Everybody knows a thing or two of what precious gemstones are like diamonds, sapphires and emeralds and similar gemstones and how expensive they can be. Precious gemstones are a multi-million dollar industry, but do you really know much about semi-precious gemstones like onyx, citrine, tourmaline and the likes? If you don't, you might be surprised that semi-precious gemstones are a multi-billion dollar industry although they might be cheaper individually. In fact, the growth rate of semi-p...

Do you or your children throw away their toys once they become broken or when some of their parts go missing? Then perhaps you should reconsider. This is because toys even those who are broken or with parts missing may still have financial value especially as spare parts for other toys. The market for used toy parts and broken toys have exploded over the years and there are entreprenueral people making good money off them. This might be the time to join their ranks in earning money. This b...

Tofu originated in Asia and for centuries until now has been a popular food. Meanwhile, in the West, tofu has long been frowned upon by many westerners. But times have changed and tofu is now considered by many westerners especially the young as a "Cool" food because of the continous rise of Asian culture in the West most notably K-Pop. So great is the demand for tofu that America of all countries have become the leading importer and exporter of tofu at the same time. Whether you are selli...

This book is about Financial Liquidity and how it has affected my business and investment earnings. But not only will I be discussing the importance of liquidity through my own real life experience but also in the eyes of other investments and businesses such as crypocurrencies and antiques. To be perfectly honest, I never saw the importance of liquidity until it was almost too late and it has almost ruined me financially. Lucky for me, I came out relatively financially unscathed. But I kn...

In Asia, mung bean sprouts have always been a popular delicacy especially in such countries like China, Japan, Korea, Philippines, Vietnam and so on. The West have generally treated them as just common vegetable staples with nothing special in them. However, as Asian cuisine and especially the explotion of K-Pop gained popularity in the West, mung bean sprouts became big business in the West with America and Australia using advanced technology and farming systems to capitalize on the growi...

Being Asian born and to be more direct, a Filipino from the country of the Philippines, selling from our homes is nothing out of the ordinary including selling the plants we grow at home. But in America where some of my relatives and contacts are located, it's an entirely new environment. While not illegal in America, Americans who want to sell their homegrown plants face real legal obstacles not only from the government but from other organizations like HOAs. But if successful, Americans ...

Numerous long and short books have discussed about sales and selling. Many famous people including celebrities and business tycoons have written books about sales and selling. But one thing I hardly see discussed if ever is sales as a business. This is better known as the commission system where you sell your selling skills not as an employee of a company but as a contractor or business partner. This book discusses this kind of business as well as the real importance of sales skills in a b...

Duckweed and not to a lesser extent Azolla, are considered the super sports cars of the plant world because they grow or multiply so fast. Duckweed can double in numbers within a day and Azolla can double in numbers at slightly over a day. This incredible characteristic combined with the fact that they are edible enough to be eaten by humans have made them popular with farmers and other plant growers who want to save money on their animal or pet feed. Venture Capital backed Startups have e...

For the better part of the eighties and the nineties, the 'TMNT' or 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' ruled television, capturing the imagination of children and adults who like cartoons. Decades later, these children and adults have matured already but TMNT has never really left them with their almost non-stop new movies and television series. Now, they are also into streaming services and YouTube and into other online entertainment platforms. To make things better for these children and adu...

While not as collectible as comics or highly valued works of printed art, there are still magazines which include both old and new ones that command high values. For example, sports magazines seem to be perennial favorites especially those featuring your favorite sports stars like Muhammad Ali or arguably the collecting favorite: Michael Jordan. So, if you have old or even new magazines just lying around somewhere and especially if they are in pristine condition, there's a big chance that ...

Before there was the internet there was television and before there was television there was radio and before there was radio there was the newspaper. You might be old enough to remember but newspapers were once dominant in the daily lives of many people globally. Right now, the internet is nearly making newspapers extinct. But before this happens, you must know that there is money to be made flipping newspapers, especially the old and highly collectible ones. So, should you now start coll...

Arguably, PEZ dispenser collecting is not a worldwide hobby. But to those countries where they are popular and collected, some of them are highly prized from vintage to modern limited editions and as such. Still think of them as nothing more than children's candies that are packaged in some sort of toy or dispenser? Think again, they can fetch thousands of dollars in value depending on how rare they are. Who knows, the innocent looking PEZ dispenser you might find just lying around somewhe...