Need to update

Well, it's been about a month since I have blogged... not the best record, considering it is only the second month this blog has been around! I'll try and get a few updates prepared tonight and tomorrow, and we'll go from there!

Day 28 - New Plan for a New Month

At this point, I think my best bet is to start preparing for my second go at $300 in 30 days for the month of February. (Although in reality the month only has 29, but we'll deal with that when we get to it!)

There have been a few signs of success.... a few clicks here and there as well as some Cafepress affiliate sales, but still a long way to go!!

Day 26 - What happened?

Well, things haven't gone exactly as planned this month, but that's OK. I still have a few more days to wrap up a few things and then I am set for February and we'll try this again! My goal at the beginning was to make $300 in the month of January, but as I thought about it, I realized my goal should be to make $300 each month (as a starting point), so this blog can serve as a tracking device for the next few months as I work towards making my goal sustainable.

Day 18 - More Mahalo and Squidoo

Today I plan to work on a few more search result pages for Mahalo, and this morning I updated a few of my Squidoo pages:

Counting Crows
Back to the Future

You can see a group of my sites here.

Day 17 - TurboTax

Ready to claim that refund you have been waiting for? Wait no longer!



TurboTax is the program I have used for the last 4 years, and have always been extremely pleased with the results. It also keeps track of your info from year to year, so you don't have to re-enter all sorts of information.

I won't count my tax refund as part of my goal, but it will be a nice addition to my monthly income!

Update - Week 2

Cafepress - $0.70 on a Referral sale
Squidoo - $5.09 from November, but I don't know that I'll count it toward my total this month. Also created a new page.
Mahalo - One result page submitted = $14
Hubpages - I have a few new hubs: Online Calendars and Groundhog Day, and have seen continued good traffic on my existing hubs. No sales, but maybe a few Adsense clicks
Amazon Associates - A few more clicks, but still no sales
Adsense - $0.78
MySurvey - Several online surveys and one by mail, so not enough points for payment
Amazon Mechanical Turk - $0.50

So my new total so far for the month = $15.98

Day 13 - Disney Movie Club

The Disney Movie Club is a great deal if you are looking to expand your collection of Disney DVDs.

Day 12 - Coupons

Today's idea is a bit different than the others so far, since it isn't necessarily a way to make money, but instead a way to save money. I have recently discovered the excitement of Double Coupons at Ralphs, and today I had my best day yet - I spent $37.33 on groceries, but between my Ralphs Club Card and Double Coupons, I saved $37.62 - more than %50 off of my bill!!

It started a few months ago when I subscribed to the Sunday edition of the Los Angeles Times, and realized that the paper included coupons. I have always used the club card at Ralphs (my local grocery store), but I hadn't used many coupons before. The paper cost $15 for 12-15 weeks (I don't remember exactly how long I subscribed!) and they gave me a $10 gas card for signing up. With the coupons being 'doubled' at Ralphs, I figure I am saving an average of $10 a week with the coupons, so $120-150 over the time of my subscription. I think that pretty much pays for the paper, and as of yesterday, has helped cut my grocery bill in half!

There are a few online grocery coupon sites, but I have had the most success from the Sunday paper. If I had a family (baby food, diapers, etc) there are lots of opportunities to save online, so that is something to keep in mind.

Day 11 - Mystery Shopping

Perhaps you have heard of secret shoppers or mystery shoppers, but didn't actually believe that people made money doing that sort of thing. I actually have made some money doing this in the past - not necessarily a large amount of money, but a few meals and gas money and such. So as part of my $300 in 30 days, I suppose it would be valid to include a mystery shop or two, since all of the paperwork is done online, along with signing up for the job in the first place.

I'll have to put together a list of some of the sites I have used in the past....