Okay, now THIS is cool

I learned about this website a few weeks ago, and I'm excited to share it!

It's called Swagbucks, and the basic idea is you can run Google searches through them to "win" points, which you can redeem for prizes. My favorite? 45 points gets you $5 Amazon credit, which is e-mailed to you AS SOON AS YOU REDEEM IT. No waiting four to eight weeks, wondering if you'll really get what they say you will.

Even if I only earn $5 a month, in three months I'll have enough to buy a book I've been wanting forever. All for doing something I'd be doing anyway.

So if you want to try it out, go to Swagbucks and take a look around. And if you want to encourage your friends to use it, their referral program is pretty decent, too.

This is just one more little thing I do to try to make my life a bit more fun. If I can pay for a few little luxuries without dipping into student loan funds or the money Josh works so hard for to support our family, it makes me feel better.

P.S. Since I wrote about InboxDollars, and Opinion Outpost (e-mail me for a link), I've earned $40 through the two websites together in not a lot of time. I'm just waiting to redeem until I get to California, so that I don't miss a check in the mail. Cool, huh?