Cut your summer treat budget in half (at least) with these money-saving recipes. These are not your usual "freeze a cup of juice and put a stick in it" ideas, though even those are great once in a while. Sometimes you want something a bit more fancy and a box of frozen treats can be close to five bucks a piece! if the box had like twenty treats OK, but my kids can polish a box of 6 in one sitting. (I won't mention how many I eat.)
Frozen fruit kabobs
Pineapple chunks
Cherries
Grapes
Banana chunks
Dip in melted chocolate chips for an extra sugary treat. Place on a skewer and on a cookie sheet in freezer. You can put in a freezer bag for storage when frozen.
Make ice cream sandwiches
Chocolate graham crackers broken into the perforated squares
Cool Whip (any flavor) (or use vanilla, chocolate and strawberry to make a Neapolitan)
spread a nice thick layer of Cool Whip (about an inch) on crackers and freeze.
place in freezer bags when frozen
Super easy snacks using prepackaged goodies:
Take any pudding cup or the small yogurt cups and stick a Popsicle stick through the foil lid and freeze
Or just use the yogurt in tubes like Go-Gurts and put in the freezer for a freezer pop.
Frozen peanut butter cups
1 (8 oz.) Container Cool Whip
1/3 Cup Creamy Peanut Butter
1/4 Cup Chocolate Syrup
Line a muffin tin with cupcake liners.
Mix the peanut butter and Cool Whip. Spoon into cups and top with syrup.
Freeze and serve with a spoon.
Watermelon Pops
Slice water melon into small triangles (the size of an average Popsicle)
Soak in sugar water for an hour or two.
Stick Popsicle sticks in and freeze.
Fourth of July Pop
Blue Raspberry Kool-aid
Mystery Flavor Kool-aid (white)
Cherry Kool-aid
Use the small paper cups (like for the bathroom)
Pour a small layer of Blue Kool-aid in each cup.
Top with tin foil and carefully place a Popsicle stick through he foil into the Kool-aid.
Freeze for an hour or until just slushy.
Pour next layer (white) and freeze again until slush.
Finish with the Blue and freeze until frozen.
Peel of cup and serve!
These treats are sure to be a hit this summer and won't break the bank every time your kids' friends are over!
Traffic Tip
A new site for you to check out today. If you have a blog and wold like to promote it this is the very newest place to do it. You can increase you ranking by blogging here too and linking these blogs to your main blog.
So my idea is to do like small 'intros' to your main site postings and include a "read more here" link.
The site is still in Beta mode so membership is free for life for us first so many members!
click the little man below to go to www.whereistand.com
So my idea is to do like small 'intros' to your main site postings and include a "read more here" link.
The site is still in Beta mode so membership is free for life for us first so many members!
click the little man below to go to www.whereistand.com
Help The World For Free
Something to today to help stop world hunger, (plus it's kinda fun AND FREE).
FreeRice is the UN World Food Hunger program's donation site. They will give rice for every vocabulary word you can get the definition right to (out of a multiple choice) feed world hunger.
Light a million Candles is a site dedicated to stopping online child abuse. As of this post there are 2,533,547 candles lit. All you do is light a candle online. Free.
Click to Donate is a site which has several enviromental charities to help (The rainforest, Stop Global warming, ect...) All you do is click on their link to help. FREE.
THANKS FOR HELPING!!
FreeRice is the UN World Food Hunger program's donation site. They will give rice for every vocabulary word you can get the definition right to (out of a multiple choice) feed world hunger.
Light a million Candles is a site dedicated to stopping online child abuse. As of this post there are 2,533,547 candles lit. All you do is light a candle online. Free.
Click to Donate is a site which has several enviromental charities to help (The rainforest, Stop Global warming, ect...) All you do is click on their link to help. FREE.
THANKS FOR HELPING!!
A NEW DAY A NEW OPPORTUNITY
Today I am looking at a new money making venture. (what else is new?) I have not gotten all of the details yet. When I do I of course will make it a priority to share here.
On another note, I have been trying new things out for our site. I am currently looking for a "chat box" of some sort, as I feel it would be a great way for readers to share information, ideas and of course oppinions.
What I did find is really Awesome. Look at the side bar, see the technorati box that tells you how much our site is worth? How cool is that? Go ahead try it out. You can click on the "find out what your blog is worth" all it asks for is you url (http://www/. ect.). Type it in and up pops your own blog's worth AND your own widget (box to put on your page).
I also found this great REAL jobs from resource. I'm hoping to land a job here myself!
LiveOps
Work from home as a customer service agent using your own computer and telephone
New employees earn $6-$8.50 per hour
Work as many or as few hours as you choose
This company charges applicants a $30 background check fee once you've been accepted as an independent contractor for LiveOpps
Working Solutions
Agents are not assessed any fees to work for the company
The type of work varies, from data entry to customer service work
Earn $7.20-$30 per hour
JetBlue Reservations Crew
Jet Blue reservation specialists actually work out of their homes
Apply online
Candidates must have at least two years of customer service experience
Key For Cash
This company is owned by
Virtual Solutions
Earn money typing and doing data entry on your home computer
The rate you earn is determined by your typing speed and accuracy
Choose your own hours
This company maintains a waiting list of individuals who wish to work for them
Might be an option for occasional or supplemental income
On another note, I have been trying new things out for our site. I am currently looking for a "chat box" of some sort, as I feel it would be a great way for readers to share information, ideas and of course oppinions.
What I did find is really Awesome. Look at the side bar, see the technorati box that tells you how much our site is worth? How cool is that? Go ahead try it out. You can click on the "find out what your blog is worth" all it asks for is you url (http://www/. ect.). Type it in and up pops your own blog's worth AND your own widget (box to put on your page).
I also found this great REAL jobs from resource. I'm hoping to land a job here myself!
LiveOps
Work from home as a customer service agent using your own computer and telephone
New employees earn $6-$8.50 per hour
Work as many or as few hours as you choose
This company charges applicants a $30 background check fee once you've been accepted as an independent contractor for LiveOpps
Working Solutions
Agents are not assessed any fees to work for the company
The type of work varies, from data entry to customer service work
Earn $7.20-$30 per hour
JetBlue Reservations Crew
Jet Blue reservation specialists actually work out of their homes
Apply online
Candidates must have at least two years of customer service experience
Key For Cash
This company is owned by
Virtual Solutions
Earn money typing and doing data entry on your home computer
The rate you earn is determined by your typing speed and accuracy
Choose your own hours
This company maintains a waiting list of individuals who wish to work for them
Might be an option for occasional or supplemental income
Post A Video, Make Some Money!
Today I've found a fun place to earn online. This is not an affiliate program. (you don't make money for telling people about this site or when others sign up under you.
I plan on turning it into a free family fun event.
You submit a video to this site and then if you were to advertise the heck out of your entry you could possibly make a bundle. You can submit as many videos as you'd like.
Why would anyone be using you tube for free, when this site will pay you?
You could make a bundle with out the advertising, but hey, we're out to make sure we make money, right?
Here's the scoop:
Metacafe's Producer Rewards™ program rewards you for creating and submitting great videos.
How it works
If your video has what it takes to entertain people, we want to license it and pay you for every view. Every time someone watches your video on Metacafe, you earn money.
How you make money
Metacafe will pay you $5 for every thousand views your video gets on our site. Payment starts after your video reaches 20,000 views and has a rating of 3.00 or higher - which tells us that the viewers like the video. On top of that, the license to Metacafe is a non-exclusive deal - you retain ownership of your video. Metacafe helps build your brand by marketing your content and making you money.
What's the potential?
With well over 1 million unique users per day watching over 400 million videos every month, Metacafe is perfectly placed to deliver the most receptive audience to the most entertaining content. Whether it's something spontaneous in your home or something you've scripted, if it entertains, it has a place on Metacafe.
I have provided links throughout this article to the Metcafe site, click anyor them to submit your video!
I plan on turning it into a free family fun event.
You submit a video to this site and then if you were to advertise the heck out of your entry you could possibly make a bundle. You can submit as many videos as you'd like.
Why would anyone be using you tube for free, when this site will pay you?
You could make a bundle with out the advertising, but hey, we're out to make sure we make money, right?
Here's the scoop:
Metacafe's Producer Rewards™ program rewards you for creating and submitting great videos.
How it works
If your video has what it takes to entertain people, we want to license it and pay you for every view. Every time someone watches your video on Metacafe, you earn money.
How you make money
Metacafe will pay you $5 for every thousand views your video gets on our site. Payment starts after your video reaches 20,000 views and has a rating of 3.00 or higher - which tells us that the viewers like the video. On top of that, the license to Metacafe is a non-exclusive deal - you retain ownership of your video. Metacafe helps build your brand by marketing your content and making you money.
What's the potential?
With well over 1 million unique users per day watching over 400 million videos every month, Metacafe is perfectly placed to deliver the most receptive audience to the most entertaining content. Whether it's something spontaneous in your home or something you've scripted, if it entertains, it has a place on Metacafe.
I have provided links throughout this article to the Metcafe site, click anyor them to submit your video!
I Found A New Place to Make Money
Tutorialtub. You submit "how tos" and they googlize it and split the profits with you.
I know, you have your own google adsense why use them? Publicity! Let them advertise you! You have to get your name and site name out there to up hits to your site. This is a great way to do it. They are so new that there are so many topics not written on yet. I'm loving it. Click HERE to join. (I'm not sur if there are also affiliate bonuses).
Just for fun .... Click here to learn HOW TO MAKE A PINATA FROM A CEREAL BOX.
I know, you have your own google adsense why use them? Publicity! Let them advertise you! You have to get your name and site name out there to up hits to your site. This is a great way to do it. They are so new that there are so many topics not written on yet. I'm loving it. Click HERE to join. (I'm not sur if there are also affiliate bonuses).
Just for fun .... Click here to learn HOW TO MAKE A PINATA FROM A CEREAL BOX.
I FOUND A GREAT WEBSITE RESOURCE
I found a great resource that I have been having a lot of fun with lately. Widgetbox. It's a great place to find gadgets and information for your site.
It's Very easy too. Self explanitory and at times holds your hand through unfamiliar processes. I made my very own widgets here. I am not super computer smart either!
You can make a "box" like the following article "Free Resource The Secret Law of Attraction" except it can be your own website. Then others can post this "blidget" on thier website!
Awesome advertisement and a very effective way to get your blog or site viewed.
I LOVE IT!!!
It's Very easy too. Self explanitory and at times holds your hand through unfamiliar processes. I made my very own widgets here. I am not super computer smart either!
You can make a "box" like the following article "Free Resource The Secret Law of Attraction" except it can be your own website. Then others can post this "blidget" on thier website!
Awesome advertisement and a very effective way to get your blog or site viewed.
I LOVE IT!!!
Free Resource - The Secret Law Of Attraction
The Secret. I had watched this dvd with my brother not too long ago. Yes, it is a bit cult"ish", but also very intriguing.
I believe they may have something. Think about it, how many people do you know who just seem to "float" through life on good thoughts. We all have good and bad in our lives and you have to admit that it's the way you percieve your own situation that determines how bad things seem.
To read more on The Secret and download free ebooks about living The Secret click HERE.
I believe they may have something. Think about it, how many people do you know who just seem to "float" through life on good thoughts. We all have good and bad in our lives and you have to admit that it's the way you percieve your own situation that determines how bad things seem.
To read more on The Secret and download free ebooks about living The Secret click HERE.
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