12 Easy Ways Save on Gas

At 101waystosavemoney they posted a great article on twelve ways to cut the costs of gas money. Check it out here:

http://www.101waystosavemoney.com/Save-On-Gas.html

Happy Saving!

How to Get the Best Deals on Ebay

Have you heard someone bragging about the mad deal they found on Ebay and wondered how they struck gold? Here we'll talk about a few tricks that really help when searching for those amazing finds.

1- Use your watch list: Find multiple deals on the item you want, and then place it in your "watch list." (you can find this located on the upper right hand corner of the page when you click on an item). Here, you can compare and contrast the costs of each item you are looking at, and it will help you keep track of those great deals.

2- Wait to bid: I know it's tempting to claim your prize, but if you bid too early, your competition might strike a bid battle. This can drive up the price of the item significantly. Wait until just before the item ends to bid, and you will have a better chance of getting the item, and paying less for it.

3- Do your research: How much should you really be paying for your item? If you can find it cheaper at walmart or amazon online, you might want to wait it out for a better deal to come along.

Happy Saving!

Need Dough Quickly? Try Plasma Donations

One long talked about form of making money on the side is Plasma. You've probably heard of it, but there are a few looked over benefits of braving the needle and spending an hour or two in the chair.

1. In some places you can make up to $300 a month.
2. Money payback is immediate
3. Most places are fairly accessable
4. You can feel good knowing that your plasma is going to a good cause

A good website to learn more about donating plasma in your area is: http://www.biolifeplasma.com/html/getting_started/getting_started.html

Happy Earning!

The Power of $5

$5 may not seem like it's worth more than your next few vending machine purchases, but here are a few

figures to chew on:

If you saved $5 a week you would accumulate:

$23 a month

$276 a year

$2,760 in 10 years

$11,040 in 40 years

Happy Saving!

Paid Data Entry for Mechanical Turk: Have you heard of it?

I've been trying to find new ways to make the dough, and I found one that seems to have slid under the radar. It's a program called Mechanical Turk within Amazon. Within the program you are paid to enter data that a computer can't, and get paid for each "hit" you accept and finish.

I've been skeptical of these programs before, but I've had good experiences with Amazon thus far, so I thought I would give it a try.

Concensus: It's similar to online surveys, it doesn't pay a lot, but most of the "hits" are small brainless data entries, good for a mindless hobby while watching your favorit movie or t.v. show (Fringe!).

You can check out the website here: https://www.mturk.com/mturk/welcome

Day 5 Make Your Own: Chalk

Thanks to Oh My Homeade Goodnes for this inexpensive fun family craft. See their directions for making your own chalk here:

http://www.ohmyhandmade.com/2010/contributors/homemade-sidewalk-chalk/comment-page-1/#comment-8617

Happy Saving!

Day 4 Make Your Own: Dishwasher Detergent

Since everyone seemed to like the last post about homeade laundry detergent, I thought I'd go one further and post about homeade dishwashing detergent. Save some dollars and cents here on your everyday detergents.

http://beingcreativetokeepmysanity.blogspot.com/2011/01/dishwasher-detergent.html

Happy Saving!

Day 3 Make your own: 15 cent Febreeze

Sick of paying for your nearly $6 Febreeze bottle? Try this remedy from "Homeade Mamas" which cost roughly 15 cents instead. Here's the link:

http://www.homemademamas.net/2011/07/febrezefor-less.html

Happy Saving!

Day 2 Make Your Own: Laundry Detergent

Here's a recipe that comes with good recommendations from a friend of mine. It's a fairly easy recipe, and "costs just pennies," as my she would say. Going from an $11 box of detergent to one that costs just a penny; sign me up!

http://www.thefamilyhomestead.com/laundrysoap.htm

Happy Saving!

Survey Update: Opinion Outpost2

 

I've been doing surveys for a little while with Opinion Outpost. It's proved to be a legitimate website albeit you aren't making much. For a 20 minute survey, you can make between 10-20 points. Each point is worth 10 cents. From my experience, the "20 minute surveys" that I've taken really only took about 5 mins for me. It's basically making pennies, but if you're bored and have a few extra minutes, it's a pretty easy way to make the extra dough.

http://www.opinionoutpost.com/

Happy Earning!