Wednesday, July 27, 2011

"Side Jobs"

  I am always on the lookout for legit work-from-home side jobs.  I currently sell mark.cosmetics and do a small amount of freelance writing for a local publication.  Neither bring in a steady income.  They're both pretty hit and miss.  But at least I can make a few bucks a couple of times a year.

  Does anyone else know of any worthwhile, legitimate work-from-home jobs?

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Earning Free Stuff!

  One of my favorite websites is swagbucks.com.  There are a ton of different things you can do to earn swagbucks.  Once you build up your bucks, you can use them to buy things (for free!) in the swagbucks store.  So far I have bought several amazon.com gift certificates, and a certificate for $25 off a 2 night hotel room stay thru travelocityincentives.com. 

  I do a minimal amount of things to earn my swagbucks.  I visit the survey page for 1 swagbuck.  I do the daily poll for 1 swagbuck.  I go thru the NOSO offers and usually just click "skip" on the offers there for 2 swagbucks.  And then I use their search engine 1 or 2 times a day until I get some swagbucks.  I usually am awarded somewhere between 8 and 11 bucks that way.  There's so much more you can do to earn swagbucks, too, if you want to put more time into it!

  One of the coolest things is that you can have people join under you, and that allows you to earn even more.  Pretty please leave a comment here or shoot me an e-mail at winterstarpromo@aol.com and I'll be happy to send you an invitation.  Seriously.  It's so worth it!  Who can argue with free stuff that you'll actually use?!

A little about me and why I'm here.

  I am a rocker chick.  And this means that I need to spend lots of time out seeing my favorite local bands play.  I need to have the cool makeup I love.  I need to see an occasional national act when they come thru.  I need to have money to grab a bite and shop with my friends.  And I need to travel and see places that are way cooler than Cedar Rapids, Iowa!

  Or, at least, I think I do. 

  What do I really need?  To pay my rent and other bills. To be able to afford the neccessities.  To be able to eat healthy foods to help me with this diet (ahem.  I prefer the term "lifestyle change", just so you know) that I am on.  To be able to go to the doctor when I need to.  And to be able to help some family members out with their financial needs.  Can I afford to do all of this?  Nope.  Can I afford to do all of this and have WAY so much fun?  That's a heck nope!

  So this will be my attempt at seeing what changes I can make to help myself spend wisely.  To help myself start to save.  And to offer good tips, advice, and websites that I find to others who are also trying to figure their finances out.  And so I wish good luck to all of us!

-FruGirlie