tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10747926883957539422024-03-13T06:03:39.530-04:00Violet's College FundWhen a full-time income isn't enough,
you have to learn to earn, save and spend wisely!Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10630083267750648883noreply@blogger.comBlogger97125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1074792688395753942.post-45814455195902374562009-01-01T12:50:00.001-05:002009-01-01T12:51:13.685-05:00Starting the Year Out RightI like organization. If you took a look around my house at times, you wouldn't know it - but 2 kids under 5 can do that to the most organized person! But earning income from multiple sources, doing offers to earn money and other saving methods like couponing definitely require some kind of system.There's no time like the first of the year to get things organized and/or put new systems in place.Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10630083267750648883noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1074792688395753942.post-38652482794821854172008-12-31T08:00:00.001-05:002008-12-31T08:00:00.854-05:00Work at Home Possibilities - Data EntryMany people in the beginning stages of the work-at-home search seek out "data entry" jobs. I often see people posting in forums or generally asking for "some type of data entry work-at-home job." In most cases it's because they're not really sure what they're looking for, but entering data on their computer must be something they can do from home. =)But really, it's something everybody can do Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10630083267750648883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1074792688395753942.post-74748850055687565012008-12-22T08:21:00.005-05:002008-12-22T12:59:05.949-05:00Merry Christmas!This is the photo Christmas card my mom sent out this year. The angel on the left and the shepherd in the back with the blue shirt belong to me. It might be the one time she can get all six of her grandchildren kind of looking the same way for a photo at the same time!Our church had an article in our bulletin about how often the true reason for the season is taken out so as not to offend anyone. Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10630083267750648883noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1074792688395753942.post-17508165727449779042008-12-20T12:12:00.005-05:002008-12-20T12:18:04.894-05:00Starbucks deal alert!I stopped by my favorite consumable product spot today and discovered that Starbucks is running a great deal that began last Thursday and will run through Monday, the 22nd. Select products throughout the store are marked 20% off. When you take them to the register, you'll get an additional 20% off. That's 40% off many of their items, which is great for any last minute items or stocking Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10630083267750648883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1074792688395753942.post-76718625407006414352008-12-19T08:00:00.001-05:002008-12-19T08:00:01.208-05:00*** Freebie Friday***I have some great freebies and giveaways for you this week. These will be a nice little surprise in your mailbox after the excitement of the holiday season has passed:**Freebies**Click here to get a free Wii remote jacket - thanks Andrea @ Mommy SnacksGet a free ebook - Gifts In A Jar - from Living on a Dime. This is a great frugal newsletter!Don't forget the free Home Made Simple coupon bookletEmilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10630083267750648883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1074792688395753942.post-57018370273453263432008-12-18T08:00:00.001-05:002008-12-18T08:00:02.323-05:00Working at Home in this EconomyOur local newspaper had an interesting article this weekend about the Great Depression and how reflecting on that really puts the current financial crisis in perspective. Serge and I were talking the other evening about the state of affairs in our own household and our plans for the future. I realized how thankful I am to have the flexibility of a work-at-home job and understanding the ins and Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10630083267750648883noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1074792688395753942.post-79845962458669582672008-12-17T08:00:00.001-05:002008-12-17T08:00:01.621-05:00Money Saving MethodsDo you know about Money Saving Methods? It's filled to the brim with, um, money saving methods and money making methods! My sister alerted me to this great blog this week. I sat down last night to check it out and I'm already almost $100 richer!Turns out Carrie @ Money Saving Methods is actually from my area. If you haven't been over there yet, you must check it out. She has an amazing Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10630083267750648883noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1074792688395753942.post-29241868153267331002008-12-09T08:00:00.000-05:002008-12-09T08:00:00.526-05:00Work at Home Possibilities - Test ScoringWorking at home as a professional scorer can be a flexible way to make money working at home. Workers score anything from college entrance exams to K-8 and high school reading, writing, math and science. Similar to tutoring, you select the level and subject you want to score and you're given the work based on your preferences and availability.A well-known company that hires for such work is Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10630083267750648883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1074792688395753942.post-82451244966438798382008-12-08T21:57:00.003-05:002008-12-08T21:59:56.360-05:00***A $500 Walmart gift card Giveaway***Wow! The Centsible Sawyer just gave away a $100 gift card to Walmart and now she's offering one for $500!! She's a member of the Walmart Eleven Moms and the others will probably be offering this giveaway on their blogs as well, so check them out too!Head over to Denise's site and try to win some holiday jingle. She's offering five ways to win!Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10630083267750648883noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1074792688395753942.post-50222615184608808422008-12-03T08:00:00.001-05:002008-12-03T08:00:00.403-05:00Work at Home Possiblities - Google Quality RaterGoogle is hiring again! Just as I was about to create a post on this job a few weeks ago, they took it down. So act quickly! You never know when this one will fill up. This is a great opportunity because the hours are flexible. You can log on at any time and do the work. It's entirely online and the pay is weekly.Google hires Quality Raters to rate search queries. Basically you're looking at Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10630083267750648883noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1074792688395753942.post-87168417632091778522008-12-02T21:14:00.004-05:002008-12-02T21:21:16.077-05:00Win a $100 Walmart gift card!Denise at theCentsible Sawyer is giving away a $100 Walmart gift card here. This is another great site for deals and she often posts stores that I don't - like Target and Walmart. This could be a great budget booster for Christmas shopping!!Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10630083267750648883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1074792688395753942.post-10105668441587836362008-12-02T08:00:00.001-05:002008-12-02T08:27:43.621-05:00Making Sense of Your Day at HomeWorking at home isn't a perfect arrangement. Last night I was settling in on the couch with our son, Jaden, to watch a Christmas special while Serge, who recently started doing a little side work from home, sat down at the computer to work. Jaden said, "Why do you guys always work? I don't like it." I gave him the classic "Well, we have to work so we have money to buy things" line.And for us thatEmilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10630083267750648883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1074792688395753942.post-5029485616278568562008-12-01T08:00:00.001-05:002008-12-01T08:00:00.949-05:00Money Saving and Making Ideas - Holiday Shopping EditionI'm back! I took an unannounced hiatus over the last week to spend time getting things back on track. Sometimes I just take on too much!I've tried to dedicate Mondays to offering you a way to save money or a way to make money. In honor of the holiday shopping season which officially kicked off this weekend, here are a few ways to save and even earn when shopping:Couponing is the number one way I Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10630083267750648883noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1074792688395753942.post-37572455447022859552008-11-22T08:58:00.003-05:002008-11-22T09:47:43.286-05:00**Super Deal Saturday**Meijer 11/23 - 11/29$10 off (with additional $20 purchase) on Grade A Hen Turkey (Meijer Gold, Butterball or Honeysuckle)$16 off (with additional $20 purchase) on Grade A Tom Turkeysweet potatoes - .33/poundMeijer brown and serve rolls - .88Meijer canned veggies - .40 eachSwanson broth 14.5 oz. cans - .66 Coupon: .25/4 11/9 SS = .53 each Carnation evaporated milk - .99 Coupon: .50/2 11/2 RP = .50Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10630083267750648883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1074792688395753942.post-82262225812456148772008-11-18T20:00:00.000-05:002008-11-18T20:00:11.226-05:00Welcome Baby Melanie!My first neice - Melanie Josephine - is one week old today! She was born on November 11th and she's the first child for my brother and his wife. She's also only the second girl born in our family since me - 27 years ago! Violet finally has a playmate aside from those three boy cousins and one brother...Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10630083267750648883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1074792688395753942.post-89940555176514205532008-11-18T13:56:00.004-05:002008-11-18T14:21:01.474-05:00Working at Home and Managing Your Time...or notRemember that stack of magazines I had a while back? Yes, they're still in that stack. But yesterday while I was waiting to participate in a market research panel I tried to get caught up on a little bit of that. I came across this great article in O Magazine! It's all about deciding what's important in life and what's not - what you should be spending your time doing because it's important to Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10630083267750648883noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1074792688395753942.post-66027517775801356212008-11-17T08:00:00.001-05:002008-11-17T08:00:00.847-05:00Money Saving Idea - Make your favorite restaurant dish at homeWhen money gets tight, often one of the first things that gets cut out is eating meals out. For Serge and I, this hasn't happened on a regular basis since we've had kids! We are both really into trying new foods and since we both worked in restaurants in college, we're also really into trying to make new foods ourselves.One of our favorite things to eat is sushi - really. I know it's not popular Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10630083267750648883noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1074792688395753942.post-2655630848253860182008-11-14T15:43:00.002-05:002008-11-14T15:51:16.642-05:00Victoria's Secret - Spend $10 recieve a GC up to $500!Want to get a jump on your Christmas shopping? Stop by Victoria's Secret and spend $10 and you'll recieve a free gift card in your bag. The gift card may contain any denomination from $10 to $500!They offer many items in the $10 to $15 range, so even if you purchase one of those and recieve only a $10 gift card, you're pretty much even at that point. The gift card is valid beginning on December Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10630083267750648883noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1074792688395753942.post-64978301604681117022008-11-14T08:00:00.000-05:002008-11-14T08:00:00.401-05:00Freebie Friday!TGIF! And here's what's free:Get a free 8x11 photobook from Snapfish exclusively for Oprah viewers! Hurry - expires on 11/16. All you're paying for is the shipping - $7.If you've adopted a dog recently, you can get a free month's supply of dog food from Pedigree.Get a free bag of Costa Rican whole bean coffee from World Market! Details here.Free Schick Quattro Titanium Trimmer - I've seen this Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10630083267750648883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1074792688395753942.post-75851818434499444612008-11-13T08:00:00.000-05:002008-11-13T08:00:00.521-05:00Cutting back and saving moneyI would say we've been pretty blessed in our household that aside from the gas prices really squeezing our wallet, the economy hasn't really hit us yet. Luckily gas is getting cheaper - it was $1.85 here today! However, with Congress in recess since September (and probably through the inauguration), I am only working with one company right now and the work is not quite enough.So we are finally Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10630083267750648883noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1074792688395753942.post-49856759354657822992008-11-12T08:00:00.000-05:002008-11-12T08:00:00.272-05:00Maybe you CAN afford to quit your jobOne of the most obvious reasons people hesitate to start working at home or they're unable to be stay-at-home moms is income. When you compare salaries alone, there's no contest. If you leave a full-time salaried position making $40,000 a year for a job where you're only sure you can make about $6,000 the answer is obvious.But you have to consider what it's really costing you to work full-time. Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10630083267750648883noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1074792688395753942.post-79478322480859996382008-11-11T12:22:00.002-05:002008-11-11T12:32:21.675-05:00Making Money with the Webby AwardsFor the past couple of years I've been a reviewer for the Webby Awards. This is an organization that awards honors to top websites. If you currently have your own blog or website and you're interested in entering click here. The deadline is December 19th.This is one of those great freelance projects that I've talked about before. You sign up to review a certain amount of entries and you're Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10630083267750648883noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1074792688395753942.post-56368506320327896402008-11-11T12:20:00.003-05:002008-11-11T12:21:53.099-05:00Election Day Giveaway Winner!The winner of the $5 Starbucks gift card is Angel from Washington! Check out her blog here. Send me your address so I can send the prize quickly!Thanks to all who participated!Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10630083267750648883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1074792688395753942.post-64396900766591897372008-11-08T13:44:00.003-05:002008-11-08T13:58:30.915-05:00*~* Super Deal Saturday *~*Meijer 11/9 - 11/15Buy 3 General Mills cereals get a free gallon of milk. Coupons: There are several in my coupon widget to the right and there are several $1/3 in many of the recent inserts.Lean Cuisine - $2.00 Coupons: $1/4 10/5 RP and $1/2 printable here = prices varyEggos - $1.50 Coupons: .55 9/21 RP = .50 eachProgresso Soup - $1.33 Coupons: $1.10 printable here or .50/2 10/16 SS = as low as Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10630083267750648883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1074792688395753942.post-67055603484709725502008-11-08T08:21:00.007-05:002008-11-08T08:45:06.350-05:00My Deals This WeekHere are the deals I was able to come up with this week. You can still get out today and get them. In fact, Kroger runs through tomorrow - and the Buy 10 Items Get $5 runs again next week as well.At CVS I was able to get all this for just about $6 OOP.10 Ice Breakers gums - spent $10 got $5 ECBs (Used 5 BOGO coupons to really only spend $5.)4 Boxes of Kleenex (BOGO)2 Crest Total Care toothpaste (Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10630083267750648883noreply@blogger.com1