The Z list

Here's how the Z-list works. Write a post, and include the blog list below in it. Add your favorite blogs to the top of the list if you'd like. Publish the post. People will notice the incoming links, check out your blog, and hopefully write their own z-list posts. The more people who are linking to your blog the better. :)
When you publish the list, please be sure and credit this blog as your inspiration.

(These really are some blogs worth checking out!)


Added:
Less Jess
Feminist Mormon Housewives
Uterine Wars
A Little Pregnant
Chez Adria
Wasted Birth Control
First Fruits
0 to 26.2 in 18 months
Don't let's start

The list
LubyVision
Coffee Time
Teapot Terrorist
Fenway Faithful
Internet.Serious Business
Jimi Morrisons Head
Pray For Mojo
Sir Post A Lot
JMH Techtronics
The Financial Planner
My Single Life Mom
No Average Mom
Tricia’s Musings
Guitar Licks
Candid Quips
Toil
That Boy Ain’t Right
Simplify Every Obstacle
Marisa’s Dandelion Patch
Organic Income
Owen of Ugh
Jules is Utterly Geek
The Sabahan
Critical Thoughts
Blog-Op
Carols Vault

Blog About Your Blog
Monetize Your Blog
Cosmin PTR
Make Money On The Net
Successful Online Money Making
Turn One Pound Into One Million$
Work at Home Blog
Blogtrepreneur
Flee the Cube
Blogging Secret
Blogging to Fame
Million Dollar Experiment heads Down Under
Quest to make money on the internet
Kumiko’s Cash Quest
Calico Monkey
Internet Bazaar
Shotgun Marketing Blog
BrandSizzle
No Average Mom

Money may not buy happiness, but it definitely delivers peace of mind.

Money's been on my mind a lot these past few months. We're looking for investors for my husband's business, & trying to figure out how to make next to nothing stretch as much as possible.

Because we didn't have a lot in savings when we started on this venture, we've considered a few different options, including secured loans, using the equity in our home. For a time we even had our home up for sale, but nothing really came of it. I can't begin to explain how stressful that was - trying to keep things looking "sell-able" with a houseful of young children!

Fortunately, we haven't had to worry too much about paying down credit card. We've kept our credit limit low on the card we have, which makes it easier to stay on top of things when money is tight.

One thing that has been on my mind though, is car insurance. Our oldest is 16 & learning to drive, which means our premiums will go up and I may get a few more gray hairs before it's all said and done. ;)

Garmin, Garmin, where art thou?

You wouldn't think it would be so hard to find the Garmin GPS with heart rate monitor I've been drooling over these past few months. I set out tonight to find one locally, after pricing them online. Little did I know it would be a two hour venture!

First I visited Sportsmans Warehouse. They did have last year's model, but not the updated version that came out several months ago. I drove across town to Sports Authority, a sporting goods store, but they only had automobile GPS systems. Then I tried CompUSA, Best Buy, and 2 more sporting goods stores before giving up.

The one running store in the valley had long closed by this time, so I gave up and headed home. I really wanted to try the GPS heart rate monitor on before buying, but it looks like I'll be shopping at Amazon again tonight instead.

Why Wirefly?

There's a mini war going on in my house. Not about George Bush, not about religion, no, this war is about something really important. This war is about which cell phone is best. Like politics and social issues, we are never all in agreement.

Until the Apple iPhone is released, my vote for the most awesome phone ever is for the Sidekick 3. My husband loves his Treo. In fact, I think if he'd met the Treo before he met me he may never have proposed. (I won't muddy the issue by describing its - at times - unwelcome intrusions on our dates. My teenager disagrees with us both. (What else is new?) Her vote for best phone is the red Motorola Razr.



I think red is her thing, because a close contender is the LG chocolate in cherry. Hmmm, maybe I could talk her out of needing an iPod if she gets one of these.



Lucky for my daughter, we can either of her favorites at Wirefly, the best choice online for free cell phones. I can get two MotoRazr phones for free with a Cingular family plan. (My son would love that.) Cingular has the largest wireless community in America. For only $69.99 a month you can get 700 national minutes, unlimited nights and weekends, free roaming, 2 lines, voicemail, caller ID, call forwarding, & call waiting, all with only a $36 activation fee.

This online shopping can be a dangerous hobby, though. Now I'm thinking that I might even get a Firefly for my 6 year old.



The Firefly is small, just right for a child's hand. It has flashing lights, 12 pre-loaded ring tones, 7 screen colors, & 5 animated graphics. Parents can pre-program numbers or screen calls. And did I mention it's free with a Cingular calling plan? Razr - Firefly - iPhone come June - Cingular is looking better and better!

Wirefly is the top source online for wireless plans and cell phones. They offer unbeatable prices, free shipping, and a satisfaction guarantee. Why would I look for cell phones anywhere else?

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.

I have a love/hate relationship with the snow. Living near the mountains, we see our fair share of it each year. I think it's breathtakingly beautiful. Perfect, crisp, gorgeous to behold. I love sitting inside by the fire, and gazing through the window at the unbroken landscape extending out behind my home.

I am not so fond of driving in it. Slick, icy roads, low visibility, and cold that seeps in through the door cracks. It's even worse when the fuse that has it in for me blows, and the heater goes out.

I dream of exotic islands during the winter, but I don't think I'll ever call any other place home.

PayPerPost adds Review My Post, an easy way to make money

If you've been reading here for very long, you've already figured out that I like PayPerPost. When it comes to blog marketing, they know how to make it work. PayPerPost pays bloggers like you and me to write about all kinds of things, from food, to shopping, to technology, to social issues...the list goes on and on.

PayPerPost recently added yet another way to earn money with your blog. It's called Review My Post, and it's perfect for anyone who doesn't want to be bothered writing sponsored posts (although it's no bother at all, IMO). With Review My Post you blog about whatever you want, and at the end of your post, include the Review Me badge, which invites readers to review *your* post and get paid for it! (See the bottom of this post and you'll know what I mean.)

The more reviews you get, the more incoming links your site will have. And we all want incoming links, don't we? The more people that blog about (review) your posts, the more hits your site will receive.


It's an easy way to generate a little extra income, without any extra work. How could anyone complain about that?

And I wonder, how did I live so long without these?

Peel and stick beauty marks, that is. Now why didn't I think of those?

The box.net widget

Now here's something cool. The Box.net Widget lets you share files with anyone and everyone. What I like about it - besides the obvious fact that it rocks - is that it's super easy to set up. Case in point, my widget.


Get your own Box.net widget and share anywhere!

I harbored some concerns that it wouldn't run on my Mac, but it did. It took me almost no time to upload my test files, and it automatically generates the code to put on your website. This is a keeper, and it's going on all of my blogs.

PS. Did I mention the unlimited bandwidth and the fact that they will host 1 gig of files? For free?!

The case of the missing iPod.

So, my iPod has gone missing. It can't have felt unloved, because I use it almost daily. I'm not embarrassed to take it out in public, not at all. I use my red nano every time I go running, which is almost daily. I lovingly store it in my Nike+ armband so it won't get scratched. I upload my running data the minute I walk in the door from my run. In fact the only places my iPod ever goes are in my gym bag or hooked up to the laptop. So how can it possibly have disappeared? Dear iPod nano, please come home. I miss you so much that I'm thinking of pulling out the video iPod and making its acquaintance again.

It just gets better and better.

So I'm pretty excited about blogging for PayPerPost. I think there's a lot of potential, and their blog marketing ideas are top notch. Of course, I'm not going to get rich doing this but how can you beat getting paid to talk? That's right, you can't.

PayPerPost is the way to go whether your blog gets a little traffic or a lot. High traffic blogs can make as much as $1000 a post! Heck, for that much, I could shut down my work-at-home business and do nothing but blab. I mean blog.

PayPerPost only charges a 35% service fee, too. Compare that to ReviewMe, which has a 100% markup, and you'll see there really is no comparison. With PayPerPost more of the money is going in your pocket. And the more you blog, the more traffic you'll eventually see, and the more traffic you get, the better the PayPerPost opportunities.

PayPerPost requires full disclosure from all bloggers. And with their new review program, anyone can get paid for reviewing posts as well as blogging. This has got to be the best blogging bargain in the business. Say that three times.

The Company Store

This place is down heaven. The ducks may not agree, but The Company Store offers pillows and comforters TO DIE FOR. If I could, I think I'd order one of everything in their catalog.

Back in November I was browsing the catalog, looking for the perfect quilt. I found one on clearance; it was love at first sight. I placed the order. I waited. A few weeks later I got an email that my quilt was back ordered. Since the email stated that the quilt would ship in 30 days, I ignored the small line of print that said it might not be available until March.

A few months have gone by, but not a week goes by that I don't think of my quilt. It would have been nice to have during the cold December and January months, but good things come to those who wait. And wait. And wait.

I just received another email today. My quilt will hopefully ship within the next 30 days. I'm keeping my fingers crossed. March is just around the corner.

And you thought gift cards were boring.

I love gift cards, I really do. Some people say they're boring or impersonal. I say it beats the heck out of another crocheted toilet paper holder for the guest bathroom. I never complain about receiving a gift card. I enjoy selecting my own gift, and it's always something I enjoy & appreciate.

Now that I've got a teenage daughter, I have an even greater appreciation for gift cards. Straight A's? How about a bookstore gift card? Extra chores? Here's a gift card to the mall. I can even give her allowance in the form of a gift card.

MINT offers a Mint Gift Card that is a prepaid credit card. You can give one to your neighbor, your child's teacher, even your dentist. What better way to say thank you, and ensure that the recipient will love the gift?

MINT also offers the Mint Credit Card. This comes in one of two versions: the standard card, and the funky MC2 card. The MC2 card has the bottom right corner removed. How cool is that? Leave it to MINT to reinvent the shape of credit cards, something that hasn't happened in the UK for 37 years.

The Mint Credit Card offers 0% interest on balance transfers and purchases until December. If you blew the budget over the holidays (didn't we all?), this is a great way to save a little money on interest.

Take a look at the Mint credit card. You'll be glad you did.

JOYS filing system

I'm coveting this fantastic organizing package. For some reason I really feel like it would help me get the chaos under control, and that in turn would make me a happier person. Is that crazy?

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