This site AdPerk allows you to earn free magazine subscriptions by watching ads. They’ve got Good Housekeeping, Popular Science, and ODE. More magazines coming soon!
For cash, you need to review a product on video at ExpoTV. If you’re already experimenting with video, it could be a good way to practice. Not a great way to earn money if you have to buy equipment.
Some tips on how to make habits and keep track of all the little steps:
How to use a checklist to focus your entrepreneurial efforts
Interesting Money Photos From New York City: These are great pics. Having spent some time in NYC though, the locals don’t really drive. That’s why there are so many taxis. The difference in prices in parking garages is a good example of tiered pricing. People who don’t care about price pick the parking garage closest to where they’re going, while people who do care go further looking for a bargin. The operators of the garages (and many are part of a couple big chains) make more money off of lazy people while not driving away the more frugal ones. Plus there’s always street parking, if you’re willing to drive around until you find a spot.
Review on Prosper.com – Can We Leverage on it to Achieve Financial Freedom?: Here’s my experience with Prosper. Since that post, the oldest of the lates has been sold for pennies on the dollar.
Don’t Be Fooled Into Thinking an Oil Change Every 3,000 Miles Is Necessary: The headline says it all.
Here’s how I negotiated out of bank fees — part 2: Interesting info, but I use NetB@nk which doesn’t charge you for overdrafts. Nice since my employment situation has been…interesting…due to a couple of buyouts, and there were a couple times in the past year when I “accidentally” didn’t get paid. Always resolved with a call to HR, but the mortgage payment is drafted the day after the direct deposit goes in, so if the deposit doesn’t go and they have to mail me a check from HR-land, the mortgage payment causes an overdraft (which pulls from my money market, interest/fee free).