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Making Money While having Fun From Your Computer

Money just doesn't grow on trees! Being a stay at home mom, I am always looking for little ways to cut costs or add a little to the family coffers. One of the things I do and have had some success with is on-line surveys and word-of-mouth programs. These are great ways to earn a little cash and get to sample products way before they're released to the public.
Below I will detail 3 sites which I find to be the most rewarding. By rewarding I mean that they're fun, easy and yes they do reward me for my efforts.

Crowdtap (http://crowdtap.com/invitations/4d87c74438d4137995000024)
Crowdtap is a revolutionary social marketing and research platform that enables you to be rewarded for ideating and promoting with leading brands, entertainment properties, non-profits and startups. Earn cash rewards for yourself and charity for taking surveys, sampling new products and promoting your favorite brands. You simple login with your facebook account (there is no other way) and begin by answering quickhits - quick easy questions. You earn points and sometimes money for answering these. They also have opportunities to Sample & Share products as well as host product parties. For instance, right now I am doing a Sample & Share for Playtex Sport Cleansing Wipes.

EXPO (www.expotv.com/raf/mrstrod)
Expo is an online video community of consumers who share their unbiased, honest reviews and opinions through various word of mouth programs with their peers and brands. You simply make a short video review of a product (many of which you already have and use) and then upload it. In return, they award you points which you can use to shop a wide selection of great gifts or even cash in for Amazon.com gift cards.In addition, through their Tryology program you can receive free products to review and earn points for. And you can also do surveys through their Outlook Panel.

BzzAgent (www.bzzagent.com )
As a BzzAgent, you join a Bzzcampaign to try new products and services from some of the biggest companies around. Share your honest opinions through reviews, Facebook posts, video testimonials, face-to-face, blog posts…however you want. As part of the campaign, you'll get free product samples to try yourself, help friends discover cool stuff by sharing your opinion & influence the brand with your feedback. You'll also earn points through Mypoints.com which can be cashed in for gift cards.

In my next post I'll tell you about some great survey sites where you can earn cash & gift cards. Don't forget to follow my blog to get my latest tips. And as always feel free to leave your comments or questions below!

Food Inc. Featured on Oprah

I should start this by saying right off the bat that I have never been a member of PETA or any other animal activism group. Nor have I ever really cared where by food comes from other than the grocery store. I really never felt any concern for the animals raised to produce my hamburgers and fried chicken. And for the most part, when I have heard others speaking out about these issues, I've usually given then a deaf ear.

Last night, while my children were in their beds and my husband was asleep beside me, I had a terrible time getting to sleep. So, I checked my DVR to see what I had available to watch. Okay, I know it's sad but I do DVR Oprah - and I'm not ashamed to say it. I have learned lot's of interesting things from her show and while I might not watch every episode I do record them all just in case there is a topic I would like. And last night I found just that. Wednesday's episode of the Oprah Show, titled Food 101 was extremely interesting.

One of Oprah's guests was Michael Pollan, author of several books regarding food and where it comes from. The conversation was extremely enlightening for me in regards to the origins of that hamburger and fried chicken I mentions. The show featured many clips from the documentary Food Inc. (trailer below) that gave glimpses into food industries and their practices which I had never even known existed. Listen, I am totally not one who believes in scare tactics and that's why I was so interested in the show. No one was saying "Stop eating all of that food now!" it was more like: "Hey, think about what's right for you and make the changes you think are right for your family."

Well, after watching the show I now realize that I have a lot to think about regarding the food I feed my family. The first thing I did this morning was visit my Netflix rental queue to see if they had Food Inc. available. They did and I was actually able to watch it right on my computer. I will say after watching the film in it's entirety that I am a bit shocked about how the animals raised to feed us are treated. Alright, now I have a lot more to contemplate than I thought I did.

I'm not saying that I am totally going to overhaul everything that we buy and eat tomorrow, but possible change little things. I'm not really sure which things, or even how to may the changes. But I know that I have to do something, small though it may be.

I'll keep you up to date with what I come up with.