Hello to Everyone from Massachusetts

Larry C · 03-09-2010, 12:38 AM

Hello all, very nice to be here. I, like the rest of you are looking for a way to make extra money from home. i lost my job last January due to cutbacks
as probably most of us have. I have been in the printing industry for the last 37 years and has it changed drastically. You cannot make a good living anymore due to this economy. I then retrained for the IT market as an MCSA
and graduated and still no job.. I am now looking to do some online marketing so i don't have to return to the 9-5 job. Does anyone out there know of any good social bookmarking software that is inexpensive. I have been reading and hope something breaks soon.

weebitty · 03-09-2010, 05:22 AM

welcome to the forum. You can look around and look at some of the business people are in. I don't know about any printing or what you are looking for. I am sure someone will come to help you out though. Just read around the forum and read what some people are posting. Maybe you can find something that you will enjoy doing. Just do your due dilligence and research each one with BBB and such and ask in here if you find something you think you are interested in maybe some of the members have heard or have experience with it. that is what we try to do is help each other. So again welcome hope your experience here is good.

FreedomForex · 03-09-2010, 10:27 AM

Welcome Larry,

Sorry to hear about your situation, and yes, millions are going through the same thing and we all know someone who has been let go in the last year.

One of my best friends got the same notice just before Christmas, as if it was not bad enough to lose your job three months short of being vested in pension, you wonder why they couldn't wait until after holidays. Makes me sick to see so many going through the same thing, so I wish you well and hopefully our forum will help point you in the right direction.

Success to all, Mike

weebitty · 03-09-2010, 05:41 PM

yes alot of people that are ready for pension seem to be targeted over the last 10 years or so. It is a shame and not right for the company to do that when someone has devoted their working lives to companies. The older generations always stayed with their jobs for almost their whole lives. It isn't like it is today where people jump from job to job trying to make ends meet. There is no loyalty nowadays with companys I just hope the internet home businesses and jobs don't start doing the same thing. We may not get benefits like pension and stuff but we do get residual income right??? It is scary out there folks.

Jim Gillum · 03-09-2010, 08:09 PM

I have seen companies doing this to loyal people for the past 20+ years........
Forced retirement at a reduced rate or an bad excuse for termination......
Guess that's why the CEOs make the big bucks.....

Good luck.....you can do it...

wahgo · 03-11-2010, 12:59 AM

Welcome to this forum!!!

Back in a previous life I was in printing. Then I went into marketing and was ordering A LOT of printing. Now that I've entered the online world of making money, the only printing I'm doing is the kind that requires me to replace the toner on my inkjet. Times do change.

I wish you luck with your new pursuit. There are a lot of ideas on this forum if you take the time to roam around and read. Also, if there are any questions you have, we're here to answer if we can.

Good Luck!

oliver871 · 03-11-2010, 08:13 PM

Hey Larry,

Welcome to the forums! Hopefully your stay will be an eventful one and that we can help you and you can help us reach our goals of being able to work at home and have an income.

The job market still has not been good, I know people that were used to 100k salaries in sales being forced to take 50k jobs in sales simply because the demand isn't there like it used to be.