YouData: Make $ in a Matter of Seconds!

I LOVE YouData. Don't get me wrong, you usually make a matter of cents when you log in, but cents add up, right? I can usually make enough each week to purchase a cup of coffee at my favorite coffee shop - around $4 or so - some weeks are better than others and some are worse...but they pay you regardless of the amount, no minimum, via PayPal each Friday. Hey... even fifty cents a week adds up to $26 a year! All you do is log in and click on a few ads - and you get paid to view the ads. It literally takes a matter of seconds! I try to log in once or twice a week - it takes about one minute of my time.

Here's how you can get started:

YouData is trying to convince consumers like us that we should be the ones controlling our own data and selling our own attention, not third parties like broadcasters, newspapers, and spammers. By creating a MeFile at YouData.com, I now control what ads I see and when I see them. Best part - I am selling my attention directly to interested advertisers, for real money. That's right, I get paid for giving them my attention. I can use the funds to buy music and video online, donate to charities, give to my favorite blogs and websites, or keep the change myself and do whatever I want with it.

It's real. They pay. You should check it out.

Click below to sign up and be sure to enter my MeFile ID: - jchampagne - in the "Referral Code" to tell them I sent you. Enjoy!

Sign up here and start earning!

Shutterfly - Great Christmas Gifts!

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Shop Shutterfly for elegant custom Christmas photo cards.

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Just a little early "Merry Christmas" to everyone and a reminder to check in with Shutterfly for great deals and specials throughout the holiday season. They often have specials and free deals throughout the holidays. Photo collages, calendars, books and ornaments make GREAT Christmas gifts!! If you aren't already signed up with Shutterfly, you can do so here and get free prints! Here's wishing you a joyous holiday season filled with happiness, laughter, good health and great deals!!

CurrClick - Great Homeschooling and Teaching Resources - for Free!

Have you heard of CurrClick? It's a great online resource for educators - public, private and homeschool. There are a TON of free resources and even the resources that aren't free are often very reasonable. For example, today there was a Virtual Valentine's Day Party for homeschoolers. You paid $5 to join the session and join in on games, party events, songs, crafts and more for Valentine's Day - great for projecting in your classroom or viewing with your children at home. As an educator, I HIGHLY recommend browsing around their website. Currently, they have over 200 free resources - and resources are added weekly. Here are a few you can find on their site:

President's Day Holiday Helper

21 Day Bible Memory Verse Challenge

Addition/Subtraction Bingo

School and Chore Charts

Snow Mini Unit

St. Patrick: The World's Greatest Missionary

Whatever the Weather

There are a ton of other freebies. I hope you'll be able to find something you can use...or pass along to your child's teacher! You can go to CurrClick's Homepage to browse around the site by clicking here.

Swagbucks: Are YOU Earning Free Stuff?

I LOVE Swagbucks!! If you haven't heard of it, or even if you have but you haven't signed up - I HIGHLY recommend it!! It is my NUMBER ONE favorite way to earn free gift cards - and you earn LOTS!! Why? Because you earn for doing something you would already be doing anyway - searching! When I signed up for Swagbucks, I downloaded the toolbar on both my home and work computers - so I could search from both locations. And today is THE perfect day to sign up - it's Mega Swagbucks Day!! Searching could earn you 10, 25, 50 or even 100 swagbucks today...and it only takes 45 Swagbucks to get a $5 Amazon gift card!

Here are the basics of Swagbucks:
You earn bucks for searching and then redeem those bucks for Amazon gift cards, Paypal cash, Movie tickets, and the list goes on... I ALWAYS purchase Amazon gift cards. You can purchase these in $5 increments and stack them when you're making purchases. So if you're making a $25 purchase from Amazon, you can use 5 of your $5 Amazon gift cards AND you get free shipping on any Amazon purchase of $25 or more - so everything is FREE! I've purchased shoes, birthday gifts, books and LOTS more this way - my total earnings are over $300 - so it really helps save $$!

When you sign up, it helps me...and when YOUR friends sign up...it helps you! Why? When referring friends, you get a buck for every buck they earn...so your Swagbucks could pile up quickly - especially on Mega Swagbucks Days!! If you post on Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, etc telling your friends when YOU earn bucks, they'll start joining and help you earn faster! The more people you add the more you earn. It's easy, it's free, it's money for something you're already doing!!

Go here to sign up today and earn 3 Swagbucks INSTANTLY!

Swagbucks often sends out codes for free bucks. You can check the Swagbucks Widget at the bottom of my blog daily for codes - just click "swag codes"!

Have something fun you've bought with your free gift cards or earned through Swagbucks? I would love to know!

Do You AR?

Do you have a child who participates in Accelerated Reader at school? Also known as AR, Accelerated Reader is a program often used in schools as a tool to improve reading comprehension. Each school uses it differently, some mandate a certain number of tests, others are more flexible. Like it or not, I don't want to get into "The Great AR Debate", but instead, offer a tool that may be of assistance if you have a child participating in AR at school. While some school systems have online AR programs where parents can log on and check the student's AR record, others do not.

AR Book Find is a great resource to find levels for AR books. Often times students want to take tests on books from home or the public library, but you may not be sure if the book qualifies for an AR test - and what level it's on for that matter. AR Book Find (www.arbookfind.com) will allow you to put in ANY book title and pull up whether there is an AR test for the book as well as the level. I hope some of you will find this useful!!

Get FREE Autographed Photos!

I'm all about inexpensive gifts...but I still want them to be meaningful. I have a GREAT idea for free, VERY cool gifts - perfect for kids, teens and any movie/music fan. Have you heard of Movie Eye? Movie Eye is a site you can go to in order to find celebrity addresses and request personalized, autographed pictures - for free! I LOVE it! I've been using it for two years now and it's very legit. I've had GREAT success with it. The theme in our elementary school library is Reading Rocks...so I request autographed photos from various celebrities each summer to hang on our school's reading wall. Some celebrities sent a signed photo with just their name, some signed it specifically to the students and others wrote personalized letters and notes!

The great thing about the site is - you can see photos obtained by others AND details about each address. For example, you can see how many were successful, how many have not gotten anything yet, how many are still waiting and if there were any "return to sender" - which is always a chance you take. When sending off for autographed pictures, I always send a letter with my request along with a SASE for the picture.

This would make for a GREAT birthday, Valentine, Christmas gift for fans of celebrities!! All you'd have to do is frame it in a nice frame and you have an instant, one of a kind gift!

I don't suggest this for Valentine's Day this year only because most of these take MUCH longer to come in. Some have come in the next week, others I've waited for months and still others never came. But it's worth a try, right?

So far, here are a few I have received:

Smokey Robinson - Check out the letter Smokey sent with his pic...Just made me love him more!
Jeff Foxworthy (personalized letter)
Nick Saban
Martina McBride
Dierks Bentley
Kelly Clarkson
Taylor Swift
David Cook
Tim McGraw
Santana
Rascal Flatts

...and others, I just can't remember them all! I usually stick with singers and bands because of our theme, but the site includes TV actors, movie stars, artists, authors...a little of everything!

When you go to the site, you'll have to create an account to see the addresses, but it's all free and I have NEVER received any spam from them.

Movie Eye: Get Celebrity Autographs!
You should check it out...you might make someone you know VERY happy!!

I'm a DiGiorno House Party Host - YOU CAN DO IT TOO!!

Who has heard of HouseParty.com? If you haven't or you have and you haven't applied for a party, you are seriously missing out!! It is SO MUCH FUN - and you get AWESOME free stuff!! Basically, you sign up to be a party host. Depending on what the party is for, you'll get some really awesome free stuff. I've already hosted a Juicy Juice party and I've now been accepted to be a DiGiorno Pizza host for an upcoming party toward the end of January - yahoo! I just received an email today saying my party pack has shipped...I'm SO EXCITED!! When my husband asked what that meant exactly, I told him all he needed to know was...free pizza! Here's a little blurb from the House Party website:


What is a House Party™?
House Party™ lets people who really love something host a special event featuring a fun, free, exclusive experience sponsored by the world's leading brands.

Cool people sharing cool stuff. A House Party™ is thousands of parties happening across the country on a single day, hosted by people just like you. Each event is sponsored by a leading brand and focuses on something cool–like a new product, hit TV show, or great cause–that the sponsor wants its best fans to experience firsthand and share with their friends. (Check out some of our recent events.)

You host. Everyone wins. House Party lets you share the stuff you like with the people you like, through a fantastic, free party experience. What's the catch? There is none: Our partners understand that if they share something good with the right people in a fun way, we'll all help spread the word.


For example, when I hosted the Juicy Juice Party, I received 5 boxes of goodies. Four boxes were of large bottles of juice for the party and the other box consisted of vinyl toy bags, coupons for guests, napkins, plastic Juicy Juice water bottles, playing cards, utensils, plates, coloring books, growth posters and more - 25 of EACH thing!! It was awesome. We sent it to my son's Sunday School class and they had a "juice party" there - so it doesn't have to be something big and elaborate that you set up at your house.

For the DiGiorno party, this is what I'll be receiving:
* 1 Party Planner Booklet
* 6 DIGIORNO Host Gratuity Coupons - pizza for party day! (free pizza)
* 15 DIGIORNO Guest Coupons
* 1 Supreme Pizza Cutter
* 15 Party Rally Beads
* 1 Football Pot Holder
* 1 Refrigerator Magnet
* Party “Believer” Stickers

You just can't go wrong!! I mean, the worst that can happen is you won't be accepted...but...maybe you will!! Since I've been accepted twice, I figure the chances are pretty good. Here are the current parties you can sign up for:

Do the Potty Dance House Party, hosted by Pull Ups

Boca Surprise House Party, sponsored by Boca Meatless Products

Zatarain's Mardi Gras House Party, sponsored by Zatarain's

Oscar Mayer Turkey Bacon Brunch House Party, sponsored by Oscar Mayer

Follow one of the above links to sign up now!! Here are some ideas if you're not up for an all out party night:

*Sunday School Gathering
*School Party
*Incorporate with an existing party, such as a birthday!
*Family Gathering
*Cook Out
*Play group/play date gathering
*Incorporate with a jewelry, home interior, gold party, etc.

The possibilities are endless!! And you don't have to spend more than you get for free...I'm SUPER excited about my upcoming party. Let me know if you've ever hosted one - and ESPECIALLY if you get accepted to an upcoming party. You can sign up on the website for email updates - they're always updating with new parties. Good luck and happy partying!