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Semi-Retired Life

The Future is Here And It’s In 3D

I’m living in the future with my latest obsession – 3D printing!  If you’re like me, you’ve been hearing about 3D printing for a couple of years now and you’ve been seeing the nifty 3D prints of colourful plastics and interlocking shapes.  And if you’re like me, you’ve thought “cool” and promptly moved on to the next thing. Recently though, I stumbled upon the 3D printing site Shapeways and there began my new obsession.  Shapeways offers 3D p... Read More | Share it now!

Revenue Streams: Why Zazzle

Zazzle Zazzle is a Print-On-Demand service. They offer a wide variety of products that you can customize and/or personalize with your own photos, designs and/or names. You can do a one-off print or as many as you like; you can do it just for yourself, or you can join Zazzle as a “Designer” and offer your work for sale to others in Zazzle’s Marketplace and in your Zazzle store. Please note, Print-On-Demand sites are not get rich quick schemes for anyone but the very lucky few. W... Read More | Share it now!

Getting Ready for 2015

I still haven’t found my perfect online career, but my PoD efforts are looking promising (not a get rich quick scheme by any stretch of the imagination though).  I’ve spent most of my time over the last year learning the ins-and-outs of PoDs, and the tools for creating image files, and I still have much to learn.  I do believe my PoD stores could provide a reasonable part-time income source for me at some point in the future. When I first started looking at making money online I flitted here and... Read More | Share it now!

Colour Blocking My Main Living Space

The main living space in my apartment is a large rectangle which includes the living and dining rooms, with the kitchen as a square off to the side of the rectangle.  A kitchen bar extends into the rectangular living space with an open kitchen doorway to its left, making an open kitchen area.  To the left of the kitchen doorway is the fireplace wall, with the fireplace extending out to the living room area.  When facing the kitchen/fireplace wall, I have sliding doors to the sunro... Read More | Share it now!