Last time, we discussed the basics of building a small business to augment your retirement fund. To recap, we discussed the requirements for starting a biz: time, capital, research, and balls. I assume that I didn’t have to say that like getting a part-time gig, you’ll also need to put in work into any business venture. Now for this income-boosting episode, we’ll discuss another law of commerce: the Laws of Economics. I know, I know. I’ve been throwing all these important-sounding laws around. Here are the two reasons why learning the laws of Economics are important: you’d need to keep them in mind while you’re choosing the kind of small business you want to go into; and while you’re in the process of pricing your products.
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In this episode of the Yuppie Guide, we’ll discuss something that most yuppies consider going into for extra income. There are several ways with which to go about setting up a small business and there are several kinds of small businesses you can try out. That said, we’ll limit each option to 500 words and post it in parts so you don’t have to contend with ginormous walls of text. First things first; what is a small business?
The Yuppie Guide to Conquering the Universe
10
Feb 2010
The title says it all and I know, I know, it’s incredibly ambitious. As yuppies (young underpaid professionals) it takes a certain amount of ambition to get to where you ultimately want to be. I’m sure most of you are wondering what “conquering the universe” means, and we’ll explore that in this series of articles. You see, I’ve interviewed a couple of young NOT-underpaid professionals and I’ve learned a thing or two about their world domination plans.
We’re back and as you may have guessed (If you need a recap, click here), I was buried in work by Tuesday and didn’t manage to update until today. I grossly miscalculated on my ability to be an article factory like the old days; I didn’t put into consideration what might happen during my transition from being a total lazy ass to an industrious chinchilla. Imagine it: somebody who’s been lying around the house for a year suddenly gets taken to a labor concentration camp. Wait, that’s a bad image.
Yuppie Journals: Day One
02
Feb 2010
Whew. Day One of World Domination has come to a close – yep, at 2AM. Entirely my fault actually, since my crazy insomnia prevented me from sleeping last night, then I finally lost consciousness at around 11AM and rose from the dead at 6PM. I have insane sleeping habits, what can I say? We did agree on work hours (I picked 10AM-6PM while the Overlord decided on 1PM-sawa), but seeing as I technically slept through my entire work day, I had to make up for the hours lost and so here we are.
Yuppie Journals: World Domination starts
31
Jan 2010
Last Friday, the Triumvirate of Evil (Rica, the Overlord and me) met for the first time in two years. We were supposed to meet earlier than that for our annual Evil Cooking Special, but the best laid plans usually are the most susceptible to failure. So anyway, we finally met and discussed a new world domination campaign the Overlord has planned for us; the first phase of which will start tomorrow.
Yuppie Survival Tip #1: Be good to yourself
03
Oct 2008
Posted by Chris S.
Well howdy there, kiddies! Chris S here saying hello to the world. I’ll be chiming in from time to time to share the little gems of knowledge I’ve gleaned throughout my working years, whether vicariously or through expending my own blood, sweat and tears, working my fingers to the bone, and so on and so forth. As Chiyo’s mentioned, work-wise I’ve been to Georgia and California and everywhere I can run – which is not to say I’ve been everywhere, of course, but I’ve had enough experience to know whereof I speak. Just doing my share to help everyone get through the day. 
Okay, this first post of mine is a survival tip of sorts. The vast majority of us yuppies are office workers with fixed schedules (and, if we’re particularly unlucky, dress codes that involve ties and long sleeves and shiz like that). Some of us have it better than most of course – the more creative folks are given more leeway with a whole lot of things, for instance – but that doesn’t change the fact that for the vast majority of us office-bound folks, even in these modern times, working in an office can approximate indentured slavery, thanks to the rigid and unyielding restrictions that some employers seem to take a perverse pleasure in imposing upon their staff.
If you’re one of these guys, you know what the daily grind’s like, so I’ve little need to elaborate further. And even leaving the office isn’t any guarantee that the stress will be lifted from your already weary shoulders, of course. Getting home to a family that in some cases is dependent upon your toil and trouble to keep itself fed and clothed and educated and suitably accoutremented up is no joke. Some of us simply snap under the strain and stress and run amok. Or just kick the bucket.
HostYourSitePH: we're in business
30
Sep 2008
Posted by Rio S.
This is a call for those people who’d like to blog or want to start a personal blog. The Yuppies, formerly known as the Triumvirate of Evil (we are no less evil these days, just with more time on our hands to plot world domination), has opened a business venture for everybody.
Category: Business, Rio Siochi, Young Underpaid Professionals
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