The Evolution of a Sweepstakes Hobby

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This story has two parts, the way I used to enter sweepstakes and the way I enter now. It is also about what I used to win, how much and what I win today. Like with anything we do in our lives, things change and evolve over time as we learn more about them, mature, and find our "groove". Let's go back to when I first learned about sweepstakes … [Read more...]

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone

I just wanted to take a moment between eating turkey, watching football, and entering the Comedy Central Thankxgiving Wiikend, to let you know how much I appreciate having readers who take time out of their day to visit my site, chat in the chatroom, and help by finding answering, sending in sweepstakes, or codes. I couldn't do it without you.So … [Read more...]

Sweetie’s Wins List for 2008

Now that the new year of entering online sweepstakes, blog giveaways, text sweeps, Twitter contests, local giveaways, and mail-in sweepstakes to win fabulous prizes has started I thought I would give you a recap some of the prizes I won in 2008.Overall it was a good year of winning prizes in our household. We won right around 200 prizes in 2008. We … [Read more...]

Bloggers have the power to influence shoppers

It seems that as a blogger we have a lot more power than we thought. Blogging helps us create communities. That is why we have followers. There are people who look to us for advice, information, guidance, and now, it seems, where to shop and what to buy.The most recent report interviewed 17,000 people in 29 countries and is called “When did we … [Read more...]

My New GIG at Makeuseof.com

Well, I have finally arrived and it only took 3 months to do it. I am now a paid writer at a Tech site called MakeUseOf.com. MakeUseOf.com is a pretty large blog with over 20,000 readers signed up and 200 people "live" on their site most of the time.My first article came out today. Please take a look at it and "Digg" it if you like it. They really … [Read more...]

Camera Critters #25: Honey Bees

They say that honey bees are on the decline but I found a few this summer buzzing around some colorful flowers. Take a look.Remember to click on a picture if you want to see it larger.Camera Critters is a weekly Meme. Take a picture of your favorite critters and put it on your blog. Then, on Saturday, go to http://camera-critters.blogspot.com/ and … [Read more...]

Blogging for a Living?

Melanie from Blogging Basics 101 shares tips the women from 5 Minutes for Mom on how to leverage multiple blogs to build a successful blogging career and make money as a blogger.Here are some of the questions answered in this interview with Melanie:Is blogging a job or a hobby for you?How many blogs do you have?How do your blogs work together?What … [Read more...]

Camera-Critters #24: Barnyard Critters

It's that time again - time for another heaping of Barnyard Critters.I love taking pictures and the latest ones are from our local agricultural fair just a few weeks ago.This is an annual even that brings out "all of the townfolk" and something not to be missed. You see people at the fair you only see once each year. It really makes you feel like … [Read more...]

Cool Tech Gadgets: WiFi Signal Locator

One of the coolest tech gadgets I have purchased in awhile is something called the WiFi Signal Locator. It sounds like some tech "geeky" gadget that the average person would never use - not so!This little gem can be put on a keychain and helps you find a Wireless connection wherever you happen to be at the moment.If you are a person who needs the … [Read more...]

Bizymoms.com introduces FREE Business E-courses!

Bizymoms.com introduces FREE E-courses! The kids are going back to school, moms and dads should be too! (Except with NO fees to pay!)Their E-courses help you learn and understand essential business strategies and tools that will benefit your business arsenal. Whether you are interested in learning something new about business or just polish up on … [Read more...]

Sausage Stuffed Peppers Recipe (A good one to freeze for later)

Ingredients:6 large Bell Peppers, tops cut off and seeded16 oz. Italian sausage, casings removed1-1/2 cups chicken broth4 tomatoes, chopped (plum is a nice choice)2 cups instant rice1/4 cup fresh Basil1 cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese, dividedPlace peppers cut-side down in a large microwave-safe dish. Fill the dish with 1/2" of water, cover and … [Read more...]

"Forgot your password" links the easy way in for hackers

By Christopher Null: The Working GuyNever mind creating a password with at least eight characters, two of which are numbers, one of which is a capital letter, and one of which is a symbol like (*&^%$). The easiest way for a hacker to weasel into your account is likely the "Forgot your password?" link."Forgot your password?" features are older … [Read more...]