This morning has been profitable for me! I just cashed out for 2 $5.00 Amazon Gift Cards with Swagbucks, which is a search engine. It awards points when you do specific searches, allowing you to earn enough to cash out for various things.

I'm also almost to a $10 paypal cash out with Gather.com. Gather is a site that I think a lot of bloggers would love- you share posts about anything, and earn points. I've had some active years where I earned over $1000 on Gather in a calender year, so it's been a nice site for me. In the past 2 weeks, I have already cashed out for 2 $10 paypal payments, and a $25 paypal payment.

Free $15 Gift Coupon from Kodak

Kodak is giving away 1 free $15 gift coupon per adult through Friday, November 21st! You can use it to order photo gifts online at kodakgallery.com

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Holidays are right around the corner. Now is a great time to let your friends and family know about Kodak Gallery's free $15 gift* give-away. Simply forward this email to your friends to let them know that they too can receive $15 worth of fun, free photo gifts...

Here's all they need to do:
1. Visit www.kodakgallery.com
2. Enter their email address to receive their FREE $15 gift code
3. Find fun ways to spend their $15 at Kodak Gallery's online store.

But, hurry! The program ends next Friday, November 20th.

Your Kodak Gallery Team

P.S. Thank you for participating in Kodak Gallery's Million Thanks give-away. We hope you enjoyed your free $15 gift coupon. Come back soon to check out our latest product additions.

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Games, Games, Games

As a stay at home mom, I tend to need something to distract me. With all three kids back in school full time, I have a large portion of the day free, and boy is it nice. I am mildly addicted to playing easy, fun arcade style games online. Facebook has fed that addiction nicely, but after a while I start to get bored, and look for new games.

I found a site I love, though, that has assorted arcade games, word games, puzzle games, and even casino games. It's free to play, which I love. You do have to register, but they don't ask for personal information- just sign up info.

Video Squares

The site is somewhat new. I've been a member for about 3 weeks now, is all, but I think it's been around for a couple of months, at least.

Now here's the catch. The site is one you can use to earn free gift cards. You win points by playing the free games, and the points convert into prizes. It can take a little while to earn one, but it only takes a week to arrive. I ordered my first gift card ($25 to Walmart) on October 28th, and it arrived today, November 2nd.

I look at it this way- I waste too much time playing games already, so if I can play those same games and earn some gift cards, why not try? I don't know if the site will last, but I do know that I've earned, requested, and received a free gift card for playing, so I thought I would mention it to everyone out there who is wondering.