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For Free</title><description>No Money = No Problem!</description><link>http://the-bling-blog.blogspot.com/</link><managingEditor>noreply@blogger.com (Cynthia Leigh)</managingEditor><generator>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>47</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheBlingBlog" /><feedburner:info uri="theblingblog" /><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" /><creativeCommons:license>http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/</creativeCommons:license><feedburner:emailServiceId>TheBlingBlog</feedburner:emailServiceId><feedburner:feedburnerHostname>http://feedburner.google.com</feedburner:feedburnerHostname><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807125697900530769.post-6177638350104786294</guid><pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 03:08:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-04-26T22:08:59.161-05:00</atom:updated><title>Get $10 after sign-up with Personal Capital!</title><atom:summary type="text">

If you're familiar with Mint.com, then you already know most of what Personal Capital is about.  It allows you to sync checking, savings, loan, and credit card accounts to monitor your spending habits.  The difference is that I like Personal Capital's interface better (much more user-friendly than Mint) AND they're giving $10 to everyone that signs-up and syncs just one account.  (So, yes, </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBlingBlog/~3/MiVhEAlBxoE/get-10-after-sign-up-with-personal.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Cynthia Leigh)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-I4P8ZzmHK10/T5oH1nML2gI/AAAAAAAAAFg/5ymWYPA1BM8/s72-c/personal%2Bcapital%2Bad%252C%2Bmoney%252C%2Bsex%252C%2Bpower.png" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBlingBlog/~4/MiVhEAlBxoE" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://the-bling-blog.blogspot.com/2012/04/get-10-after-sign-up-with-personal.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807125697900530769.post-8440498527466352973</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 04:13:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-04-25T23:13:51.781-05:00</atom:updated><title>Get Paid to Shop!</title><atom:summary type="text">
Do you love to shop?  Wanna get cash back for shopping at your favorite stores?  There's plenty of sites now that specialize in giving you a percentage back on every purchase JUST for using their link to the site.  They're able to do this because they're earning affiliate dollars for referring you to the site, and thus pay you a percentage of what they're getting for referring your business.  (</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBlingBlog/~3/VptzzqXvfks/get-paid-to-shop.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Cynthia Leigh)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FdM0gp8UOBg/T5jFdabAnaI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/3QkxZqn0WWE/s72-c/money_making_ideas_paid_to_shop-199x300.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBlingBlog/~4/VptzzqXvfks" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://the-bling-blog.blogspot.com/2012/04/get-paid-to-shop.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807125697900530769.post-2559638968052695934</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 03:19:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-04-25T22:19:59.779-05:00</atom:updated><title>Listia: the best place to give things away!</title><atom:summary type="text">
Listia is an online marketplace for trading goods between people using a virtual credit system instead of real money. The marketplace uses an auction system where users bid on each other's items until the auction ends, and the highest bidder wins. The user who listed the item then arranges for a pickup or ships the item directly to the winner.  
The cool part about all of this, is that because </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBlingBlog/~3/d5bCfxql6s8/listia-best-place-to-give-things-away.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Cynthia Leigh)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8ltOr5uCmz8/T5i3_3isnHI/AAAAAAAAAFA/Z5p_zZZ39Gs/s72-c/images.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBlingBlog/~4/d5bCfxql6s8" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://the-bling-blog.blogspot.com/2012/04/listia-best-place-to-give-things-away.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807125697900530769.post-5572789769209000540</guid><pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2012 17:29:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-04-22T12:32:06.351-05:00</atom:updated><title>Get $50 when you join ING Direct!</title><atom:summary type="text">


The details are below:
Dear __________,
Cynthia thinks you could save more by opening Electric Orange checking from ING DIRECT. We'll even throw in $50 to get you started. And while we're at it, we'll give your friend $10.

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</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBlingBlog/~3/zW0uitmf-bs/get-50-when-you-join-ing-direct.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Cynthia Leigh)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8JyBfg3Yg0U/T5Q_kK0W3xI/AAAAAAAAAE0/pf2TxSnH_fM/s72-c/raf_header_50.gif" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBlingBlog/~4/zW0uitmf-bs" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://the-bling-blog.blogspot.com/2012/04/get-50-when-you-join-ing-direct.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807125697900530769.post-8045765223676937636</guid><pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2012 17:17:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-04-22T20:11:31.598-05:00</atom:updated><title>Rack up with GPT Sites!</title><atom:summary type="text">I've been a member of numerous sites, some paid well, others didn't.  Currently I'm not actively working any sites.  Most of what you see here is passive income.  Here's my guide to GPT sites, and some of the ones who've worked for me consistently:

TreasureTrooper: $399.50 to date




Gather: 4 giftcards to date (with 1 more on the way)


Hits4pay: $52 and counting


Inboxdollars: $39 and </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBlingBlog/~3/U_IKBH98oTg/rack-up-with-gpt-sites.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Cynthia Leigh)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBlingBlog/~4/U_IKBH98oTg" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://the-bling-blog.blogspot.com/2012/04/rack-up-with-gpt-sites.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807125697900530769.post-1281920704594910244</guid><pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2012 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-04-22T03:00:41.430-05:00</atom:updated><title>Recycle and Earn!</title><atom:summary type="text">
With the ongoing recession and rising cost of living expenses, making cash from trash is a necessity, not an inevitability.  An easy way to help you save money and help the environment is by checking out this cool Environment Impact Calculator which helps you to figure out how to be more frugal energy-wise for the environment and your pocket book!

Sell your Used Ink Cartridges

Toner Buyer will</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBlingBlog/~3/B9Yi_2ujrCU/recycle-and-earn.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Cynthia Leigh)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7zCdul5MC7o/T0ry4aWJoSI/AAAAAAAAAD8/E9Xwe1NdVLQ/s72-c/recycle-money.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBlingBlog/~4/B9Yi_2ujrCU" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://the-bling-blog.blogspot.com/2012/04/recycle-and-earn.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807125697900530769.post-7085988716938061470</guid><pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2012 07:27:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-04-22T02:27:29.183-05:00</atom:updated><title>The Outsourcing Guide</title><atom:summary type="text">
The view on outsourcing has changed drastically in the past 10 years.  And you're a small business owner, it's something you should seriously consider.  Gone are the days of sweatshops in Guam, you can now hire PhDs in China and India who probably speak better English than your nephew to handle your day-to-day business for a fraction of the cost of hiring someone in person.  If you still want to</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBlingBlog/~3/KUInOFZoQig/outsourcing-guide.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Cynthia Leigh)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UFrB9OsdyM0/T0rvTB2ciEI/AAAAAAAAADw/i0KusTz2m9E/s72-c/reasons-outsourcing.gif" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBlingBlog/~4/KUInOFZoQig" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://the-bling-blog.blogspot.com/2012/04/outsourcing-guide.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807125697900530769.post-6554846293256222506</guid><pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2012 07:13:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-04-22T02:13:54.567-05:00</atom:updated><title>Video Game Tester</title><atom:summary type="text">


I'm tired of all the misinformation that I'm seeing on the web about the interactive media industry (video game industry), particularly how to get a job as a video game tester.  As someone who's done motion capture for a game developer, and regularly interacts with programmers, community managers, and pr within the industry, I'm appalled at the level of outright scamming that's going on, so </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBlingBlog/~3/QkeUYRvsD6k/video-game-tester.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Cynthia Leigh)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uM1a0YhstJA/T0tA6wkLrjI/AAAAAAAAAEU/pLMqT3oFj9A/s72-c/video-game-tester-4-main_Full.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBlingBlog/~4/QkeUYRvsD6k" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://the-bling-blog.blogspot.com/2012/04/video-game-tester.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807125697900530769.post-5594825108792454126</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 05:55:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-02-27T23:55:55.185-06:00</atom:updated><title>Get Paid for Saving!</title><atom:summary type="text">


I love sites that reward me for doing the things I should be doing anyways.  (Like paying down debt or saving up for emergencies!)  With Saveup.com can securely connect with nearly every financial institution in the US that provides online banking services. Using this connection, SaveUp monitors account balances in order to issue 'credits.'  

Think of credits as reward points — every time you</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBlingBlog/~3/z2-RvzHzKMM/get-paid-for-saving.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Cynthia Leigh)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8BInmk3IaXU/T0xsZirwUQI/AAAAAAAAAEg/aXxYjqShK4s/s72-c/SaveUp-280.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBlingBlog/~4/z2-RvzHzKMM" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://the-bling-blog.blogspot.com/2012/02/get-paid-for-saving.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807125697900530769.post-8560728816819553624</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 04:19:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-02-26T22:19:31.503-06:00</atom:updated><title>Get a $5 Amazon G/C with Clover!</title><atom:summary type="text">
Much like Paypal, Intuit, and Square, a new kid on the block, Clover, is getting in on the smartphone payment action.  

Available in the US for Android 2.2+ and iPhone 3G and newer with iOS 4.2+, you too can get a $5 Amazon.com giftcard, plus, you invite up to 5 of your friends who can get $5 themselves!

Just follow the steps:

1) Join clover.com.

2) Install an app and add just one credit </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBlingBlog/~3/4TY1k7YD9aM/get-5-amazon-gc-with-clover.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Cynthia Leigh)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4OD9ivMiMNs/T0r_XP6nphI/AAAAAAAAAEI/tx68n6dB7Gc/s72-c/cloverlogo_only.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBlingBlog/~4/4TY1k7YD9aM" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://the-bling-blog.blogspot.com/2012/02/get-5-amazon-gc-with-clover.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807125697900530769.post-7477528035802334428</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:51:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-02-26T20:41:17.404-06:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">serve</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">quick money</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">join</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">site</category><title>Get $10 Just to Join Serve.com!  Get upto $50 for your Friends!</title><atom:summary type="text">To receive a $10 credit to your Serve account:1) Click this link and fill out the information required.2) You must complete the account registration for a new Serve account by March 31,2012.  (Sorry, US only and 18+!) 3) To receive the $5 referral credit to your Serve account: each friend must complete the registration and sends money at least once from their Serve account. (Maximum of $50 in </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBlingBlog/~3/Nshqz3dnxbU/10-just-to-join-servecom-get-upto-50.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Cynthia Leigh)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dApIVDFaxCU/T0rUc5ljhII/AAAAAAAAADY/bqhOph2wzd0/s72-c/serve1.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBlingBlog/~4/Nshqz3dnxbU" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://the-bling-blog.blogspot.com/2012/02/10-just-to-join-servecom-get-upto-50.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807125697900530769.post-3389371313062051863</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 03:08:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-08-16T00:09:11.073-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">online</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">money</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">at home</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">time</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">gas</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">save</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">postage</category><title>Avoid the Drive Time &amp; Long Waits!</title><atom:summary type="text">I consistently notice that people waste a lot of gas and time going to places they don't need to go to, and waiting in lines they could simply avoid.  There's so many services that will either deliver to your door, or pick up from your home that are either free of charge, or well-worth the convenience that they're impossible to pass up!

Post Office:
If you have a computer, debit/credit card, and</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBlingBlog/~3/6gfLxKeKAM0/avoid-drive-time-long-waits.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Cynthia Leigh)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBlingBlog/~4/6gfLxKeKAM0" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://the-bling-blog.blogspot.com/2011/08/avoid-drive-time-long-waits.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807125697900530769.post-2139970980531763768</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:24:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-07-24T22:42:16.497-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">diversified income</category><title>Diversified Income: And how it could save your life.</title><atom:summary type="text">I remember when I turned 18 and my parents started after me to get a job.  I stayed with that company for a few months, but then started to apply to other places and eventually got hired by another company.  My Mother didn't agree with me switching jobs so quickly.  She's a part of the "baby boomer" generation.  A generation that believes that you should stay at a job for the rest of your life, </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBlingBlog/~3/4s2zSb8GMmM/diversified-income-and-how-it-could.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Cynthia Leigh)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBlingBlog/~4/4s2zSb8GMmM" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://the-bling-blog.blogspot.com/2011/07/diversified-income-and-how-it-could.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807125697900530769.post-3272415109007505415</guid><pubDate>Thu, 07 Oct 2010 17:51:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-04-22T02:31:29.026-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">thursday</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">evernote</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">thrifty</category><title>Permanent Document Recovery!</title><atom:summary type="text">As many of you know, I work entirely freelance.  So I get to have extra fun when tax season comes trying to remember all the business expenses I have so Uncle Sam doesn't shut down my lil' operation, but to not end up paying more for something that I'm owed a deduction on.That's where Evernote comes in!  It's this awesome website I've been introduced to through "The 4 Hour Work Week."  It lets </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBlingBlog/~3/ZWLor25Pvto/thrifty-thursday-evernote.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Cynthia Leigh)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBlingBlog/~4/ZWLor25Pvto" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://the-bling-blog.blogspot.com/2010/10/thrifty-thursday-evernote.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807125697900530769.post-3147327571293140591</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2010 00:30:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-10-06T23:44:29.459-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">payingpaul.com</category><title>Pay Yourself!</title><atom:summary type="text">Filing Chapter 11 or 7 bankruptcy isn't what it used to be.  Not only will you ruin your credit for the next 10 years, but you'll still be stuck paying off student loans, medical bills, and some credit card debt.   So what do you do when you can't afford to pay off the debt you already have?Instead of acquiring new loans or attempting credit card consolidation that will often place you further in</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBlingBlog/~3/1Eu-0aZdrYc/pay-yourself.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Cynthia Leigh)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBlingBlog/~4/1Eu-0aZdrYc" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://the-bling-blog.blogspot.com/2010/10/pay-yourself.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807125697900530769.post-1602921775779726600</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 Sep 2010 02:21:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-09-23T23:55:02.063-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">organize</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">life hack</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">clutter</category><title>Get Your Life in Order! 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Each one is dedicated to helping you make your life just slightly easier every day so that you </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBlingBlog/~3/fw2epQvutuI/get-your-life-in-order-de-clutter.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Cynthia Leigh)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBlingBlog/~4/fw2epQvutuI" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://the-bling-blog.blogspot.com/2010/09/get-your-life-in-order-de-clutter.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807125697900530769.post-1518303572694298130</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 02:11:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-04-22T03:08:46.610-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">plastic jungle</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">save</category><title>Sell Your Old Gift Cards!</title><atom:summary type="text">Don't throw or give away old gift cards you don't use.  Cash them in!  Plastic Jungle will let you buy, sell, and/or swap your un/used gift cards for major retail sellers.  Never get stuck with a gift card you don't want, or can't use again!How Plastic Jungle WorksAs the premier destination to sell, buy, exchange, and donate gift cards in a trusted environment, Plastic Jungle offers the simplest </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBlingBlog/~3/pOuABIPkwDU/saving-sunday.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Cynthia Leigh)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBlingBlog/~4/pOuABIPkwDU" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://the-bling-blog.blogspot.com/2010/09/saving-sunday.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807125697900530769.post-2728776294341929992</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:20:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-02-26T20:35:56.198-06:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">loan</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">etsy</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">student</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">problem</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">college</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">debt</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">solution</category><title>5 Ways to Pay off your Student Loan Debt!</title><atom:summary type="text">My student debt (as of graduation) is almost $40k.  The current average for student loan debt is $25,000.  A few years ago when I started this blog, the national average was $19K.  I consider my debt modest compared to others who have graduated with $100k+ debts.I intend to consolidate as much of this as possible in the next few months, and I figure that with me aggressively paying off the debt (</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBlingBlog/~3/RS0R5Qe-wiE/current-student-loan-debt.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Cynthia Leigh)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7FKFwu_4M5U/T0ra4vQZFpI/AAAAAAAAADk/0MM16591q6A/s72-c/1304742013-94.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBlingBlog/~4/RS0R5Qe-wiE" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://the-bling-blog.blogspot.com/2010/08/current-student-loan-debt.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807125697900530769.post-3417935705619162890</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:30:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-08-25T18:27:28.079-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">freshmen</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">senior</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">internship</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">fellowship</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">jobs</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">college credit</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">graduate</category><title>Great Internships/Fellowships/Jobs for Theater/Film Majors</title><atom:summary type="text">I've complied this rather short list that I intend to expand upon for those who are relatively theater &amp; film majors like me.  Most of the internships, fellowships, and jobs pay something or are fairly influential positions and will help you get better jobs in the future.Summer Internship with the Academy of Television Arts &amp; Sciences FoundationWanna get credit with the people in charge of the </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBlingBlog/~3/-Qip1ZM5DuQ/great-internshipsfellowshipsjobs-for.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Cynthia Leigh)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBlingBlog/~4/-Qip1ZM5DuQ" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://the-bling-blog.blogspot.com/2010/08/great-internshipsfellowshipsjobs-for.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807125697900530769.post-3549520744112580863</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 05:26:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-08-24T00:30:40.330-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">student</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">college</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">free</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">textbooks</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">amazon.com</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">amazon</category><title>Amazon Prime FREE for Students!!!</title><atom:summary type="text">Amazon is currently giving 1 year memberships to Amazon Prime.  So you can get free 2 day shipping or $3.99 overnight shipping!  This is good for current students with a .edu email address.  Click here to apply: http://www.amazon.com/gp/student/signup/info  Thought I'd give everyone the heads up on this in case you haven't heard about it given the state of the economy right now. This is going to </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBlingBlog/~3/KwfI-1XaIgg/amazon-prime-free-for-students.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Cynthia Leigh)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBlingBlog/~4/KwfI-1XaIgg" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://the-bling-blog.blogspot.com/2010/08/amazon-prime-free-for-students.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807125697900530769.post-9215204382738039571</guid><pubDate>Sun, 22 Aug 2010 04:48:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-04-22T03:32:33.957-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">second life</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">work at home</category><title>Virtual Jurist, Play Online Games, or Coach!</title><atom:summary type="text">According to this MSN.com article it is!  But you do need to be realistic.  There's a lot of opportunities out there and they vary based on skill and experience.You can...1) Make money playing online games.Some people are making six-figure incomes off of working in Second Life.  Others are paying their rent and bills from working in an online video game doing everything from selling clothes to </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBlingBlog/~3/MeRcWY3eV1I/can-you-work-at-home.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Cynthia Leigh)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBlingBlog/~4/MeRcWY3eV1I" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://the-bling-blog.blogspot.com/2010/08/can-you-work-at-home.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807125697900530769.post-2712087120035735072</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 04:09:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-12-21T00:44:03.862-06:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">debt relief</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">credit card debt</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">franklin</category><title>We've fallen on difficult times...</title><atom:summary type="text">The financial market is in a ruin right now, and many people are swiftly becoming unemployed due to the massive lay-offs, and homeless from home foreclosures.  If your family is teetering on the edge, then you should consider getting help.These debt settlement services are here to help you in your time of need with debt settlement, negotiation, and reduction.  There's no need to suffer any longer</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBlingBlog/~3/UgAA5XxTedI/weve-fallen-on-difficult-times.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Cynthia Leigh)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBlingBlog/~4/UgAA5XxTedI" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://the-bling-blog.blogspot.com/2008/12/weve-fallen-on-difficult-times.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807125697900530769.post-7907901336125910262</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:47:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-04-22T03:29:37.702-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">typing</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">operator</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">sex</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">mature</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">texting</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">text</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">work at home</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">work</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">phone</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">adult</category><title>Sex-ting For Cash!</title><atom:summary type="text">Maybe you should be?  Text Chat Operators are one of many positions that are constantly hiring work-at-home employees.  With entry level rates starting at $0.05-0.07 per 100 character text message, it's not difficult to make an additional $600+ a month if you can type 40+wpm.  Not all companies will require you to participate in a mature chat, but if you aren't interested in adult your </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBlingBlog/~3/WuxzTVkqha4/r-u-txting.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Cynthia Leigh)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBlingBlog/~4/WuxzTVkqha4" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://the-bling-blog.blogspot.com/2008/12/r-u-txting.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807125697900530769.post-5671871828062686110</guid><pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 19:20:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-09-06T14:24:20.380-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">squidoo</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">college</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">class</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">gustav</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">ike</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">hurricane</category><title>Ignore the Mess, it's Gustav's Fault</title><atom:summary type="text">Sorry for the lack of posts lately, but Hurricane Gustav did a number on my free time this past week, and I've also just started back for the Fall semester at my college.  I have an acting class, a journalism class, and then 2 film/editing classes.  Every since one of them is demanding "my full attention".  And now Ike is rearing it's ugly eye in the Gulf, so I have to keep track of that too.If </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBlingBlog/~3/NTeKLfjMlVY/ignore-mess-its-gustavs-fault.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Cynthia Leigh)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBlingBlog/~4/NTeKLfjMlVY" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://the-bling-blog.blogspot.com/2008/09/ignore-mess-its-gustavs-fault.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807125697900530769.post-5486654726590677757</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 02:05:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-08-26T22:28:53.740-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">call</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">online</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">associated content</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">writing</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">paid</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">gig</category><title>Write it Up with Associated Content!</title><atom:summary type="text">For a limited time only Associated Content is offering a $10 bonus to new content providers that publish 5 pieces before Nov 1st.Having personally been with A.C. for the past 2 years, I can tell you for a fact that it's a great site to be with, and it's easy to publish 5 articles.  (Keep in mind, that you're eligible for up-front payment on each article, and you'll also receive a portion of the </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBlingBlog/~3/4IUJQIAtE6A/write-it-up-with-associated-content.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Cynthia Leigh)</author><thr:total>1</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBlingBlog/~4/4IUJQIAtE6A" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://the-bling-blog.blogspot.com/2008/08/write-it-up-with-associated-content.html</feedburner:origLink></item></channel></rss>

