To click or not to click?

Sorry for not posting in the last couple of days, I have been moving into my new house at university and lots of traveling and setting things up has been required, and normal service will not resume until Tuesday, but I will try and post as and when I can! Sorry

Onto todays Student Savings...

If you haven't heard of Paid To Click (PTC) sites, they are sites that pay you for viewing advertisements each day.

Now, there are many many scam sites out there that will not pay up, so to help you with filtering them out I will post the ones that I am currently earning from...

But, first, there is a brand new PTC site called BuxWiz that pays to click, although you only earn a measely $0.01 per click, thats just over half a penny, this can add up. And I will explain the best strategy to do this.

BuxWiz offers a new way of earning money, most PTC sites make you have direct referrals, which must be gained through spreading word about the site. But BuxWiz allows you to rent referrals for a certain price each month. Meaning the earning potential is huge. This site is due to go live in the next few days so get signed up now to get in early, and gain as much as possible from being an early starter.

There are usually 4 ads to view each day, meaning you will earn $0.04 per day, and can cashout via PayPal once your balance reaches $2. Now this would take 50 days to pay out, but when you rent referrals it can become a profit daily.

For example, if you have 100 referrals that click 4 ads everyday, thats 100 x $0.04, or $4 a day!! meaning you will gain $28 a week and $1,456 a year!! All for doing nothing but click ads and getting referrals.

This is just the start to my PTC write up, I am currently proposing a spreadsheet, strategy and earning potential for you all to view, as I believe there is huge earnings available here. If you are a student, just click 4 ads a day, and you could be earning that little bit extra to help out with university life.

So, to get started, get involved with BuxWiz now, before it comes widely known, and you could be earning enough for a few nights out each week, for free!!

P.S. Stay tuned and come back for updates on PTC sites and how to maximise you potential, I will post proofs and all sorts of tips for you to earn that little bit more as a student!

Phone Piggy Bank

Today, I recieved my cheque from PhonePiggyBank which as stated in this post, is a site which will recycle your old mobile phone.

The site is fast, reliable and easy to use and I would recommend it to all students who have old mobile phones hanging around. My phone was a complete mess, a large crack in the screen and no battery cover, and they still sent me a cheque for just over £10 for it! The stated amount was £20 but after them assesing the damage they sent an e-mail, in which I had to respond with a Yes or No answer to whether I want to accept their amount or not.

Then, they will post a cheque and confrim it has been posted via e-mail, and i received my cheque 2 days later in the post!

Very efficient service, and I would recommend it to all students!

So get onto PhonePiggyBank now and receive cash for your old mobile phones

Like Music? Who doesn't?

Yesterday, whilst browsing the web, I came across this site, which is a site aimed at supporting young and upcoming artists and bands. You may be asking, well what does this have to do with making and saving money?

Well, Slicethepie pay you for each song you listen to and review, obviously if you only give it a rating of 1-10 you will receive a small amount, but once you have written short reviews that are meaningful for so many songs, you gain a "level", meaning that each review you now do will give you a little extra! Sounds good no?

Well, I have only just started this yesterday, and have already raised 24p, thats 4p a song for 6 reviews. This may not be the best way to make money in the world, but once you have raised your first £5.00, which can take as long as the amount of effort you put in, you are able to raise money for yourself. The first £5.00 you raise must be donated to an artist of your choice in order for them to become signed. And you may be mentioned in their first album or recieve a sample copy if your review is good enough!!

I believe this site is an excellent opportunity, not just to make that little bit of extra cash, but listen to unsigned artists who may be the next big thing. So, get to Slicethepie now and start earning money for listening to music.

Slicethepie

Every little helps

Yesterday, I was cleaning out my room and managed to find £2.50 under the bed, and I thought to myself, what if I were to put £1 away every day for a year. That way, come a year I will have £365 saved up for possibly a holiday or something special. And that £1 everyday I'm sure wouldnt be missed, to make sure that you don't touch the fund you can buy money tins that you cannot open unless you use a tin opener, this is a very good investment indeed. You can get these for as little as 99p from your local card shop!

I now have 3 of these, one for coppers, one for silver and another for my pound coins. I have already saved up £5 in a little matter of 2 days, just from coins I manage to find around.

Now, I was recently browsing blogs, and came upon this post regarding the same idea, and I believe it to be a very good idea indeed. To put away £1 everyday for a year, this is easy to do, as instead of buying that lunch or sausage roll, just put the pound in your money box.

Thanks to Darietto over at Money Saver Blog for this great idea!!

Everyone get putting a pound away each day, to save up for next years holiday! Let me know how you get on...

Smoking Ban!

This day 2 years ago, the smoking ban was introduced, and how much better do we feel now pubs and clubs smell so much nicer?

The 1st of June also means that us students should be budgeting for summer, I'm about to create a budget for myself and plan holiday spending money, you should too. Having a budget helps tremendously, if you plan how much you can spend each week or month, take that amount out of your bank, and then put away that bank card. See how you get on with the cash you have, it will save you a fortune!!

Doing this will make you more disciplined with your money, control what you can and can't buy. So, get creating your budgets, taking out the money you are allowed, and locking away your debit/credit cards! (Although credit cards are big no no, student or not!!)

Budget....done!! Now to try and "earn" some money

Okay, so now that you have used the budget calculator in yesterdays post, are you happy with this budget?

Being a student, probably not, more money is always better. So before you start university in September make sure that you have got everything that you are entitled too. Most universities offer some form of bursary or grant, this is an income amount that you never need to pay back!! Sounds tempting, right?

There is no catch here, it is just the universities way of saying thanks for joining our university, heres some cash to help buy books (read: alocohol), equipment and stationary.

If you live away from university you may also be entitled to travel expenses paid for! So its worth checking out even if you think you won't get anything. As many courses will provide their students with a grant to purchase books and other bits and bobs. So check it out now, and make sure you know how to apply for the specific grant from your university by September!!

Even if its as little as £50 its better than nothing!! Check it out below...

Grants and Bursaries

Making A Budget

Being a student is not just about partying and (ahem!) learning. But also requires great personal mental power to be able to spend and say no when you really want something.

I am currently in my second year at university and I believe it has helped me tremendously in how to save money, whether it be through buying home brand products, cutting out on drinks or not going to the cinema. It has all added up to save the pennies.

Today, I found this online calculator aimed at students to help budget their money. It is very simple to use and allows you to know how much you have coming in and going out each term, therefore knowing what you can and cant buy!!

Check it out below, as even doing it once at the start of term, you will know the amount you can spend each month, and most importantly...make sure you stick to it!

Budget Calculator

Earn while you search

With MyHomePage Friends students can easily earn a small income just through searching the internet on a regular basis.

See that search box up in the top right? Every time you type something into that to search (which you probably do quite a lot during the day) you could be earning money.

Although the amount you earn is small, roughly 2 pence per search, but if you do on average 20 searches per day, this means you are earning the following:

0.02 x 20 = 0.40/day
0.40 x 30 = £12.00/month
which adds up to £144/year!!

Imagine that, just for dong something that you would normally do anyway.

I would highly recommend this site for students, as you dont have to do anything differently, just set your search box to MyHomePage friends and then searach away!! It really is that easy.

Visit the site and sign up today, most of all its FREE!

MyHomepage Friends