10 New Ways to Make Money Online

So you want to ditch your corporate cubicle and join the ranks of web workers? But you have a mortgage, maybe a dependent or two, and a taste for Venti Mochas from Starbucks? You can make money in the new economy, though it might not be as easy or cushy as keeping your old economy job.

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Have you checked out Scour.com?

Scour.com allows you to search Google/Yahoo/MSN from one place and earn points redeemable for VISA gift cards. Check it out!

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Top 60 Finance Blogs (by Alexa ranking)

Another list of finance blogs, this time using Alexa and Technorati rankings. These blogs are more related to finance in general as opposed to personal finance, but they still may prove useful if you are looking for info on investing and such.

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Happy Birthday Disneyland!

53 years old today!

Building a Personal Finance Library: 25 of the Best Books About Money

Get Rich Slowly puts together a list of books relating to a variety of personal finance topics. I have read The Millionaire Next Door, and found it to be quite motivating!

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How to Make a Million Dollars: Festival of Under 30 Finances - May 30, 2008

The following is one of the "Carnival" posts for the group focusing on "Under 30 Finances". This month's posting was hosted by How To Make a Million Dollars, and seems to have several useful links. This is one of the things I have been considering participating in, although I would probably have to come up with something useful to say!

How to Make a Million Dollars: Festival of Under 30 Finances - May 30, 2008

Top 100 Personal Finance blogs based on del.icio.us popularity

Posting that lists the 100 personal finance bloggers as ranked by the number of del.icio.us bookmarks.

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National Aviation Day

So it's kind of random, but I made a t-shirt design for National Aviation Day to upload at Cafepress. It isn't until August 19th, but I figured I'd get it uploaded so people could get their shirts ordered in time! :) To be honest, I'll be lucky if I sell one!

Scour - Get paid to search!

A friend sent me a link to a new search engine platform - Scour! It is a combination of results from Google, MSN, and Yahoo, along with ranking and reviews by users. They just went live this week, so by signing up you can be one of the first to use the new system!

Their mission:

Scour’s purpose is to bridge the gap between searchers and relevant results. Our goal is to provide users with the most relevant results available by providing a platform for searchers to vote on relevancy, share their feedback and connect with one another creating a true social search community, attained through innovative solutions to meet the needs of the Scour community

Fresh & Easy

I have been meaning to write about my trip to the local Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market - it was kind of exciting! I had read about the store last year in The Economist, and have driven by it a few times, but hadn't made a visit until about two weeks ago. I had kind of thought it was going to be more like Whole Foods - convenient, but pricey - and I was surprised that it was actually quite affordable and easy. The one I went to only had self-checkout counters, with someone there to assist as needed.

One of their values is "We think fresh, wholesome food should be accessible and affordable to everyone." From my experience, they seem to live up to that goal!

The task at hand - Day 5

In keeping with my stated goal, I should probably do an update for July, although it is already day 5, and there is not much to report. :)

I did make a few updates at Squidoo, most notably my page on Adam Smith's Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. My income from Squidoo has never really increased, but there are still a few sales here and there, and I don't spend much time on it.

I have been planning to spend more time on HubPages, since the payment is more direct from AdSense, but I haven't had much time.

Other than that, not much to report!

Humor on Frugality

So a new discovery - Punny Money. It's a humorous blog that uses cartoons, pretty pictures, bulleted lists, and too many exclamation points!!

I do have one objection - he doesn't believe in coupons! Of course, I do agree with most of his points - the only way to benefit from coupons is if they are for items you need or use, as opposed to buying something new just because you have a coupon for it.

Off to a great start

Do you ever wish you had been better with money and finances after graduation from high school? Over at Youngdough.com, you can read about "a college kid’s journey to financial freedom", and his plans to take control of his finances early on. He seems to be off to a good start with the dividends, but has some work to do on the blogging! Of course, who am I to talk!

Another blog with a similar theme is Neville's Financial Blog. His stated goal is "Tracking the road to financial success from the age of 22 (now 25)".

Happy 4th of July!

What a great holiday!

July plan

Well, it's been about a month since I was last posting - not the best rate of posting for a blog that is supposed to track my progress over 30 days! It's been an interesting month, and I still haven't made much progress in my online goal, but I did get a promotion at work, and that has helped out quite a bit!

I have realized that part of my problem has been the need to have more focus in my posts, and to plan ahead. I have thought about using two main divisions - making money vs saving money - and then creating subcategories within those main branches.

51 Painless Money Saving Tips

A great list of 51 Money Saving Tips from the blog Dough Roller.

#7 has worked for me in the past (Request a reduction in the interest rate on your credit cards). It's interesting that all it takes is a call and asking the question, but you really can get them to lower the rate by a percentage point or two.

#10 (Get your books from the library) is another one of my favorites. It's also nice because if you aren't enjoying the book, you don't feel obligated to read it - you just take it back and check out another one!