Being a blog that focuses on personal finance, we talk a lot about money here. So it shouldn’t be a surprise that this blogger wants to make some money off of this blog. I’ve tried a few things before with very limited success (I’ve probably made enough to cover the costs of maintaining the site). [...]
I don’t consider myself to be a particularly lucky person, at least when it comes to contests and drawings. Until yesterday, my biggest win ever had been a baseball cap that said “The Advocate’s Fantasy Football” in a random drawing when I was 14 (note: I am referring to the Baton Rouge daily newspaper, not the [...]
I posted last week about going on Twitter. While I’m new to this whole Twitter thing, I really like being able to post quick summaries of my posts and post other tidbits that may not justify their own blog posting themselves. You can follow me on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/CheapEncounters. My most recent “tweets” can also [...]
If you have been on the web for more than a couple of months, you have likely seen advertisements for a company called VistaPrint (link: websites). For those of you who have never used their services, they are a provider of custom printing services, offering items such as business cards and rubber stamps. After seeing [...]
This past week I did something I have never done before: I participated in a couple of carnivals. This is my first experience with carnivals, as I never really understood the concept before. After looking at the carnival submissions of some of my favorite more successful blogs, I figured it would be a good way [...]
As a father of twins, part time blogger and full time cheap bastard, I am always looking for ways to earn or save a little extra money. Lucky for me, I found this posting about PayPerPost over at HowISaveMoney.net. You can read the post at http://www.howisavemoney.net/make-money-online/money-online-payperpost-turning-reviewed-posts/. LuLuGal lures her readers with an offer of making [...]