Need some extra money for college?

When we are on a budget, or the economy is a bit frail, it can be hard finding the money we need to further our education. Financial Aid can be helpful, but sometimes may not pay our entire tuition for college. By the time we pay for classes, supplies, book fees, and living expenses, it sure doesn't leave us with much money left in our bank account. Many college students work part time jobs just to make ends meet, because of the costs of college.

There are loans that you could be eligible for to attend college and to help pay for the expenses. Some of those loans include the Federal Stafford Loans and the Federal Perkins Loan. If you meet their eligibility requirements, you just might be able to pay for some of your college tuition....

Read more about the Types of Student Loans, that you can get get for college...

Facebook Fun

There are some fun websites on the Internet to "waste time" on or to just kick back and relax at. One website I like to spend time on to reconnect with family and friends, or to play games is Facebook. There are several applications on Facebook that are great "time wasters." Some of the Facebook applications are actually very useful too.  Some of my favorite games on Facebook include "Restaurant City,"  "Yoville," "Uno," and "Hell's Kitchen."  I also enjoy using the notebook feature to post blogs on, and to share events about what may be going on in my life. It's also been a great way to reconnect with family or even meet family that I haven't met before as well...

I wrote an article an Edubook to talk about some of the Best Facebook Applications...

Feel free to take a break to read! :)

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Beginning Part Time Writing Soon!

Well, I won't be moving to complete full time writing, but I will be trying out part time writing. There was a part time opening in my agency, and I applied for the position. I will be working three days a week and will be off on mostly Thursdays and Fridays. I will only usually work one Friday a month most of the time. So this will leave me with 4 day weekends a lot.

I'm hoping this schedule will be less stressful and I can end most of my weeks with some fun writing and earning at the same time. I will start part time writing in November. Most of the websites I will be writing for will include Demand Studios, Associated Content, Edubook, Ehow, and a couple private clients of mine too. I make a nice side income writing, and having 2 full days to write will be nice to have instead of just evenings to do my writing.

So far, earnings for October hasn't been too bad either...
 Below are my earnings so far from October...
***(These are from articles that I write in the evenings after work-note -i do not write every night though)

• Demand Studios:  $278.61                                   

• Associated Content:  $40.02               

• Constant Content:  $5.20 
  

• Monthly Pageview Earnings so Far at Ehow as of 10/24/09: $36.45

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I do hope to have increased earnings as I start writing full time two days a week tho! I know that I can make $90-$100 a day no doubt :) Wish me luck! :)

Magnetic Jewelry

Often when I am browsing flea markets and festivals, I see vendors selling magnetic jewelry.  Many of them explain how magnetic jewelry can be essential for your health, and also help heal pain.  I myself have never experienced the healing of magnetic jewelry, but I have been doing some reading on it recently. I even wrote about an article about it.  I was quite surprised to find out about all of the different types of pain it can help--especially joint pain and even headaches. Although, if you are going to use magnetic jewelry for treatment-I would definitely speak with your doctor, and make sure that you are getting the actual true magnets. Some of the cheaper versions may not be the type that could be beneficial for your treatment if you are interested in trying it out...

You can read more about how magnetic jewelry can help heal your pain on the link to my article below:


"Is Magnetic Jewelry the Right Treatment for You?"

Handmade Halloween Costume Ideas

Halloween is coming soon, and it's time to dress up, and go candy hunting! :) Well-for the little ones that is... With the economy still shaky, and most of us on really tight budgets, it could be more affordable to create a Halloween costume with items from home. Handmade costumes are also more unique and end up being original too!...  -Not to mention-environmentally friendly!

If you can find old clothes from home, buttons, big boxes, glasses, wigs, and your personal make-up collection-there is a costume waiting to be created right at home....

If you need some ideas for Halloween costumes-check out this fun Halloween article that gives you some tips on making your own costume.  

Some of the ideas include a rock star or a ghost...Click below for inspiration...


"Fun Halloween Costumes You Can Make At Home..."

Article Publishing/Payment Update

Here are some of my article earnings update from doing some part time writing with a couple of websites. By November, I hope to go part time at my current full time job, and do some writing maybe 2-3 days a week full time...I will keep you updated as that position progresses.  Looks like I will be working full time at my current position till the end of October.... 
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Demand Studios:                                                                                            

I had another set of articles published and paid for on Tuesday from Demand Studios....

• Top 5 Baby Nursery Ideas for Girls, $15.00
• Tips on Selecting a Computer Chair, $15.00
• Top 5 Baby Nursery Ideas for a Boy, $15.00
• Skin Care for Kids, $15.00
• How to Keep Rabbits Out of Flower Beds, $15.00

Total of $75.00 for Demand Studios 

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For Associated Content, I have gotten 2 offers on 2 articles....

• A Shopping Guide for Newborn Gift ($5.14 Offer) 
• Activites for Children to Do on Fathers Day at Church ($5.00)
• Page view earnings so far: $18.12
  

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Ehow.com

• Waiting to be paid for September page view earnings: $31.11

• Page-view earnings so far as of October 6th, 2009: $9.23
  

Shopping for a Newborn?... Here are some Ideas...

One of my new articles that I wrote recently is about shopping for gifts for a newborn.  Everyone likes to look at baby clothes, toys, and all of the little tiny items that you can adorn for a baby. Although, sometimes it is hard to find something unique, but purchasing the essentials are always a plus too.  When you do go shopping for a baby shower gift, keep the parents in mind, and perhaps what kinds items can make bringing home the new member of the family less stressful, and perhaps decrease reasons for them to make trips outside the home for the first few days. 

It's always a special occasion when a newborn arrives into a family... So if you need some ideas to shower a gift to celebrate the gift of life, check out this article: "A Shopping Guide for Newborn Gifts."