How to make some extra money

I first stumbled across CashCrate.com on accident, and boy I am glad I did. I was randomly reading an article on MSN from Prime Time Money about ways to make extra money. One that really stood out for me was for a website that claimed to pay you for simply doing free offers and surveys. But was this too good to be true?

Like many people, I was very skeptical to begin with. How could a company pay you to do free offers and surveys? Because I am a very cautious person, I first did some research. Everything looked legit so I decided to give it a try and it has been paying off (literally) ever since.

College: Facebook Drinking Game

The Facebook Drinking Game

How To Play:

1. Grab a drink and gather round the computer monitor with your friends!

2. Take turns going through each other's Facebook Profiles!

3. Get shitfaced!

4. Try not to send rambling, incoherent messages to every girl you had a crush on in high school.

Alright, here we go...

Profile Picture

Take 1 DRINK if your profile picture is a blank expression looking away from the camera

Take 2 DRINKS if your profile picture is you when you were a cute little baby

50 Things Learned From The Movies

Things Learned From Movies

I thought this was not only funny, but true.

Things I learned from the movies:

1.  All telephone numbers in America begin with the digits 555.

2.  Medieval peasants had perfect teeth.

3.  The ventilation system of any building is the perfect hiding place. No one will ever think of looking for you in there, and you can travel to any other part of the building you want without difficulty.

5 reasons to quit smoking in college

Why should you stop smoking while still in school?

You're young, healthy, and carefree.

 Right?

WRONG

Here are the top 5 reasons for you to quit while you're ahead.

Reason #1: Smoking is No Longer Sexy

Gone are the days of badasses in leather jackets lighting up on the back of a motor cycle. 

In the health-concious society we live in today, smoking is an automatic turn off.

Tossing the butt might grab you some tail.

12 Businesses Ideas For College Students Living In Dorm

Every College Student Can Use More Money.

Here's A List Of Business Ideas For Those With The Spirit Of An Entrepreneur.

1.  Barber

Learning to give a nice buzz cut can earn you a few extra bucks from guys who don't wanna spend twice the price at a hair salon.



2. CashCrate.com

Its a secure way to get money for surveys, I just signed up and I've made $25 in the last half-hour



Plus, if you get your friends to sign up, you make 20% of what they make, and 10% of whatever their referrals make.  Check it out.   http://www.cashcrate.com/3523420

9 Habits That Are A Drain On Your Bank Account

What Are You Doing To Drain Your Bank Account?

To state the obvious, college kids are not the best with saving money.

That being said, is there anything you can do to keep a few extra bucks in the bank?

Here's a list of 10 common things that can save you some cash.

1.  Collect Change.



Most guys will agree, coins can be a pain in the ass to carry.  Unlike the ladies, most of us men don't carry around a purse to carry our mess in.

Cashing in a change jar can make the trip the bank a little less painless.

5 Tips to Academic Success in college

College would be great if class didn't get in the way of the fun stuff.

The structure of our educational system allows most teens to skate by on minimal effort during the course of secondary education.  High school has become an factory designed to produce diplomas for everyone - including the bottom 20% of the class.  If you think the high GPA you carried in high school is  somehow going to follow you throughout your university years, you might want to reconsider the choice to attend an institution of higher level education and save a lot of time and money.

WARNING: COLLEGE IS NOT LIKE HIGH SCHOOL.

By senior year, this was beaten into the heads of many college-bound kids from the administrators that were supposed to be preparing them for college, without proper explanation of techniques on how to succeed in an unstructured environment.

Here are some tips on how to bring home a decent GPA, compiled from people who had to learn the hard way.  You won't find these in most college handbooks, trust me.

1.  If you are one of those people who has always thought that you may have Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), see a doctor BEFORE FIRST SEMESTER.