Debt Settlement?

Debt settlement, sometimes you just need it. It's not so much a matter of giving up, but starting over. Who want's to continue to carry a huge debt load that's impossible to pay off. And it's not just us Americans that are suffering in these questionable economic times, but Canadians as well. Cockburn and Associate are one of the leading offices handling debt settlement and debt relief in Canada. They have numerous options available for every family size and situation. Their website even has a huge resource center for those looking for more information. High unemployment is stress enough these days, don't let your debt continue to be a burden on you and your family. You can contact Cockburn and Associate via their toll-free 1-800 and schedule a free consultation today.

Get Paid to Shop!

Do you love to shop? Wanna get cash back for shopping at your favorite stores? There's plenty of sites now that specialize in giving you a percentage back on every purchase JUST for using their link to the site. They're able to do this because they're earning affiliate dollars for referring you to the site, and thus pay you a percentage of what they're getting for referring your business. (Not a bad deal.)

The sites below are some of the sites I use to get my $$$ off of regular online purchases that I make. Some sites offer as much as a 5% return, which is better than what some rewards credit cards are offering!

-Ebates
-Superpoints

Listia: the best place to give things away!

Listia is an online marketplace for trading goods between people using a virtual credit system instead of real money. The marketplace uses an auction system where users bid on each other's items until the auction ends, and the highest bidder wins. The user who listed the item then arranges for a pickup or ships the item directly to the winner.

The cool part about all of this, is that because the credits are FREE, 500 credits for just signing up, and you continue to accrue credits for EVERY ITEM YOU LIST, you basically can get new jewelry, clothing, and other useful items for FREE!!! (I'm currently bidding on several auctions of designer jewelry!)

Rack up with GPT Sites!

I've been a member of numerous sites, some paid well, others didn't. Currently I'm not actively working any sites. Most of what you see here is passive income. Here's my guide to GPT sites, and some of the ones who've worked for me consistently:

TreasureTrooper: $399.50 to date




Gather: 4 giftcards to date (with 1 more on the way)


Hits4pay: $52 and counting

Inboxdollars: $39 and counting




Swagbucks: Working on 1st G/C!

Testspin.com: 3 giftcards to date

E-rewards.com: No less than 4 giftcards to date

Recycle and Earn!

With the ongoing recession and rising cost of living expenses, making cash from trash is a necessity, not an inevitability. An easy way to help you save money and help the environment is by checking out this cool Environment Impact Calculator which helps you to figure out how to be more frugal energy-wise for the environment and your pocket book!

Sell your Used Ink Cartridges

Toner Buyer will buy a vast assortment of empty/used ink cartridges. It's also a great fundraising idea because most people recycle or throw away their old cartridges and never know how much they can be worth. Easy money if you're willing to do the leg work! You need a minimum amount for the site, but they pay the cost of shipping!

I've sold about 13 cartridges saved up from my parent's house and my Dad's job for about $25. Not bad for something that was going to get thrown away.

Staples and OfficeMax also have programs that pay between $1-$3 per cartridge in store credit by simply returning used/empty ink cartridges to their store.

Sell Your Old Media Tapes

Have used magnetic tape media lying around the house? We Buy Used Tape will pick it up and recycle it for future use! They'll even pay postage!

Container Exchanger and Box Cycle

Sell Your Cardboard Boxes

Yes, you heard me right. You can sell used boxes! All you need to do is pack them flat, go on the site, and then record what kind you have an how many. Any available local buyers will then contact you to take them off your hands. It's a win/win situation. You get cash, they get cheap boxes!

Sell Your Old Clothes

Is that shirt, soooo last season? Then take it down to the Buffalo Exchange or Plato's Closet, and sell your used duds for new ones! Gently used clothes can earn you cash in hand, or can be exchanged for store credit for a mini-shopping spree.

Sell (or Swap) Your Old Books/CDs/DVDs

Have a bunch of textbooks from last semester? Random cookbooks? Tons of sci-fi paperbacks? Amazon.com offers two ways to sell books. The first option is to trade it in for a gift card--several books of small value add up quickly. They pay for postage, and processing takes about 2 weeks. The second option is to join their Seller's program, and list your item as used/new on their site to other Amazon.com buyers.

I've personally done both over the years and have traded in and sold several hundred dollars in books and dvds.

If your books are worth any monetary value on Amazon, you can always swap them on PaperbackSwap. I've already saved $200+ from using the site and have gotten everything from textbooks to audiobooks in exchange for old paperbacks!

Sell Your Old Laptop, Calculator, and/or Cellphone

Yourenew and Gazelle are just two of many companies that will buy your old/broken cellphones, cameras, dvds, laptops, calculators, and more. The process takes anywhere from 2 weeks to a month, and they pay for the shipping.

I've sold several cellphones in the past through Gazelle and made upwards of $60. Before them, I used a now defunct cell site, and through them I made several hundred.