How To Become Self-Reliant Through eCommerce

I ran into an old friend last night who is going through a "rough patch." No, he's not one of the foreclosure casualties of the subprime mortgage debacle. He's an ordinary professional guy who was laid-off from his job. Now his unemployment has run out, his cobra payments are $900 per month - and he's having some health problems (treatable, but nevertheless costly).

When I hear a story like this - all I can think about is, "take your future into your own hands" -because the government is not going to help you. Let's face it, if you're over 40 in this country, your job prospects are becoming more and more narrow with each day you age. So, if you've been putting off your online eCommerce idea - perhaps now is the time to reconsider.

I'm not telling you to quit your day job, what I'm advising is that you start your night job - working for yourself. Supplement your income. Make sure you have more than one revenue stream. If your moonlighting efforts happen to take off - then leave your day job - on your terms - not when your company decides to put you out to pasture at the ripe old age of 38, 45 or 55. They'll leave you high and dry - I've seen it many, many times - and what that means is that it's necessary to be self-reliant.