I thought I would take a minute and write a little post that is more humorous than anything else. A little off topic than usual but hopefully still an enjoyable read for you.

I don’t know about how things go at your house, but at mine, if you don’t have coffee, you can go a little batty!

I wake up at the crack of dawn every morning with my one year old and 3 yr old. I am on the go until midnight every night and if I manage to see a night with more than 5 or 6 hours of sleep, I feel like I am in heaven!

There are several types of coffee that I have sampled over the years. There is instant coffee, Ground Coffee, flavored coffee, and decaf coffee. Years ago I used to work in a coffee shop and found the secret to taking out the bitterness for your brewed coffee is just a pinch of salt in your grinds before the water seeps on through it. Works like a charm.

I recently was diagnosed with diabetes and not being able to have sugar in my coffee, I definitely appreciate being able to take the bitterness out of my coffee so I can drink it. Ground coffee by far goes the longest way and if kept securely in a nice dark, dry area, it will last a long time.(I even keep mine in the freezer)

I strongly believe that one of the best kept secrets to running a successful business from home and raising some rowdy children, is a constant supply of freshly brewed coffee!

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I can hear it now….how many of these sites are out there where you spend your time reading emails, visiting sites, and now reading articles for only a few cents a day? Well, I just joined this program called IMCrew. They say you can join for free, and right now until they launch because they want so many people to join, they are giving everyone $2 for every free sign up they get!

After that, you will be able to read articles and share them with others and have the potential to earn $1275 a month. This I need to try out. While I am getting pretty successful with my writing career these days, I still like to spend the weekends looking for new programs that other moms can join to make money. Not everyone I know can write or wants to write for a living. Some moms, even if they wanted to write, just can’t due to too many demanding children or an invalid in their home who requires more of their time than would be available for a writing career.

But what if you could spend just a few minutes whenever you could throughout the day. Say you ended up being able to round up an hour or two a day broken up into segments, and still make some pretty good money. Would that help you out? Well, here is something I think you could get into.

First, sign up for this new program. Remember it is free, you can then promote your link on traffic exchanges, safelists, free classifieds, forum signatures, Facebook, Twitter or wherever you feel comfortable.

If you need my help or want me to help you build a squeeze page for the traffic exchanges, then leave a comment below and I will get back to you and see what we can come up with. All free of charge. I just want you to get making money so you will know it can be done.

So, back to the new program. Click on the link below and get signed up and then go get your affiliate link or if you need me to help you get the graphic and the link working together then give me a shout, I am working on doing up a how to on that tomorrow and posting it here or making it a pdf you can download, not sure the best way to do that yet…..

O.k. so once you are signed up for that, that will be an income stream for you. That shouldn’t take too much time out of your day. You, like I will have to see how it goes.

I want to mention another quick way you can make money that is kind of along these same lines. Now, I have mentioned PTC before but not sure if you all either know what it is or how it works.

PTC or Paid to Click is where you sign up for accounts on sites that have advertising from other marketers. You then get paid a penny or a few to click on emails, or links to sites and check out the site for 10-60 secs depending. Some of these sites only have like 5 links a day which can only be 5 cents a day. Many people do not see the sense in wasting their time. I wondered about it too. At one point in time when I was first checking this out a year or so ago, I was signed up to like 20 different sites and spending like 4 hours or so clicking for a mere $2 or $3 a day. How these sites work mostly, is by getting referrals under you. If you have 100 referrals all clicking each day and you get half of their pay each day, it can add up to quite a bit of money for the same time you spent clicking on your own ads.

The thing is that you need to market your affiliate links and get others to join you. This can be very time consuming and if you do not know how to make up web pages that have more than one affiliate link on it, it can be quite a pain to figure out how to divide your time so you can get enough everywhere. So….I decided to give up on all but 2 of the sites I was with. And here is why.

Neobux is a great site that allows you to buy your referrals for a month at a time. You can buy 3 referrals for .75 and then you just keep adding to it. Now, I hadn’t even thought about this idea until I came across this post by Strat. He explains fully how to go about a plan to make $20 a day for only a few minutes of your time and without ever having to pay out of your own pocket. Once I read it, I realized immediately how this was a good system and work my time to invest in. So, I have since sign up and am working my way through the system myself.

Now to some people $20 a day may not seem like much, but if you think that you are making that amount of money for a maximum of 30 minutes of your day, that is pretty good. To some people $20 a day(and we are talking 7 days a week with these types of systems), can make a real difference. I mean, sure you couldn’t raise a family in North America on that(maybe in other countries), but it could mean the difference between a good neighborhood for your kids or a not so good one.

So, go here to this site, read through the steps he has laid out, and get making money today. You can either sign up under his link as he says or come back here and click on my banner below. Up to you.
http://firstchoicelinks.ws/strat/ (be sure to click the back button on your browser if you want to come back here and give me credit. I may be able to give you some extra freebies later on that will help you make more money with traffic exchanges and such)

There you go, if you add these two systems that I have mentioned in this long post, you could be on your way to making hundreds if not thousands of dollars in about 6 months time!

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It has been awhile since I talked about making money on eBay, so I thought I would bring the subject up
again. Let’s say you have your business set up now. You’ve picked out a good name and bought the domain.
You’ve signed up and registered all the info you needed for eBay. So, now what do you need to do next to
start making money on eBay?

It is advisable that when you first start out selling on eBay that you need to pick just one product and
learn everything you can about it. You need to become an expert with it so you can effectively learn to
advertise and sell them to the best you can. Once you are on a roll and making consistent money with that
one, you can apply what you found works the best to more products. There are many advertising and selling
techniques to be used online today. Some you will find work better with certain products over other ones.

The next section has some mixed ideas on the best methods of selling and making the best money from each
product. Some people think it is better to have multiple auctions going at once, that way, if something
doesn’t sell, chances are, something else will. Other people think it is best just to have one auction
at a time and then you can concentrate solely on getting the highest bid for that one item. If you are selling
$5 cds, you may want to have several auctions going in order to make some decent income.

As eBay becomes more popular every year, it is going to become more difficult to find quality unique products
that you can make a decent profit from. You can try going to Estate sales, taking an ad out in the paper
offering to take on consignment items for others who do not know how to sell on eBay, By taking a percentage
of the sale, this enables others to make money and still get their stuff sold by someone who knows what
they are doing. You may want to find out if there are any city or state laws that require you to obtain
a license as an auctioneer in your town if you plan to do this on a large scale.

You could use a dropshipping company. This is a company that allows you to sell their products at a retail
price while you only have to pay them a wholesale price. You may find other sellers who have bulk orders
of something and are willing to sell the products to you at a wholesale price as well. You can go to fleamarkets
liquidation stores, bulk barns, and garage sales in your neighborhood. What you may find over in your country
readily may not be available in someone else’s, thus making it a popular sought after item.

A few quick tips for making the best of your selling experience on eBay:
1. NEVER sell counterfeit or fake items on eBay, not only can you risk losing your account, you could
be sued or blacklisted.
2. Do not let your friends or relatives bid against others bidders on your auctions in an attempt to drive
the price up. This is known as shilling and is illegal. Not only will you be shut down and banned from
eBay, you could also face criminal charges.

To get the most from your selling on eBay, you will want to promote your auctions. You can do this by
creating a personal web page to promote your eBay auctions, you could run an online store that links back
to your auctions, or any numerous ways you may find. This gives you a more professional appearance online
and helps your customers get a better feel for who you are.

Finally the number one way to build your eBay business bigger and start bringing in more money is by
building up a mailing list. If you send out emails to your subscribers on a regular basis, they will be
able to know right away when you have a deal or new auction going on.

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As parents, we are always looking for little ways we can either save money or make money to help out our families financial situation and create a little more comfort. One way we can try to save some money and still be able to give out beautiful, quality presents is by buying hand made crafts and jewelery for those we love.

Many great gifts come in the form of hand crafted jewelery or other treasures one can make with beaded landyards. These little beads can be used to make so many different types of jewelery and useful items. You can use them to dress up an ordinary identity badge so it looks more like a fashion accessory, or you can try keys, glasses and more to add some color and pizzaz to the simple things.

There are as many colors, styles and shapes as you could want for whatever gift idea you have in mind.These types of fashion accessories are perfect for any age. If you love the look of beaded lanyards, you can purchase already created necklaces and more for less than $20. This makes an excellent and affordable choice for any female in your family. Why not have a different one for each outfit in your wardrobe.

You could purchase a pretty little pink one just like this for your precious 4 year old for her communion or first day of kindergarten.

Or if you had a wedding coming up for an older daughter, or even gramma’s 75th birthday, you could buy this lovely elegant necklace made from this special selection and show just how much you care.

Beaded lanyards are making a big come back into the world of fashion today. They are lightweight, pretty, durable, and easy to keep clean. They are excellent for jewelery and other ornamental items alike. They are suitable for any age group and are affordable enough to fit into almost everyone’s budget.

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I know I write a lot about ways to make money with your writing but that is because that is what I do for a living and what I liked to think I know quite a bit about.

I would like to offer you a copy of my new 12 page report “Write for Pay” and you can download it here now. It comes with links for software that will help you cut your work in half and allow you to make twice as much money.
Grab it here:
http://makemoneywriting.melaniebremner.com

Today though, I would like to talk more about PLR and the use of it. I recently participated in a few giveaway events to see about building up my list some more. I don’t know how much longer though I am going to continue with those types of events though. It seems that there is no new products being put into them. I can sign up to 8 different giveaways and see the same products being given away in each of them.

If PLR can be used in so many different ways to make new products, why is no one using it to create these unique reports? Is it because no one knows how, or is because no one can be bothered?

Think about this. Say you wanted to create a new product. What would be more beneficial and time saving for you:
1. spend hours researching a niche topic and then taking notes, and creating an outline for a new report. Then either writing it up yourself or paying for a ghostwriter to do it. One way would take you about a week or more depending on how much time you had to put into it, and the other could cost you anywhere between $100-$600 depending on how many pages you wanted.
2. do a half an hour of keyword research to see what niche products and information people are looking for. Then go through your plr material and look for some articles on that topic, work through them, get them organized, edited and put together into a new report. This could take maybe a few days. Or if you don’t have anything already on that topic, you could go looking for some plr from a membership or web writer and get it. This would take you a little while longer and would cost a little more but it would be more specific than trying to re-work some related articles.

You can see the point I am driving at. There is no reason that with all of the PLR floating around for cheap or even free a lot of times, that serious marketers who want to get ahead and make a name for themselves, can’t go out and create something new.

I would really like to see more new reports and products coming out on the market instead of the same old things. How can anyone expect to build a list and get new people if the same marketers are telling their list about these same giveaways that have the same freebies available that they saw the last time they joined up. This will in turn make giveaways become extinct and completely useless for list building purposes.

Next time you want to think about writing a report, if you have any questions or concerns feel free to write a comment here or email me and I will help you out. I would be more than happy to help you get set up with a unique product of your own.

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It is one of the biggest fears parents can have today. Fires can be started whether you are at home or away from the home. Fires can destroy everything you have worked so hard to buy and hang onto. Even if you have insurance, nothing can replace lost photos or other precious keepsakes or things inherited by departed loved ones.

15 years ago, my family and I were victims of a house fire. It was intentionally set by a greedy landlord who was having some financial issues and she thought she would be smart and set it up to look like my husband did it. Not only did we lose everything we had, but we also lost a family cat who had been sleeping in the bathroom and not been able to get free in time before the smoke took her down. While we had no control over the start of that fire, we have made sure that there is always handy fire extinguishers on every floor within easy reach of no matter where we may be from now on.

There are a few types of fire extinguishers
that you can look into purchasing for your home. Most of them weigh between 5-10 pounds and are filled with a foam spray that is mixed with a water additive. A CO2 extinguisher is more for electrical fires and areas where you will have your computers, printers, and other plug in devices. It is also handy to keep around in the workshop if you like to weld, and can be used for small flammable liquid fires.

A standard water fire extinguisher is easy to maneuver and due to it’s lightweight even a young child would be able to handle it if need be. It is becoming Canadian law for landlords to supply one or two extinguishers as needed into the homes and apartments they rent out. Although some landlords feel that it may be an expense they do not want to have if they need to pay out $100 or more for each item, in the end it can save a lot more than just money.

You will never regret purchasing a fire extinguisher when the benefits of owning one will far outweigh any of the cons. Most of them have a standard 5 year warranty and depending on the product type you can purchase them for as low as $35 or up into the hundreds of dollars. Isn’t your family’s safety and health worth that? Protect your family today before it’s too late and you can’t take it back.

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We talk a lot about ways we can make money and save money on this site. I thought today though, I would mention another way that we can invest money into keeping our family and children safe. If you are investing your money into something that will benefit your family and in the long run saving your family from possible pain or heartache, I feel this is not a waste of money.

The world is getting rougher and tougher every day. Children are being exposed to more violence and with parents working extra hard to provide a roof over their kids heads, often times the kids will find themselves either being pressured into a gang situation or getting bullied by other students and street wise punks.

We can not always be there to protect our kids. While we would love to believe that we are safe from anything bad, the sad truth is bad things can happen at any time. One of the best ways we can protect ourselves and our families is through specialized training or martial arts. While some people may be of the mindset that this type of training is unnecessary unless you plan to join the army or go into a trade such as security or police services, this is not the case.

Martial arts can help you and your children in many ways. Of course it is the perfect tool for helping you provide self defense for your and your family when faced with a threatening situation, but it is also good for helping those wild children you may have who have a problem with listening, authority or discipline in general. This type of training will help your family learn to focus, fight back and feel confidence within their lives. When they learn self control, their need for resisting authority will be minimized.

Many martial arts programs even encourage a whole family training together and offer great discounts so you can save money while learning how to save your life! If you are concerned with your family’s safety because your neighborhood doesn’t seem as secure as it used to be, you may want to take the time to check into a self defense program today.

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I have a one year old and three year old. Both of my boys get bored way too easy(they take after me unfortunately). Because of this, I am always looking for new educational toys that will both help them learn something new and keep them entertained.

There are a few things I like to consider when choosing.

1. I want something that both boys are not going to be able to wreck. I bought 2 versions of laptops by 2 separate manufacturers. My boys step on the computers, beat on the keyboards, slam the case lid down, and toss them off the couch when they no longer want to use them. Not to mention fight over them. These have stood up to the test of time so far.

2. They need to be able to capture their attention and make them want to practice, Educational kids toys regardless of whether they are meant to encourage their imagination, help with their hand eye coordination, help them count, teach them colors, or teach them to play and share with others. If something is too hard or does not have enough bells and whistles to it, then my children will not stay involved for very long.
As with the problem of the laptops that I bought, one was meant for a 4 or 5 years old with games such as counting the dots on the page, punching in the letter of the alphabet that certain words start with, and other more advanced math problems. My children love to turn it on and play the music, and create a tune from the musical notes but once that is done, the fun is over. The rest is too complicated for them. The second laptop although meant for 3 year olds, is great for my one son who loves to find the toys and animals and match them to their sounds and such, but it is too advanced for my 1 yr old. He just like to open and close the case and hear the machine say “good-bye” so he can wave.

3. Is it cost effective? A lot of the Educational kids toys that are on the market today take a ton of batteries. I don’t want to be buying something that eats batteries every day. For example, the laptops run on 4 AA batteries. These can last up to 6 months. My 3yr old also has a remote control school bus, and although he loves to maneuver it all over the house, over rocks, under tables and through the flowerbed, this machine eats 2 big C batteries every week. There is no sense investing in a toy that will just end up sitting unused on a shelf for months on end because you can’t afford to keep replacing the batteries.

There are many other things to consider and evaluate when looking for a new educational kids toy to help your child learn and grow. These are just a few things that I have had to consider before buying things for my two little ones. As long as you take the time to review the product to see if it is stable, ask around and see if any friends you know have the item and see what they say, you should be able to make an informed choice about the new purchase. If I am unsure of what to get, I will ask my 3 yr old what he likes and then look it over to see why it appealed to him.

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Yesterday I discussed a vacation idea involving taking your children to an amusement park for some fun and adventure. Today, I thought I would talk about another vacation idea that I enjoyed when I was a child.

I grew up in a family of six children. My father was an elementary teacher and my mom stayed at home until my baby sister was in school. Then she became a librarian’s assistant. As anyone with a lot of children will know, six children can be pretty expensive.

While my dad knew the value of having family time with vacations so we could all get to know each other and have some fun, he needed to find something that did not cost very much.

We had an aunt and uncle who lived up North from us on a nice lake that had a great island for camping just about a ten minute boat ride across the bay. We started going there every summer when my four little brothers and sister were barely out of diapers. It was great fun and some of our most cherished memories.

One of the most important things to decide when trying to ensure that you keep your family safe, dry and warm while camping is the purchase of suitable Camping tents. You need to make sure they are easy enough to set up(the last thing you need with a ton of kids climbing all around is a hard set up), have enough room to accommodate everyone comfortably, are made from the right materials to both keep everyone warm, dry and free from bugs, and will still stay within your price range.

You want something that will last for all those many years of adventure you have planned. A camping tent should be an investment. And as with all investments you want to make an informed decision so you can make the best choice for your family.

While there are many Camping tents available on the market today, not all of them are made with the best materials, or backed by a trusted name brand. Take the time to find out what you need to know regarding these items before purchasing and you can be sure that you will make the best choice for your family. Now go and create some memories and have a blast!

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The sun is here, the warmth has come. The children will soon be done school for the year. Have you started thinking about your vacation plans? Many families look forward to the summer since it is the time of year where they can pack their bags, hop in the car and travel to a new destination for fun. One of the best places to take your kids to has always been Orlando for the Disney World experience.

Children and parents alike can enjoy the thrill of the rides and the sights to take in. Some people think that a trip to Disney World is outside of their affordability, but that is not always true. You can find
companies online who are offering Disney World Packages for a reasonable rate. Often you can find a choice between a 2 day adventure all the way up to a week long trip. In this way, you can offer your family a long lasting memory without feeling like you will be paying it off for the next five years.

There are many things to see in Orlando. You can let your children experience the thrill of visiting not only the world famous Disney World but also Magic Kingdom,Animal Kingdom, EPCOT, Hollywood Studios, Universal Studios, and the Islands of Adventure. Whether you choose to camp nearby, rent a hotel, or stay with a relative, this is one of the best vacation ideas you could share with your kids.

I remember going to visit my sister in Florida when I was about 17. I had the chance to spend the day at Disney World. While all of those other features were added later on through the years, some of my most favorite memories were from that day. Taking on the giant coasters, barreling down the giant water slides, and getting a hug and kiss from my favorite Disney mascots. While I only have young children right now, I can’t wait until they are old enough so I can pack them up in the car and take them away for the weekend. I know they will cherish the time we spend together and want to rush home and tell their friends all about it.

If you really want to create some wonderful memories of a time well spent with your kids, I recommend that you check to see just how affordable Disney World Packages can be and book your vacation today!

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