I can't believe I have neglected this blog the entire summer! I direct a summer camp, so that's why--it takes over my life from June until August, and then school starts back, and I teach... so September is when life calms down. I essentially took the summer off from crazy-saving, limiting my cooking to easy things I had already stocked up on (like pasta) and my purchasing to, well, Costco and fast food. I experienced what they call "coupon burnout" after several months of trying to grab every deal every week. With camp over and school finally getting settled in (on a different schedule than last year--I'm traveling between two schools each day now, yikes), I'm back into the swing of regular shopping trips, but I have seen the stress "too much saving" can cause, so I'm moderating. Just a couple stores a week, and I'm set with the things I need.
Now, the reason I chose to post today... I'm excited to share this!
Way back when, I wrote a post about the Bright Ideas Community. This is my favorite community by far. It's forum-based, and I find the topics quite interesting. It asks members for input on anything around the home--products, concepts, stores, recipes, projects, pets, deals, you name it. I have even received coupons for free products through Bright Ideas--and don't we all love free stuff? But here's the cool part--members who post at least once a month get paid $10 (either an Amazon gift code, or a Paypal payment). You can answer one simple question during the month and get your $10 at the beginning of the next month. I love this--my husband is obsessed with books, so I just send him all my Amazon codes.
I don't even remember how I got hooked up with Bright Ideas, but I wanted to tell everyone about it as soon as I joined. However, they weren't accepting new members... until now! New members have to be referred, but there is no referral link. So if you are reading this and you'd like to give just a little home-related input for $10/month, send me an email (to jnoshields@gmail.com) with your name and age (over 18 only), and I can send it along to Rikki, my moderator, who will then contact you about joining the community. Feel free to pass this on to anyone you think would enjoy the community as well!
