8 Steps to Starting a Business on Etsy
Since its launch date in 2005, Etsy has become a well-known, respected, and hugely popular platform for creatives to share their handmade or vintage items with the world. Accommodating products that range from clothing, accessories, and jewelry to craft supplies and tools, Etsy enables freelance crafters to pursue their dreams and also make a living. If you want to start an Etsy shop that stands out from the crowd follow these tips:
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The Ultimate Guide to Organizing Your Workspace in the New Year
Want to feel like you’re getting a fresh start in the new year? If your office, desk, or other workspace is cluttered and confusing, it’s hard to perform at your peak. Follow these steps to organizing your workspace:
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How to Cut Costs with Tiny Living
Tiny homes aren’t just a fad anymore — what started as a way to lower mortgage payments and utility costs following the Great Recession has developed into a worldwide movement. And Google searches for “Tiny House for Sale” have grown a whopping 900%. If you’re looking to purchase or build a tiny house of your own, there are a few decisions you’ll need to make: Where do you want to put your tiny house, and do you want to rent the land or purchase it outright? Are you looking to build your house on a foundation, or do you want to put it on wheels and travel from coast to coast with your home in tow? When compared to a traditional or big house, tiny houses could save homeowners a lot of money. But exactly how much you’ll save comes down to the type of living situation you want. We’ve taken a critical look at the choices that aspiring tiny homeowners often have to make, and how much each option costs when compared to living in a traditional home on a one-month to five-year scale.
37% of Japanese millennials expect to work till they die
Millennials now the largest living generation. If you type “millennials are” into Google, the search engine will suggest you complete the thought with “lazy,” “stupid” or “entitled.”
5 tips to help you save your first $1,000 Millennials now the largest living generation
If you’ve yet to save your first $1,000, take comfort in the fact that you’re in good company. An estimated 69% of Americans have less than $1,000 in a savings account, and 34% have absolutely no savings at all.
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As Vets Demand Cannabis for PTSD, Science Races to Unlock Its Secrets
Curbs on studies have limited understanding of marijuana’s therapeutic mechanisms, but political pressure and a shift in research could soon shed light
Make a Black Hole
Do words like “general relativity,” “gravity well” and “spacetime continuum” sound intimidating? Don’t worry, you don’t have to be Albert Einstein to understand them! Try this fun activity to learn about these concepts and black holes—using some common household materials.
Pepsi Must Cut Ties With Palm Oil Plantation Using Child Labor
Target: Indra Nooyi, CEO of PepsiCo
Goal: Pepsi must cut ties with a palm oil plantation found to be using child labor.
Pepsi is supplied by a palm oil plantation that uses child labor to harvest its product. The palm oil plantation Indofood produces products for PepsiCo’s snacks and has been found to have profited off abusive child labor.In addition to dangerous child labor, Indofood has also been accused of union busting and exposing its workers to dangerous chemicals and pesticides. Workers have also been found to make less than the required minimum wage.Millions of children are suffering on palm oil plantations around the world. Pepsi must sever its ties with palm oil plantations abusing children. Sign the petition to demand that Pepsi lead the way among other major companies and engage in sustainable, fair, and safe production practices.
How to Kick Your Bad Money Habits
Have you ever had to say I’m Broke? Well if you have this is for you. You’ve got money problems and you can’t figure how to crawl out of the hole you’ve dug for yourself. The bills keep stacking up and try as you might to pay things off, your bank account is going further and further in the red with each passing day. You just cannot seem to find a way to pay your bills. What can you do to kick your bad money habits once and for all? Hire a company to consolidate your debt into one easy payment? Go on a spending detox? Although each solution provides positive outcomes, you need to build a better relationship with your finances not just bandage the crack in your piggy bank. Here are some tips that will help you kick your bad money habits once and for all:
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Praise Tyson Foods For Dropping Abusive Supplier Posted by Lindsay Savitzky
Target: Tom Hayes, CEO of Tyson Foods
Goal: Commend Tyson company for cutting ties with supplier accused of horrific cruelty toward chickens.
Tyson Foods has terminated its contract with Atlantic Farms after a video was released which seemed to reveal horrific cruelty taking place at the facility. Workers at the facility were reportedly seen crushing, stomping, and stabbing chickens in addition to throwing sick birds onto piles of dead ones. The conditions in which the birds are allegedly forced to live in are deplorable.
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