Tuesday, May 16, 2006

My quest for money

I want to retire -- yesterday. This is my reason for wanting to earn extra money. But I have limitations... I don't want to drive in a snowstorm to a second job where I have to stand for hours and deal with shoppers. I want to work when I want to and when I have time. I have a full time job already, but I'd like a little extra - to pay bills off, pay down my mortgage and retire as soon as possible. I won't be 65 for another 15 years, but I'm going to make the best of the time I have.
I have been dabbling in finding ways to make extra money online. Since I don't have money to invest, it needs to be money given to me free and clear.
After noticing that I have yet to win the lottery, I needed to find an alternate source of income to retire on.
Two months ago, I read about people who entered contests and sweepstakes that were found in the Sunday coupon sections. I looked in the newspaper and found that most of the contests and sweepstakes could be entered online. The odds of winning are better than the lottery's odds.
I searched for sweepstakes and contest websites and found many to choose from. Two months of sporadically filling entry forms has only left me $5.00 richer. One of my favorite websites is http://www.online-sweepstakes.com/
They have nicely categorized all the sweepstakes into easy to understand areas. They are grouped by: brand new sweepstakes, sweepstakes that can be played daily, monthly or only once. The even have an area where the prizes are grouped into cash, cars, etc. Everything you need to know is here such as starting and ending dates. If you join, and there is no cost to join, you can see the notes for each contest where more experienced people tell of the pros and cons and instructions for entering.

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