burtle

@burtle (213)

New Zealand • Age 51

Joined myLot 18 years ago

Just an ordinary guy, trying to make my living in cyberspace

millionnzdollars.blogspot.com

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Do you have a recipe of chicken curry?

anjrit @anjrit (997) • Indonesia 7 Jun 07

Very spicy and hot chicken curry.Do you have any recipe of this food?

chicken

chicken curry

curry

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burtle There are heaps of tasty chicken curry recipes on the Curry Focus website. I think you can add your own to if you feel like contributing to the site. I recommend the vindaloo - it was delicious and quite easy to make, which is saying a lot for me as I am not...

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does anyone manange to make a living on the internet?

sacrg793 @sacrg793 (429) • China 9 Jun 07

you know internet can make money, and there are various programms for you to do, but has anyone successfully manage to make a living or make a fortune through the internet? thank you!

make extra money

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burtle hi there, I manage to make a few hundred US dollars a month, I have 9 websites and make my money through Google Adsense, Text-link-ads, affiliate programs and doing sponsored posts on my various Blog sites. Its not a living but its increasing all the time,...

9 Jun 07

Have we become so stupid?

arianasmum @arianasmum (223) • New Zealand 1 Jun 07

Some news been hammered on the radio etc lately is this Woman dies after power gets cut off. All the attention is now on the power company they were told about the woman needing power for something that helps her breathe to keep...

blamesupidity

death

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burtle Its easy to blame the power company, however at the end of the day there are a number of contributing factors... 1/ She had lung and heart disease attributed to obesity 2/ Her condition had worsened recently, normally patients are not reliant on the oxygen...

1 Jun 07

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The Tooth Fairy

Babytime @Babytime (6) • Australia 12 Apr 07

What do you do when your child loses a tooth? In our family we cough up $2.00 and the tooth fairy writes a letter complete with a picture of her on the bottom. All computer generated with a lovely clip art picture. Do you think...

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fairiesthe tooth fairy

kids

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burtle The imagination of a child is a precious thing, don't take that away from them. What harm can it do believing in the tooth fairy, or santa claus. Its certainly a much nicer view of the world than reality!

21 Apr 07

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Does anyone do housework?

stratz @stratz (100) • Canada 24 Feb 07

Does anyone here like to do house work because I sure don't. I try and avoid it. I geuss I like to put it off but it needs to get done. Do you do your own or do you get someone like molly maids to come do your cleaning for you?

cleaning

housework

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burtle Mate isnt that why us fellas get married? (JK) - I was fortunate to marry a woman that ENJOYS housework - they do exist! (PS before I get flamed - I am happy to help if required!)

8 Mar 07

Has anyone else out there lost their ability to draw something recognisable?

vanilla_rainbow @vanilla_rainbow (25) • New Zealand 15 Feb 07

I used to draw a lot in school(and write)and especially liked drawing with pencil and black pen. Sometimes I would draw things that even amazed me, other times I couldn't draw the sides of a box with a ruler(LOL okay exaggeration...

drawing

improve drawing

things i have forgotten since becoming a mummy

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burtle I guess its like most skills in life - use it or lose it! I myself could never draw very well. I remember once at school one of my maths teachers had a theory that people that were good at maths were also good at art. He got us all to create a piece of art and...

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How long before your blog became profitable for you?

stratz @stratz (100) • Canada 13 Feb 07

Many of us have blogs in hope of making a quick buck. I would like to know from those of your out there how long git took you before you started to receive a monthly check from your blog or any other means of online income. What...

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burtle For myself I have found the best money earners on my blogs to be sponsored posts. Google AdSense although everyone talks about it, I have only managed to make decent earnings from it on my other sites that are niche sites visited by the general public. Blogs...

14 Feb 07

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My girlfriend is taking the Teaching Course at uni and now wants to quit

stratz @stratz (100) • Canada 12 Feb 07

My girlfriend is taking the teaching course at UNI to become a teacher and now she wants to quit. She says it is making her depressed and she hates going to school and doesn't want anything to do with the program. We had the...

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burtle Well of course I dont really know your girlfriend well enough to provide accurate advice however I guess it really hinges on a couple of things. Is she the type that never finishes anything however always starts things - you know what I mean. if this is the...

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Do You Think You Have Seen A UFO?

moneyseeker @moneyseeker (1024) 7 Dec 06

Do you think you may have seen a UFO? I'm not sure if I have seen one or not! A few years back I was walking the dog on a very clear night at a quite lonely spot. In front of me, in the sky, I suddenly saw an orange globe....

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burtle There are a lot of unexplained occurances in this world, however I am not convinced there are any UFO's surely by now there would be some kind of proof. I often wonder though whether we are just part of some big experiment.. e.g what will people do for...

6 Jan 07

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If You Had An Hour To Spare What Would You Do?

moneyseeker @moneyseeker (1024) 5 Jan 07

I was reading that in the UK in every hour: 240 car break-ins are attempted. 41 smokers give up smoking. 15,000 passengers enter the London Undergraound system. 1750 people take their driving test. So if you had an hour,...

hour

spare

what would you do

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burtle I would more than likely try and slip down to the local pub and see how many beers I could drink in one hour!

6 Jan 07

indian food ,becoming very popular in the west.

swasti @swasti (1157) • India 3 Jan 07

i met my husband's boss who is from UK. i was very surprised to know that he simply knew many of tandoori dishes of india nad he said he seemed to lvoe many of it .he said many people in UKlike it and the fav ones are chicken...

food

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burtle Yummy I live in NZ and India Curries are quite big over here as well, I have started trying to cook them, with a few recipes I have tried from that website www.curryfocus.co.uk and also enjoy eating out. My favourite dish is chicken tikka masala. YUM!

5 Jan 07

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Giving up Alcohol

aquajules4 @aquajules4 (583) 29 Dec 06

Just wondering if anyone else out there is finding giving up alcohol really hard. I'm not an alcoholic but i do like a drink to help me relax. I would like to give it up completely for the new year. each time i think i can do it,...

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burtle One thing I tried a while ago was counting every calorie that I drank and then making sure I burnt it off via exercise. As I was drinking a fair amount of beer at the time (e.g 18 - 20 units a week) I ended up doing a heck of a lot of exercise. After a while...

30 Dec 06

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How so you spend christmas?

Craig747 @Craig747 (488) 20 Dec 06

Can you believe it is five days till Christmas? Anyway, the purpose of this discussion is to share with is what happens on your Christmas day. How does your Christmas day unfold? What time do you get you in the morning? When do...

christmas

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burtle For me life has changed since having kids, the focus tends to change a little after that. My five year old daughter was running around crazy from about the 1st of december, counting the days down one by one. finally the big day arrived and she woke about 6am,...

30 Dec 06

making $$$$

ladyambi @ladyambi (80) • United States 28 Dec 06

I have been looking for an online job and I haven't had any luck. I've paid to start online jobs but only got cheated out of my money. So I am looking for something that has no upfront fees, and pays. I have a full time job but...

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burtle I can now make 100 US a month from various online activities, many of them I have been blogging about at http://millionnzdollars.blogspot.com if you are interested. The biggest earner I have found so far is writing sponsored Blog Posts, however it may take you...

29 Dec 06

Dead beat babies Daddies!!!

laurie0515 @laurie0515 (116) • United States 27 Dec 06

So ladies and gentlemen lets here what you think about men who make these beautiful children then walk out of there lives like they dont exist. I personally have a dead beat babies daddy and I am not happy that he has made the...

dead beat babys daddies

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burtle I would think that if a parent could do that, then the chances are that your child is better off without them.... Just get as much money out of him as you can!

28 Dec 06

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What's your ways to make money online?

grestips @grestips (155) • China 22 Dec 06

I'm a webmaster,i was doing various content web site to promte products,do cpc,Leads at this time. What's your ways to make money online?

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burtle I have a few websites going, main earners on them are google adsense and paid blog posts. I am always trying to build up the passive side of things, so that I can make money while I sleep!

25 Dec 06

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How NOT to die.

SplitZip @SplitZip (1488) • Portugal 20 Dec 06

One thing that often lingers in my mind is how I ABSOLUTELY WOULDN'T LIKE to die. On my top list is: - Choking on some food (don't talk and chew at the same time, folks!) - Drowning (how gruesome!) - Tripping and dying from...

death

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burtle I think being eaten by a Shark would be one of the worst ways to go! Everytime I go for a swim in the sea, I wonder how it must look from a Sharks point of view if one happened to be swimming past at the time!

23 Dec 06

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How many rings do you normally wear?

moneyseeker @moneyseeker (1024) 16 Nov 06

How many rings do you normally wear. I have two, one on each hand.

hand

rings

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burtle I just wear one ring, it is gold and round, and related to marriage! (lets the ladies know I am already spoken for!)

9 Dec 06

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Do You Own an iPod?

Craig747 @Craig747 (488) 5 Dec 06

I own a 30GB black iPod video and love it! Do you own an iPod? If you do, what kind is it?

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burtle Yeah mate, I have 1, also a 30 gig video Ipod, (Black) its great, I am lucky in my job that I can listed to music all day long, so make the most of this!

9 Dec 06

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How Do You Make Money?

moneyseeker @moneyseeker (1024) 24 Nov 06

How do you get your income? From a full time job or perhaps you are self employed? Or maybe you have a student grant or a pension. My main income is from investments I have made over the years so that I'm now free to do what I...

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burtle hey Mike did I tell you I have nearly cracked the 100 dollar mark in under 50 days! If I keep going I will be a millionaire in 1369 Years, however I am going to try and push it forward a bit, as I may be a little to old to enjoy it in the year...

30 Nov 06

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