3 Things to do to Save or Make Money While stuck at the Hospital

We are in the midst of our 4th hospital stay for our little one in the last year.  This time we is fighting possible pneumonia.  While stuck here during the day, I have thought about how I could save money while here.  Eating is the big issue while here.  While thinking about this I also [...]

Rewards and Survey Earnings

I have talked about using rewards sites such as eBates and FatWallet, as well as survey and click through sites such as MyPoints and Opinion Outpost.  Yesterday, I received my first check from Opinion Outpost, so I tought I would provide an update on how I am doing.

Opinion Outpost:            $16.60 received with $4.80 [...]

Work Related News Part II: Early Debt Reduction

Monday I discussed some of the good news resulting from my year end review. The bonus money has been allocated to our emergency fund and vacation fund. Now for the better news. I will be getting a raise effective April 1. After taxes and our daughter’s school fund, we will be [...]

Work Related News Part 1: Hello Emergency Fund!

It is that time of the year.  I had my review over at work.   The review process is cumbersome and last several months and is filled with lots of politics.  I have found out that it really is not up to how you do individually, but what kind of wheeling and dealing can be made [...]

eBay Here I Come!

I had a little extra downtime last night as the little one was exhausted from her Dr visit and no afternoon nap. She is fine by the way. Just a little scare with the muscle biopsy. She is scheduled to get a new type of G-tube device. Anyway, as I [...]

Rebates, Rewards and Debt Reduction

I want to outline the ways I earn a little cash online. The current methods I employ require very little of my time, but also the rewards are not super high. I guess if I put more effort in, I could do better, but I will have to evaluate that when [...]

PayPerPost Experiment

I was over at How I Save Money, and saw some info on PayPerPost. It has crossed my path in the past, but I decided to give the service a go. Some people seem to be doing well with it and trying does not hurt me any.
I will write a follow up post [...]

Some Bright News

My wife came home from work this evening and told me that she was given a promotion to assistant center director. Currently, she is a head teacher there. Financially, this all means that she well be getting a decent hourly(not too great) rate increase, but more importantly, her hours will increase. This [...]