cindys on March 14th, 2009

I started my Cash Crate challenge yesterday and spent about 15 minutes yesterday and 45 minutes today filling out registrations and surveys.  My balance has grown to 12.85.  I will get a check once my balance reaches $20.  Most of my 45 minutes today was spent filling out one of the daily surveys.  It took [...]

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cindys on March 13th, 2009

You see a lot of advertising on the internet about earning money online.  There are tons of websites that offer surveys, questionaires, etc and what I have found is that I wasted a lot of time filling out questionaires to qualify for surveys for which I ended up not qualifying and not getting paid to [...]

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cindys on December 15th, 2008

In 2007, 12.5% of Americans were living at or below the Poverty threshold.   What causes them to fall into poverty.  The answers might surprise you. With all of the focus on middle class tax breaks and stimulus payments,  we forget that we have a percentage of our nation who are living in deep and abiding [...]

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cindys on November 11th, 2008

If you look around the web, you will find plenty of advice on making a budget.  It’s actually pretty simple to do.  You write down your income and keep track of your spending.  You analyze your spending habits and adjust accordingly.   The process is simple, right? Ah, but if you are like me and you [...]

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cindys on April 30th, 2008

by Steve and Sara Once in a very great while you realize that something you said to your children actually sunk in and they acted on it.  It’s a very good feeling.  Now my son will probably deny me having anything to do with his decision but I am going to take a tiny bit [...]

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cindys on April 17th, 2008

If you sell anything on the internet whether it’s through eBay, Craigs List or Etsy. Or if you are a non profit and take donations, you will want to check out Revolution Money Exchange. This is similar to PayPal without the service fees. Revolution Money Exchange has extended their $25 sign up bonus through May [...]

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cindys on April 17th, 2008

by freedryk When the phone rang yesterday and the caller id said Unknown, I just knew it was a sales call and I hate them. I answered the phone and they asked for me using my full name. I put on my best suspicious voice and asked who was calling. When they said it was [...]

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cindys on April 15th, 2008

One of the areas of my life that I don’t talk about very often here is raising dogs. This has been a hobby of mine for many years. My parents bred dogs and we traveled all over the U.S. showing them so I guess I come by it naturally. I delivered a puppy to North [...]

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cindys on March 26th, 2008

Everyone loves to hate Multi Level Marketing (or Network Marketing) schemes.  I remember back in the 70s when I was invited to a party that turned into an Amway presentation.  Talk about leaving a bad taste in your mouth.  Ugh. But are they all really bad?  There are a host of Network marketing companies that [...]

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cindys on March 14th, 2008

There are days when I love being self employed.  I really do.  I don’t have answer to anyone.  I can make my own decisions about the business.  And then there are times when it sucks! Whether your business is a blog, a service or a store, these are a few of the benefits and drawbacks.  [...]

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