I have several ING Orange Savings $25 referral codes available for new customers. ING is current paying 3.0% interest and is free to open a new account. You will need to make an initial deposit of at least $250 when opening your new Orange savings account to qualify for the $25 bonus. Just to be clear, using the codes below, I will receive a $10 referral bonus from ING. This money is not taken out of your account, but is a referral fee paid by ING for referring a new customer. If the link below is dead or doesn’t work, please try another link and let me know that the link no longer works. Please be sure to read all disclosure policies and ask any questions before signing up with your new ING account. The ING accounts can also be a great source of passive income or alternative income.

Highlights from the ING Website:

The Orange Savings Account

* Great rate - no minimum balance required. Everyone earns the same high yield.
* No fees - your money goes to work for you.
* No changing banks - the Orange Savings Account is linked to your checking account.
* 24-hour access to your account - you’re always ready for opportunities.
* FDIC-insured - your money is safe and secure.

$25 ING Referral Bonus
$25 ING Referral Bonus
$25 ING Referral Bonus
$25 ING Referral Bonus
$25 ING Referral Bonus
$25 ING Referral Bonus
$25 ING Referral Bonus
$25 ING Referral Bonus
$25 ING Referral Bonus

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Madison @ My Dollar Plan found an interesting way to get Free Money From the US Mint. What’s needed is $250-$2,500 in available funds and a rewards credit card. I would not advise you try this if you carry any balance on your cards, as it defeats the purpose. Start here if you need to get out of credit card debt. In fact, I would urge you not to consider this if you also don’t have an emergency account or short term savings account. This is an investment and will take a couple weeks to receive your coins. You might have the CC bill come due before you receive your coins, so be careful! If you want to read further, here’s an interesting way to earn some fun money.

1. Visit the U.S. Mint website and review the details.
2. As of 8/19/08 standard shipping is free.
3. Coins may be purchased as one box for $250 or two boxes for $500.
4. One President per household. It appears you can purchase other Presidents. 5 are currently available.
5. Use a cash back or reward credit card. The U.S. Mint accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express (Amex), and Discover Cards.
6. Once coins arrive, you can use them anywhere you shop. This is U.S. currency and is accepted everywhere. They would make a great gift from the tooth fairy too!
7. If you don’t plan on spending $250 or $2,500 in cash soon, visit your local bank branch and make a deposit. If they give you a hard time, just make several $50 deposits.

What kind of passive income or alternative income will I expect from this transaction? I’m going to use my Blue Cash Rewards from American Express as an example. I have two reward tiers with this Amex card. I earn .05% on purchases up to $6,500 and then 1.5% on everything over that. Two examples show earning potential at .05% and 1.5% below. Be sure to read your credit card reward information carefully and call your company if you have any questions.

1. Purchase $250 in coins @ .05% earns $1.25
2. Purchase $250 in coins @ 1.5% earns $3.75
3. Purchase $500 in coins @ .05% earns $2.50
4. Purchase $500 in coins @ 1.5% earns $3.75
5. Purchase the max $2,500 in coins @ .05% earns $12.50
6. Purchase the max $2,500 in coins @ 1.5% earns $37.50

My conclusion: It may not be worth your time or effort if you are only going to purchase $250 in coins with a 1% reward card. You’ll only be earning $2.50 and may not be worth your time and cover your gas expense to your local bank. It could still be fun and if you were looking to purchase $1 Presidential coins anyway, you still might want to consider it. I do think it would be worth your time and money if you have a higher reward credit card and you can invest $500 or more. It takes just a few minutes to purchase the coins and as long as your bank will take your deposit, you’ll be making $1.25-$37.50 for your efforts. Your credit card reward program may earn you more! Just to be sure you should probably ask your bank manager if you could deposit these coins. I don’t see it being an issue, but they might have a limit to how many $1 coins they like to have on hand. You could probably get around this by making several $50 deposits.

Do you have a reward card that would yield more than 5% in this U.S. Mint example? Please share it with us. Have you ever purchased coins through the U.S. Mint before?

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Is Yuwie the perfect source of passive income? It’s been several months since I’ve written about Yuwie or provided an update on my earnings. For those that have never heard of Yuwie, it’s a social network that shares a portion of ad revenue with users. Sort of like a Facebook or Mypace, but much smaller. I really enjoyed using Yuwie for about 3 months, and still login once a week to check mail and check on a couple of friends that I met online. I think the potential exists for Yuwie to become a great social network, but the new applications like music and open social just don’t exists. They could in the future, and that would be wonderful for Yuwie.

Today I checked my Yuwie account, and I have 1,176 referrals through 10 levels.

Seems impressive, but the earnings have dropped in half over the last three months. My best month March, I made $10.84. Now I’m making about $5.00 a month.

Also, new members have decreased by half as well. I remember when I first joined I would see 2-3,000 new members a day, now it’s more like 1,000-1,500. Could it be due to a saturated social network market? Yuwie is one of the only, or only, social networks that shares revenue with users. Myspace and Facebook, with the millions of users, don’t share a penny. Interesting how it has been difficult to invite a friend to Yuwie from the Facebook platform. The other aspect going against Yuwie, why would you leave Facebook when all your friends are on it? If you’re looking for easy daily cash, Yuwie is probably not the answer. Many enhancements and upgrades will be needed before the masses leave Facebook and Myspace for Yuwie. If you use a social network, does it bother you that you’re not sharing the revenue?

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Finding Passive Income or alternative income sources has been one of my passions for many years. I enjoy reviewing companies, investments, and opportunities that offer passive income streams. One of the companies that have been consistent and offer online passive income is Big Crumbs. June has been my best month ever with them, earning $61.79. The best part, I have received 7 payments on the 15th of each month directly to my paypal account.

Big Crumbs shares the affiliate commission with it’s users, up to 5 generations. More can be found by taking a tour of the site and visiting the “How it works” section. It’s free to join, and I think it can be a great opportunity to start an easy and established affiliate program. One aspect of affiliate programs through Amazon, or ebay, is the inability to earn income on friends referrals. Some affiliate programs offer $5 or $10 sign-up bonuses, Big Crumbs doesn’t need to offer bonus incentives, you just get paid for all purchases made by your referrals. When a referral shops at ebay, buy.com, overstock.com, dell.com, Target.com, and over 200 other stores, you get paid a percentage of each sale. Up to 5 levels! To find out more about Big Crumbs, and the opportunity to add a great affiliate program to your blog or website, click here

How many people are looking for ebay coupons, paypal coupons, and paypal codes? I looked, and a google search for June showed over 65,000 searches. This is only U.S. traffic. The potential is much greater, as Big Crumbs can be used in Australia, England, Ireland, and Canada.

What if you don’t have a website or blog to market Big Crumbs? No worry, you can always sign-up and mention the opportunity to family, friends and co-workers. The easiest part, you have nothing to sell. They share the affiliate income with you, you don’t have to sell a product or service. You can also use them to save money while shopping and use the site to ship as you would normally. Just be sure to make your purchases through Big Crumbs and you will be credited. Maybe you are just looking for deals for shopping, you may enjoy checking out Big Crumbs.

As part of your research of any company, you should research the BBB or contact the company directly if you have any questions. I always enjoy doing a google search for scams as well, try a google search of Bigcrumbs scam or Big Crumbs scam and read some testimonials. The only ones I found were from individuals that had never tried it.

If you already use Big Crumbs, let me know how you like it. Are you finding new items to purchase for your home, school, or online business? Some items I’ve purchased through them on ebay are: water filters, toys, car parts, cd’s, and dvd;s. Pennies and nickels can turn into dollars and offer a wonderful passive income stream.

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I will be the first to admit that I don’t have any artistic capabilities. In fact, my 4 year old and I can draw the same stick figures. It’s funny and frightening, at the same time. I was researching some recent changes to the ebay feedback policy and stumbled across a great website called Etsy. I’m probably the last one to know about this wonderful website for artists and designers that enable them to sell items worldwide. I’m amazed at the quality and detail that many of these handmade items have. Here are a few examples that I found:

I was looking for a new dog bed and came across this item called Puppy Lovey. If you have the ability to sew and some old fabric around the house, this could be a great little money maker. Give your kids something to do on those boring summer days and make some money too.

Look at what Mittenmaker has done with an old tennis racket cover. You could make several of these from a tennis racket cover. And, who ever uses a tennis racket cover? Nobody! I use a tennis bag and usually throw away the racket cover.

Baby Bug Shoe Designs made some little baby golf shoes. I could see grandparents buying these by the truckload for the grandkids.

What a wonderful online job for your kids this summer. Tell them to fire up the sewing machine and make some money with Etsy. As a teenager, I might have been tempted to do it myself. Your kids could easily make spending money for the summer, or clothes money for the next school year. Parents, what a fun way to teach your kids to be creative and make some spending money. And don’t forget about you parents, I know you are more creative than I am. I would be interested if you sell on etsy, and if Etsy has become an alternative income source for you. I also have a list of passive income ideas you can review here.

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