Another good paid online survey company is Survey 4 Profit,I have been a member there about 6 months and really enjoy it. It does have a few of the “yes/no” questions upon registering, but you can say no to all of them, they have to make money to pay you money, so they advertise some products at signup.

Lots of surveys with this one, and they pay anywhere from $5 dollars to $250 depending on the length and questions. I have even done some product testing surveys where they sent me a product and I got to take a survey after using it, those pay about $50 dollars each, very nice! They also have surveys for prizes and coupons from the company. As with all of these, you are not going to ‘get rich’ doing this, but extra money is extra money, right?!

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Oh my goodness, check out the claude monet reproduction- I can only pray I get that good after classes! He is amazing. I am so glad I decided to take up oil painting, it looks so fun and once I get good at it I can do everyone oil paintings for gifts!

I am hoping to start classes next month, it is $160 for a six week session, a class a week. I am so exited about it. I already have fun with it but know I will have so much more un once I know what the heck I am doing! Who knows, maybe that site will let me sell some of my work there! I doubt it! :-)

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Every so often you need to do a good quality cleaning, but before you start you should make a checklist for each room. Put on some music and get to work. Try to prioritize the tasks and be sure to do them all.

When I clean, I start at the back of the house and work my way to the front, taking anything that does not belong in the back bedroom to the hall bathroom, from the bathroom to the living room, and so on until everything is in its place. Also go from top to bottom in each room. Listed below are some tips to help you get started!

In the Kitchen

1. Always start at the top, the top of cabinets and the top of the refrigerator are often overlooked.
2. Shine your sink with a stainless steel cleaner and then wipe with a dry cloth to make it shine.
3. Wipe kitchen counters under appliances and other dishes, move the microwave and coffee pot to wipe under.
4. Don’t forget to clean under the cabinets, fridge and oven, check behind as well if possible.
5. Clean the inside of your oven with good oven cleaner to get rid of smells and fire hazards.
6. About once a month remove everything from your fridge and freezer and clean the inside
7. Deep clean the microwave at least once a month, inside and out, putting a wet sponge in it for 40 seconds both sanitizes the sponge and loosens up dirt and grime inside the microwave.

In the Bathroom

1. Clean the bathtub and shower all the way, in the corners, walls, and tub sides inside and out.
2. Clean the bathroom top to bottom, hitting the toilet last to avoid cross contamination, be sure to get the toile inside and out all over the shell at the bottom.
3. Finish with a good sanitizing mop.
4. Use ammonia based cleaners to quickly remove grease and minimize smearing and streaking. I like to use the ‘all in one’ cleaners so I don’t have to lug around a ton of product.

Love of Dusting

1. Dust is made of human skin cells, dirt and fabric fibers, it collects on every surface and can damage and scratch furniture if not taken care of.
2. You should dust weekly, and choose the right dusting tool for the job. A vacuum cleaner is a good simple way to remove from furniture and carpet.
3. A static electricity feather duster is perfect for figurines, corners and shelves

On the Windows

1. Try to clean windows about once a month, use a nice smelling cleaner that will spread around the house as it warms in the sun and dries.
2. Try to get excess dirt off the windows outside with a hose before you try to clean them.
3. Wipe in a pattern, up and down outside, side to side inside, this will help you see any streaks easier and be able to clear off quickly.

Almost Done

1. Put fresh sheets on the bed
2. Light some candles or potpourri
3. Relax, your done!

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Toys for tots is a gifting program for needy families to get what they need and want. Unfortunately they are running short of thier goals and need our help, while you can always donate cash, they have an option to send a friend or family member an e-card and the site will donate to the charity. Here's where to get the month2month free eCardsto send to your friends.

Toys for tots is a great program, my husband and I donated to them and the Christmas Dream Machine this year (The dream machine is similar to the Toys for Tots program) Here is the press release talking about the lack of funds and how to help.

Press Release:

Bill Grein
Marine Toys for Tots
V: 703-640-9433
F: 703-640-0917
wjgrein@toysfortots.org
http://www.toysfortots.org

Steven Marcus
Month2Month.com
V: 914-933-2638
F: 501-325-9147
smarcus@month2month.com
http://www.month2month.com

Marines Toys for Tots Needs Last Minute Help
Quantico, VA. December 21, 2007 / PR Newswire – The Marine Toys for Tots Foundation is making a nationwide last minute appeal for more toys. Since time is critical as they go into their toy distribution phase this weekend the Foundation is encouraging people to make cash contributions because it allows them to purchase the toys they need to fill in gaps and match the remaining needs.
One novel way to get cash immediately into the hands of the Marines is to send lots of holiday eCards to everyone you know. Month2Month.com, a free eCard website has agreed to contribute up to $50,000 when their cards are sent and received.
Bill Grein, Vice President for Marines Toys for Tots, said: “Cash contributions are critical for us at this time because we can purchase the toys we need and can place them where they are needed most at the last minute. It will help us close a gap in many areas where the economy, toy recalls and even bad weather have caused us to come short of our goals so far. We urge everyone to take advantage of this wonderful offer from Month2Month.”
John Aslanian, CEO of Month2Month.com said: “We are expecting to have 1 million cards sent in the next few days that could result in a contribution of up to $50,000. We know that for some the economy might be putting a crimp in their generosity. But what this can do is to save them the cost of buying cards and the postage. We are asking everyone to send these cards, even if they already sent other cards, to help make this a merry Christmas and happy holiday for many more needy children.”

Month2Month.com cards are all produced by top-notch artists working in a loft studio just outside of New York City. The cards show great care in design and detail and often take weeks or months to complete. They are all professionally animated often requiring hundreds of frames to get the motion to look smooth and flowing. Month2Month.com is a privately held online greeting company founded in 2005. The site offers free high quality online greeting cards and can be found at http://www.month2month.com.
This year marks the 60th anniversary for the Toys for Tots tradition of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves. In 2006, Toys for Tots delivered more than 19.2 million toys to over 7.6 million children.

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If you have spent any amount of time online, chances are you have seen the thousands of ‘work from home’ based companies that promise thousands of dollars a week. One of the more popular ways is completing surveys for money.

There are thousands of online survey companies, most of them are scams, however a few of them are legitimate methods to make money. The companies I showcase in this series are some of them, and in this post we will talk about popular scams to watch out for and how to recognize a good, paying survey site. The companies target stay-at-home moms, the elderly, and the teens too young to know better.

As a general rule, the basics are simple, first, never ever pay to get a list of companies, never pay to join a survey site, and if it says make millions in a month, chances are it is a scam. If it is too good to be true, it probably is.

Some popular scams the spam sites use to draw in their prey are:

1. Asking for money. Sites out there asking for a fee to join are always scams, it is usually under fifty dollars and they promise outrageous amounts of income. If you really could make that much money, no one would work a real job, we would all be sitting in front of the computer doing surveys! These sites usually have flashy cars and houses on the website, and have lots of testimonials from various names. Avoid these sites at all costs.

2. Cell phone scams. This is very popular now, in a survey site you will be asked to enter your cell hone number to confirm membership, they will then send you a text message, charging anywhere from $1.00 to $5.00 onto your cell phone bill. After the first one they will send you taxt messages at random times telling you you won something and to claim it you have to text back, for a fee. Never give out your cell phone number on any website.

3. Hidden agenda. Sites that you sign up at and have pages upon pages of “yes/no” questions, like “do you want to work from home?” and “are you intrested in a book club” any questions you say yes too gives them permission to sell your information and send you spam and more spam. Some of these never end until you say yes to something, most of the time 2-3 yesses before you are ‘finished’. These are not real survey sites, they are sites set up to make THEM money be referring you to all of these other companies. If after you sign up at a site and you are presented with more than three pages of “yes/no” options, assume it is a scam. Some legitamate ones have a few pages, as a way to make some extra money, but when you get into the high page numbers it is safe to assume.

4. Home Phone Scam. You’ll sign up for a survey company and provide your telephone number. Then you’ll proceed in completing a survey and receive an offer for a free issue for a magazine. You’ll think to yourself - what’s the harm? You’ll give your name and address for the magazine and hardly notice when a fee for a year’s subscription shows up on your telephone bill,. If you read the fine print, however, you will see that when you provided the company with your name and address to receive your “free” magazine, you authorized them to bill you via your telephone bill. They figure that you won’t even notice the extra $12.95 attached to your phone bill. And many people don’t.

These are just a few of the scams out there that I have encountered myself. Over the last 5 ears or so I have been scammed a few times, while I was learning and researching I had to pay my dues, but hopefully by me paying them, I can help you not to. Doing online surveys can be fun, just follow the rules, never give out sensitive information, don’t pay any fees, don’t say “yes” to questions about working from home or health insurance, oh and say no to online education questions too, they will call you daily! If it promises to make you rich, it probably wont!

If you have any tips or information on other scams leave a comment, I might just feature you in another post.

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