Who would like to taste of freedom? So what is freedom? In my opinion, freedom is when you can control both time and money. There are many people who make a lot money but have no time to enjoy it. Then there are those who have plenty of free time but no money to spend. So the ideal situation is to control both time and money. Perhaps you may have heard of the term, \"residual income\". \" Residual income\" is also known as \"passive income\". Basically, this is the type of income that you would receive while doing very little or actually no work to get it. So the key question is, \"how do I develop this type of residual income opportunity?\"

Residual income can be developed many ways. you can receive it if you own rental properties, write a book and receive royalties from it, patent an idea, have exclusive rights to a product or service, or have exclusive rights to certain territory. another fantastic way for the average person to develop this residual income is to build a network marketing business; also known as a MLM Business. for the purpose of this article, let\'s take a look at some of the network marketing companies out there and let\'s see if we can develop that passive sort of income.

You may have heard that it takes a large initial outlay of cash to start your own Amway business. Not true. According to their Business Opportunity webpage (http://www.amway.com/en/busopp/join.aspx) the only thing you must purchase to begin this residual business opportunity is a literature pack from the Amway Opportunity Kit. Since start-up costs are minimal and Amway products are already best-sellers this may be just the residual income opportunity for you. Selling Amway brings in your active income and recruiting other people to sell \'under\' you brings in regular residual income which is quite a good thing in and of itself. Buy your own cleaning supplies at wholesale prices, give Amway for holiday and birthday gifts and save a lot of money, as well. For further information about Amway as a residual income opportunity visit http://www.amway.com/en/BusOpp/business-opportunity-video-10234.aspx

Mary Kay Cosmetics: Getting started as an Independent Consultant with your own MLM business is easy with Mary Kay Cosmetics. Visit http://www.marykay.com/sellmarykay/default.aspx and view their simple four-step process. For as little as one-hundred dollars you receive enough Mary Kay products to host a thirty-guest cosmetics party where this excellent makeup will practically sell itself. Start before March 31, 2009 and you may qualify for a $100 rebate check. Get a few neighbors or friends or family to be Independent Consultants under you and make money whenever they make a sale whether you worked that day or not. Residual Income Opportunity rocks!

Another excellent MLM opportunity is with the MonaVie company. Become an MLM entrepreneur with MonaVie, representing their fabulous anti-oxidant and Acai Berry products. Even when economic times are tough people are interested in regaining or maintaining their health. Acai Berry is in the news a lot days, all positive, and promoting health products made with Acai is an easy sell indeed. Visit http://www.monavie.com/Web/US/en/opportunity_overview.dhtml to read more about residual income opportunities with MonaVie.

These are three examples of very established network marketing companies. They have been around for a very long time and have an excellent track record. That is the plus side of dealing with an established company. The downside to this is that sooner or later these companies hit a saturation point because everybody has heard of the name already. Sometimes it\'s easier to build a network marketing business when you\'re getting in on the \"ground floor\" for the simple reason that no one has heard this company before. The downside to this is that this particular company has no proven track record yet and as a result the risks are higher. These are just some of the pros and cons involved when one is trying to best determine how to develop that residual income opportunity.