PayPerPost has made blogging a lot more fun because I love making easy money through my postings.

As a self-employed individual, I make all of my income online.  I have no boss looking over my shoulder nor do I have any deadlines to meet.  This is made possible by companies such as PayPerPost, they make it possible for me to make a full-time income by only working 2 hours a day.

Now PayPerPost decided that there is more ways for me to make more money with the new release of PPP Direct.  This new service makes it possible for advertisers to approach bloggers directly in order to write a specific blog post.  What I really like most about this brand new feature is that I can set a minimum amount I want to get paid for these direct opportunities and, unlike ReviewMe or other PayPerPost competitors that takes half of your earned revenue, PPP Direct charges only 35%.  This is a great deal, since I’ll be able to keep most of the money on a post I spent so much time putting together.  What do you think?

Getting started with PPP Direct is easy as 1,2,3.  You need to install PPP Direct and then put a widget on my your blog so advertisers can make an offer.  PayPerPost has built in a full negotation and transaction auditing system into the PPP Direct engine that lets advertisers and posties hash out the post details with posties.  This really makes the most of your blogging time, plus it generates you more money.

Have you bought your travel insurance yet?  You probably have heard it on the news these last few days - airport closures and long travel delays in the USA because of heavy snow.  This could have been you - stranded in an airport wondering if you are going to make your flight connections and get to your Caribbean cruise before it departs the New York port. Wouldn’t that be a dreadful way to start your holiday?

What happens when you finally get to New York and your cruise has departed?  Last minute hotels in New York is expensive. What about dinner?  Is it possible to meet your cruise at the next port and how do you arrange a flight to get you there? I would be pulling my hair out trying to figure out what would be the next logical step.  And all these added costs! All of a sudden my travel spending budget has been cut in half, if not a quarter, before my holiday even starts.

This is why you should always protect your travel investment with insurance.  So what if your past cruise holidays have been uneventful?  The law of probabilities will soon catch up to you.  We can not control everything - the weather, the traffic and air schedule.  The sooner you realize the importance of being able to have a hassle free holiday and purchase that much needed insurance, you will have a better peace of mind.  And, they will help you get to the next port!

If you purchased insurance, you could have immediate 24/7 access to an emergency service hotline.  What is that good for? Rebooking cancelled flights, making alternative hotel reservations or assisting with ground transportation.

Travel insurance will provide you with adequate coverage for delayed trips and cancellations due to winter storms or other severe weather.  So, if you were to cancel a trip due to severe weather conditions, your insurance will provide reimbursement for nonrefundable covered expenses.

If travel insurance is not an area of interest, this website also carries car insurance, home insurance and pet insurance.

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Gasoline is a necessary evil.  We all need to get from one place to another.  If you own a car and drive on a constant basis, those weekly fill ups at the gas station can be a very expensive proposition.

Where I live, British Columbia, Canada, gas prices are consistently hovering above $1.00 per liter.  Our Province incurs higher than normal prices than the rest of Canada.  And with warmer driving seasons a couple months away (give or take a couple terrorist attacks in the Middle East), we should come to expect higher oil costs in the near future.

I’m a frequent cross border shopper, especially since the Canada/USA border is only 10 minutes away from my house.  This luxury provides me an opportunity to fill up my gas tank in Blaine, Washington.  Since gas costs about 70 to 80 cents per liter in Blaine,  I can definitely save money by crossing into the U.S. on a weekly basis.  However, dealing with long line ups at the border and over zealous customs officers can be problematic.  Plus, I hate sitting in my car for an extended period of time.

To rid myself of these long waiting times, I joined NEXUS.  This program is for low-risk, pre-screened travelers who enter Canada and the USA on a frequent basis.  My participation allow me to quickly clear customs through use of a dedicated NEXUS lane.

Acceptance into the NEXUS program takes up to 6 weeks.  You need to be a citizen and permanent resident of Canada or the USA (for at least three years) with no criminal records.  To participate in the program, you must mail-in an application form with a processing fee for $80 Cdn or $50 US.  If you qualify, an appointment will be made with a customs officer, where he/she will review your application, verify your identity, finalize requirements for membership and take your fingerprints.  Once accepted into the program, the customs officer will take your picture and issue a NEXUS card, which is valid for five years. 

Border traffic does not bother me anymore.  Thanks to NEXUS, I can bypass traffic and clear Canada & U.S. customs in less than 1 minute.  If I have any goods to declare, I simply use a traveler’s declaration card and deposit it into a box in the NEXUS lane.  Any taxes or duties will be charged to my credit card at a future date.  Please remember, anyone who uses a NEXUS lane must be a card carrying member, including passengers as well.  This means EVERY SINGLE person in the car must have their own card.

If you’re sick of high gas prices and love to cross border shop, I definitely recommend a membership into Nexus.  With speedier processing and shorter waiting times, it remains a great investment for people who want to stretch their gas money into more affordable miles.

The NEXUS program is available for air, land and marine travellers.

To visit the NEXUS website, click here.

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