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One of the ways we can save more money and work from home is if we take advantage of little things like rewards programs. You should sign up for every store card you can and programs like MyPoints and SwagBucks. I actually just joined SwagBucks because a friend of mine joined and got a new microwave within about a week by getting Amazon gift cards and using them to purchase it. She was so excited that I thought I’d give it a try. I like it so far. I just use their little search tool instead of Google and I get points as I search. I’m close to getting my first prize. Haven’t decided yet if I will get an Amazon gift card or something else.

There are other sites out there like this, but I’ve found these to be the best. You can also check out UPromise.com and Ebates.com for more ideas on getting free stuff and saving money. In fact, I always check Ebates.com before I purchase anything and see if there are any cash back offers available.

I will post more ideas soon!

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It seems that everyone is tightening their belts these days, thanks to an ever increasing difficult economy. If eating out is still on your budget at all, you likely want to eat out as inexpensively as you can. Here are a few tricks to slash your restaurant bill by as much as 50 percent!

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Hi, all. I’ve started a new, separate blog full of money-saving tips. I am known as the Cheapskate Queen and this blog delves into how hard I can pinch a penny. You can check it out at:

http://cheapskatequeen.com

Hope you enjoy your visit!

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Adults (I also have a separate class for teens–just ask me if you have a teen that is interested)
Meet: Once a week for an hour

Learn how to create and write for your own blog. Blogs are taking over cyberspace and are a creative way to have an impact on others and get your message out to the world. We’ll talk about how to write for blogs, length of posts, keeping postings interesting. We’ll also work on helping each student find his/her own niche area to write about, learn where to get free blogs, and even how to make a little extra money from your blog. I make an average of $200 a month on my personal site doing nothing but posting new items and updates from time to time. It does take a little time to get to that level, but its possible to make even more if you work at it.

Limited to 10 students. 5 spaces left

Cost: $75

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I have been teaching online classes for over ten years, some free and some more organized classes such as this one with in-depth topics and feedback. I’m published in articles, short stories and books and have a PhD. in Journalism and Creative Writing.

I apologize for any inconvenience, but I cannot help with blog topics about anything that is not PG-rated. If you aren’t sure if your topic is PG or in keeping with my conservative values, please email me privately before registering and we’ll discuss the topic you want to blog about ahead of time.

If you have any other questions, I’d be happy to answer those as well.

Lori

Hi folks!

This is completely and totally unrelated to anything else, but I’m excited and wanted to share with you. You know I’m the Cheapskate Queen and there is nothing better than free stuff and free money. It doesn’t happen often, but when it does it is very exciting! I know that many have been opposed to Paypal for a number of reasons, one of the main ones being that they take out fees if you have one person pay by credit card.

If you’ve been online for a while, you know exactly who Steve Case is. He is the man who started AOL. Well, he has a new venture, which is a payment service similar to Paypal but completely free to send and receive money. If you remember when Paypal started, they gave a bonus if you signed up and a bonus if you referred people. It was great. We all got a little free money (think dinner out or movie out, not a second income LOL), and it was an exciting new service where we could send money or receive money in a heart beat. This is very similar. You get a $25 sign-up bonus (I’ve already gotten mine. I took the girls to a movie today, Penelope, which was very cute) and then $10 for each person you refer.

If you’re interested in signing up for the new service, just e-mail me. I’ll send you the link and an article you can read about the new venture. I always do my research to make sure things aren’t a scam, because you have to be careful these days. I believe this is the real deal. I plan to use this to send gifts to family and friends and avoid those fees for them.

Cheers!

Lori Soard

Man are we sick of being on a budget lately.  With rising gas costs and everything costing more at the grocery store, it seems like we’re working more and keeping less of it.  Our girls are also getting older and want things like summer camp, which takes a big chunk out of the budget.

The best thing you can do to stick to a budget, and I’ve said this before, is to plan ahead.  For example, I know that we have summer camp costs coming up, so I’ll begin by putting back 10.00 a week for the next couple of months.  My oldest is also attending a purity conference next month, so we’ll have to make sure she has money for meals and extras.

Although you are still spending the same amount of money, it just doesn’t seem to hurt as much if you put back 10.00 or so for several months instead of coming up with 100.00 chunks of change.  Try this method.  I promise it works!