’t written anything but the truth is fairly simple – I took a break. And it was GREAT! In the spirit of Christmas (and eggnog) I took the liberty of giving myself a break. We always talk about how blogging … Continue reading →

Has Your Boss Been Naughty or Nice?

Veronica Hill — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 10:00:01 +0000

With holidays around the corner, it’s natural to spend money on gifts for your family and friends. What about work though? Should you get gifts for your co-workers and your boss? How much should you spend? What is an “appropriate” amount of money for work-related holiday expenses? First Time Around This year will be my first holiday at my fairly new job. My boss is not a super awesome person but he is a decent … Continue reading →

Pros and Cons of Making Money With an Online Store

Veronica Hill — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 10:00:23 +0000

It’s been a secret desire of mine to run an online store for a living. The lure of being independent of answering to somebody else is an entertaining thought to have. Making money online has been a lifelong passion that hasn’t really matured to where I’d like to be. And after reading Steve’s post on eCommerce stores, I wondered to myself – why have I not started one a long time ago? Then I realized – it’s not as … Continue reading →

Entrepreneurial Wisdom Poster via LinkLuv Friday

Veronica Hill — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 17:52:55 +0000

What happens when you only get 3 hours of sleep every night and think Friday is Thursday? You forget to post LinkLuv Friday! I’ve been a walking zombie this week with little rest and no sleep. The good news is it’s coming to an end very shortly! I would tell you what’s going on but that would take 10 posts at least just to get to the beginning of the story. For now, let’s just … Continue reading →

Ask the Readers: What Could You Not Live Without?

Veronica Hill — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 16:58:12 +0000

Update: Hank Coleman of Money Q & A wrote a great post on why athletes go broke and why you are too. Check it out! If you were broke and everything was being taken away from you, what is one material thing you could absolutely never give up? This question was brought up by Heidi and Frank from a morning show I listen to on the local radio station. They were discussing Allen Iverson and … Continue reading →

Business Wisdom

Veronica Hill — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 11:00:42 +0000

This is a blog about money, not business per say but the two go hand in hand. While browsing old files I noticed something interesting – notes I took about a few pieces of business wisdom. You see, shortly after my affiliate adventures, along with a friend we started a business website. During that time I was trying to get my hands on as much great information as possible in order to succeed. Well… the … Continue reading →