TreasureTrooper monthly contests

It seems that TreasureTrooper is going to do monthly contests from now on to attract old and new people to GPT. The last month of the year is a daily survey contest and the prizes are cool hard cash. I seem to be doing very well in the top and no one else seems to be where I'm at. Even if I'm unemployed, at least there are some ways of making money online. It may not be much, but it is much better than earning nothing at all.

Click on my egg to help it hatch

I put up a banner on the right side showing a dragon egg. Clicking on it will redirect you to Treasure Trooper, which is a GPT site to help you make money online. This site helped me get a little extra money every month for me to spend on penny auctions. It is better than spending your own money and lose everything from penny auctions. Treasure Trooper is a great site and I've been using them for 2 years. I want to make it into their VIP Club which requires $500 in lifetime earnings. You actually do get paid to answer surveys, make credit card purchases, and other offers that are completely free. The dragon egg is another mini-game where you can possibly earn extra money.

Tips on winning SpeedyFinger

Here are some tips on winning SpeedyFinger. First of all, SpeedyFinger is very different from other penny auction sites in that every auction listed is a reserve auction. The key to winning is be patient in all of the auctions. Some people go away winning an auction with only a few bids, but others just place bids on auctions and then leave. This is where you take the chance at bidding some at someone else's expense. It may be cruel, but it will prove to be invaluable in getting that item you always wanted.

SpeedyFinger does have beginner auctions where it cost no bids. You just keep clicking your mouse button until you win. It is that simple. Now it is onto the bid packs at the bottom of the screen. Those auctions only cost bids so use them wisely. All of them are guessing games on whether they end high or low. The main purpose here is to build up your bids so you can tackle the featured items with as many bids as possible.
Bid Blitz should only be used to get what you want, but it will drain your bids fast until the reserve price is reached. The main problem with using Bid Blitz is that bidders run out of bids before the reserve price is reached. This is where you take the chance and use Bid Blitz yourself to win the auction. You may win big or lose some bids, but better than the last bidder who used all of his/her bids.

You can also exchange your winnings for bids to tackle on bigger items such as the iPad. I do this all the time and need the bids to get what I want from the auctions.
Just be careful of auctions that disable Bid Blitz because you may either win or lose bids if the reserve price is reached. There are some people who just build up a hoard of bids to tackle the priciest auctions with ease. Free bids make life easier and you have a better chance of winning. Just be prepared in advance and make sure you have bids to win on SpeedyFinger.

TreasureTrooper's November contest

This is different from penny auction sites, but it helps you earn extra money into your PayPal account easily. Treasure Trooper is sponsoring a contest where whoever gets the most referrals gets bonus money. It is rather simple really. All you have to do is sign up for DirecTV for a year and Treasure Trooper will pay you $180! That's right $180 just for completing this offer and get it approved.

If you refer people who sign up for Treasure Trooper and completed the DirecTV offer, they also get $180 easily. The best part is, you get $36 for each referral that has completed the DirecTV offer. It really adds up quickly and this contest is for the month of November. This adds up really quickly in referrals. As for the bonus, you must have at least 3 referrals who completed the DirecTV offer and you get a $50 bonus.

Here is how it goes for referrals completing the DirecTV offer and bonuses:
Get three leads, get a $50 bonus!
Get five leads, get a $100 bonus!
Get ten leads, get a $250 bonus!
User with the most leads (must have at least 10) gets a $500 bonus!

Pretty nifty overall and you can use that money any way you want it.

Penny auctions accounts frozen by PayPal

There are plenty of penny auctions appearing on the Web lately due to the global recession, especially here in the USA. They are gaining momentum as more people are losing their jobs and hoping to win some items really cheap. However, there is a speed bump to many PA sites when it comes to opening up a merchant account from PayPal. Seems that PayPal doesn't like the concept of penny auctions, so they try to make things more difficult in acquiring your merchant account. Some go to other payment gateways while some go through the process of getting PayPal. I'm not sure which is correct, but most PA sites are booming due to great success in troubled times.

SpeedyFinger: great penny auction site

SpeedyFinger is the only penny auction site to offer free bids to beginners. There are free auctions that appear during the day, so you can win 5 free bids easily. One user has amassed over 200 bids for free and used them to win the reserve auctions easily. SpeedyFinger works differently from traditional PA sites, as most of their auctions are reserved.

The owner is trying out timer auctions to see if anybody wants to bid on them. The owner's business model seems to work quite well compared to other PA sites that shut down recently. You can join in too and see if you get the chance to win free bids and hope to hit the reserve to win that gift card. The $10 Amazon e-gift card auctions are the easiest to obtain. As for free bids, be prepared to do some furious clicking and hope to win 5 bids easily. I did and got myself a $10 Amazon e-gift card easily.

Eczema slowly going away

It's been a month since the eczema appeared and it is slowly going away. Mine still peels off slowly and the pain of it is still there. The itching is unbearable and my body feels like it is on fire from the inside. I just don't know what to do after all those prescription medications and the eczema happens every summer. Not sure whether I should change my diet again or try new methods to get rid of the eczema. I know for sure it is caused by heat and stress (from job hunting and money woes). Anyone here know what effective methods to use to treat eczema? I find it embarrassing to suffer eczema every year and I hate treating it just for temporary relief.