Why I Love PayPerPost I have been blogging with PayPerPost for quite a few months and have enjoyed making a little extra money with my blog. My wife is a bigger "postie" than I am and her PPP money has bought our groceries and paid bills. She has also been able to do some fun things with her money, too. It isn't all about living expenses.

My PPP money is strictly for fun. I like to bid on online auctions or buy online, so it PPP helps to fund my PayPal account. While some may frown about ads on blogs, there is no denying that it is an easy way to make a little money. Since you choose what you want to blog about, only do opportunities that fit with your blog. This will keep readers happy since the content doesn't stand out from your other content.

It can be a win-win for everyone. The blogger makes cash and readers still get great content to read. Opps are really varied so there are many subjects. I find it fun just to read through the opps even if I don't take them simply to learn about a new service or product.

So far I've made almost $100 with PayPerPost which is great. I can't wait to reach the $1k club.

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  Samurai Tournament This weekend is the Samurai L5R tournament at our local gaming store. The grand prize is a beautiful sword. It's really nice and since I love swords will be trying to win this one. It will be tough because there will be at least 10 others playing in the tournament.

I'm so glad to see such an interest in the Legend of the Five Rings card game. It's been wonderful to be playing again and introduce new players to the game. There are about five people driving about 50 miles to enter the tourney. There could be many more coming in from out of town too.

It should be a fun time. Of course any time I get the chance to play L5R is a good time.  ¶ 12:29 PM 0 comments

  Rolling Change My wife has been putting all of our change (well most of it) into a bank for Rae Rae. She has been meaning to roll it for a while. I keep telling her just to take it to the Coin Star and not worry with it but she is pretty frugal and doesn't want to pay the fee.

It'll be interesting to see how much money our change adds up to. She has been doing this for about two months. The little bank is almost full. Most of it is pennies but there is some silver in there.  ¶ 12:25 PM 0 comments

  A New Project Finally I am on a real project at work. It begins Monday but will be something I was actually hired for. So far I've done a lot of creative things but nothing directly related to my job title.

It feels good to finally be on a project that is more in line with my field than projects that have been mostly internal.

Now here's hoping that it all goes well and is not over my head.  ¶ 5:50 PM 0 comments

  eBay Lot We're splitting an eBay lot of some older L5R cards with a friend. It's amazing how the price just drops for cards that are not the current set. It does make it easier for new players to pick up a lot of older cards just for fun unlike older Magic cards that could cost a small fortune.

The cards should be in later this week, so that should make for a good day when those come in. Not like it takes much to make a good day ever since I started my fantastic job.

My wife has also started playing, which is very exciting to me since I've been trying to get her to play for years. I won't question why she has begun, I'll just enjoy that she is playing.  ¶ 9:03 AM 0 comments

  The PayPerPost Experience PayPerPost, the company that pays bloggers to post about products they love, is a company I have been with for a few months. My wife turned me on to payperpost. She is a bigger "postie" than I am but I try to take opportunities when I can.

I have already been paid $60 for my blog postings. Not bad pocket change considering it doesn't take that long to research the product and write a post. My wife has made a lot more than me, so I have some catching up to do. Still the money I have made has given me some spending money for L5R cards since I've been playing again. It's nice to have this fun money that is not part of our budget and can be spent any way I want to spend it.

Taking opportunities is easy with PayPerPost and payment is 30 days after an opt is submitted. PPP pays on time and offers plenty of support either through their support or through the forums. I really don't hang out much on the forums but my wife keeps me updated as to what is going on. Since she stays at home, PayPerPost has been really great for her since she treats them like an employer, so it makes her feel good to be part of the corporate world again.

Since there is a new set of L5R cards recently released, I will be checking into making some extra money and thanks to PPP that should be as good as money in the bank.

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  Sleeved Cards The best way to protect cards is to play with them in sleeves. While it can be challenging to shuffle, it is worth it to keep those cards in great shape. Besides you can work a little strategy into choosing a sleeve color.

Take the game Legend of the Five Rings. Each clan has its own colors. You could use those colors for your cards or really play with your opponent's mind by using colors of other clans. It's best not to give away too much to people you are playing against. Keep them guessing at to what is coming next.

I like to use soft colored sleeves on my most deadliest decks. Why? Simply because it looks nonthreatening and might gain me an upper hand. It might not since people who know me might expect me to try such tactics. But for others who play games, they might can try a change up and it works really well for them.

I think I'm going to go for some cute anime chick sleeves next and go for a femme fatal L5R clan deck. It could work. Oh the possibilities.  ¶ 3:37 PM 0 comments

  Vince Flynn My wife rented Act of Treason for me at the library. Ever since I heard Vince Flynn being interviewed on the Glenn Beck show a few years back, I have been a big fan of his and had read all of the books except his last one, Act of Treason.

I finished the last Harry Potter book this week, so I was in need of a new book to read. The paperback version of Act of Treason is due out in August. I would like to pick up all of the hardback copies of his books to have as part of my book collection.

I'm not sure when his next book will be released but hopefully I will get my Mitch Rapp fix and be good for at least a few more months anyway.  ¶ 3:03 PM 0 comments

  Job and College Degree Have I mentioned that I love my new job? I have a desk, my own computer, and I work will like-minded people who have the sames goals as I do. It's been hard to find anything to complain about, which explains my absence from blogging.

There are some things to complain about, but all of that is my own fault like not having my college degree. When I told a co-worker that I was only three hours away, she was shocked and gave me the third degree about getting it completed. She is like a mother bear so I wouldn't be surprised if she calls the university and enrolls me herself. This would really bring much delight to my wife, so it wouldn't a bad thing.

My wife and I are too much alike in that we are easily appeased, so now I have a job that really doesn't care about my degree it's hard to get motivated to finish. On the other hand, a degree would mean more money. So I guess there is good reason to finish after all.  ¶ 2:57 PM 0 comments

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  Wii at Sam's Club If it wasn't for Dragon Con next month, I could be playing the Nintendo Wii. While visiting Sam's Club, my wife and I noticed several Wiis in stock and priced at $249. We need to renew our membership to purchase something, it would put the cost at around $300. Since we are saving for Dragon Con, the Wii will have to wait. Damn us and being responsible.

It is comforting to know that when we do want to buy one, there is a place in town that has them in stock. Well, at least for now.  ¶ 2:49 PM 0 comments

  Legend of the Five Rings Samurai Edition So, I've renewed my interest in the card game Legend of the Five Rings in the past few months. Much to my delight, a couple of friends have also taken up playing the game.

The latest expansion pack has just been released called Samurai edition and features over 350 cards. My wife has even begun to play the game, which means I can not justify buying more cards since I'm technically buying for two.

Some of the rules have changed but nothing drastic seems to be different in game play. The rules have become more simplified and streamlined, so it should be good for new players to catch onto this game. There is a lot that goes on in the game and can be quite confusing for new players. Those first few games will be long battles but once players have a firm grasp on the turn sequence, then games will go much faster.

I bought a clan deck last night and chose Spider Clan. I normally play Scorpion but decided to branch out and try Spider. Leave it up to me to play the sworn enemy of my beloved Scorpion clan.  ¶ 2:42 PM 0 comments

  Movies at the Library Thank goodness for movies at the library. When you are broke, free video rentals that you can have out for three weeks is a sweet deal.

We also get free movies through My Coke Rewards but the coupon is messed up and has been pulled from the rewards for now. So, there is always the library. It's amazing how many movies that we haven't seen that are available to rent.

It definitely helps especially with reruns on our limited cable channels.  ¶ 9:29 PM 0 comments

  Hidden Expedition Everest One of my wife's recent game purchase has been Hidden Expedition Everest. I naturally had to play this game because a) it's a game and b) I can't have my wife having fun without me.

After beating the game, I was still trying to find some hidden hidden objects. Each scene is featured in several levels and sometimes these scenes have a hidden object that wasn't there previously. I was having a bit of trouble in finding all of these items.

It was becoming quite frustrating, so I finally looked it up on the Internet. I found an in-depth guide to where these hidden items are located. I'm not really one to use cheats or ask for hints, but this one was driving me insane. Now that I've completed the game 100% I wonder what my wife will buy next.  ¶ 12:00 PM 0 comments

  5 months til Christmas So for Christmas I make all of my friends a personalized t-shirt. I use Adobe Photoshop to design something that they will enjoy and expresses their character. The shirts are well received, so this year I'm going to start earlier in the year buying t-shirts and start designing so many each month.

Usually I end up having to do many shirts in a weekend to get ready for our Christmas party. By planning ahead I can spread out the cost of making the shirts and possibly up my design of last year's batch.

I am thinking of putting the designs on Cafepress to see if anyone else might be interested in one of my designs. I might just order the shirts from Cafepress instead of printing the iron-ons and doing it myself. The quality will be a lot better, not unless I can improve my technique.  ¶ 9:45 AM 0 comments

  Harry Potter A co-worker of mine said the when he and his wife went to buy Harry Potter, there was a guy in the parking lot with a bull horn reading from the end of the book. He was also telling which characters die and on what pages.

Do acts like this really fall under free speech? The book store parking lot is still private property, so he might have at least gotten a stern warning from the management. I'm not sure if anyone complained or just ignored his dumb arse.

I just don't get why people try to ruin things for people. Maybe they need their own life instead of using so much effort to ruin the day of others.  ¶ 9:36 PM 0 comments