Why you should start taking paid online surveys

Teens everywhere are always asking there parents for some extra money to buy the new hot trends. The conversations are almost always identical. Kid: "Mom, could I have some money? I am going to the mall." Mom: "Get a job." Now most of you, like myself, do not have enough time for an official after school job. Balancing out time for school, sports, activities and friends is already hard enough as it is. Adding a job to that list would sound ridiculous. Now wouldnt it be great if there was a way that you could start earning some money online? With endless possibilities on the internet in this society, it is very possible to start earning hundreds of dollars this month on sites like CashCrate. Dont believe me? Check out my July 2009 CashCrate proof of payment check for $397.71.

First of all, paid online survey sites are a great way for teens to earn some extra money each month. Joining a couple survey sites could be the difference to no money and $300. I think that spending a couple hours each week for some money in return is definitely worth it. Also, if you know how to refer people to sites like CashCrate, then you could even be making much more. Teens always want money and if you join a couple survey sites than you always will have some extra spending money.

Even if you have an after school job you could still join paid online survey sites. Making some extra money on top of an already annual salary is a great idea. You could use the money that you earn on CashCrate to buy some things that you really want, and put your job money in the bank. Most of you probably know about how bad todays economy is. Making money on the internet is a great idea if you cannot manage to land a job. However, if you have a job, dont think that you should just quit it and resort to taking surveys. You are not going to make more money taking surveys than if you had a legit job, unless you are a pro at it. Also, jobs offer experience and relationships that can help you out big time down the road when applying for colleges and new jobs.

Paid online survey sites are all over the internet and are ready for teens to join them. I just promote 3 of them on this blog but if you do a simple google search I know that you can find tons of legitimate ones. The ones that I listed, CashCrate, Fusion Cash, and MySurvey just offer some of the best referral programs that I know of. You are able to make much more with these referral programs than taking surveys for any other site on the web. Making a blog is the first step that you should take when joining survey sites if you want to get referrals. Start getting anchored backlinks and over time your blog will start gaining you a high number of referrals. If you want a lot of referrals and do not want to make a blog (I do not recommend) I suggest that you check out my post, how to get referrals for paid online survey sites.

Overall, joining paid online surveys is an excellent way to earn some extra money online and is completley safe. I honestly can not think of a reason as to why you shouldnt join them. Your parents will be happy and most of all you will experience the joy of making your own money. No more asking your parents for some money to go to the mall. Good luck and continue to follow this blog!

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The Economics of Obesity

Statistics from last year show that the number of obese adults in the developing world has quadrupled since 1980 to a one billion. Over one third of American adults are deemed obese, as are more than a quarter of British adults, resulting in Britains NHS spending over £5bn a year on health problems associated with being overweight or obese.

Obesity is evidently a growing epidemic, but why? It is almost undoubtable that economic-related factors play a significant role in this.

One of the most notable shifts in the lifestyle of our society has been that the wealthy and the poor have almost switched positions with regards to levels of obesity. A study undertaken by the American Journal of Preventative Medicine compared the dietary and health lifestyles of poorer and wealthy individuals, and determined that those earning under $20k are 50% less likely to exercise sufficiently than those earning over $75k, and instead they are 50% more likely to purchase over the counter diet pills which are pretty much quack medications.

It seems the major reason for this is the lack of time many poorer people are likely to have. With almost 7 million Americans working multiple jobs, and 41 million Americans receiving insufficient hours of sleep according to the Centre for Disease Control, time is becoming a premium for many poorer Americans whose economic straits lead them to take up multiple jobs or jobs with hours that reduce their ability to lead a healthy lifestyle. These people are likely to have less time to go out and exercise (hence their purchasing of get slim quick pills), are more likely to be drawn towards processed fast food as opposed to home cooking and thus are more likely to live a lifestyle that will make them overweight. Wealthier middle and upper class people, on the whole, have access to more free time, which allows them to spend more time cooking their meals from scratch and going out to exercise. In the UK, this is reflected in how average household income of a gym member is 35% higher than the national average.

But you could mention the 8.2% of people who are unemployed in the States, and other developed countries. They should have plenty of free time, no, to go out and run and cook meals? Well, most likely, yes. But this brings us to the other issue in this obesity crisis.

Food prices are becoming more diverse than ever. A study by Dr Pablo Monsivais of the University of Cambridge found that, in 2012, healthy foods were three times more expensive per calorie than less healthy foods. For a more specific example, take a frozen pizza, a typically unhealthy food- in 2002 1000 calories worth of frozen pizza cost £2.10, falling to £1.58 10 years later. On the other hand, 1000 calories worth of tinned tomatoes more than doubled in the same time period. This is emphasised by the massive increase in reliance upon food banks, which are currently unable to provide for a sufficient number of people to change the status quo.

You can see it every day in the shops- look at how much more expensive the top brand meals, which are usually made with less additives and purer ingredients, are than their cheaper, diluted, lower quality alternatives. Look at the difference in price between organic and basic stuff.

Not only are the poorer in society lacking time to create healthy, nutritious meals, but they evidently lack the finances. Ready meals, frozen foods, fast foods (a McDonalds burger for $1, really?) and so on having devastating impacts on the health of not just the poorer in society but its sheer popularity means it is affecting society as a whole.

So it is undoubtable that economic conditions play a significant role in ones health, particularly with regards to the issue of obesity.

Recent trends present a shift from past centuries. Throughout history, a large belly was seen to be a sign of wealth, and indeed it was- it meant you could not just fill your appetite but also afford to indulge in food. The poor in society barely got enough to survive, let alone become overweight. But as society has progressed and peoples economic standards have risen, this has changed. Significantly more people (though poignantly still not all) in developed countries can afford to feed themselves, but there remains much to improve with regards to quality of life. We are able to feed most people in the developed world- perhaps a move we will soon have to look to is to ensure what people are eating is beneficial for them.

RECOMMENDED READS

Researchers Point to Economic Reasons for Obesity http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/researchers-point-to-economic-reasons-for-obesity-020415.html

Impatience, Incentives and Obesity http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ecoj.12124/abstract

Rich People Exercise, Poor People Take Diet Pills http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/08/rich-people-exercise-poor-people-take-diet-pills/378852/

Trying to Lose Weight: The Association of Income and Age to Weight-Loss Strategies in the USA http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24842735

Price Gap Between More and Less Healthy Food Grows http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/price-gap-between-more-and-less-healthy-foods-grows

Sources for evidence and data can be found within the hyperlinks in the text.

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Why CashCrate

If you have been reading my posts you may have noticed that I always refer to CashCrate when talking about paid online survey sites. There are many reasons for that and I will briefly explain why it is such a great way for teens to make money online.

CashCrate is simply the best when it comes to paid online survey sites. They are free to join, have hundreds of offers (free and trials) being updated daily, and also have a low payout. Not to mention the fact that you only have to be 13 years or older to join which is perfect for teens.

It is hard to find sites that allow 13 year old kids to participate on them, which is why CashCrate is so special. Teens everywhere are always looking for ways to make money online, but are usually unable to find a program that is right for them. I spent months looking for a great way to earn some money online until I tried out CC. Now it is the only site I use for making money on the web.

I have been receiving big checks from CashCrate for a year now. Don’t believe me? Check out my $200.13 CashCrate proof of payment. Other sites that I am a member of don’t pay nearly the amount that cc does. In fact, in their first month alone back in 2006 they paid over $30,000 to their members. Imagine how much they are paying today with over 1.5 million members.

If you want to start making the big bucks on CashCrate I suggest that you check out my post, blogging is the key to getting referrals. In all honesty referrals on CashCrate can make you thousands of dollars on CashCrate….a month! Here is a contest back in May 2009 that shows you how many referrals one member got in a month.


900 referrals translates to about $2000+, which I can imagine would be more than enough for most of you teens. No other paid online survey system even comes close to allowing you to make that much in a single month, which is another reason why cc is is the best.

Just recently a feaure called CashCrate pro was added to CashCrate. It allows you to make several different referral links, and monitor conversions rates and clicks for each link. Do you think that any other program on the internet has this feature? hahaha no. This allows you to see how well each one of your blogs, ads, etc. are performing and is an excellent way to make more money off of your referrals.
You are able to receive your payments from cashcrate in the form of check or direct deposit. Paypal is not available because of fraud in the past which is a bummer.

All in all if you are looking for a way to make money online then CashCrate is by far my number one choice. It has a low payment, low age to join, awesome features, ridiculous referral program and much much more. If you want to maximize your earnings I suggest you read all of my posts and not to mention, get to work!

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Supply Side Trickle down economics does it work

Supply-side (or trickle down) economics has for the past few decades been one of the discreet tenets of Western economy. Its the belief that giving financial benefits to the wealthiest of society (in the way of tax cuts/breaks, regulatory advantages given to big businesses) will inevitably benefit society as a whole, as the wealth will trickle down the economic ladder in the form of employment, pay rises or whatever else of the extra wealth the richest will generously share with the rest of the population.

Its been a policy the conservatives of America has held ever so close to their hearts, and one that has faced much opposition by the lower and middle classes of America.

So how did trickle-down begin?

A turning point was certainly in the 1980s, during the divisive periods when Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher were in power in the USA and UK respectively.
Perhaps never have two leaders either side of the Atlantic been so harmonious- Reagan curiously dubbed Thatcher "the most important man in England", and Thatcher once described Reagan as "the second most important man in my life".
The harmony of the two certainly extended to economic policy; both leaders were strongly influenced by the Chicagoan and Austrian schools of economics, the proponents of which included notable anti-regulation, free-marketers Milton Friedman and Friedrich Hayek.

Trickle-down was one of their most prominent legacies. Thatcher and Reagan carried out drastic economic changes that were designed towards supply-side economics (another name for trickle-down). The most important relevant policy change was that of tax rate changes.
In the USA, the Tax Reform of 1986 saw the top tax rate for individuals drop from 50% to 28%, partly compensated for by an increase of the bottom rate of tax from 11% to 15%. This was the very first time in the history of the USA that the top rate of tax fell at the same time as the bottom rate rising.
In the UK, Thatcher followed suit by dropping the top rate of tax from 80% to 63%, meanwhile almost doubling VAT (Value-added tax) and the amount everyone had to pay to fund the National Health Service. However, she did indeed drop the common tax rate from 33% to 30%.

So what were effects of these trickle-down policies?
Lets remember, the motivation supposedly behind trickle-down economics was that the population as a whole would benefit from the wealthy being wealthier. The idea is that as the national wealth pie grows as a result of the richer getting richer, everyone elses pie would simultaneously grow as a result.
So has it worked?
Well, a certainly interesting effect is encapsulated well in the following graphic:

Comparison of wages of the top 1%, overall wages and productivity.
(Mother Jones) 

Note the real separation point on the graph, where the average income of the top 1% really lifts off- its after the turn of the decade, through the 1980s- conveniently the decade of Reagans presidency.

Note not just how the income of the top 1% rises incredibly, that as productivity increases the average overall wages of the population lags behind, barely increasing in relation to the other two factors in the chart.
The meaning of this is pretty unpleasant- the pie of wealth may have increased, but this chart suggests that more prominent has been a relocation of sorts of national wealth.
The wages of the overall population has suffered since the 1980s when it is considered that productivity has boosted- the overall population have not benefited in terms of wages from this increase. Instead the wages of the wealthiest have been boosted far more than before the 80s.
CEOs in 1965 made 24 times more than the average production worker- in 2009, this figure was 185.

It seems clear that wages of the middle and lower classes, contrary to the motives of supply-side economics, have suffered as a result of the policy- meanwhile clearly the wealthiest have benefited HUGELY.

So why havent most of the population benefited- a key belief of the theory is that its better for everyone if the wealthy are wealthier, right?

Buffett has been a prominent opponent
of trickle-down economics.

Here there is a great fault in the trickle-down ideology- reduction in the taxes enforced upon the wealth is itself no guarantee of further reinvestment into the economy.
This is because the benefits are being given to people who are not in need of it. Little is in the way of CEOs creating new jobs to further production- most already have the capital available to invest where they see fit.
Warren Buffett (pictured right), one of the wealthiest men in the world, and perhaps the most prolific investor claimed "People invest to make money, and potential taxes have never scared them off". Taxes are rarely a stumbling block for the wealthiest, who are willing to take risks to invest (most entrepreneurs are where they are now as a result of their calculated risks).
Therefore tax cuts to the wealthy rarely open the doors to new investments. Instead it leads to simply a further amassing of wealth by the wealthy. By no means will the wealthy invest everything they benefit from tax cuts, to the gain of the middle and lower classes as the theory suggests. A staggering example of this is how currently the top 1% of wealthiest people in the world control 39% of the worlds wealth. This is a clear sign of a broken global system, a large part of which is thanks to trickle-down.

Trickle-down, supply-side, Reaganomics, whatever name it is called, is a lie.

The solution lies not in blessing the wealthy with benefits and hoping that it will filter down to the rest of society, but the solution lies in the middle class. We need to make the middle the centre of our economic system, and see middle-out growth that will benefit everyone (yes, including the wealthy).

Middle-out. That is the solution we need.

Sources for this article can be found linked within.

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Make money for Christmas

With Christmas coming up and the economy the way it is right now, people will have a tough time buying presents for their loved ones. What if I could tell you that you could earn some extra money today, without being scammed out of your time, effort and most importantly money. GPT sites like Cashcrate allow you to earn some extra money by completing free surveys and referring other members. Im not saying that you are about to earn $1,000 like that, but with some effort you could earn $100 in the next week, which could be put toward making someones holiday a better one.

I reccomend that you check out CASHCRATE , FUSION CASH and IMREPORTCARD today!

Have a great holiday everyone.

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CashCrate Tutorial

If you have not done so yet, sign up at CashCrate

Once you click on the above link, you will be directed to CashCrate.

Sign Up:




















Once you signed up you want to start earning, click on complete offers:











There are point offers, cash offers, and daily surveys. If you dont want to spend a dime on surveys, like me, then click on 100% free offers from the drop down menu.

There are many offers to pick from, so choose one that has a nice payout, and easy requirements.


Click on an offer and begin to fill it out:


Once you are done, Click submit offer, and your offer will be submitted.



However much the offer was worth will now be pending. Pending credits usually take about an hour to be accepted and added to your account.

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Keywords ARE Key

When most teens start a blog for paid online surveys they focus on the word "cashcrate" or "fusion cash". They start a dull blog with weak posts and pray that their blog will start to get some good traffic.

I am telling you now that you should not focus on cashcrate when starting a blog. The key to getting a lot of referrals if getting good page rank on google for unique keywords. People who search the term "cashcrate" on google obviously already know about it and are just looking for some more information on it.

If you want to make money with paid online survey sites you must, and I mean you must target people who have never heard of Cashcrate in their lives. Got it?

There are hundreds, heck maybe even thousands of other people like you starting a blog for their paid online survey site and they are all probably focused on some stupid term like cashcrate. The real traffic comes from people who are looking for ways to make money online and have no idea about sites like cashcrate.

Here are a couple good areas you should focus on when starting a blog:

College Students
Teens (like this blog)

Stay at home moms

Make money from home

Paid online surveys for money

Everyday people like this are looking for ways to make some extra money online. Tons more people are searching for example, "ways for teens to make money online" and "ways to make money money online" than "cashcrate". No one searches that word! Want some proof? Paid Online Surveys for Money made a valid point.

The Broke Grad student has the third position on google for the term "cashcrate" and it has been like that for quite a while now. All he has gotten out of it is $594.70. Now you may think that that is a lot, but considering that there are probably thousands of blogs focused on cashcrate and this guy is third on google and he has not even made that much. How much do you actually think your "cashcrate" blog will make? Believe me, none.

So when you start your paid online survey site blog focus on something unique, and over time you will start earning some killer traffic!

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