Can Rich Dad, Poor Dad benefit us?

How are you doing on your pursuit of financial freedom?  Already I have listed several websites I have used to actually make money on the web.  Taking surveys, writing for websites, posting advertisements and changing your shopping habits are only a few ways you can find a few extra dollars a month.  So what have you done with the extra money you have saved?  Have you been paying down your credit cards?  Eliminating debt?   Now that you are earning extra income, what should you do with it.

The principles of Rich Dad Poor Dad can be applied on much smaller scales, to coincide with your modest increase of income.  Ultimately you want to limit your bad debt.  That new car stereo, that week in Vegas, or the new MacBook Pro, you might want to hold off on that.  When you think about the APR on a credit card, some reaching and exceeding 20%, you are wasting a fortune.  Not even the best stocks, certificates of deposits, or savings accounts will offer you a 20% interest rate, yet some people pay that monthly to their creditors.  The best way to make money, is to save money.  If you are wise, the even minor  (or major) wealth you've created from following this site can help reduce your debt.  And the quicker you are debt free, you can truly grow your wealth. 

Examining the Yahoo Article "My Blog Is Also Paying My Bills"

Casting the digital equivalent of a message-in-a-bottle into the Internet’s vast sea of content, many people start Web sites or blogs hoping that they will find an appreciative audience for their precocious parrot videos, cupcake recipes or pithy commentary on everyday life. The dream, of course, is that they will develop a large and loyal following — and potentially profit from it.

While most of these self-publishers don’t attract the attention of anyone other than indulgent family and friends, there are those who find wider recognition and some income. What the successful have in common is a passion for their subject and a near-compulsion to share what they know. Advertising, merchandising, offline events, book deals, donations and sometimes sheer luck also play a part. (Read The Entire Article Here)

--KATE MURPHY NY Times

This article was sent to me by my girlfriend.  For the better part of four years, I've been producing multiple blogs with hopes of doing exactly what these folks are doing.  You can visit my other works here; Alliance-Wrestling.com, First2Third.net, and 4U2Consider.blogspot.com.  I have cultivated fans, but have yet to reach the financial success mentioned in this article.  When you read the article, you will see there a lot of imaginative ways to gain prosperity on your blogs.  What I cannot stress enough is be passionate about what you write about.  While creating these blogs, make sure your advertising less intrusive, over bearing advertisements could alienate your fan base.  I have used Adbrite for a majority of my advertising rates and I would highly recommend it to anyone. 

Thanks for reading, now lets make some dollars and sense.

Getting Paid to Write.

I'm sure like me you've dug head first into the daunting task of finding a legitimate way of making a few honest bucks. To help with groceries, gas, or a family fun night. I've dived into the unfamiliar waters of Craigslist and even Googled my way through cyberspace in hopes of finding a paid writing gig. Did such an animal exist?

Well I'm no Charles Darwin, but I can tell you that there are legitimate websites where you can be paid to share your passion with the internet. Examiner.com essentially allows you the common man or woman to write about topics that interest you.  I would encourage prospective applicants, yes you must apply, to find a subject they are passionate it about.  The idea is you make money based on how much traffic your postings receive.  If you are all about Cakes or Scrapbooking, perhaps you could write for their Crafts section.  And of course the more you write, the more opportunities you have to earn.

I would also like to warn you that it isn't for everyone.  Writing weekly or even monthly can be difficult for those who are not comfortable with writing.  I enjoy writing and sometimes struggle to create content for what I examine.  And the rewards from writing will not put you in a beach house in Malibu.  But at Lets Make Dollars and Sense, we pinch our pennies and make every penny count.  Thus far I've made enough to treat my girlfriend to a nice date.  And if there is away to make an honest buck, I'll try to do it.  So if you'd like to join me writing for the examiner please use my link, http://exm.nr/mi5eEk as there are incentives for me referring prospective writers to the site.

Thanks for reading now lets go make some dollars.

Being Green: Reusable Goes A Long Way

I couldn't agree more with this video. To reduce the money I spend day to day I ditched purchasing water bottles and have replaced it with re-usable water bottles that I fill up at home. Similarly rechargeable batteries go in most of my gizmos. Be it wireless mouse, television remote, or digital camera, I prefer to recharge then to replace. Lastly, Target and some other retailers, offer a minimal discount for each time you go shopping if you use a reusable bag. 5 Cents with every purchase. That might not sound earth shattering. But if you use the bag 20 times when you are shopping, you've already paid for the bag. After your initial 20 visits, everything else is gravy and definitely worth doing. It makes dollas and sense.

Survey Savvy Makes Dollars and Sense.

I have been very happy with the results I have achieved with Survey Savvy. I've been using Survey Savvy for a little over three years. I first explored Survey Savvy from Myspace. I was leery of signing up, because we all have a friend of a friend who signed up for a survey website and then started getting SPAM from rich widows living in South Africa.  Well fortunately for me, this was legitimate. And thus far, being profitable. Have I become a millionaire? Hardly. Will I be able to quit my day job, no way. But just for taking a couple of surveys every now and then I've made about $160.

The way it works is brilliant. You sign up, hopefully through my referral and you answer questions on a profile. These are not paid... but they determine what kind of surveys are offered to you. Since my occupation, is being an Office Manager, I get surveys based on office technology, business related travel, and office supplies. In general the surveys you take reward you with $2. Sometimes you get one that has a larger incentive. And the person who referred you makes $1-2 off the surveys you complete and another $1 of the surveys you refer. It's kind of a win win all the way around and you help to shape market decisions.  And sometimes you are even offered to test products.  I recently was able to test out a product that was a lot of fun to use. 

So I definitely like it and I hope some of y'all give it a shot. Because not only do we both benefit, but it really is an easy way to collect some extra coin. Well good luck. If  you choose to sign up, I'd appreciate you using my link.  https://www.surveysavvy.com/?id=2855317&action=join

My Top 10 Methods To Make Money Online -- Yaro Starak

The following article details my personal top 10 methods to make money from the Internet.

What makes this list unique is it’s based entirely on the methods I have personally used, so I can reveal to you what I did and what my results were. Bear in mind these methods represent ten years of working online, so I do not do all of them presently. At one point in my career however they were an income stream, and are still viable options for you.

This is not an all inclusive list, which means there are plenty of other ways you can make money, no doubt many of which are potentially much more profitable or better choices for your own situation. As a result you shouldn’t base your decisions on what methods you use solely on this list. Do your research and include this article as one resource.

This list isn’t strictly ordered based on my preferences from top to bottom. What I’ve done is listed the different things I did in a chronology of time of when I did them. It’s no coincidence however that as we get closer to the present (the end of the list), the more I personally like the method, and hence still use it. Over the years I made changes to how I made money in order to get closer to what I really wanted from my business.

Introduction to Lets Make Dollars And Sense

I am not unlike anyone else.  I too have been greatly affected by the financial collapse in the United States in the past four years.  Less hours available at work equals less pay, less business equals less opportunity for raises and other benefits.  And regardless if you want to blame democrats or republicans, AIG or Fannie-Mae, the bottom line is, what do we do now?   Did you see your 401K drop in half of value?  I did.  Did you see your credit card debt double triple?  Me too.  The big question I have for America is where do we go from here?  How do I get back to where I was.  I'd never consider myself a wealthy man, but I am way worse off than I was four or even five years ago. 

Interestingly enough, the Internet might be the answer.  People flock to the internet to find deals, entertainment, companionship, and has basically become an essential tool for everyday living.  You ever spend a month or two without internet?  I have.  And its almost overwhelming on how dependent I have become on the internet for banking, shopping, paying bills, watching movies or listening to music, and even just keeping up with friends.  So I'm doing a lot of typing, but not a lot of explaining.

I started exploring the internet to find ways to make money.  Not fools gold, not a get rich quick schemes, and not just using eBay to clean out your garage or closet.  But away to make real money for doing real things that didn't involve me working a second job or spending more time away from my family.  Everything that I have tried has worked with some success, but ultimately hasn't taken much time away from my family and has added some money to my bank account. 

So my commitment to you, my reader is that I will only ever publish an article on money making techniques I've tried.  And I will only give my honest opinion of what has and hasn't worked for me.  From on-line surveys, to writing articles, to recycling, and more, I'll explore new and different ways to make money.