WHY THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL INCOME STREAMS - FREEDOM
OLD SCHOOL WAY OF THINKING NOT WORKING
Recognize that the "Old School Way of Thinking" where if one works hard and give it your all, and the job will be there doesn't exist? Click HERE to discover more reasons why "traditional" jobs are often not the best exclusive alternatives for financial independence in this topsy-turvy world.

ON-GOING ECONOMIC TURMOIL - FINANCIAL ROLLER COASTER RIDE
The broad array of protections that families once depended on to shield them from economic turmoil — stable jobs, widely available health coverage, guaranteed pensions, short unemployment spells, long-lasting unemployment benefits and well-funded job training programs — have been scaled back or have vanished altogether.

SUPPORTERS Asafa Powell (Jamaican Olympic Sprinter) Evander Hollyfield (Heavyweight Boxer) Emmitt Smith (Former Dallas Cowboy Football Player) Tim Foley (Former Miami Dolphins Football Player) Dr. Phil McGraw (TV Host) Three options to save money and time with opportunities to generate additional income streams while running one's own home-based business. FIRST OPTION: Purchase Quixtar's exclusive products as well as products from partner stores such as Dell, Circuit City, Barnes and Noble, Disney Store, Office Depot, Avis, PacSun or Floragift on the Quixtar web site. (One can also purchase from these vendors at their own web sites, typically at the same retail price. Quixtar IBOs often receive discounts.) SECOND OPTION: Refer other people to buy these same products while receiving a small percentage ("bonus") of the cost of the purchased goods, with Quixtar-exclusive products yielding a higher percentage while receiving greater discounts on purchasesd products. THIRD OPTION: Help other people repeat the above-listed "Option #1" and Option #2" while receiving a percentage of their sales. Since no money is earned for recruiting new people into the company, Quixtar is not a pyramid scheme. For more info, click HERE FOURTH OPTION: If one is doing this to raise monies for their various creative projects (i.e. making a film, recording a CD, producing a play, creating visual art such as paintings, etc.), we will let our viewers aware of your efforts and the ways that they can support your efforts. In 2005 Internet Retailer ranked Quixtar as the number one site in the health and beauty category. It was ranked 14th largest e- commerce site (for revenue) in the same survey. Quixtar sales for fiscal year 2003-2004 were over $1.1 billion with over $373 million paid out in bonuses and incentives. For more info, click HERE In the past - we've had programs where either the females purchase their make-up from us, had the jocks purchase their "power drinks/bars" from us, etc. During this holiday season, if one's supporters purchased their holiday gifts from you - they could also be supporting your project at the same time. For more information, please feel free to contact us by clicking HERE. To start now, please feel free to click HERE. (Note: Upon entering the website, submit "3651535" in the "IBO" box and "LEE" in the other box.) Register here to participate in a program that provides a wide range of products by click HERE.

A growing number of families have found themselves caught on a financial roller coaster ride, with their annual incomes taking increasingly wild leaps and plunges over time (as much as 30% a year).

The more that a family's income fluctuates, the greater the chance one will be caught in a downdraft when a crisis — such as a layoff, divorce or illness — strikes. Then, it can be extremely tough to bounce back especially when the average family income was dropping at 2.3% in the early '90s.

Since 2000, incomes have reversed course and fallen about 1% a year, according to recently released census figures. "rising income instability suggests that families from the working poor to those fairly far up the income distribution are bearing more economic risk."

JOB SECURITY
A business research group, found that 56% of major corporations surveyed agreed that "employees who are loyal to the company and further its business goals deserve an assurance of continued employment."

A decade later, that number dropped to just 6%. As a result, people are increasingly likely to be bounced from their jobs, with ever more severe financial consequences.

In 1978, middle-aged men could expect to be with the same employer for 11 years, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data. That's now down to about 7.5 years. Since the 1970s, the average length of an unemployment spell has risen by 50% to almost 20 weeks. In the last few years, laid- off college grads were taking a far bigger hit of 30%.

THE WOMEN WORKFORCE
Millions of Americans have relied on two factors to help them handle the heightened (financial) risks of the last 25 years: the entry of women into the paid workforce and borrowing that has resulted in more than 70% of mothers work outside the home, compared with less than 40% in the 1970s.

Women's employment also has meant new costs — for day care, extra cars, more meals out. And most families have treated the additional income not as savings to be set aside in case of emergency but as a means of raising living standards.

HOUSEHOLD DEBT
The traditional measure of household debt — calculated as a percentage of a family's after-tax income — has climbed from 62% a quarter century ago to almost 120%, according to Federal Reserve statistics.

Much of that increase is from the rush of mortgage lending during the last decade. But non-mortgage debt, including credit cards and auto loans, also has risen, from 15% to almost 24% of after-tax income.

There has been a sixfold increase in personal bankruptcies since 1980. Bankruptcy filings reached a record 1.625 million last year and were up again through March of this year. Two decades ago, they totaled 288,000. To read more the above-listed information, click HERE.

In a business that is not dictated by what nationality (Asian, Black, Hispanic, Female, Indian, etc.) that you are, your social status, the area where you live, how much you have and/or what your past history consisted of - if one has a strong desire to achieve one's dream - a personal invitation is extended to personally review the complete picture (pros, cons, pitfalls, benefits, work involved, etc.) of what is involved by clicking HERE.

If one will be open and willing to explore what's available, one might find an untapped freedom. View a trailer that shows some possibilities by clicking HERE. For those who will be successful, view a trailer that describes some possibilities by clicking HERE. For additional information on how to register, click HERE

SIX STEPS TO CONSIDER FOR SUCCESS FOR HOME-BASED BUSINESSES
If one is considering a home-based business, review some suggestions on how to successfully achieved financial freedom.
First Item - ignore the home-business opportunity ads; there are no shortcuts to starting a successful home-based business. By following the six steps outlined below (supplied by About.Com's Guide to Small Business), you'll end up with an idea for a home-based business that truly has the potential to succeed, bringing you the money and the satisfaction you've been dreaming of.

3. Put your talents and skills together and generate business ideas.
With your talents and skills, what kind of home-based business could I start? When you're doing this exercise, you, of course, have more than one or two skills, so you'll find that you'll have various choices. Don't censor yourself as you list home business ideas. List all your ideas at this stage; crossing off choices comes later. For a list of possible options or choices, click HERE. (Note: The options listed call for specialized training, as oppose to the training needed at alternatives such as Quixtar.)

4. Give your business ideas the home-based business test.
The fact is that not all businesses are going to work well as home- based businesses, and some won't work at all. You are not going to be able to start a manufacturing business in a residential neighbourhood, for example, and any home-based business that involves a lot of clients coming and going is sure to upset the neighbours. If you are intent on starting a home-based business where you actually get to work at home, also cross off any business that could be operated as a home-based business but wouldn't allow you to work at home. Many people who want to start home-based businesses stop here. Don't make this mistake! If you do, you run an extremely high risk of investing months of your time, energy and money in a losing venture and seeing the home-based business you had such hopes for fail. The secret to starting a home- based business that will succeed is to work through the entire business selection process.

Profit and Planning Are Keys to Starting a Home-Based Business
Figuring out the profit angle and doing a business plan are two important parts of the process of starting a home-based business – two parts that many people starting a home-based business don't bother with. But if you want to start a home-based business that will succeed, rather than just being another business failure that drained your time and wallet and left you disappointed, you need to pay particular attention to these two steps of the starting a home- based business process.

5. Figure out the profit angle.
This is the litmus test for anyone wanting to start a home-based business. You may have a great talent for something and the skills that enable you to express it, but if people aren't willing to pay you for the product or service, it won't work as a business. For each home based business idea, you need to know the answer to two questions:How much are people willing to pay me for this product or service? Can I make a sufficient income from that?

Many people put themselves in a position by starting home-based businesses without considering the profit angle. Business is about profit, and without sufficient profit, you'll never have enough income to even pay the bills, let alone generate wealth. If you are planning to start a home- based business that will provide all of your income, however, you have to research the profit-making ability of your business idea very seriously. Click HERE to review the profit structure of Quixtar.

6. Do a business plan to assess the viability of your new home-based business.
Many people are under the impression that working through a business plan is only necessary if you're going to be looking for a business loan. But the primary reason to do a business plan is to find out if your business idea has a chance of becoming a successful business.So once you've chosen a home-based business idea you're passionate about, start working through a business plan.

It's not uncommon to work through part of at least three business plans before you find the business idea that will blossom into the thriving business you want to run. Click HERE for more information.

SUCCESS STORIES
Listed below are some stories of successful Asian/Asian Pacific Americans who have achieved independence by owning their home-based business that frees them the control of corporate management. If one is considering self-funding one's creative projects (i.e. CD, DVD, play, film, art exhibition, fund-raiser, etc.), the below-listed stories provide tangible evidence that success can be achieved based on one's own efforts and not restricted by other people.