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Make money with a collective CO-OP

2010-06-08T13:00:00.000-07:00

Incase you don't know what this is, it's a collection of beneficial people helping each other financially. It's run just like any other business or job and the goal is to help each member become financially independant. Every person is gainfully employed in their respective careers while contributing on a schedule a set amount of money to the collective. This money in turn is used for purposes such as, shopping, paying bills, or entertainment. Now you're thinking why would anybody do this? Because it benefits you as well for being a part of the collective. Imagine if the collectives goal was to pay off bills for all members, whenever there is enough money saved one or several members will be able to have their bills paid off in full. This in turn puts them in a better financial situation and will continue with a different member benefiting each time. Do this enough and you're going to have a lot of happy debt free people. This is just one example of what a collective CO-OP can do. If you're a part of a big family then you belong to a collective CO-OP whether you know it or not. This is what familys do right? Help each other in time of need no matter what, this is what a collective CO-OP is all about. If this concept is interesting to you then try to start a collective of your own or see if there's one in your area already. The benefits are limitless and could be just what you need to get back on the track of life.

Get real and legal unlimited movie downloads from the comfort of your own home

2010-05-18T15:57:00.000-07:00

You know sometimes I sit at home watching TV and just wish I had a movie to watch. You know the feeling, when your in that mode and realize that you have to go to the video store to rent one, ugg. Here's a website where you can download licensed and legal movies from the comfort of your own home. This site has tons of movies just like netflix and blockbuster. You can download movies directly from their website and watch them on your computer or burn them to DVD and watch them on your TV. The way I like to use it, is to browse for movies, start the download, then continue with my day. By the time I'm finished with whatever I had to do, I know I have movies waiting for me ready watch. I don't know about you but this in my opinion is convenient for me. You can check out the website yourself just Click Here!

Chitika Premium Ads

2010-05-18T15:28:00.000-07:00

Chitika is similar to adsense, it basically places a banner ad or another style of your choice to your website and displays advertisements. Whenever a visitor clicks on the ads, it directs them to the retailer website with your affiliate ID linked in, once a click is made you get paid. It works well with adsense and would be an addition to the adsense advertisements. They also offer a paid referall program, you can get the details on there website. Along with adsense and chitika it's like getting a double bang for your work, this service is also free. You can check out all the details by clicking on the chitika icon, enjoy.

Submit your blog or website to search engines by using submitexpress - it's free

2010-05-18T15:08:00.000-07:00

Everyone knows there are millions of websites out there and getting exposure is key to getting your website noticed. Heres a service that automatically submits your website to the major search engines like Yahoo and Google and the best part is it's absolutely free. You can check out the website yourself, just click on the submit express icon, enjoy.

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I'll probably get a lot of heat for this but it's just too funny

2009-12-25T13:47:00.000-08:00

Tiger Woods has a new trophy and a new sponsor. Both are very deserving for him. I've got to say if I had that much money and was famous, I'd be a player too, LOL.

Hey Tiger I see you won another award, you know I think you really deserve this one. Good job and congrats.

Hey Tiger is that a new sponsor! Right on, your every guys idol.

Free WiFi ---> Safeway

2009-12-19T12:30:00.000-08:00

The Safeway is off of Havana in Aurora, Colorado with a Starbucks inside. The wifi is free and doesn't require an account or login. When you connect the first page that opens is the Safeway website after that you're good to go. They also have a patio area outside, the wifi is accessible from there as well but the signal strength is a little weak. This could be a nice spot in the Summer, grab some joe and go sit out on the patio and surf. Now, I think Safeway offers the wifi because of the Starbucks, otherwise who's got time to use a laptop while trying to shop, HAHAHA. Speaking of which, the stand alone Starbucks has free wifi for AT&T broadband customers and qualified smart phone customers. I've noticed I can connect with my iPhone but not with my laptop. For me it's fine since my phone is jailbroken anyway. I just use Internet Tethering which allows me to connect my iPhone to the wifi then share it with my laptop through USB, works great. On a side note, I have some friends who have friends with iPhones and they have expressed interest in jailbreaking them and would like me to help. HMMM, should I charge for something like that, is it ethical? Well lets see what everyone else thinks so answer my poll and let me know.

Free Review and WiFi ---> Village Inn

2009-12-18T20:25:00.000-08:00

Here's another free WiFi hotspot in Colorado, it's the Village Inn on the corner of highway I225 and Mississippi in the city of Aurora. This hot spot doesn't require a login or an account although when you connect and try to surf it does take you to a Village Inn website first, after that you're good to go. This one is also available from the parking lot but I do suggest going in, a lot of Village Inn's are open 24/7 and you can just get coffee if you wanted. I remember back in the day sitting around for hours doing research, homework, or just hanging out with friends, it's a good place for it for some reason. Unfortunately they didn't have WiFi back then, BORING! Now the food, I've always liked Village Inn for their breakfast, they have reasonable prices and a decent selection I think and I've always had friendly service. I've also bought some pie's from then in the past to take to events, their good as well. Obviously, I can't speak for all Village Inn's but I've been to a few in Colorado and for me they've all been pretty consistent, now even better with Internet :-).

Free Review and WiFi ---> Carl's Jr.

2009-12-18T20:02:00.000-08:00

Alright I feel like giving a free review so here it is. If you live in Colorado or are planning on passing through someday then this info may be of some use to you. There's a Carl's Jr. around the corner of Havana and Iliff in Aurora Colorado that has free WiFi. I know this may not be news to some people who already knew but it is the first time I've noticed anyway. This is a good way to go on lunch break and connect or just hang out, I would guess you'd have to buy something though. Here's a little secret, the WiFi doesn't require an account or any kind of login. You just connect and surf. You can also connect from the parking lot I found out, so if you don't feel like going in or not planning on staying long then you can just sit in your car and connect. Now that I've said this, if anyone important see's this post they might change that, HAHAHA. Now on to the food, WHAT YOU KIDDING ME! It's Carl's Jr, do I really need to tell you about the food :-). Just so there's no mistake, I love their burgers.

I feel like BASHING! Oh well, why not?

2009-11-23T16:03:00.000-08:00

OK, a friend of mine asked me to check out this online program for making easy, fast money on the Internet. First thing I did was, HAHAHAHAHAHA - LMAO - ROTF. I'm sure everyone knows by now that there is no such magical program that can do this right? Matter of fact easy, fast, money, and Internet shouldn't even be in the same sentence together. Anyway, here's the program, there's a website that promises you'll make $300 in 10 minutes and then $100 an hour there after, fast and easy online, again, HAHAHAHA. The website address is, http://www.easyfreeincome.com/, I decided not to link it in case you thought I was trying to get you to click on it so I can receive a referral bonus. If you go to this website it explains everything for you except what the program is. Then it tells you to download a free Adobe PDF file that explains it all. Everything up to this point is COMPLETELY FREE. The author also will not try to sell you anything in the PDF. Basically, you read it and follow the instructions he gives. If you don't feel like submitting your name and email to get the free PDF then just download it from here, http://www.easyfreeincome.com/ebook, again not linked.

So here's the nuts and bolts of this program, I think a lot of you will get a good laugh like I did.
The author basically states that he's figured out the "laws of averages" and how to apply it to a gambling website playing roulette. Yes, you read correctly, GAMBLING WEBSITE PLAYING ROULETTE, it's funny right? COME ON, HAHAHAHA! People, I think you have a better chance at winning Powerball. The gambling website is sponsored by, englishharbour.com, the author explicitly states to use the link he's provided for you to download the software which to me looks like a referral link. He then states to deposit $200 or at the minimum $150 and then englishharbour.com matches your deposit to a stated maximum. I have to say the author is tricky, if it is a referral program then he's going to make money off of your signup. As far as the instructions on the PDF, I couldn't say whether it works or not, didn't care to try. If you feel compelled to give it a shot then go ahead and be my guest. If I'm wrong you can come back here and debate this post with me. In my opinion, I think this is the authors way of getting signup bonuses from englishharbour.com, some other thoughts are, the author owns the website, or the website is fake all together and set up to simply take your money. If the sites legit, then you have to think about other issues such as, what if the instructions don't work and you wind up losing your money. Who are you going to blame, the author? Let's say the instructions do work and you make all that money he promises, will you be able to cash out? After all for US residents online gambling is illegal so you may have a very difficult time getting the money. Like I said, if you're compelled then give it a shot, my advice, DON'T DO IT.

Windows users here's a nifty free tool you may like!!

2009-11-07T21:42:00.000-08:00

I've had some people ask me about post it notes for Windows XP/Vista. I think I found one that you might like, it's called Stickies and you can get it for free. I've been using it for a while now and I love it, it's a great application for a freebee. Some features include, desktop notes which enables you to create a note and leave it fully viewable on the desktop. Along with the quick launch feature the notes will remain on the desktop even after reboot, hide or unhide, collapse notes to the title bar only, name the title bar, and my favorite, alerts. The alert feature enables you to create a note, title it, set an alert time and date. Once set you can check the option to close the note until alert time so when you turn your computer on that day the Stickie will open and sort of dance on the the screen. As I always say, there's no ones word better than your own so check it out for yourself. You can grab a copy here, Stickies

Here's a screenie

The Economy and Your Future

2009-11-03T07:49:00.000-08:00

Everyone knows the economy is bad right now. With all the people getting laid off, fired, or just quitting, it doesn't seem like it's getting any better. In my opinion employers aren't helping, what I mean by this is I'm noticing a trend from people I've talked too or known. The trend is, yes, they're worried about losing there jobs by way of being laid off or fired but I've also talked to a lot of people who just simply quit their jobs. When I asked them why, they replied, "I got tired of the BS". Some things that were going on are, employers reorganizing job positions and titles, which also involve pay cuts and extra work load. Another tactic is requiring their employees to re-interview for their job positions. What results from this is, there may be someone more suited for your job than you. For someone who's worked at a company for more than I'd say 5 years, this is a HARD KICK in the face and it's not going to heal anytime soon.

The people who have decided to stick with it and suck it up are now having to go see their doctors to get a prescription for an anti-depressant. WTF! People really need to be on drugs to be able to function at their jobs? If you're in this situation what do you do? There's a saying out there that states, "to make a change in your life, you have to make a life changing event". I think I'm on that road now. Not saying that things are going great for me right now but since I saved up some money during my working years I have a little time to think about what I want to do. I've decided to move to another state and give my future a shot there. It's risky I know but here or there it's all the same to me. I have to say though, where I'm going doesn't look to bad, I've already networked with some people there and some things that came out of it are, I could possibly have a wife waiting for me, I know it's kind of funny but we'll see, we managed to find a house to rent for a very reasonable price. My father has been talking with some people and managed to find some opportunities we can engage in as soon as we get there.

I've visited this place once in my life, Las Vegas, as a vacation and now I've decided to go back, take a long deep breathe and try to make things happen. I've got some pictures which I'm planning on uploading soon and I'll upload even more once I get back there. This should be very interesting to say the least, I plan on blogging my progress and uploading pics as time goes on, who knows, this may be an inspiration to other people if I'm successful. Sometimes, you just have to put the brain chatter and fear aside and say to yourself, just do it, you can figure it all out as you go along.

Opt-Out Alarm for Credit Cards

2009-10-30T18:11:00.000-07:00

Here's an interesting article on credit card interest and how people forget about charges.

Opt-Out Alarm
I had a credit card with a high balance. The company informed me that I had two options. I could continue to use the card while the interest rate increased. Or, I could stop using the card and the rate would stay the same until I paid off the balance. I opted out -- stopped using the card and kept the old rate.
It seemed easy in principle. But I forgot that more than two years ago, I had used that card to register at Blockbuster; when I forgot to return a movie, they charged the card! My rate went up instantly and now I'm stuck.

You can read more related articles on Yahoo Finance.

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PC help - Internet

2009-10-27T15:26:00.000-07:00

Here's a question I get asked often. Before I answer, a little about me, I've been working in the IT field for about 10 years. I've done jobs from tech support to network admin and learned a whole lot along the way. Anyway, back to the topic. The question is, how do I stay safe on the Internet? Well the best piece of advice I can give is, MAKE SURE TO READ WHAT YOU'RE ABOUT TO CLICK ON. I've met way too many people who blindly click on pop ups and dialogue messages while surfing. The worst part is they don't bother reading any of it. If you don't read it how do you know you answered it correctly? When a website is trying to get you by throwing a pop up or dialogue box at you, "NO" may not mean NO and the "red X" may be "grayed out" or unavailable. The 2 I hear most often are Anti-virus 2009 and a scary warning message about viruses detected on your system. To tell it to you bluntly, if you ever see these, STOP, read the message and then analyze it. I'm sure you're using an anti-virus program on your computer, the best thing to do is use that to see if you really do have viruses on your system. The Anti-virus 2009 is nothing but a nuisance, I know because I've spent hours removing it and all that it brings. If it turns out you can't avoid clicking something if you ever see these then there's always the fail safe option which is, ALT + F4, which will close all open windows including Internet browsers that have NOT been minimized to the task bar. Make sure all your work is backed up before you use this. For those pop ups that automatically minimize to the task bar and won't allow you to close them, just restart your computer. Make note of the website you went to so you don't go back there again. I know a lot of people don't want to hear that but hey, I'd rather keep my system and information safe than be tempted by some website.

Stock Market Investing - Some Ideas

2009-10-25T16:39:00.000-07:00

I have a lot of friends who always ask me, how do you make money in the stock market. I'm not a professional stock broker by any means but I tell them, very carefully. I've had discussions with them on what a good idea would be for helping to make that money from the stock market. The result of the discussion is, people should get together and pool their resources. I'm not talking about their money but their tools. Me for example, I'm subscribed to the Motley Fool's Income Investor and Motley Fool Options. I love both of these subscriptions, I'm not starting out with much and thankfully I have a lot of patience because I know I'll need it. I also have two brokerage accounts, Scottrade and optionsXpress, there both in good standing. If someone I trusted was interested I'd have no problem sharing these resources if that person is willing to share as well. If you get enough people with different resources and pool them together, well in my opinion, there's no reason why they couldn't make money. I think the biggest issue here is the trust among strangers, once you get passed that it can be very profitable for everyone.

MONEY, MONEY, AND MORE MONEY

2009-10-24T15:20:00.000-07:00

Well it's Saturday afternoon and I'm just relaxing at home playing on the Internet. By the way I live in Colorado and have to say, WHAT ABOUT THEM BRONCOS, HOOYA!!! So I've been doing some research online and have come across one common factor. There seems to be a lot of people today trying to make their fortunes online. I have to say some of the programs out there do work and some don't, it takes a lot of time to look through all of it. From my research, here's my thought on a simple approach without a lot of work. Most online business opps will require you to have at least $20 to cash out. There are thousands of sites out there you can sign up with and easily make a quick $20. So my thought is, on a monthly basis sign up with 100 sites and complete the free offers or surveys or whatever you like. Once you make $20 on one site move on to the next one. You do this for one month and you make $2000 that month. HMMM, sounds great, I signed up with a few and made a quick $20, didn't put in much work this month and I'll cash out right around $200, not bad for loafer work.