Put More Cash in Your Pocket: Turn What You Know into Dough

I like Loral's writing style. The book was informative and easy to read. It took no time to get through and I made notes to some of the resources presented in the book. I enjoy the case studies of little guys that make it big, proving it CAN be done. Loral Langemeier isn't aiming at million dollar ideas here but a realistic goal of a few hundred bucks a month to pursue personal and financial goals. It's all about passion as well as finding a filling a need for your potential customers. Hey, a huge corporation could come from your little home business but it takes time to build that kind of income. It's about baby steps for your lemonaid stand. Look around you... there are so many products out there that could be made better, cheaper, faster, smaller, bigger or with better support and customer service. You don't have to be the only in your industry so long as you're the BEST. Put More Cash in Your Pocket will inspire and motivate you but YOU have to do the rest. Action speaks louder than words because silence won't get you anywhere. Check out this book, read it, and then DO something to create the dream business and dream life you've wanted. You don't have to wait to be rich, for the kids to go to school, for the winning lottery numbers or whatever you've been waiting for. Start today to do something. When you do what you love, the money will follow. Every journey begins with a single step. Get off your butt!!!

If you are always short on cash, what you should be doing is to turn what you already know how to do and what you are good at doing into a money-making machine. That's the straight-to-the-point, take-away advice of Loral Langemeier in her book, //Put More Cash In Your Pocket: Turn What You Know Into Dough//. All it takes, according to Loral Langemeier, is a five-step strategy to move you from the waiting lines for unemployment checks or welfare and into the deposit lines at the bank. She proves that the new streams of income don't require new skills or going back to school to get a brand new degree. All you have to do is take a look at the tasks you already do and the activities you enjoy doing to bring in more money right away. As Langermeier shares with you: how to create an additional $500 to $1,000 each month, breaking the myth of fixed income, turning potential into profit, how to market and sell, thriving (and not just surviving) after a job loss, and why you should never say "I can't afford it,"--you will see a way into more money. Reviewed by Dominique James

I got this book along with The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich and Attract Money and More: How you can begin enjoying a prosperous, happy, purposeful life...today. Overall I found it a very interesting mix of book. While my favorite is the Attract Money and More book, each is good in its own way. What I liked best about this book is how "accessible" it is. As I read it, I got a ton of ideas that I could start right away. The problem (if you can call it that) is that they tended to be small, short-term ideas. I don't feel this is going to lead to a career change, at least not for me. However, I do have to remember that Hewlett-Packard started with a couple of guys building stuff in their garage and Microsoft was started by Bill Gates writing some software in his dorm room, so who knows? Best idea I got from the book: My son turns 15 next month, so I'm going to have him read this and I'm going to work with him to make "entrepreneur" be his summer job next year. I think this book will help us get that started. One other thing to add: If you are going to try to add a little side business, I recommend the 4-Hour Workweek to help you create the time you need to make it happen. And, if you really want to change the way you think about your career, money, and success, read Attract Money and More. That will help you make all the other stuff work for you.

Not to be argumentative but I totally disagree with the negative review saying the book was a waste of anything. Yes, it's basic in many ways to some of us but it was written with the intention to help those that need basic info. For heaven's sake, it says right on the back cover that she's talking about a (21st Century) "Lemonade Stand." That's pretty obvious that it's basic information. It's about how to get started making extra money fast doing what you already know how to do so you can supplement your income. Most people make starting a business way too hard and never get out of the "thinking about it" stage. Showing you simple ways to get started opens the door for a lot of people. That's a good thing. And who says that "cross-stitched pillows" (Elvis or otherwise) wouldn't sell? (Btw, she doesn't mention that particular business model.) Who would have thought that scrapbooking would become so popular that nearly every town in the country would have a store for that? Lots of great businesses were started on a shoestring and with SEEMINGLY "small ideas." I bought this book for my daughter and she got a lot of great ideas from it - and motivation. In fact, she started talking about it with her teenage daughter and got her thinking about starting a business as well. I have no doubt that it has been an inspiration and quick start guide for both of them. (They both are getting started as I write this.) Many people get lost in the details and don't have the confidence to begin. This book helps them. Oh, and the "fill in the blank" sections are useful, too. They get people thinking about (and answering) the right questions. It should also be mentioned that those pages are a very, very, very small percentage of the book. A negative point in another review was about licensing and such. That's different depending on where you live and she does mention it as well as the tax implications. I recommend this book to anyone that has never started a business or never got one off the ground and making money. It's a simple guide that will help you figure out the best business for you, how to get started and how to make it grow. Don't be intimidated by naysayers. We all have them in our lives and we need to learn to ignore them. Negativity never helps anyone and stops a lot of people in their tracks... she talks about that, too. I hope this review helps.

This book is great, to the point and easy to understand. I've already put into action Loral's ideas and it works!