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25 Feb 2012, 11:48 am

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I looked into those online surveys a while back. They are a ripoff. They want your contact info, so they can try to get you to buy products from them. They set up the surveys to rope you in, and pay little or nothing, all while trying to sell stuff to you. Before you can qualify for their cash surveys, you have to try (buy) stuff, and it is stuff that can be purchased cheaper elsewhere. They have fake endorsements from fake winners, so don't waste your time with them.


I'm registered with surveysavvy, globaltestmarket, and ipos access panels, and I have never recieved anything else than survey forms from them. I do agree they pay little, and some companies that gets them to perform these surveys might use it as a way to get their name/product know by an audience that would be interested in buying it, but I have never gotten any requests to buy stuff before I can start making money.

Some might be ripoffs, but I wouldn't call them all ripoffs. Some are actually legit. Those I mentioned seems legit.
(disclaimer: I got bored, and never reached the minimum amount required for a payout, and I do not recieve any payment for promoting any of these businesses I just mentioned)


Yeah I have found some legit ones, on one I have 8.00$ in my account but I think I'll try and get more before I ask them to send me a check, also some of them you just collect points and can get prizes some of which could probably be sold if its something I don't need and could get a decent amount of cash for.


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29 Feb 2012, 4:12 pm

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...though I wont be mowing lawns since lawn mowers are quite heavy and too loud for me to tolerate...


Earplugs. They're the only way I can mow the lawn or vacuum the carpets anymore.

Though I'm thinking I should invest in some over-the-ear ones, so I can have earbuds in and not be so bored all Summer.

Also, our screennames match!


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29 Feb 2012, 4:36 pm

SabbraCadabra wrote:
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...though I wont be mowing lawns since lawn mowers are quite heavy and too loud for me to tolerate...


Earplugs. They're the only way I can mow the lawn or vacuum the carpets anymore.

Though I'm thinking I should invest in some over-the-ear ones, so I can have earbuds in and not be so bored all Summer.

Also, our screennames match!


Vacuuming I just live with it though would prefer ear buds....Lawnmowers even with ear plugs are still just as heavy, and from my experiance heavily exerting myself in the heat(which its hot when lawn mowing jobs are in season) is not a good combination and I would prefer not to die in a freak accident due to passing out from heat+pushing myself to hard physically causing me to lose control of the lawn mower or something. but other then that I am not too terribly picky about odd jobs.

why do I have to be a skinny short chick with such a low tolerance for heat? it does not help me with things like hard work. I mean 4'11 and 92 pounds hopefully not lower. Most lawnmowers don't look to be built for someone my size.


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29 Feb 2012, 5:01 pm

Fairly obvious ones shoveling snow Ianthe winter, raking leaves in the fall, mowing lawns in the summer. Some people might bebiased against you because you are not a teenager or a guy.

You said something about not wanting to babysit so I don't think thisreally allies, sometimes churches pay to watch the kids area.

Donating plasma, you would probably have to weigh more though

Counting cards :D

One of my grandparents has an Electric push mower, quiet and easy to use.



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29 Feb 2012, 5:10 pm

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Fairly obvious ones shoveling snow Ianthe winter, raking leaves in the fall, mowing lawns in the summer. Some people might bebiased against you because you are not a teenager or a guy.


You said something about not wanting to babysit so I don't think thisreally allies, sometimes churches pay to watch the kids area.

Donating plasma, you would probably have to weigh more though

Counting cards :D

One of my grandparents has an Electric push mower, quiet and easy to use.


How long does it take and how heavy is it? and what sort of cards?.........I do have to weigh more for that so its not really an option because I doubt I will gain much weight any time soon. And yeah kids especially lots at once are loud, make all kinds of quick movements and yeah I don't wanna lose it on them.


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29 Feb 2012, 5:17 pm

Count cards, gambling in the card game blackjack, I got decent at it.

I have not used it in a while but it is the lightest lawn mower I have used, only reason noise wise I would know it was on was hearing the blade whirring. I remember that I would have to make sure that I didn't go to quickly, sense it was really light, so it would have time to cut the grass. I didn't think ot took longer than other push mowers



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29 Feb 2012, 5:20 pm

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Count cards, gambling in the card game blackjack, I got decent at it.

Arent math skills more or less required for that, and I am not sure i want to screw around with stuff having to do with peoples money and such. Otherwise interesting idea.

I have not used it in a while but it is the lightest lawn mower I have used, only reason noise wise I would know it was on was hearing the blade whirring. I remember that I would have to make sure that I didn't go to quickly, sense it was really light, so it would have time to cut the grass. I didn't think ot took longer than other push mowers


That would not be as bad, though I would have a difficult time finding such a thing and being able to transport it if I did.


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29 Feb 2012, 5:31 pm

Yeah I was kinda joking about counting cards.I learned before I went on a cruise since that would be pretty much the only time could legally gamble at 18. If you can add and subtract then it just takes hours and hours of practice and memorizing.

The people ididnt think were to bad sense every one was there just to have a goodtime.

One guywas wasted and was just listening to what I told him he should do, he tipped me 10 dollars at the end



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01 Mar 2012, 12:45 am

Cant you get married maybe your husband can bring in some money for you.
Or how about marrying some Asian they would be more then happy to get a Caucasian wife

About earning money have you tried being a guinea pig for clinical research
you have to eat some medicines etc and they see the reaction it has on your body
and they pay you


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01 Mar 2012, 12:12 pm

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Cant you get married maybe your husband can bring in some money for you.
Or how about marrying some Asian they would be more then happy to get a Caucasian wife

About earning money have you tried being a guinea pig for clinical research
you have to eat some medicines etc and they see the reaction it has on your body
and they pay you


Uhh I can't seem to remain in a relationship for more than maybe a couple months, partially due to me feeling totally indifferent about sex and not being able to act like i actually really enjoy it. So I don't think there will be any marrige any time soon.

Also I would have no problem being a guinea pig for clinical research, I would just hope if it is for some sort of drug I don't end up with the placebo :twisted: Now the only thing is how to find clinical research studies that need participants.


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01 Mar 2012, 12:20 pm

Sweetleaf wrote:
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Cant you get married maybe your husband can bring in some money for you.
Or how about marrying some Asian they would be more then happy to get a Caucasian wife

About earning money have you tried being a guinea pig for clinical research
you have to eat some medicines etc and they see the reaction it has on your body
and they pay you


Uhh I can't seem to remain in a relationship for more than maybe a couple months, partially due to me feeling totally indifferent about sex and not being able to act like i actually really enjoy it. So I don't think there will be any marrige any time soon.

Also I would have no problem being a guinea pig for clinical research, I would just hope if it is for some sort of drug I don't end up with the placebo :twisted: Now the only thing is how to find clinical research studies that need participants.

hmm..even i have indifferent feelings about sex...is it a common trait due to depression

about clinical research usually huge pharma companies send their medicines to asian countries and get it tested since guinea pigs are easily available and cost of testing is cheaper here


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01 Mar 2012, 12:58 pm

namaste wrote:
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Cant you get married maybe your husband can bring in some money for you.
Or how about marrying some Asian they would be more then happy to get a Caucasian wife

About earning money have you tried being a guinea pig for clinical research
you have to eat some medicines etc and they see the reaction it has on your body
and they pay you


Uhh I can't seem to remain in a relationship for more than maybe a couple months, partially due to me feeling totally indifferent about sex and not being able to act like i actually really enjoy it. So I don't think there will be any marrige any time soon.

Also I would have no problem being a guinea pig for clinical research, I would just hope if it is for some sort of drug I don't end up with the placebo :twisted: Now the only thing is how to find clinical research studies that need participants.

hmm..even i have indifferent feelings about sex...is it a common trait due to depression

about clinical research usually huge pharma companies send their medicines to asian countries and get it tested since guinea pigs are easily available and cost of testing is cheaper here


If it was the depression wouldn't I still at least want sex considering I still want relationships but would prefer one without sex? But even if it does come down to being caused by depression the depression is probably here to stay for a while as is the indifference about sex.

Well I don't live in asia and could certainly not afford to move.....not to mention I don't know a single word of any asian languages and that could be a problem. So I will have to look for things a bit more local, I know they have clinical studies here in the U.S I just have not found out about any of them really but I'd prefer that so I can understand the terms & conditions of participating and what the compensation is anyways.


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01 Mar 2012, 1:55 pm

If you have some 3D design or texturing skills, or any kind of creative skill really, you can try to start a business in Second Life. Design clothing, tattoos, buildings, anything you happen to be good at, and sell it for free on the SL Marketplace website.

Even people who download a simple white T-shirt template and slap a slogan onto it in Photoshop manage to make a little money. In that case it's really just peanuts, but if you find that you have a talent for things like clothing design, you can earn a few hundred bucks per month without ever leaving the house. Not a real job, but better than nothing.



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01 Mar 2012, 1:57 pm

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If you have some 3D design or texturing skills, or any kind of creative skill really, you can try to start a business in Second Life. Design clothing, tattoos, buildings, anything you happen to be good at, and sell it for free on the SL Marketplace website.


Even people who download a simple white T-shirt template and slap a slogan onto it in Photoshop manage to make a little money. In that case it's really just peanuts, but if you find that you have a talent for things like clothing design, you can earn a few hundred bucks per month without ever leaving the house.


I don't think I have any talents there, but thanks anyways.


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01 Mar 2012, 3:35 pm

namaste wrote:
Cant you get married maybe your husband can bring in some money for you.
Or how about marrying some Asian they would be more then happy to get a Caucasian wife

About earning money have you tried being a guinea pig for clinical research
you have to eat some medicines etc and they see the reaction it has on your body
and they pay you


What the hell?! These ideas are f****d up on multiple levels.



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01 Mar 2012, 3:52 pm

starkid wrote:
namaste wrote:
Cant you get married maybe your husband can bring in some money for you.
Or how about marrying some Asian they would be more then happy to get a Caucasian wife

About earning money have you tried being a guinea pig for clinical research
you have to eat some medicines etc and they see the reaction it has on your body
and they pay you


What the hell?! These ideas are f**** up on multiple levels.


what is so bad about clinical research?


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