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April 6, 2010
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Making Money Online: Blogging

After I graduated from college,  Jay and I thought we would try to make a living off of doing something we’d been doing for free all our lives:  writing.  The first site we started was a local restaurant review blog.  The thinking behind this was that we could go and try out new restaurants and different kinds of cuisines, while at the same time writing about it. 

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March 29, 2010
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How to Stay Motivated

Motivation is a wonderful thing. It is the drive can get us moving and get us started working toward the goals we have for ourselves.

The problem with motivation is that it can only take you so far. It is often fleeting and goes in bursts. It is very easy to get excited about something at first and pour a lot of energy into it. But, as time goes on motivation often fades.

I think that a lot of us who are looking to do something unconventional and out of the ordinary can easily get caught in the ebb…

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March 23, 2010
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Making Money Online: Playing Poker

This is going to be the first of a series of posts I’m going to be making about various things I’ve tried and am looking to try to make money online.  I feel like this is an important topic because the key to escaping the ordinary and being able to travel is to have a steady stream of income through online ventures.

Even before I knew what I really wanted, I’ve been trying to make some money off the internet.  Over the years I’ve tried many things– some successful, some not so much.  One of the things I’ve tried…

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March 15, 2010
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Helping a Neighbor in Need

I’ve been on vacation from work this week.  The weather has been absolutely perfect so far, which just makes me want to go out and be more productive.  In fact, on Monday, Jay had the day off and we went to the park to throw the football around.  It was a lot of fun, but I realized how out of shape I am, because as I was running after the ball, I got out of breath pretty quickly.   We were only there for about half an hour, but it was nice to be out in the sunshine nonetheless.

As we…

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March 8, 2010
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Saving Money as a way to Escape the Ordinary

Part of our plan for escaping our ordinary lives has been to reprioritize the way we spend money (spending less on unnecessary expenses and more on travel/new experiences). This has been especially important right now because of our new job situations. This has meant cutting expenses because we’re not bringing in as much in as we once did.

Cutting expenses can actually be very rewarding and I’d like to write future posts about just that, but I’m going to discuss something that has been an unintended consequence; namely that it ties in perfectly with getting out more and experiencing new…

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March 4, 2010
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Baby Steps

So I haven’t posted much after I made that really optimistic and grand sounding post a few months ago.  Part of the problem for me, like it is for Jay, is that I feel tremendous pressure to write something great, or at least interesting.  Well, my life hasn’t really been interesting as of late, and so I can’t really draw inspiration from that.  In fact, I’m pretty much in a rut.  I haven’t done much to advance my goals, and have just settled back into a routine.  I’m not very happy with this, and need to find a way to…

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February 15, 2010
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The Challenge to Get Out of this Rut

I recently had a short correspondence with Robyn over on her blog Nomad Needles. On her site, she details her journey to live a more free, unconventional, and creative life. She writes some very motivating entries, especially the ones dealing with her goal to live a cleaner, minimalist lifestyle.

I was seeking some advice and she issued me a challenge- Come up with five ideas stuck in my head and pick two to focus on right now.

Well, I am going to accept the challenge. Especially because it reminded me of some advice I once heard in the…

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January 25, 2010
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Escaping the Ordinary is Actually Pretty Hard

It’s not easy. As some say, nothing that is worth it ever is easy. But I have to admit, this journey so far has been a bit of a struggle. The goal of the Ordinary Escape has been to get out there more and experience life. However, one thing is very clear– old habits die hard.

This is a tough post to write and maybe that is why we haven’t updated the site in a bit. There really hasn’t been much progress to report on. I think that moving to part time at work was a huge step, but unfortunately…

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December 6, 2009
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Early New Year’s Resolution…

I’m currently sitting in my little cubicle at work writing this little post out.  I will type it up later when I get home, bur for now, writing it out gives me something to do in between taking calls.  I’m working as a part-time call center rep for a food company, which I will not name.  Originally, I started last February on what I thought was a 3 week gig, but here I am months later, still working here.  Don’t get me wrong, it’s not a horrible job.  The hours are very flexible, which is a plus, and the work…

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October 26, 2009
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I Quit my Job, the Journey Begins

After years of agonizing I finally did it.  I quit my job without anything else lined up.  Well, kind of.  You see, I did not leave my job to move on to another 9-to-5 career.  Some may think I’m crazy, but I’m trying to create my own path.  There are just too many opportunities out there today for someone with determination and an internet connection.

Upon handing in my resignation, my company offered me the opportunity to move to part-time hours to help keep things running and also transition in a new person when they hire them. As tempting as…

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