‘What Dreamers Do’ Archives
Dream Fund
Times are tough and for some inexplicable reason, they only seem to get tougher. One option, from far left field that seems completely infeasible and enticing at the same time, is to start a dream fund - - a savings fund that will provide the down payment to start your dream whether it be a business, a career change, tuition to go back to school, [...]
How to Marry a Millionaire (or just a decent income), Pt. 1
Part 1 of 2 One of the interesting aspects of being an unemployed entrepreneurial dreamer is how many possible career (or, ok, survival) possibilities desperation suggests to the imagination. Often, this involves suffering blows to one’s pride. First, you may think, “Well, I suppose I could apply for a job at Starbucks.” After all, you, a [...]
Redeeming (Not Killing) the Time
One big problem about being unemployed is that there are a lot of hours in the day that need to be filled. This may not initially sound like a problem. However, after you’ve exhausted the riches of the Internet three or four times, you start to see a problem (at least I do.) So what can you do to fill the time? There are the obvious answers, [...]
Making Ends Meet
While UED has published a number of articles about how to pass the time away during your unfortunate (or perhaps fortunate for some) period of unemployment, there will always be that lingering pang of responsibility knocking in the back of your mind of how you are going to put food on the table. Well, until the next big opportunity comes calling [...]
Forget the Resolutions, Avoid Regrets: A Youthful Perspective for the New Year
It’s that time of year again, to start making those promises to ourselves in January only to have slacked on them by Valentine’s Day and completely given up by Spring Break. What is it about New Year’s goal-setting that makes it so darned impossible to follow through? So often we blame it on a lack of willpower—you just didn’t [...]
10 Ways to Productively Enjoy Your New Free Time
No idea what to do to fill that 9-5 void in your days? It’s like that feeling you get when you’ve crammed for days for that last final and suddenly, after the exam, you don’t quite know where to go or what to do but you still want to maintain that productive energy. Well, while it’s important to stay motivated to figure out those next [...]
Video Scout
If you're feeling a little bored, sometimes there's nothing better to do than surf the Internet to find some satisfying distractions. If you're already logged on to social networking sites like Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, and several others, chances are that you've already got tons to look at. However, occasionally it's fun to return to the [...]
Clean out the OLD . . . Make Money or Gift!
While it's not obvious to most people, being unemployed is an opportunity to be much more productive than normal. The harsh truth is that without a "9 to 5" there are eight extra hours a day (not including the time gained from not having to commute to work) that can be used for personal activities. While some of this time will no doubt be [...]
Get Fit!
Being unemployed doesn't mean that your life just stops or is put on hold until you find your next job. However, not having a job to go to everyday does free up a lot of time that you've never had before. One of the biggest questions that unemployed people struggle with is how to fill their newly acquired, or perhaps continued, surplus of [...]
Christmas Shop NOW!
It's that time of the year again when the unemployed must get thrifty. For the lucky few that have been stocking up on Christmas gifts all year round finding the best deals as they came along, this article doesn't apply. But for the rest of us, Black Friday is here and the deals are abundant. Take notice that this year, Black Friday for [...]
