Reminder - Fun Giveaway from Trix Swirls and MyBlogSpark!

Remember this Giveaway ends tomorrow! Make sure you enter to win!!!

Earn Easy Money with YouData!!

Check out YouData (youdata.com).

Basically you get paid a few cents for every link you click. and visit a webpage... You get paid via paypal each Friday afternoon (if you set it up that way)... Here's some info from their site:

By creating a MeFile at YouData.com, I now control what ads I see and when I see them. Best part - I am selling my attention directly to interested advertisers, for real money. That's right, I get paid for giving them my attention. I can use the funds to buy music and video online, donate to charities, give to my favorite blogs and websites, or keep the change myself and do whatever I want with it.

Click this link to sign up. My MeFile ID, cheapsk8mom, in the "Referral Code" will tell them I sent you.

I've earned $0.57 cents this week! It's not a lot (at once) but I keep telling myself that it all adds up, and eventually I'll have a more subtantial amount of money in there... Think positive...

And - remember - they transfer your earnings into your PayPal on Fridays... so if you're already signed up - make sure you login and view your ads!!! Also just use the widget on the sidebar (right side) if it's easier than logging into the website!

Are you Swaggin?

Have you heard of Swagbucks? It's a search engine (like Google) that you randomly will win $1 - $5'ish "swagbucks" that you can redeem in their online store for great products and gift certificates! You can get cool stuff like a $5 Amazon.com e-certificate for 45 swagbucks! There are also options to turn in your old electronics or video games for swagbucks, or earn some for shopping online via their links! Check it out!!!

If you're already signed up, but forget to search there to get your swagbucks, well I hope I just reminded you! If you aren't, could you pretty please register using my link? Thank you - and happy swaggin!

I'm admitting right now - for all to see/read - that I've defnitely been slacking since I started working out of the home again... As much as I use google, it's really weird that I forget to swagsearch! Here's to hoping you've all done better...

It's officially taking at least a week for the Amazon e-cards to arrive, bummer...
But they always come. I love that about Swagbucks, there's no BS. So what kinds of things have you ordered from the Swagstore? I'm all about the amazon cards...

Are you guys swaggin? What kinds of stuff do you get?! Share your swag-experiences!
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Fun Giveaway from Trix Swirls and MyBlogSpark!

Trix Swirls^® combines two mouthwatering fruity colors into every fun puff that will satisfy kids´ taste buds and spark their creativity! A good source of calcium and vitamin D, the Trix Rabbit won´t be the only one who can´t resist these fruity combos, which include lemony green, berry berry blue, and rasporangey orange!

The folks @ MyBlogSpark have provided me with 2 Trix Swirls^® Creative Kid gift baskets that include a sample of the product along with a colorful apron, a set of watercolor pencils, watercolor paints, brushes, a sketchbook, and an art supply box.

I got mine in the mail today - and it sure is cool. The little apron is all tye dyed rainbow colored - great for a boy or a girl. It fit my 9 yr old "ok" - but would be better for a smaller child probably... Either way, it's a really neat kit, the sketchbook is pretty large, and the paints, brushes, and pencils are very nice.

If you would like to enter to win, leave a comment explaining what you think happened to the Trix to make it end up swirled... Like a giant yummy tornado happened in the Trix factory, etc...
(Comment with your email or a link to your blog so that I can let you know if you won!)

For a 2nd entry opportunity - Post about my giveaway on your blog, then post a separate comment with a link to your post! I will announce the 2 winners - drawn at random - Saturday July 25th!

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Disney Movie Rewards...

Join Disney Movie Rewards and earn Disney Magic Points to receive savings offers and member benefits. Earn points by purchasing Disney movies and entering the codes online, or by watching eligible Disney movies in the theater, completing a form, and mailing them in! You can even earn an extra 50 points for purchasing your movie tickets through Fandango!

You can also receive an additional 100pts for watching the Blu-ray Goofy clip. And since you'll be new to Disney Movie Rewards, you can get 100pts for taking the survey as well.

Point values range from 75 to 150 for DVDs.. and 50 for movies seen in the theater. Their rewards section is huge - and filled with things like (but not limited to) stickers, tshirts, DVDs, and Waterford Crystal!

My kids are pretty old - so I didn't think this really applied to me, but you'd be surprised at the movies out that are Disney... like National Treasure, Herbie, Nightmare Before Christmas, and Pirates of the Caribbean! Definitely check it out... Great way to get something back for purchasing Disney movies...

SIGN UP HERE!

Survey Update...

I've been posting for a little while about survey sites, and how I'm doing so far... I thought (to be fair & honest) I'd share EVERY single survey site that I am a member at, and how I'm doing as far as $.
I've really kicked butt @ SayNation... Though since starting working outside the home, I haven't taken as many surveys as I was... It sure hasn't stopped them from sending them out to me though!! So if you've got the time, make sure you sign up! There's definitely money to be made right now.

PAID SURVEY SITES:
saynation - 42,500 points so far! This site had a good reputation for getting points quickly - and turning them into amazon GC... which is my motivation for signing up. Even if you don't qualify for the survey - you get 25 points - which I like! Don't forget if you've signed up - to take as many surveys on the front page - that's how you rack up the points early on!!!
I am loving this place!

viewpoint - $34.80 cashed out (130 points in the bank)
--- this one's only available for sign-up via email referral. ** Update ** They've suspended the referral program - indefinitely.

opinion outpost - $85.60 Cashed out - Let me know if you would like me to refer you!! Just send me an email and I'll shoot one over to you ASAP!

mysurvey - 1375 points (redeemed 1100 for $10 O'Charley's GC) Shoot me an email if you'd like a referral! Include name and site you'd like the referral for, along with your preferred email.

Synovate (Global Opinion Panel) - $195
--- my FAVORITE! . Quick payments, fun product tests... Shoot me an email if you'd like a referral!

mindfield - $71
--- 2nd runner-up for favorite, not because I'm earning a ton of $$$, but because payment is SO FAST!

lightspeed - 1260 points (redeemed a total of 2200 for two $10 Amazon e-Certificates)
--- Started out slow, but it's picking up now...

surveyspot - $39 ($9 in the bank)
--- This is another super quick-pay site! You'll also get a TON of what seems like 'junk surveys' and some of them are - I won't lie - but a few have ended up leading to a product test!

your2cents - $33
--- You automatically qualify to "instantly win $$$" for every survey you qualify for... Finally qualified for a survey - but it errored at the end, so I get to wait for the $$$ to be credited.

in home product testing
--- VERY rare communication (for me) from this company. Others have tons of luck... Just DQ'ed from a survey today!

garbonline
I have never qualified for a product test, but I know tons of people who do.

global test market - 720 points
Honestly I keep forgetting about this place!

HotSpex - 195 points
This place is fun! I'm not entirely sure how it all works yet lol... But it was ranked #1 on Survey Police... I just can't get "into" this site... I am not sure why that is though. Maybe I'm just over-extended on the survey sites...


ADVISOR PANELS/WOM PROGRAMS:

vocalpoint
--- If you haven't signed up at vocalpoint, I'm going to have to ask you why NOT? Since signing up in March last year, I've gotten loads of Kashi Q's, Starkist Tuna Creations, Crest Weekly Clean, Venus Razor, and more. They typically arrive with a free product, or a free product coupon, plus a little stack of high-value Q's to share with friends!! Recently got a package from Vocalpoint with a sample-sized Frosted Mini Wheats, a B1G1 coupon, and a stack of $1 off coupons! Yay

pssst
--- General Mills program. They'll send coupon links, sometimes products to try and review. Remember the $1.10 off Progresso Soup? Those awesome $1.50/1 Progresso Broth Q's? That was thanks to pssst. They're also responsible for my family's introduction to the Fiber One Bar!

bzzagent
Just finished 3 campaigns, and now I'm in another one for Cover Girl! Make sure you sign up, if you haven't already... Also, if you have teenaged children, have them sign up too!

--- What is a BzzAgent, exactly?
Agents are everyday consumers who believe in honest word of mouth. In other words, they like to:

* Discover and check out new products, services, books and other cool stuff
* Share their honest opinions with people they know
* Have their input and feedback taken seriously by companies and brands
* Build social capital by being in the know and always having something to talk about

shespeaks
Make sure you sign up, this program is really starting to take off!!

--- Get free products You'll receive relevant products, services or content to test—and keep—absolutely free. A platform to sound off—give us your honest feedback, doubts and suggestions about each item you test and have your input go straight to the companies that make the product. Then you'll get the inside scoop on how you've impacted the product.

Special offers Periodically you will be given the opportunity to pass along special offers to your chosen friends—and of course enjoy them yourself.

mills advisory panel
--- MAP is a group of consumers willing to share their opinions about food with General Mills. By joining MAP and participating in our projects, you will have the opportunity to influence the look, taste, and experience of General Mills and Small Planet Foods products. I just got accepted to do a survey for one of their products that I happen to LOVE.

cvs advisor panel
--- Join to give feedback to CVS - you'll be paid from $5 to $15 ECB for surveys.

kashi
--- I love their products so much lol. I signed up for updates and to do surveys, just a few days ago I got a package with a coupon for free Kashi GoLean Waffles, and a stack of $1.50 off coupons! So make sure you join :) It's just a good plan.

Are you Swaggin?

Have you heard of Swagbucks? It's a search engine (like Google) that you randomly will win $1 - $20'ish "swagbucks" that you can redeem in their online store for great products and gift certificates! You can get cool stuff like a $5 Amazon.com e-certificate for 45 swagbucks! There are also options to turn in your old electronics or video games for swagbucks, or earn some for shopping online via their links! Check it out!!!

If you're already signed up, but forget to search there to get your swagbucks, well I hope I just reminded you! If you aren't, could you pretty please register using my link? Thank you - and happy swaggin!

I'm admitting right now - for all to see/read - that I've defnitely been slacking since I started working out of the home again... As much as I use google, it's really weird that I forget to swagsearch! Here's to hoping you've all done better...

It's officially taking at least a week for the Amazon e-cards to arrive, bummer...
But they always come. I love that about Swagbucks, there's no BS. So what kinds of things have you ordered from the Swagstore? I'm all about the amazon cards...

Are you guys swaggin? What kinds of stuff do you get?! Share your swag-experiences!
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Are you Swaggin?

Have you heard of Swagbucks? It's a search engine (like Google) that you randomly will win $1 - $20'ish "swagbucks" that you can redeem in their online store for great products and gift certificates! You can get cool stuff like a $5 Amazon.com e-certificate for 45 swagbucks! There are also options to turn in your old electronics or video games for swagbucks, or earn some for shopping online via their links! Check it out!!!

If you're already signed up, but forget to search there to get your swagbucks, well I hope I just reminded you! If you aren't, could you pretty please register using my link? Thank you - and happy swaggin!

I'm admitting right now - for all to see/read - that I've defnitely been slacking since I started working out of the home again... As much as I use google, it's really weird that I forget to swagsearch! Here's to hoping you've all done better...

It's officially taking at least a week for the Amazon e-cards to arrive, bummer...
But they always come. I love that about Swagbucks, there's no BS. So what kinds of things have you ordered from the Swagstore? I'm all about the amazon cards...
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Are you Swaggin?

Have you heard of Swagbucks? It's a search engine (like Google) that you randomly will win $1 - $20'ish "swagbucks" that you can redeem in their online store for great products and gift certificates! You can get cool stuff like a $5 Amazon.com e-certificate for 45 swagbucks! There are also options to turn in your old electronics or video games for swagbucks, or earn some for shopping online via their links! Check it out!!!

If you're already signed up, but forget to search there to get your swagbucks, well I hope I just reminded you! If you aren't, could you pretty please register using my link? Thank you - and happy swaggin!

It's officially taking at least a week for the Amazon e-cards to arrive, bummer...
But they always come. I love that about Swagbucks, there's no BS.
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Meijer Catalina Offers...

So I made a little trip to Meijer today - and stumbed across a couple catalina deals I wanted to share...

Purchase ANY Old El Paso Taco Shells, Dinner Kits, Seasoning, Refried Beans, or Heat & Serve Side Dishes between 4/24 - 5/17
Buy 3 - get $1 off Beef or Chicken Purchase
Buy 6 - get $3 off Beef or Chicken Purchase


I had a huge stack of $1 off 2 El Paso products Q's from a Corona pamphlet (found in Tucson) so I was snagging a ton of taco seasoning and accidentally found out. Bummer since I spent all of my coupons, lol. Since taco seasoning is $0.69 - here's the deal:

Buy 6 Seasonings @ $0.69 = $4.14
Use 3 $1 off 2 manQ = - $3.00
Spend $1.14 - get back $3 catalina!

Purchase Kraft Macaroni & Cheese between 5/8 - 5/31
Buy 4 - get $1
Buy 5 - get $1.50
Buy 6 - get $2

It doesn't say what varieties, but the "old school" box is pictured...

4 week Curves Membership...

Curves and Avon have partnered to sponsor the largest fitness study for women ever. And we'd like you to participate. Work out at Curves 3 times a week for 4 weeks for only $30. Participants will receive a start and finish fitness evaluation, supervised training from a Curves Trainer, and 30 days FREE on CurvesComplete.com – the complete solution to managing your weight. Hurry, only 50 women will be allowed to participate per club. Just fill out the form to set up your FREE appointment today.

- Indicates this Club is equipped withCurvesSmart - Our state-of-the-art personalized coaching system.

*Participants will have full membership privileges during the study. Available only at participating locations. Participants will be asked to complete 12 workouts over a 30-day period with no fewer than 3 workouts per week. Registration required for 30-day free Curves Complete access. For full details go to www.curvescomplete.com including voucher usage restrictions. Offer valid for U.S. and Canadian residents only. Not valid in Quebec. Offer available for new Curves Complete members only. The diet and fitness information on Curves Complete is designed for use by women. Offer valid through 5/9/09.

Are you Swaggin? (I was slackin)

Have you heard of Swagbucks? It's a search engine (like Google) that you randomly will win $1 - $20'ish "swagbucks" that you can redeem in their online store for great products and gift certificates! You can get cool stuff like a $5 Amazon.com e-certificate for 45 swagbucks! There are also options to turn in your old electronics or video games for swagbucks, or earn some for shopping online via their links! Check it out!!!

If you're already signed up, but forget to search there to get your swagbucks, well I hope I just reminded you! If you aren't, could you pretty please register using my link? Thank you - and happy swaggin!

It's officially taking at least a week for the Amazon e-cards to arrive, bummer...
But they always come. I love that about Swagbucks, there's no BS.

I'm admitting right now that I was awful at remembering to use swagbucks to search these last 2 weeks - but I was hardly on the computer so... We're getting in the car to head back today!! (in a few hours)

Are you Swaggin?

Have you heard of Swagbucks? It's a search engine (like Google) that you randomly will win $1 - $20'ish "swagbucks" that you can redeem in their online store for great products and gift certificates! You can get cool stuff like a $5 Amazon.com e-certificate for 45 swagbucks! There are also options to turn in your old electronics or video games for swagbucks, or earn some for shopping online via their links! Check it out!!!

If you're already signed up, but forget to search there to get your swagbucks, well I hope I just reminded you! If you aren't, could you pretty please register using my link? Thank you - and happy swaggin!

It's officially taking at least a week for the Amazon e-cards to arrive, bummer...
But they always come. I love that about Swagbucks, there's no BS.

Free Baseball @ Meijer (with purchase)

Buy any 4 Nabisco Munch Packs (12ct) or Capri Sun Juice Drinks (10pk) - (3/29 - 5/9) and get a free Rawlings OLB3 Baseball (Up to $1.99) on your next shopping trip. (Catalina Q)

YouData!

Check out YouData (youdata.com).

Basically you get paid a few cents for every link you click. and visit a webpage... You get paid via paypal each Friday afternoon (if you set it up that way)... Here's some info from their site:

By creating a MeFile at YouData.com, I now control what ads I see and when I see them. Best part - I am selling my attention directly to interested advertisers, for real money. That's right, I get paid for giving them my attention. I can use the funds to buy music and video online, donate to charities, give to my favorite blogs and websites, or keep the change myself and do whatever I want with it.

Click this link to sign up. My MeFile ID, cheapsk8mom, in the "Referral Code" will tell them I sent you.

I've earned $0.15 cents this week! It's not a lot (at once) but I keep telling myself that it all adds up, and eventually I'll have a more subtantial amount of money in there... Think positive...

And - remember - they transfer your earnings into your PayPal on Fridays... so if you're already signed up - make sure you login and view your ads!!! I'm working on getting the handy-dandy widget on my sidebar so it'll be easier for EVERYONE to get their free $$$$

Are you Swaggin? (I was slackin)

Have you heard of Swagbucks? It's a search engine (like Google) that you randomly will win $1 - $20'ish "swagbucks" that you can redeem in their online store for great products and gift certificates! You can get cool stuff like a $5 Amazon.com e-certificate for 45 swagbucks! There are also options to turn in your old electronics or video games for swagbucks, or earn some for shopping online via their links! Check it out!!!

If you're already signed up, but forget to search there to get your swagbucks, well I hope I just reminded you! If you aren't, could you pretty please register using my link? Thank you - and happy swaggin!

I'm not gonna lie - I pretty much slacked-off on my swagging this week... I finally earned 3 bucks tonight randomly searching for stuff... Also, I had ordered an Amazon e-card last week (22nd) - and JUST NOW got it today... Weird. I know that I ordered it during the week my email went wonky... But the e-cards always come. I love that about Swagbucks, there's no BS.

250 business cards for free - Pay Shipping

Check out this deal offered by the folks at Vista Print... 250 business cards - pay only shipping! I'm actually trying to design my own little card to hand out to folks... Looks like the shipping cost is around $9.50 for standard (2wks), $14 (1wk) for priority.

** I didn't realize how confusing the spelling of cheapsk8mom is when you're trying to verbally communicate where to find the website... Gosh! I'm so glad you guys all know where to find me!

Cashbaq - They wanna pay you!!

Have you already signed up at Cashbaq? Shop for products and services at over 2,200 stores, and earn cash back. You save more than you would with a rebate credit card. They'll even give you a head start, and put $5 in your account when you sign up. Best of all, it's free. There are a ton of stores to choose from - an example I listed a while back was the Entertainment Book - the 'cashbaq' offer varies for this one... right now it's $6! Another example is GoDaddy.com - you'll get 10% 'cashbaq'!! I'm looking forward to that $$$ comin' back to me! In addition to the 'cashbaq' offer, there are also numerous coupon links for you to shop through...

If you haven't signed up yet, it's free ( and they give you $5 immediately into your account ) could you pretty please use my linky?

If you have already signed up - do yourself a favor... LOG IN and make sure you have your payment information updated/filled out. They want to know how you wanna be paid.. either via postal mail (paper check) or via paypal. This is important!! I mean what good is earning all this cash for doing shopping you'd do anyway - if you don't get your money back?! I have proof of this... I got an email today from Karen @ Cashbaq:

We are spring cleaning over here at Cashbaq. Our goal is to cash out every
member with a payable balance of $10 or more. Unfortunately, not everyone
enters their payment info when they register. Instead of posting notices on
billboards, milk cartons and in newspapers, we decided to enlist the help
of our top referrers.

Please tell your readers that if they have $10 or more in payable funds, we
want to "SEND THEM THE MONEY"!

If they want a check, we need to know who to make the check payable to and
we need their complete mailing address. If they'd like to receive their
funds faster, they should opt to receive their earnings via Paypal and
provide us with their Paypal email address.

If they have $10 or more in payable funds and we receive their updated
account info by 4/13, we will send their payment around 4/20.

Thanks for your help in getting the word out!