Penny For My Thoughts

Mystic, CT was fun, if not an absolute budget trip. We ended up not eating at either Restaurant.com restaurant, so we lost out on the $3 or so I paid for the gift certificates (though we could always stop there enroute between Boston and NYC some time this summer). However, at one [...]

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I’m so excited! I just got approved to blog for the Pay Per Postblog network. I first heard about Pay Per Post from my fellow bloggers on Chatty Women, and I heard them talking about their Pay Per Posts posts, as well as their earnings. I signed up as soon as I [...]

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The last part of my How to: Set up a Roth IRA involves the most basic part of Roth-the actual funding. Early last year, after I first started reading personal finance blogs, I decided that I wanted to max my Roth out in 2007. The limit at that time was $4,000, which [...]

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I opened a letter from my insurance company today. I found that the Commonwealth of Massachusettes has finally notified my insurance company of the appeal of my surcharge…as well as my refund check. Yay!

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Ever buy anything on eBay? How about iTunes? Ever wonder if those “paid survey” sites you hear about are legit? How about those “Crocs-ugly or not-vote and get a $50 Visa gift card” ads you see on Hotmail? I’ve found a way to get money back for my eBay and iTunes [...]

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My stimulus check. W00t, as the kids say. It’ll be off to the Electric Orange account. It’s not terribly exciting, but I’m putting mine towards some medical bills. How about you? What are you doing with your stimulus check?

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A few months ago, I was struck by an acute case of homesickness-homesickness, in this case, being defined as “being sick of being at home.” I looked into potential vacation spots for a long weekend, and decided to spend a weekend in Mystic, CT. I priced some local hotels, and also contacted my [...]

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I contacted my insurance company regarding the lack of my refund check. They still haven’t heard from the RMV regarding my appeal. Argh! It’s just so annoying to keep on waiting on my checks.
And according to the letter I got got from the IRS, my stimulus check was mailed out by yesterday, [...]

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 I’ve found that once you are in the databases of focus group panels, they reach out to you.  While perusing the e-mail today, I got an invitation from another local focus group company, Focus Pointe. I filled out a quick screener-I hope I get in! I also has a voicemail from a product [...]

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One tip I picked up somewhere along the way is to check out the etc section of your local craigslist.org for various money earning opportunities. Through this section of my local Craigslist, I got hooked up with Fieldwork. I’ve gotten some great focus group opportunities through Fieldwork. Tonight I made $75 for [...]

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