Making Money At Home While Homeschooling ; Yes, you can have your cake and eat it too!

My #8 GPT Site: Fushion Cash

2011-11-02T10:08:00.001-04:00

FusionCash

Type of rewards offered: Check or Paypal
Survey only: No
Paid emails: Yes
Paid to shop: Yes
Paid to watch videos: Yes
Paid to play games: Yes
Paid to do tasks: Yes
Paid to do offers: Yes
Paid to post: Yes
Age minimum: 13/18
Accounts per household: 1
Locations available: U.S. and Canada
Minimum cash out: $25
Referral program: Yes
Sign up bonus: $5

Do You Know The Difference Between Feather Pillows+Down Pillows? Let Me Tell You A Little Story...

2011-11-01T12:38:00.002-04:00

This morning, I was awakened by a little white feather tickling my nose. I got up and starting noticing that room by room I was seeing more of these pesky little white feathers. I discovered that my daughter was sleeping on the couch and lough and behold, her hair was full of little white feathers.
As I started down the dark hallway to turn off the heat, I felt something, lots of somethings actually, swirling and tickling around my ankles and calves. I turned on the hall light to discover a lovely mist of those little white feathers floating around me.
Just then the heat cut on, (the return air is at the end of this hall),and what was an 18 inch drift of those little white feathers in front of the return air became a flowing pea soup fog enveloping me.
Please keep in mind, I've been awake for all of 90 seconds at this point and my nicotine deprived brain is seriously wondering if this is all some strange dream caused by the fun size pack of skittles I had right before I dozed off last night.
Apparently, my children, in their Halloween candy sugar rush, decided that it would be a great idea to have a pillow fight with my daughter's down pillows. Mind you, this was after John and I were already in bed and asleep and they were supposed to be too.
I must say, I can clearly see the difference between regular feather pillows and 90 % down pillows. The feathers vacuum up just fine. The down turns into an absolute, lighter than air swirling blizzard with zero visibility when you try to vacuum it. The feathers stay in the garbage bag when you empty the vacuum canister, the down erupts like Mt. Vesuvius when you TRY to put it in the garbage bag. The feathers stick to my hair and clothes, the down will fit up my nose. Yes, I am quite a site to see, thank goodness they're isn't anyone here with a camera to take a picture of me...

I've spent 4 hours so far trying to clean up those little white feathers, not sure how many more it will take. I do know that my back yard looks like it's snowing. It's quite windy hear today and that is the only place I can empty the feather's out of my vac's cannister. I wonder what the neighbors think...

My # 9 GPT Site: Inbox Pays

2011-10-31T13:17:00.002-04:00

InboxPays

I occasionally do an offer here, but I usually just do the paid emails that come to my inbox. I usually cash out monthly here.
Type of rewards offered: Paypal
Survey only: No
Paid emails: Yes
Paid to shop: Yes
Paid to play games: Yes
Paid to do offers: Yes
Age minimum: 18
Accounts per household: 1
Locations available: U.S.
Minimum cash out: $50
Referral program: Yes
Sign up bonus: $5

My #8 GPT Site: Fusion Cash

2011-10-31T13:16:00.005-04:00

My #7 GPT Site: Send Earnings

2011-10-31T13:15:00.003-04:00

Send Earnings

I usually make enough here to cash out monthly. I occasionally do an offer, but mainly I just click on the paid emails that come to my inbox.
Type of rewards offered: Check
Survey only: No
Paid emails: Yes
Paid to shop: Yes
Paid to watch videos: Yes
Paid to play games: Yes
Paid to do tasks: Yes
Paid to do offers: Yes
Age minimum: 18
Accounts per household: 1
Locations available: Global
Minimum cash out: $30
Referral program: Yes

My #6 GPT Site: MindsPay

2011-10-31T13:14:00.002-04:00

MindsPay

Type of rewards offered: Paypal
Survey only: No
Paid emails: Yes
Paid to shop: Yes
Paid to watch videos: Yes
Paid to do offers: Yes
Age minimum: 18
Accounts per household: 1
Locations available: U.S.
Minimum cash out: $50
Referral program: Yes
Sign up bonus: $3

My #4 GPT Site: Bing Rewards

2011-10-31T13:13:00.005-04:00

Bing
This one comes in real handy for mircosoft points for my teenage son, lol!
www.bing.com
Type of rewards offered: Points TO various gift cards etc.
Survey only: No
Paid to search: Yes
Paid to post: Yes
Points to $$$ ratio: Varies
Age minimum: 13
Accounts per household: Unclear
Where available: U.S.
Minimum cash out: Varies
Referral Program: Yes, but only at certain times.
Sign up Bonus: 250 POINTS

My #5 GPT Site: Points2Shop

2011-10-31T13:13:00.004-04:00

Points2Shop

Type of rewards offered: Amazon
Survey only: No
Paid to shop: Yes
Paid to watch videos: Yes
Paid to do offers: Yes
Paid to do tasks: Yes
Paid to play games: Yes
Points to $$$ ratio: 1/1
Age minimum: 13
Accounts per household: 1
Where available: U.S., U.K. and Canada
Minimum cash out: None
Referral program: Yes
Sign up Bonus: 250 points

My #3 GPT Site: Vindale Research

2011-10-31T13:11:00.003-04:00

Vindale Research

Type of rewards offered: Paypal or Check
Survey only: No
Paid to shop: Yes
Paid to watch videos: Yes
Paid to do offers: Yes
Points to $$$ ratio: NA
Age minimum: 18
Accounts per household: 1
Where available: U.S. U.K. Canada and Australia
Minimum cash out: $50
Referral Program: Yes

My #2 GPT Site: Hits4Pay

2011-10-31T13:10:00.001-04:00

Hits4Pay

I usually make enough money to cash out here monthly and I really like that I get plenty of emails that get paid to read here.
Type of rewards offered: Paypal
Paid to watch videos: Yes
Paid to read emails: Yes
Age minimum: 18
Accounts per household: 1
Where available: USA, Canada, Australia, and UK only.
Minimum cash out: $25
Referral Program: Yes
Sign up bonus: $10

My Favoirte GPT Site: Inbox Dollars

2011-10-31T13:09:00.001-04:00

My favortie GPT site:
Inbox Dollars

I usually make enough here to cash out monthly. I occasionally do an offer, but mainly I just click on the paid emails that come to my inbox.
Type of rewards offered: Check
Survey only: No
Paid emails: Yes
Paid to shop: Yes
Paid to search: Yes
Paid to watch videos: Yes
Paid to do offers: Yes
Paid to play games: Yes
Paid to do tasks: Yes
Points to $$$ ratio: NA
Age minimum: 18
Accounts per household: 1
Where available: Everywhere but however Non-US member earns through our Cash games , Cash tasks and Referral Program only.
Minimum cash out: $30
Referral program: Yes
Sign up Bonus: $5

Chocolate Ice Water Cake

2011-10-30T20:56:00.002-04:00

Chocolate Ice Water Cake

3/4 cup butter
2 1/4 cups granulated sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
3 eggs
3 squares unsweetened dark chocolate, melted (I use the Nestle ChocoBake premelted chocolate)
3 cups cake flour
1 1/2 teaspoons soda
3/4 teaspoon salt (if using unsalted butter, use 3/4 tsp., otherwise, use 1/2 tsp. if butter is salted)
1 1/2 cups ice water

Cream butter, sugar and vanilla. Add eggs, beating well after each addition. Add melted chocolate; blend well. Sift together dry ingredients and add alternately with the ice water. Pour into three 9-inch layer cake pans. I always did mine in square pans, though, for selling. Bake at 350° for 25 to 30 minutes. Cool 5 to 10 minutes and remove from pans. Cool thoroughly before frosting.

Sour Cream Velvet Frosting (Fudge Like)

1 c. (6 oz.) package Nestlé’s Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels (I use dark chocolate AND semi-sweet)
1/2 c. sour cream
1 tsp. vanilla
1/4 tsp. salt
2 1/3 c. sifted confectioners’ sugar

Melt over hot (not boiling) water Nestlé’s Semi-Sweet chocolate morsels. Remove from water. Blend in sour cream, vanilla and salt. Gradually beat in confectioners’ sugar.

Fills and frosts two 8- or 9-inch layers, and should end up as a fudge like consistency on the cake. Delicious!
Recipe Shared by Kris Roup, Thanks Kris!!!

VirtaPay!

2011-10-30T15:50:00.001-04:00

I think the above screen shot says it all. If you'd like to know more about VirtaPay, check out the info and link below.

VirtaPay

You start with $100 in your VirtaPay account and it's free.
Earn up to $20 per day in your account for participating as we continue to develop our service. (As you can see by the above screenshot, I've been paid up to $40 a day).
Get a $25 bonus for each new user you refer.
You'll be an EarlyBird user—your participation will help shape the development of this amazing new virtual currency system.

VirtaPay is a growing virtual currency that makes buying and selling digital goods easier and available to everyone.
For Buyers:

Earn a daily rate just for testing and using our services.
Buy high-quality digital goods with your VirtaPay balance.
Earn regular money (US$, €, £, ¥, ...) to your existing bank account for sharing VirtaPay (see below).

For Sellers:

Tools to help you market-test and refine your digital goods.
Quickly get feedback on which items buyers like.
Get instant traffic to your products from VirtaPay's users.
Earn regular money (US$, €, £, ¥, ...) to your existing bank account in many ways by selling high-quality digital goods on VirtaPay (see below).

As an EarlyBird user of VirtaPay, it's your job to...

Log in frequently to see where we need your help.
Participate. Use our website and test the features. When we post surveys, share your opinion.
Subscribe to our blog. Our blog is the primary channel we use to communicate news, updates and information to our EarlyBird members.
Be an advocate. You may invite your trusted friends and family to join VirtaPay.

Ebay

2011-10-20T10:31:00.003-04:00

Good morning all! Since we are going to be moving in about 3 weeks, I decided to clear out some clutter and give Ebay a try. I have listed about $350 worth of items in the past week and so far have sold a little over $100 worth. Not bad when you consider it's just items lying around my house collecting dust, lol! Here's a link to my current items up for auction: Ebay if you would like to take a look. I'm not trying to sell you guys anything, just wanted you to see that I really am new to Ebay and what I've sold. You probably have a ton of stuff around your house to de-clutter too, so why not give it a try!
It has been really easy to sell on Ebay. They have wonderful step by step guides for setting up your account and selling. You can print your shipping labels and packing slips right from Ebay and even arrange for free pickup at your door of your packages right from your selling page, you don't even have to leave the house to mail the packages, I like that!
After we move to our new house, I'm going to go to yard sales and thrift stores to look for more items to resell on Ebay, who couldn't use an extra $100 a week in their pocket?
Yes, Ebay does have an affiliate program! If you own your own website, you should take advantage of their program. You can check out their program rules here.
More about affiliate programs in my next post!

Can you really have your cake and eat it too? Yes!

2011-10-09T15:27:00.020-04:00

      Hello and Welcome to Making Money At Home While Homeschooling; Yes, You Can Have Your Cake and Eat It Too!
     Here you will find helpful resources to help you make money from home while homeschooling your kids, (or anything thing else), homeschooling resources, fun stuff, and of course cake recipes too! Be sure to check out all of the pages. Please feel free to leave comments, links to websites you think I might be interested in or suggestions below.
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     Your kids/teenagers can make some money of their own by taking surveys and polls too! Click Here for sites that are designed just for them.
     I have tried out hundreds of programs for making money online at home, and you only will find the icing on the cake sites listed in these pages. I am always trying out new sites, so be sure to Click Here to see what's new.
     I spend about 3 hours a day doing these programs, and about an hour a day working on advertising and my blogs. I make about $700 a month not counting referrals. With referrals, my income is 3 times that and growing every day.

     I have 7 survey/focus group/poll sites that I participate in. Notifications for available paying activities come straight to my email, so I don't even need to log in and check the sites.
     I have 9 "get paid to" sites that I participate in. 6 of these programs send email notifications with money making activities, so I only have to log in and check the other 3. I check them daily.
     I have 11 sites that I actively promote for referral bonuses. You can find resources for promoting sites on my other pages.
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