Just a Short Story

I received a spam AD the other day in my email box. I didn't know who it was from, so I opened it up.

The spammer foolishly cc'd a long list of folks in his Ad so that I could see all their email addresses right there in front of me.

Now I could have copied that list (since it was probably a good list of "leads") and used it myself. But I didn't.

Even though I don't personally know the spammer who sent it, I respect the fact that he might have worked hard for that list and it may be his bread and butter.
You know what they say, "the money is in the list", and I am not the type of person to steal from others. So I wrote back to him and told him the mistake that he made and also to take me off his list, lol

Now why am I telling you this?

Well because something similar happened to me a while back, but the shoe was on the other foot. I was the one with the list and another person very sneakily figured out how to steal them from me ... (Yes, I was tricked)

So knowing the effects that it can have on ones feelings (and pocket book), I could never do that to someone else. Not an unknown spammer nor a so-called friend.

Remember boys and girls ...
- Don't take what is not yours.
- Treat others as you'd like to be treated.
- Don't lie, cheat or steal just to benefit yourself.
- Don't pretend you're better than the other guy.
- Always give credit where credit is due.

End of Story (for the few readers I have left)

If you want to become whole,
let yourself be partial.
If you want to become straight,
let youself be crooked.
If you want to become full,
let yourself be empty.
If you want to be reborn,
let yourself die.
If you want to be given everything,
give everything up.

- from The Tao Te Ching, translation by Stephen Mitchell

The Season .. or is it The Year?

This business (if thats what you call it) sometimes leaves me speechless. A lot of one liners come to mind (after reading an email) but I'll hold off... at least till tomorrow.

Getting Closer

--- EPPXtra stats today:

2009-12-01 11:19:33

Phase 1 ($25.00)

$0.00

96 positions left

And I read that Ivan cycled phase 1, (yep, saw it in MMG this morning) Congrats!

--- EPP however is a lost hope with 9467 left. And did they really make the same mistakes with their second program as the first?!? Sheesh! Where are those girls? I'm about ready to duke it out with them.

Laptop Problems :(

Been trying to get here all day but my laptop keeps shutting off. And it's not hot in here. I'm freezing ass with the furnace turned down, dressed like an Eskimo and have 2 fans blowing on the PC. My fingers are like frostbitten, lol. I'll be back as long as I can stay up. If not, see you tomorrow.

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While I'm still here, I read an update from EPPXtra. This part got my attention:
"We are putting on hold our plans of putting members in TVIE and concentrating on building EPPXtra. We have just added $275 x 6 = $1650 to the Matrix and this has cycled one more member"
So I re-checked my own account today. What was 216 left to cycle earlier is now down to 104. Seriously? Maybe I'll get my money back after all.
Ivan, you were ahead of me right? Where you at?

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GNI and more

Received a really good newsletter from my friend Gord yesterday. He talked about his experience (so far) with GNI - Gold Nugget Invest and I really enjoyed reading about it.
I too was skeptical at the beginning when I joined in Dec of 2008. I even had a couple of bloggers warning me that it was a scam. "Get your money out ASAP!" OH NO! What do I do?!?
Well you know what? I didn't lose that 90 bucks. Never could figure out how to release that money after the first 30 days (duh), so I just kept playing with it. And TG for my ignorance. I've been playing with that money (and more) all year long. Of course I'm in profit and my "deposit" there is now much more than that original 90 bucks.
Now, none of us know how long this one will continue and I'm certainly not saying that you should spend your Christmas money there, but I just felt the need to reiterate how happy I have been with GNI all year long!
How I play my cards is ... make a new purchase every couple of weeks (with earnings) then withdraw for a couple of weeks. That way I'm still building my account while enjoying the extra bucks in my pocket.
They still don't have a new banner since they updated their back office, else it would be posted here. Well, maybe soon :)

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I have a car today so off to PetSmart I go. Besides buckets of much needed kitty litter, I'll be shopping for Kitty and Granddoggie Christmas gifts. Hope I don't get carried away like I always seem to.

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OK you can poke fun of me now. I realize I screwed up and will NOT do it again. Two day stats from EPPXtra :(

2009-12-01 11:19:33

Phase 1 ($25.00)

$0.00

227 positions left

Hope you're doing better than I am. Yuck for me.
Oh and the Original EPP has NOT moved an inch since yesterday :(

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Not Lookin So Good AKA Three Little Words

A-oh. EPPXtra after 24 hours:

2009-12-01 11:19:33

Phase 1 ($25.00)

$0.00

238 positions left

It's my own fault. I didn't realize they were going to use the same asinine repurchase method as they did in EPP. Argh!

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Listen up at the 15 second mark on this video. (Children cover your ears). Same as what I've been saying all morning about Myself, the PAC girls, Tiger Woods, the crazy Squirrel that came out on a 17 degree F snowy day looking for peanuts, and last but not least, a stupid blog post I read last night!! Some things just get under my skin, ya know?

But hey... have a nice day :)))



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Going For It

Yeah I decided to go for it. Heck, if I don't, I'll never know what the outcome could have been. So am registered and my wallet is funded with $25 bucks. Launch is at 11:00 EST and I will be there to buy my spot.
Hope this turns out to be a good decision.
Here's my link if you wish to join me in EPPXtra.
Thanks and Good Luck to anyone who plays.

2009-12-01 11:19:33

Phase 1 ($25.00)

$0.00

465 positions left

Well that felt like a lifetime, lol
For the first 10 or so minutes after 11:00, still got the blank page when I tried to buy a spot. Finally I decided to log out and back in. The page came up after that but then I got "server too busy". hahaha Kept trying till I got it. Made my purchase at the time shown above. Whew! That was fun and aggravating at the same time.
NOTE: you're buying 1 position even though the stupid $ sign is there.

Update: 6 Hours after purchase :)

2009-12-01 11:19:33

Phase 1 ($25.00)

$0.00

280 positions left

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Reading and Writing and Rithmetic

Here's one of the reasons I do more reading than writing. I read a lot of other peoples forum posts and think Yeah... wish I had said that! LOL Here's a good one I pulled from Mordk (MMG) last night. It was a response to "trust" issues and hits close to home, ya know?

"I agree with MM, trust no one, simple as that. You do not know who sits behind a forum ID and what they are thinking.
Even your friends or long time associates, how can you know you can trust them once they get $ signs in their eyes?
Why we all have to remember at least one golden rule.... accept that the money you play with are gone the minute you hit the confirm button from your PP. If they come back again with interest you did well.
Just like playing Lotto, just here the odds are better "

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Just for the record in EPP ... 9482 positions left, that's a phase 2.

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Believe it or Not ... I read that an older pending payment has been made to someone in PAC-RS. Really? Wouldn't that be great to see that one come back to life? I have a couple of pendings there myself and I do keep surfing... just in case :))

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Is anyone planning on joining EPPXtra or not?
Just trying to get a feel for it at this point.
Yes I registered (duh) but haven't had the courage to cough up the spend yet. Still sitting on the fence on this one.
And yes I know I bad mouthed the girls and their programs lately, but the thought is always in the back of my mind wondering if this one will work.
I'm not trying to promote this to you by any means. I don't like losing (or waiting for) money any more than the next guy does. So if I DO decide to play, I'll let you know how I'm doing. Then you can either Poke Fun at me, or Congratulate me, depending on the outcome. Right?
Must be the gambler side of me taking over.
So do I place that bet? or not?



Two more things come to mind ...
- It takes money to make money, and
- You can't win if you don't play.
Still debating though.

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Nuttin Honey

That about sums up what's going on for me today. Nuttin Honey!

Anybody remember the TV commercials for this cereal?

Wife asks the Husband:
What's cha eatin?
- Nuttin Honey.
Well you're eating something. What is it?
- Nuttin Honey.
Alright, I'm gonna ask you one more time .. what are you eating???
- Nuttin Honey!!

And I think that went on for a whole minute, lol
Back in the 80's, all commercials were 60 seconds, weren't they? Not like today's 10, 15 or 30 second ones.

Anyway I can't think of too much to share right now, so just thought I'd pop in and show you that I'm still alive. I might be back though. Guess we'll see huh?

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OK so maybe I'll come back just to bit*h.
You guys know I'm pretty good at that, lol

Wish I had never mentioned the EPP (EarnPerpetualProfits) site to you. Glad there's no referrals or commissions, else I'd feel MORE guilty.
In order to receive a cashout, you need to cycle through phase 2, which means I only have 9529 positions left before I cycle again. And we all know that ain't never gonna happen. Plus the fact that the money made here was supposed to start some payouts in PAC-Revenue-Share. Fat chance.
I'm really disappointed in the Admin's this time. They pulled a fast one on us .. and just in time for their Holidays too.

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Those of us in Rollover-Ads know that it continues to plug along at 1% per day. What kind of bothers me is the way the daily ROI dropped, almost like it was "planned" that way. I mean seriously ... 10% for 10 days, then two 9% days, then 7%, 5%, 3% and finally down to it's current 1%.
Now don't me wrong, 1% is fine. It's just the pattern that I find troubling. I'm still hoping the program will run long enough for me (and you) to at least break even there. And I have a ways to go :(

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Maybe I'm just gettin too cranky in my old age, but I'm getting tired of being sold these lemon cars, over and over again, from that smooth talkin young car salesman. Where's my hammer? (smile)

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving
to everyone
in the USA ...
and everywhere
around the world
whether you
celebrate the holiday
or not :)

It's always good
to be thankful for
what you have,
even if it's not a lot.

It's the little things, you know?

Reminders for Newer Readers

1 - www.blondiesblog.tv will no longer be available effective Dec 17th. Please remember to bookmark me at http://blondesmakemoney.blogspot.com/ so that we don't lose touch.

2 - Comments entered here with your Program Links do NOT get published. If I want to promote something for myself, I do it on my front page. You're not paying me to promote for you, are you? OK then.

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NewSurfAge just completed another 20% Week! I don't know what Gilbert's doing there, but he's sure doing something right. YaY!

Rollover-Ads had another 1% day, (growl). However, the thread in MMG where everyone is required to post their payments, has gotten pretty hilarious. Some mad, some happy, even some name calling. Heck, it's been more entertaining than watching TV. lol

EarnPerpetualProfits ... giving up on that one for now. And I hear the girls are launching another one?!? No Comment.

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Well it's that jolly time of year again. Time for all the scammers to come out of the woodwork to tell you how much you can earn before Christmas. Bah Humbug!!! I know darn well how fast my funds could disappear, BUT am sure it could buy the Admin and their family some very nice presents for the holiday. No Thanks. I'll wait it out.

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Rock Bottom for Rollover

--- Rollover-Ads has hit rock bottom today. This program pays daily from 1-10% and todays return was 1%. Well I knew it would happen, but I sure didn't think it would happen this fast. I read talk of $20K being invested by members in the first couple of days, yet I don't see anyones big payouts in the forum yet. I'm pretty sure they're not still rolling it all and rules should apply to everyone. Makes you wonder, doesn't it?
PS I know some folks don't like to post in forums and never have before, and that's fine. I was not referring to you at all. Peace :))

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Hmmmmmm

If you're a Rollover-Ads member then you received the email from Rich asking all of us to start posting our payment proofs in the MMG forum, else we won't get another payment until we do. LOL
Most are OK with that. One or two refuse to do it for 'personal' reasons. I don't mind at all myself.
With our daily ROI dropping another 2% yesterday, (down to 3% now), guess he's trying to get more action brewing in the forum where others can see our returns.
Speaking of returns, I've got about 65% back so far... still a ways to go to be at the break even point.
With all the hoopla this one was given before and at launch time, guess it got my expectations up there a little higher than they should have been.

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Hermit Jim's BIG Day :)

Today is Hermit Jim's BIG Birthday!
I say big because he's 65 and proud of it!

I first met Jim when I started blogging two years ago. He's such a sweet man... full of life, humor and coffee. lol
And he always seems to come up with fun and creative posts in his own blog, which is now over two years old as well.

If you would like to wish Jim a Happy Birthday, you can do it here! The more the merrier, ya know?

Jim, you have a Wonderful Birthday today and don't eat more Cake and Ice Cream than I would, (and that's a lot!) hehehe

Happy Happy Birthday to You!!!
And many many more!!!!! xox

Song to follow below .. winky winky :)

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Just playing the waiting game now at EPP. Once I cycle where I earn something, I'll write again.

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The ROI at Rollover-Ads dropped to 5% today, and honestly I'm not surprised. Profit Shares are a dime a dozen these days and you can never replace the originals.
What did you say?
Ohhhh was just thinking of past models. For instance: 12DailyPro was an original. Studio Traffic and Dad n Daves were originals. Hell, even Dollar Monster was an original, lol. So what would the original profit share (that lasted awhile) be? AdVentures4U, probably.
But everything runs it's course and copy cats don't seem to last very long. So why is that? Have most people learned NOT to trust and to hit n run instead? Well I dunno. I'm no guru (and have never claimed to be), but I do try to get my seed money out a lot sooner now than I used to. Would rather play safe than sorry, ya know?

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Just removed the PAC-RevenueShare banner. It's questionable if they'll ever return to a "working" program and start paying those many pending payouts. So until I see something good there, am just gonna put it to sleep.
But I did just re-purchase into the RS with earnings so am running $545 now. Wish me luck and luck to you as well :)

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Talk about clean up day ...
Just dumped MyMarketShares also (banner). I've been supportive all along and Miss Margaret misunderstood a note I put in a forum. I apologized to her and said it WAS meant as a compliment, but ... did she ever apologize to me? Nope.
So I'm gonna lose on this one. I don't see it re-cooping enough, fast enough for me to be in profit. Dang!

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For my good buddy The Hermit Jim.
May we live happily ever after :)



"Memories seem like yesterday"
OK so maybe this guy isn't as old as we are but I really like the song. And tell me, how many people out there remember Howdie Doody?

I could sing the theme song for ya, but I'm sure you wouldn't want to hear it. "It's Howdie Doody time, It's Howdie Doody time, Let's give a great big cheer, Cause Howdie Doody's here" hahaha

Happy Birthday Jim!

--- Only took 6-1/2 hours more for my 3rd spot at EPP to cycle from phase 1 to phase 2. LOL. Now I need to wait again for them to cycle from phase 2 to 3 so that I can actually get some money paid back to me. I got a feeling it's gonna take a while so am not holding my breath.

--- Rich at Rollover-Ads said that he's going to post (at MMG) payments made since a lot of members are not posting them there. Should be interesting to see, and I was paid yesterday also. Hmmm, just logged in to see the ROI for yesterday was 7%, so it might be time for me to change my 'plan of attack'.

--- Next on my List of Things To Do is remove the MyOneDollarTeam link from my list here. Someone just wrote to me about it, so I checked my own account and saw that I made .20 cents in the many months I've been in it. So definitely NOT worth joining! Which reminds me .. MyNetWealthTeam is also questionable. It seems to have run out of steam lately too.