Mid-December Financial Update

It's that time of the month again! No, I'm not talking about PMS! I'm talking about my monthly financial update. And to be exact, this is my mid-month update for December of 2008. It was not one of my greatest years financially, but It will be better in 2009!

So without further ado, here's my breakdown and total for:

December 15th - 31st

Private Sales $150.00
Payu2blog $10.00
YouData $6.02
Payperpost $5.00
AdBrite $0.00
Kontera $0.16

Total: $171.18

Although the total isn't much, keep in mind that I didn't work a week during the holiday either, so that's for 1 week only.

December Financial Update

With the holidays being here, this month was far and few with freelance earnings. It was a sad disappointment and to makes matters worse, we had to break down and use the credit card to put a down payment on my husband's eyeglasses.

December 1-15th

Private sales: $150.00
Adbrite: $0.22
Payperpost: $5.01
Payu2blog: $10.00
Kontera: $0.00

Total: $165.23

Financial Update for November

As I said mentioned earlier, I am a little behind on blogging updates, work, etc. Here is my update for the first two weeks of November's financial update and goal. I have not paid any more towards debt in these two weeks, but I plan on reducing the balance on the debt next month. The reason for this is because we have five kids we want to buy Christmas gifts for. However, I did put a little money into savings for a car.

Also, I am trying to add to my freelance projects and other online financial opportunities. I am a follower of blogger John Chow. One of his famous quotes talks about not putting all of your eggs into one basket.

However, John Chow isn't the only one who has talked about this. I was reading money magazine today and an article in the magazine suggested the same idea. I think it's a wise decision, more so because of the economic crisis that we are in. Here is my update:

November 1st thru 14th

Payu2blog: $10.00
Payperpost: $17.05
Adbrite: $0.27,
Private Sales: $150.00
Kontera: $0.00

Total: $177.32

As you can see my total dropped by over $100 compared to the last two weeks of October!!! I am hoping to raise this up again!

Financial Update for Mid-October

Lately things have been very busy for me here. When I am not working online, I am working on the kitchen or I'm taking a break due to my health. Last week I took about 3 days off because I really needed it. I didn't work, I didn't even remodel the kitchen. That is partially the reason why I haven't blogged as much as I should be.

But now I'm back and there are a lot of goals and deadlines that I need and want to meet.

The first thing I need to do is give an update on my financial goals for mid-October. Last month I was able to increase a payment towards old debt. I brought down one of the credit cards to a balance of $900.00!

October 15th-31st

Payu2blog: $20.00
Socialspark: $27.08
Payperpost: $31.00
Private Sales: $240.00
Kontera: $0.22
Adbrite: $0.64

Total: $318.94

September Financial Update

Things are getting better since I've been pulling in a little more money. Even with the loss of a certain company's sales, things are going good. I have added a new company this week called Adbrite. I've already made some sales with them which is awesome since I just started with them this month.

Here are totals for my last two weeks' of September:


September 14-30

Payu2blog $25.00
MySurvey $10.00,
Cashcrate $1.00
payperpost $52.00
SocialSpark $21.45,
Private Sales $180.00
Kontera $0.05
AdBrite $1.03

This brings the total for the two weeks to $290.53. Now while that might not be a tremendous amount of money for some people, it's really decent for me and almost as much as I made when I work at microtel here in Independence, Kansas. Plus, if the next two weeks goes really well, it will be a little bit over what I need for bills, which means I can put more towards one of the credit cards that I am aiming to pay off.

There are only two credit cards that I need to pay off and their now both under $900! The card that I used for emergencies only is no longer being used, due to the interest rates being taken out two times a month. Was this a mistake on their part? As it turns out, no. So the card is not worth keeping in my opinion. If we ever decide to get another credit card for emergencies, I'll take closer look at the fine print the next time.

Speaking of credit cards, my husband was offered one at the bank where our mortgage is. He was pre-approved for $1500.00 and the interest rate was 5.9%. That's really low and something sounded a little fishy to me, so at the time I convinced my husband that he should hold off on applying for it.

Plus, I have this fear that if he does get the card, he'll be spending the money on non-emergencies and we'll be right back to where we started. With the economy as it is, we certainly don't need any more financial debt!

BTW, if you haven't already, be sure to check out Work at Home Mom Revolution's post on: Recession-Proof Strategies for Work at Home Moms and Dads. It's scary to think just how bad this economy has gotten and that we're having to do a bail out. And what if that bail out falls through? What then?

An Update On My Goal

I haven't had much time to really update my blog or do any work online, due to a tragic death in the family and my birthday being yesterday. Unfortunately this put me behind, so I may be working a lot of hours in the near future unless I get some outstanding paying jobs.

Here is an update on what I have been making. Obviously my goal has not been made for the credit card payment this month and I won't be making an extra payment towards it. I will have to try again for next month.


August 11th
Google Adsense: $1.60
Kontera Ads: $0.00
PepperJam Ads: $0.00

August 12th
Google Adsense: $2.22
Kontera Ads: $0.00
PepperJam Ads: $0.00

August 13th
Associated Content: $4.00
Payperpost: $10.00
Google Adsense: $0.00
Kontera Ads: $0.00
PepperJam Ads: $0.00

August 14th
Google Adsense: $0.78
Kontera Ads: $0.00
PepperJam Ads: $0.00

August 19th
Google Adsense: $0.08
Payperpost: $8.00
Kontera Ads: $0.00
PepperJam Ads: $0.00

An Update on My Kids

Generally I don't work over the weekend, but I had some free time and I knew I needed the extra money for my kids, so I am giving an update for Just 19th. It isn't much, but every little bit helps. I am hoping things will really pick up this week since I am not out of the clear. We'll see I guess.

Thursday we are headed back to Oklahoma to take my oldest son home. I am really not looking forward to him leaving. The bad news is, I was told my other two children would be able to come down to visit, but due to my middle aged son being grounded for calling an adult a name, he and his younger brother are not allowed to come and visit me before school starts. Sigh.

Google Adsense: $0.00
Kontera: $0.00
Cashcrate: $3.00

Update on My Kids

I'm running a little behind on my updates for my kids so I am giving 2 days worth of updates. Thank you to those who have been helping with this. I really appreciate it. To be honest, this has given me the motivation to really pay off the bills I have been talking about, so I am going to start keeping a daily tab of what I make online. For those who enjoy my writing and would like to donate, you can do so by visiting my sponsors, etc. Any help is always appreciated. Anyway, here's the rundown on my update:

July 14th

Google Adsense: $0.15
Kontera: $0.00
payperpost: $5.00,
Payu2blog: $5.00,
SocialSpark: $5.50

July 15th

Google Adsense: $0.27
Kontera: $0.00
Payu2blog: $10.00
Associated Content: $4.00

This Week's Google Adsense Update

As I noted in a prior post, I have decided to give a weekly update on google adesense. I've had 1 click since my last google adsense post. While that's not what I was hoping for, it's better than nothing at all.

I will continue to give a google adsense update every week, no matter how good or bad those clicks may be!

The downside of When a Company Updates Their Policy

It's way too easy to get caught up in the excitement of getting paid through an ad blogging company. Unfortunately, there can be times when that company decides to update their policy and drop you like a hotcake because they feel like it. I have yet to be dropped by a company, but I did have one update their policy not too long ago. And to be honest, I'm not very pleased.

While I understand there has to be a boundary on what a blogger can and cannot except as far as ads, I don't think a company that they blog for should be allowed to choose who they can and cannot blog for. Let me explain.

A while back, I received a message from a company stating that if I took any outside positions that had been part of the company's ad clients in the past, I was automatically dismissed. Okay so I can understand that the company doesn't like competition. But here's my question that the company never bothered to answer. What happens if I've established a relationship with a client for paid ads that are not a part of that company and never have been, and then what happens if I recommended that client to that company because they were looking for more exposure.

The reason I asked that, was because I did exactly that! Now, am I going to get dropped like a hotcake from the company because I'm still working for that ad client outside of the company? I don't know and I certainly never got a response to my question. It kinda makes me wonder whether it's worth working for the company or not. Right now I'm not going to complain, simply because the pay I do get from them, helps keep food on the table and that's what's important.

A Cashcrate Update

I'll be honest. I'm not very impressed with Cashcrate right now. In the past I've praised them because it was an easy way of making a little extra money without having to purchase anything. This morning however, I dropped by the website to view my earnings. To my surprise, my pending amount is now set at zero and the amount I earned is only a $1.00 more. Meaning, all of the surveys I completed that added up to $8.00 were dissed and dismissed.

Those surveys were categorized as 100% free. Meaning you did not need to purchase anything to earn money. What I noticed when I filled out those surveys however, was that..... they were the type of surveys that ask you to sign up for other offers that require you to spend money. Sure you can click on the free offers that they do have (which of course I did), but in the end their goal is to get you to click on an offer that requires you to spend money.

Now what irritates me is that Cashcrate has these type of surveys listed as 100% free, which of course as it turns out.... They're not. Maybe to Cashcrate's eyes they are, since you don't have to spend money to fill out those surveys, but.... What it all boils down to is, you don't get paid for your time through Cashcrate after your visit...unless you sign up for an offer that requires you to spend money.

For now, I will continue to be a member of Cashcrate, but until they correct the 100% free category, I will not be filling out surveys as often as I used. It's just not worth my time.