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                Why You Should Start a Business and Be Your Own Boss


Why should you have your own business? How could you benefit? Well for starters you will be your own boss. That is good news, bad news. First you are your own boss. Second you are your own boss. (Seams like I just said the same things twice right?)

Well let me explain, by being your own boss you can decide when you work, and who you work for and your hours. But on the negative side if you are not careful you can become distracted and not get much work done. And if you are not getting any work done then you are not getting paid. If you are not getting paid more often than not, then pretty soon you will be without the comforts of home.

So you need to be working enough to at the bare min, to earn enough to pay the bills, a few extra's are nice but you need to make at least enough to cover your business expenses, and to pay your bills.
So is having at least one business a good idea for most people? I would say yes. The reason why is because it can be helpful to know what all is involved in running a business. You may find that this is not for you, but at least you will have the experience and know why you would rather work for someone else, and know why you would rather allow someone else to plan your days for you.

So maybe you have some wild idea for a business, could you possibly market this idea or product in such a way to provide at least some or all of your household's income? Well maybe you could, have you ever heard of "silly putty" who in there right mind would of thought of selling this, slime, or a host of other things to people?. Well someone thought of selling these things and a lot of someone else's decided that this was a good idea and bought these items. So anything is possibly.

If you can come up with an idea or a product someone may buy it if your timing is right and you market the product well, so really no idea is too far fetched.

And your idea may make you enough income to become and stay debt free.

So start thinking up some ideas and you can get started on your way to debt free living and not be dependant on credit cards, and stress to get by.