I'm all about making money!

You know I have spent the past 2 years figuring out how to make extra money from home. With Mike's job, its hard to have a job because I want my kids to have some since of normalcy, but that doesn't negate the fact that there has to be ways to make money from home. So about 2 years ago I started researching a lot on how to save money, how to make money...and man...it has worked. Right now I am heavily involved in testing food and personal products...I've tested everything from drinks to chips to soups to cereal to shampoos and conditioners for anywhere from $5 to $50 in cash. I do surveys. I do sweepstakes. I shop at the dollar tree for things like soap, body wash, shampoo and even little things that I can turn into awesome presents for people. I have won all kinds of things in the sweepstakes from hats to shirts to collectors items to gift certificates...even an IPod! I also work on "Amazon Mechanical Turk" and made $30 just last week for not that long of my time at all. I know it sounds silly to a lot of people but I get to stay home with my kids AND get to contribute to the household and I have fun doing it. Mike used to make fun of me so bad...until my Ipod showed up at the door...now he is always like...so...any checks lately? any new prizes? He doesn't complain when I hand him his $20 GC to McDonalds or $10 GC to the convience store so he can get snacks nor when I am testing out the family size box of Frosted Flakes I just got in the mail.

It makes me feel like I am doing SOMETHING to contribute and I get to stay home with my kids without them feeling like they have been abandoned since their dad is never here.