Save $$$ on Textbooks and School Supplies

Here's a FREE and easy way for you to save money on your textbooks and school supplies all the while helping out a good cause...the Animal Protective League.  They work hard to find homes for dogs and cats and could use your help.  Just follow the steps below....

1) Go to www.shop.com/aplspringfield
2) Click "Sign In" in upper right corner
3) Check "No, I'd like to create a New Account" and then click "Create Account"
          ** It's FREE to set up an account  **
4) Fill in all the necessary information
5) At the bottom, you'll be asked if you were referred by a friend.  Please enter: aantonucci@apl-shelter.org
          - This way, the APL will receive more money when you make a purchase
          - Tell your friends about the site and when they make a purchase, you'll get some money!
6) Start shopping
7) From "Home" page, click "Stores" in upper right corner.
8) For discount textbooks, search:
          - ecampus.com
          - bookbyte.com
          - textbooks.com
          - betterworldbooks.com
9) For school/office supplies...there are hundreds, but here's a few I've found:
          - Staples.com
          - Walmart.com
          - Target.com
          - Abacus24-7.com
          - ibuyofficesupply.com
10) Shop at the over 3500 stores available on the site.
11) Check out the "Health and Nutrition" section and get yourself some of the best supplements available on the market.
12) Watch the attached video below if you have questions.

13) If you'd really like to learn how you can make money or help one of YOUR favorite non-profits make money, contact me, Dr. Matt Link at drmattlink@gmail.com.  

Thank you for helping out such a great cause!

Webinar to Save $$$ on TEXTBOOKS & SCHOOL/OFFICE SUPPLIES

I put together this presentation for you to view at your leisure.  If you would like to save money on those expensive textbooks and school/office supplies, you need to watch this short video.  Email me if you have any questions:  drmattlink@gmail.com

Save $$$ on Textbooks and School Supplies

We'll be publishing some YouTube content showing how you can save some $$$ on your textbooks and school supplies.  Dr. Matt will be hosting a live webinar on Sunday, August 19th at 6p (central) showcasing this shopping website.  If you have kids in grade school, high school, or college....or if you're in business or work for one, this webinar will show you how to save and make money on supplies and textbooks.

Illinois attacks its own economy again with "good" intentions.  SB 1565 Minimum Wage Hike will phase in a rise in the minimum wage to $10.65 an hour.  The new law removes exemptions for a 50 cent lower rate during the first 90 days as well as a 50 cent lower rate for teens under 18.   What could be wrong with helping low paying people get a raise?  Problem is small businesses will get the greatest pressure from this added cost burden and will result in more jobs lost.   At a time when we're trying to "create" more jobs, our legislature is contemplating putting more pressure on existing jobs.  Just one more example of why you don't want to have employees if you're trying to start a business.

Americans Expect to Retire at Age 67

Have you seen this article?!  For the first time, Americans (you and me) expect to retire at the age of 67!!!  This number has increasingly risen from age 60 seventeen years ago.  For those who are currently in their 20s, 30s and 40s, what do you really think that retirement age will be when you want to retire?  I would guess it's going to be pretty close to 70.

The article sites financial security (or insecurity for that matter) as being the main reason for putting off retirement.

Most people hope their investments or 401(k) will bring them security.  But we've seen what's happened with that in the past few years....history tends to repeat itself!  Or, maybe you plan on inheriting a lot of money....or winning the lottery.  Good luck with that!

Do you have a Plan B that actually makes sense?  Are you working that 45 year plan (or I guess it's 47 years now according to the article)?

Would you like to hear more about a 2-3 year plan?  We have been putting together a team working to develop our own financial security.  We'd like to give you more information so you can see if it's right for you.

Email us:  economicopps@gmail.com   or    www.facebook.com/economicopps

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ideal-retirement-age-67-170806414.html

1 in 2 New Graduates Are Jobless or Underemployed

Times are definitely changing.  For the last 50+ years we've been told that you need to go to college and you'll pretty much be guaranteed a good paying job.  Today the typical "Plan A" is failing us!

From an article recently posted by the Associated Press; "In the last year, they were more likely to be employed as waiters, waitresses, bartenders and food-service helpers than as engineers, physicists, chemists and mathematicians combined (100,000 versus 90,000). There were more working in office-related jobs such as receptionist or payroll clerk than in all computer professional jobs (163,000 versus 100,000). More also were employed as cashiers, retail clerks and customer representatives than engineers (125,000 versus 80,000)."

We've changed so much about our lives over the last 50 years (how we communicate comes to mind first, i.e. cell phones and internet), why wouldn't one consider the future of "jobs" may not be the typical 9-5 one.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/1-2-graduates-jobless-underemployed-140300522.html

Exciting FREE Event

Economic Opps is hosting 2 FREE events!  Our first is Wed, April 25th at 4p.  The second is Sat, April 28th at 11a.  Both events will be held at the Crowne Plaza, Springfield, IL.  Pizza and drinks will be provided.  This event will showcase 6 different professional viewpoints and then the proven plan we've chosen to take part in to ensure our own economic success.  Maybe it could be yours too!  Come and get some great info.