Well friends, this is something I’ve been meaning to put together for a while now.  The economic climate we find outselves in has everyone cinching up their belt and looking for ways to both make and save a little extra cash.

I’ve found some great ways to supplement my income and I am devoting this blog to helping others bring in a few more dollars a month as well as looking for ways to save for the future.  Some of us may be looking for a job, others might be facing retirement, some of you might be going to college.  Whatever the case might be; we all could use a little extra money.

My first tip for bringing in a few dollars more, was presented to me a few months ago.  We’ve all heard of Nielsen Ratings.  Best known for monitoring what is popular on television through statistical sampling of about 5000 homes across the U.S.  My wife and I actually got to be part of the Nielsen Ratings Family back in 1992.  We were paid a few bucks for our assistance.

As it turns out, Nielsen Ratings has expanded into monitoring the Internet too.  That makes sense when you figure that Internet use has exploded and the way I figure it, will probably merge with what we know as the TV anyway.

The reason I bring Nielsen Ratings up is because they are now accepting volunteers for their Internet Project.  They pay a small sum of money each quarter for volunteering.  The best part is, you don’t have to log or report anything.  They have software that you download that keeps track of the data.  They also give you a chance at winning some much larger prizes that could give you a heck of a lot more than the quarterly payment your guaranteed for your participation.  The way I see it, it’s free money without any work involved.  Plus it’s sorta cool to casually mention to your friends that your a Nielsen Ratings family member.  If you’d like to check into it, here is the info page on applying.

I’ve got lots more tips and tricks on making and saving money and I look forward to sharing them with you.  Feel free to post things that you’ve found helpful in doing the same.

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