A few more ways I’m earning extra cash

I haven’t been depositing much into the emergency fund lately, but I’ve got projects in progress which will help to boost the fund within the next few months as payments come in. I am doing a short project distributing signs for the 2010 Census to 32 convenience stores (average 15 minutes each, or one very [...]

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Making Money from Home: What’s working

I’ve been keeping busy with money making ventures, some more lucrative than others, and am excited to report that I’m back on track to meet my goals once I receive the payments! I wanted to post an update on what I’ve done so far to make extra money. I’m open to more legitimate, legal options [...]

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Money earned that hasn’t arrived yet

I cashed out of one of the survey sites I’ve been using, Surveyhead, which will add $26.50 to my savings! You receive $5 just for joining; I did 10 surveys, and they take a few weeks to clear, so this is money earned in December that I’m cashing out today. It should hit my Paypal [...]

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Mystery shopping to make extra money

I did Mystery Shopping as a way to make a few bucks and try new stores and restaurants in the days before having kids. It doesn’t pay much, but we often went out to eat or got services like oil changes and salon hair cuts for free. In brainstorming money making ideas, being a secret [...]

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The $24,000 Question

I had a question about the $24,000 income upon which I’m basing our savings goal. I am the stay-at-home mom of two small people – a 4 year old boy, Peanut, and 16 month old girl, Sweet Pea – which has great benefits to our family, but income isn’t one of them! Money that I [...]

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The Plan of Attack: Ideas for Earning

In order to meet my financial goals this year, I’ll need to save $500 per month. I don’t work outside the home, so I’ve been trying to come up with ways to cut expenses and bring in extra money. Here are the ideas I have so far for bringing in extra money throughout the month: [...]

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The Plan of Attack: Ideas for Saving

Putting away $6,000 is a lofty goal for me. I’ve never been able to save that much, and it will take diligence and creativity to stretch each quarter as far as it will stretch and bring in extras to supplement the savings. I’ll be testing as many ideas for finding and earning extra money as [...]

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