Could you get excited about cash rebates on most of your online purchases? Sign-up with Ebates for your $5 sign-up bonus and when you do your shopping through Ebates you can earn cash back from hundreds of online stores. This is a great way to get cash back on online purchases you would normally make. You simply go to all the online stores you usually shop at by clicking on the link at Ebates – it’s a simple rebate program that is well worth a few extra seconds of your time. It’s can quickly put money back in your wallet!

They will put a $5 sign-up bonus into your account. As soon as you make your first $5 purchase through Ebates (from any store that offers cash back) then that $5 bonus is yours plus whatever cash-back percentage offered for that store. You will get paid that $5 sign-up bonus as soon as you earn at least $5.01 in cash back from your purchases.

Ebates is a great way to create your own cash rebate on most online purchases you make. As if that isn’t good enough…they give you easy access to some of the best coupon codes and promotions for your favorite stores.

The makers of the original PegEgg have now brought us…drum roll please……Pampered Toes! When we wear dress shoes all day we look good but we’re left with achy feet that night. Recently I’ve had the opportunity to try Pampered Toes and I loved them! Pampered Toes are a flexible gel that you put in between your toes. It helps to separate your toes to increase the circulation to relax your toes! These are awesome to use in the bathtub, sitting watching TV or while on the computer. In just a few minutes your aching toes feel more relaxed. I absolutely fell in love with this product and had to tell you about it! I hope you can try them for yourself. If you do, let me know what you think of them.

I want to refer my readers who are bloggers to my favorite affiliate program. Do you have a Website? Join Logical Media today and start generating easy income. Click Here and you’ll have access to the best campaigns available on the web. You’ll get personalized service. I’ve been impressed with the help they’ve provided me and I’ve had many questions (I was the kid in school who always had their hand up). Don’t sell yourself short by assuming your blog’s readership is too small to be accepted. Just apply, cross your fingers, and see what happens. If you apply and your application is turned down, just wait a few months and apply again.

Logical Media was recommended by a friend some months ago and am I ever glad I signed up. They are fabulous, absolutely the best in my opinion. Although a very small percent of the free sample offers I post are affiliate offers this is still one way that I can get paid for the time I spend blogging. I feel that it is worthwhile for me to post quality affiliate offers because the change does add up.

I’ve put together 4 tips for bloggers on posting any affiliate offers:

1. Stay true to yourself
Do not post any affiliate offer if it is not something you would blog about anyway. Be selective about which offers you choose to post. Try to find ones that you have a genuine interest in and your readers will hopefully agree. Never post anything that you wouldn’t enjoy taking advantage of yourself!

2. Stay current
Affiliate offers vary in the lengths of time they run. Some will run fine for months but some expire just a few days after they start. When this happens they will email you to make you aware of the change. Many of the free sample offers are still available but not as an affiliate offer. When this happens just update your link by finding the non-affiliate link to the same offer.

3. Stay knowledgeable
Research all the details of the campaign so that you understand thoroughly what you will be sharing with your readers. Ask your readers about their experience with specific websites or companies so you can change ads to better meet their needs. For instance, if I’ve receive poor feedback from my readers about a specific company I will no longer promote them on my website or if I’ve heard rave reviews about a baby product I am more likely to post another baby item.

4. Stay clear of clutter
You should post a few of your choice offers in the sidebar but don’t show all of them. The more clutter you have in your sidebars, the longer it takes for your blog to load and the more likely people are to leave.

I hope this was useful to you! As always, please feel free to share your own tips, comments or questions in the comments section.

Managing your weight also means managing your hunger. Here are 5 simple tips offered by Kraft Foods Healthy Living to help you stay on track.

1. S-l-o-w down. Your body takes about 20 minutes to signal it’s had enough food. Leafy green salads take a while to eat, giving your body enough time to recognize it’s satisfied.

2. Break the fast. Eating a morning meal makes it less likely you’ll overeat during the rest of the day.

3. Make room for snacks in your diet. Foods with fiber and/or protein—whole fruits, cheese, whole grain crackers, nuts, peanut butter—will help keep you from feeling famished between meals.

4. Choose foods with lots of water. You can reduce hunger by eating foods that have a high water content—whole fruits, whole vegetables and broth-based soups.

5. Stay calm. Develop ways to cope with stress so you’re less likely to overeat.

Earlier this year I decided to find out more about Upromise. I had to see for myself what all the buzz was about. Upromise is a site that pays you to shop at online stores and also using your grocery and drugstore cards in the store (Kroger, FoodLion, Foodland, Walgreens and CVS are mine).

The difference with Upromise is instead of the cash rebates being paid to you, they go into a “holding” account for you to link directly to your 529 plan (or just be held in the account if you don’t have a 529 plan like us). My husband and I decided to give it a try. Today, I checked our account and we have a balance of ~ $50. All for doing things that I normally do everyday!

We have our grocery and drugstore cards registered in our account. You can also register your debit/credit cards to get cash back on certain purchases (1% from Bed, Bath, & Beyond & 2% from Exxon Mobil gas,etc.). I also have my mom’s cards registered too so I get her shopping benefits. I love how Upromise gives you flexibility! You can encourage family and friends to sign up for accounts and they can link their earnings to your child’s account.

Upromise now has additional coupons! The basic rundown is that you load coupons on your Shopping Card to get additional discounts. However, these discounts do not come off your grocery total, they are deposited into your Upromise account. Once your coupons are activated, you can shop right away!

We haven’t signed up for this yet but it sounds like a great deal! Citi Upromise credit card that gives you 1% cash back into the plan too (PLUS whatever you earn from using the Upromise approved links). So, you could use your Citi Upromise credit card for everyday purchases and then pay it off at the end of each month.

So, if you’re interested in signing up for your Upromise account, just click on the link here and start the process today! When you sign up, enter promo code 5tylenol during registration, and you will automatically receive $5 into your account!