Posts for Finding Benjamin


Finding Benjamin Crib Notes

From Finding Benjamin
August 31, 2009 at 3:25 pm
By Chris Come one, come all and welcome to crib notes. In May, I purchased my first home and was able to grab the $8,000 tax credit. Purchasing the home has begun a new saga in ... (more)

Tips on Scoring Some Cash Surfing the Web

From Finding Benjamin
August 29, 2009 at 9:47 am
By Staff If you are a student who’s looking for a pretty easy way to make a little bit of extra cash, but don’t have the time to start up a full-blown business, Amazon ... (more)

Tips on Scoring Some Cash Surfing the Web

From Finding Benjamin
August 29, 2009 at 9:47 am
By Staff If you are a student who’s looking for a pretty easy way to make a little bit of extra cash, but don’t have the time to start up a full-blown business, Amazon ... (more)

Student Taxi Service

From Finding Benjamin
August 27, 2009 at 5:00 pm
By Chris Here’s a bright idea for all you college students who are tight on money during the school year. If you have a car, you should give a student taxi service a shot, ... (more)

Finding Benjamin Closet Sessions- Jason O’Neill Of Pencil Bugs

From Finding Benjamin
August 26, 2009 at 11:09 am
By Staff FindingBenjamin.com interviewed Jason O’Neill , the inventor of the Pencil Bug! Jason is only 13, and already very successful. He started Pencil Bugs when he was 9 years ... (more)

From Barista to Blogger – Featured on Blogussion.com

From Finding Benjamin
August 25, 2009 at 3:29 pm
Dear Finding Benjamin Friends,  Below is an excerpt of an article I wrote that was recently published on the Blogussion website. For the full article, please visit blogussion.com. ... (more)

Halfbakery.com – Idea Picks of the Month

From Finding Benjamin
August 21, 2009 at 6:30 pm
Got an idea you’ve dreamed up that you think would be awesome and would make you a billionaire, if only you could figure out how to make it work? Or maybe you have some crazy ... (more)

Clinical Trials: Make Money Being a Human Guinea Pig

From Finding Benjamin
August 20, 2009 at 1:51 pm
By Megan Not another boring summer job! So you’re looking to make money, but don’t want to do it the same old minimum-wage way as your friends. If you’ve ever ... (more)

Finding Benjamin Closet Sessions- Omar Soliman Of College Hunks Hauling Junk

From Finding Benjamin
August 19, 2009 at 1:47 pm
By Staff FindingBenjamin.com reporter Joe Cicero sat down with Omar Soliman, the founder and CEO of College Hunks Hauling Junk via Skype. Unfortunately, the recorded video quality ... (more)

10 Easy Ways To Make A Benjamin

From Finding Benjamin
August 18, 2009 at 12:05 pm
By Chris  Everyone loves quick and easy money, so we have decided to list our top ten ways to make $100. Some ideas you may have heard before, some you might not have. All of ... (more)

What’s Black & White & Never Right?

From Finding Benjamin
August 17, 2009 at 2:02 pm
By Chris The answer? A sports referee! But seriously, all joking aside, being a referee is a very fun and rewarding job. It is considered as a position of power in the sporting ... (more)

“Cash For Gold” Companies Legit?

From Finding Benjamin
August 13, 2009 at 11:56 am
By Staff Nothing seems easier than a good “get cash quick” scheme, but when it comes to trading in your gold jewelry are the cash for gold companies really paying what ... (more)

Young and Successful iPhone App Developers

From Finding Benjamin
August 12, 2009 at 3:35 pm
By Staff Apple’s iPhone is all the rage these days, and the number of applications that can be downloaded and used with it is growing like crazy. Thanks to the multitude of ... (more)

A Look Back at Finding Benjamin Kids’ First “Business”

From Finding Benjamin
August 11, 2009 at 12:01 pm
By Megan After reminiscing about our own experience selling lemonade to golfers, I dug out this old picture of us with our homemade stand, hard at work putting those selling ... (more)

Party Boat Snack Bar

From Finding Benjamin
August 7, 2009 at 10:48 am
By Staff Does your family own a party boat? Are you old enough to operate one (or know somebody who is)? Any popular lakes nearby? If your answer to these questions is yes, you ... (more)

The Patent Process Adventure

From Finding Benjamin
August 6, 2009 at 1:06 pm
By Staff With August being National Inventors Month, the Finding Benjamin gang has decided to apply for a patent. Our invention? Why it’s the black light golf ball finder ... (more)

Metal Detecting: Modern Day Treasure Hunting

From Finding Benjamin
August 6, 2009 at 1:04 pm
By Staff If you’ve got an adventurous spirit and love being outdoors, maybe you should give treasure hunting a try. We’re not talking treasure maps marked with ... (more)

Finding Benjamin Closet Sessions – Jason Sadler of IWearYourShirt.com

From Finding Benjamin
August 4, 2009 at 3:15 pm
By Chris FindingBenjamin.com kicks off its closet sessions series! We have tons of interviews lined up for filming directly out of the closet at home. Our debut interview was with ... (more)

Tune in to BizKid$!

From Finding Benjamin
August 4, 2009 at 3:10 pm
By Staff Remember Bill Nye the Science Guy? With his quirky antics and silly puns, his PBS television show helped kids to see the fun side of science and physics. Even though Bill ... (more)

The Beatles – Money (Thats What I Want)

From Finding Benjamin
August 3, 2009 at 2:24 pm
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The Black Light Golf Ball Finder

From Finding Benjamin
July 31, 2009 at 12:56 pm
Interested in fashioning a new contraption to help you earn some cash? Feel free to try out this idea if you’re feeling creative. Every day tons of golf balls fall victim ... (more)

ATTENTION ALL LEMONADERS!!!

From Finding Benjamin
July 30, 2009 at 3:36 pm
By Staff As an update to our previous lemonade stand challenge, we have decided to turn this into a full-fledged contest with a winner, a prize, and bragging rights to boot. We ... (more)

Jazz Things Up With A Comic Strip

From Finding Benjamin™
July 28, 2009 at 4:43 pm
By Staff Looking for something fun to do? Or maybe you just need a little break from chasing after those Benjamins. Check out Bitstrips.com, an online comic creation and sharing ... (more)

Worms Are Taking Over!

From Finding Benjamin™
July 28, 2009 at 12:21 pm
By Chris   After writing the TerraCycle article the other day, I came across a great local business that also uses worms to create revenue.  The business, Worm Power, is based ... (more)

Taking Recycling To A Whole New Level: TerraCycle

From Finding Benjamin™
July 27, 2009 at 3:42 pm
By Chris I was walking through Target the other day when I came across pencil cases and folders that seemed to have been made from old potato chip bags. After closer inspection, ... (more)