Make Easy Money with 1Q!

Looking for ways to make passive, quick, easy money? Sign up for 1Q. They'll send a quick and easy survey to your phone via text and all you have to do is reply back with your answer (usually just selecting A, B, C, or D etc.) As soon as you do within a timeframe, they'll IMMEDIATELY send $1.00 to your paypal account. You can earn $1.00 per question.

Example? Just this past weekend they sent out a survey during the superbowl, asking a question related to the superbowl. I've also had questions about my personal preferences on things like products or activities.

The downside? There's not a whole lot of questions - you may get one every week or so. However, it takes less than a minute when you do receive a survey and you immediately get $1.00!! Definitely great as an extra money maker.

CLICK HERE to sign up for 1Q today!

Make Money with Amazon Mechanical Turk

I recently got into working with Amazon Mechanical Turk to make some money on the side while at college. I actually joined towards the end of spring this year, but since my information wasn't confirmed right away (I believe I forgot to provide my SSN when setting up payments to go into my bank account) I slowly crept away from it. 

Thankfully I kept seeing others post about MTurk online and the easy money they were making, so at the beginning of August I contacted them and asked what I needed to do to get my account up and running with the correct information. It was settled within two days and I was making money. 

Basically companies and people put tasks called "HITS" on MTurk with a price amount you'll be paid to do the HIT for and an allotted timeframe you need to complete them in. The more HITS you do with a good approval rating, the more HITS there are that will open up for you to do.

The best part about MTurk is that YOU choose how much you earn. If you don't feel that a HIT paying 10 cents for 3 minutes of work is worth your time, you don't have to do it. You can use the search function to separate HITS out by time, price, and many other options. I usually set my search function to look for HITS paying at least 30 cents, and then I find ones that will take around 3 minutes to do. If it's a slow weekend, however, I'll lower my standards just so I can get more HITS in and more money if I have the time to do so. 

You don't have to be too dedicated to the site if you're just in it for a little extra cash (which you can have sent to your bank or have it automatically deposited in your amazon gift card account). As you can see below some days I earn less than a dollar, but that's because I only did a few HITS and they probably weren't worth a lot. I do what I can when I have time. On other days, I can earn a lot more when I put more effort into it. 8 HITS earned me almost $6. Sometimes the requester will even give you bonus money or a chance to win bonus money. Check it out and see what you can earn!

Instant Win Games and Sweepstakes Update

I just added a Sweepstakes tab at the top of the page and updated the Instant Win Game Tab. I'll add more as time permits and decent sweeps and IWG come to be, so check them out and make sure you enter for your chance to win. I'll try to update at least once a week from now on, work permitting.

What's the biggest or most expensive thing you've ever won? (Mine would be a $199 Kindle Fire HD in a Visa Instant Win Game)

Yes to Grapefruit Facial Towelettes Review after Target Deal

So after a brief walk through of Target this afternoon when my only intent was to pick up some more popchips, I happened across the facial care aisle. Turns out there was a gift card deal going on -- buy two Yes To... products and get a $5 gift card. I saw that the cheapest products you could get were the facial towelettes at $5.99 a piece (so with the gift card deal it was like I was getting one of them for only 99 cents). I picked up two of the grapefruit variety, however they also have cucumber, blueberry, and probably a few others I can't remember. If you want to give any of these a try I recommend you get a $2 coupon to go with this deal by heading over to the Yes to Carrots facebook page and printing it off to get even more savings.

As I said, I purchased the Yes To Grapefruit Brightening Facial Towelettes which comes with 25 towelettes. They are facial cleansing wipes that claim to cleanse, exfoliate, and leave skin feeling soft and bright. It's 98% natural and the towelettes have slight texture to help exfoliate. 

The packaging is excellent. I must admit, the pink appeals to my feminine side. However, I quite love the lid that easily locks back in place to keep the towelettes moist and fresh when not in use. The towelettes have a grapefruit sent to them which is nice and not in any way overpowering. They left my face feeling fresh and with a bit of a tingle. I cannot attest to brightening my skin or making it softer because I only used them once so far. Even if they did or didn't do that I wouldn't mind since I only care about something easy to use to clean my face with if I'm tired at night or in the morning and don't want to waste time using a face wash. The price is about a dollar higher than what I normally spend on face cleansing towelettes, but I'm sure coupons would help out in that area.

You can purchase these and many other Yes To products by heading on over to their website if you don't wish to travel to Target.

Amazon Affiliates Drops Minnesota Residents

So if you're like me (you live in Minnesota and are a part of the Amazon Affiliates program) you probably received the same email this morning. Because Minnesota is implementing a law regarding online sites charging customers taxes, Amazon has decided to close any accounts owned by Minnesota residents.

I know this will be quite a disappointment to any bloggers or website owners in Minnesota who depend on advertisement revenue for their income. Fortunately, I had only just started participating in this program and I only do it for extra cash.

Just remember- there are other sites out there who will be glad to have you advertise for them. This includes Google Adsense, Target, Walmart, Best Buy, Barnes and Noble, Sears and many more. Many large companies have affiliate programs that you can participate in. Don't limit yourself to one site in case they too will only disappoint you. There are many ways to make money online through advertising or other forms of participation. Get out there and don't give up. 

Be Informed During Bad Weather

  As we enter the bad-weather months, a weather radio is a convenient way to stay informed on what's happening in your area. The Midland WR300 weather radio is now listed on Amazon with it's price cut almost in half. Weather radios make great gifts as well.

  The weather radio will sound an alarm for watches and warnings, however you can adjust it to only go off for potentially lethal weather (think tornado warnings and flash floods). It's especially great to use at night when you're asleep and possibly unaware that anything is headed your way, giving you time to prepare or get to a safe place.

Still Available: Anastasia on Blu Ray for $4.99

Like most children I adored animated films. I must admit, I never saw Anastasia until my late teens though. I still fell in love with it and purchased it (at a much higher cost than Amazon is currently having it on sale for.) So if you want to please your inner child or just any children you might have, pick up your copy.