I don’t know if it’s because of the cold weather or a sign of the times, but it’s just not been very busy at the bank lately. When I don’t have customers, I’m busy coming up with ideas for promoting accounts, managing tellers, and basically doing busy work. While I don’t mind doing busy work, it is not always the most exciting part of the job and my mind ends up wandering. I think of all the things at home I have to get done. I sit and worry/ plan where our money is going, think of all the debt we have and try to figure out how I can pay it off as soon as possible. Then I start to doubt whether or not I love what I do. Of course, it’s a paycheck and I have great benefits. And for that I am definitely grateful. It’s just that I am not 100% sure that this is what I’m supposed to be doing. I’ve thought about going back to school for nursing or nutrition. That would mean taking out [...]

One of the ways I make money online and have residual income each month is from writing for Associated Content. Here are a few tips that I follow: Cross post articles from my blog to Associated Content.  Not only does this make me money, but it helps drive traffic to my blog.  If you’re looking to build traffic to your blog, this greatly helps!  Whenever I feel like writing something that’s not money related, it’s nice to know I can write about it and post at Associated Content for money. Each month I receive residual income from people viewing my articles.  Sometimes I get questions about things I’ve written, and it’s always nice to get feedback as well. Sometimes I answer “calls for content”, which are basically writing on a topic they choose.  These pay well and are interesting.  It’s fun to step out of my writing comfort zone and write about something I’m not familiar with.  I love learning! I’ve been a member of Associated Content for over a year now.  I enjoy making money from my articles, making [...]

Kacie at Sense to Save had a giveaway for Little Debbie snacks a few weeks ago.  I entered, and won one of the prizes!  I just found this package on my doorstep yesterday.  Here is what the package contained: Thanks, Kacie and Little Debbie Snacks! I know we’ll enjoy the treats!