marmis

@marmis (70)

United States • Age 45

Joined myLot 15 years ago

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How Many of You Have or Know Someone Who's Been Laid Off From Their Job?

kittenclaus @kittenclaus (1393) • United States 27 Oct 09

Times are getting so hard now and so many people are losing jobs that they thought they would be with till retirement. My husband lost his job the first time 3 years ago when the factory shut down. He found another one pretty...

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marmis We too have had layoffs. We had to sit down and go through our finances in order to make things work for our family. We take our old/unwanted items to a second hand thrift store in town and make a little money there as well as doing some work online. We had to...

28 Oct 09

How do YOU make spare money?

valentinesdiner @valentinesdiner (1214) • United States 16 Mar 09

There are great ways to make money - - here in the states or in your hometown. What works for you - - making crafts, delivering newspapers, making money online? How about the unusual?

crafts

earn money online

making money

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marmis I am currently active at a few online sites making a little extra money. I have found a good site where you earn $.05 per post, $.05 per post or blog comment and $.20 per blog post. You get paid by PAYPAL on the first of the month if you hit the $10 minimum...

19 Mar 09

Would you like to be a referral or to have referrals, why?

agmamayo @agmamayo (804) • Philippines 17 Mar 09

We have many money making opportunities here over the net. Mylot.com is one, which also has a referral system that creates additional income for you. I was just wondering why people love to get so many referrals yet when someone...

referrals refer people

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marmis In a perfect world it would be a "I scratch your back, you scratch mine" situation but for many it is a "Man eat man" situation. I joined here using another person as a referral and then I aquired a few referrals. Having referrals sure does increase your...

17 Mar 09

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What is yor all-timed favorite pizza???

xhaimacoy @xhaimacoy (115) • Philippines 16 Mar 09

I love Hawaiian Pizza!!! yummm.. my eyes turn big everytime i saw pizza.. love it so much!! :D

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marmis My favorite would have to be the Chicago Style from Papa Murphy's. It is HUGE and the price is right!

16 Mar 09

What should I buy?

thorgrym @thorgrym (675) • United States 15 Mar 09

Have you ever gotten a gift card and had trouble deciding what to spend it on? Recently, I got a 'coupon code' for $25 at amazon.com! This was a reward that I selected for doing some various online activities (surveys, 'paid...

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marmis Mothers Day is just around the corner!

15 Mar 09

Stupid Commercials

onedaysoon @onedaysoon (651) • United States 14 Mar 09

Are there are stupid commercials that annoy you? There are these really dumb commercials by a company called Boost Mobile. One has a girl and a guy riding a 2 seater bike and the girl has armpit hair that is so long it is flying...

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marmis I absolutely hate the Denny's commercial about the "Nannerpuss, nannerpuss" where there is a danging banana/octopus onto of the stack of pancakes. Everytime that commercial comes on I end up singing the song for hours. I drives me insane!

14 Mar 09

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I hate you!!!

miamilady @miamilady (4910) • United States 2 Mar 09

Do your children ever say this to you? If they do, how do you react? Does it hurt your feelings? Anger you? Is it a sign of disrespect, in your opinion, or are they just expressing their anger and frustration? I have heard...

anger

disrespect

feelings

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marmis My son said this to me one time. When he said it, I ignored it. Later that day we went to the store and he asked if he could get a treat and I said no. He had the funniest look on his face when he heard those words. I told him that I would not purchase...

2 Mar 09

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Exhausted. Mommys help me!

swise81 @swise81 (7) • United States 1 Mar 09

I love my kids, and I love my husband. Wouldn't trade them for the world. I would just like to send them all away for a weekend, hehe. It has been so long since I have any time to myself, I haven't slept past 7 in like 4 years....

mom

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marmis Do you have anyone that you can do a "swap" with? My sister and I just started doing a swap lately and I am loving it. (My oldest is 11 and I've never been away from the for the night). One night of the weekend she takes my kids for a sleepover and the next...

1 Mar 09

what is your addiction..?How do you break it..?

dsharat @dsharat (456) • India 1 Mar 09

Hello friends.. Every one will have one or other addiction.I mean we all are addicted to one or the other thing.For example,I am addicted to playing games and football.I just cannot live with out playing games(computer games) and...

addict

addiction

football

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marmis Until 1/1/09, my addiction was Diet Coke. I would drink a 12pack of Dt Coke per day, easily. I just decided to make it my New Year's resolution to give it up. I went through 3 days of withdrawal (migraines) and have been almost 2 months without the soda now....

1 Mar 09

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It started snowing today. Is it where you live?

hdjohnson @hdjohnson (2981) • United States 1 Mar 09

I didn't believe the news weather man, but he was right this time. The last time he was absolutely incorrect though and had a lot of egg on his face as a result. So my children were very excited that they made a big fuss about it....

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marmis It is not currently snowing her in Wisconsin, but give it an hour and it could change. We are tired of the snow. Anyone willing to take some?

1 Mar 09

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Saving electricity what do you do?

bignik @bignik (272) • Italy 1 Mar 09

Hi once again from bignik , how you can save in electric bill , it really is a tip that works , what i do or did was to change all my light bulbs to energy saving bulbs , and the next was to have no appliances on standby , like TV...

save electricity how to

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marmis I have purchased all the new lightbulbs. I also open the curtains on sunny days to use sunlight rather than turning lights on. Anything not in use is unplugged. I have a clothes line strung in the basement in which I use to hang jeans and towels - just fluff...

1 Mar 09

When you drink soft drinks, which do you prefer to use?

Bebs08 @Bebs08 (10681) • United States 28 Feb 09

Some people are comfortable drinking their soft drinks right in the bottle, what I mean is just sip the drink right in the bottle, others use straw and most use glass. which do you prefer? For me, I usually use straw when I am in...

bottle

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marmis In public places, I will use a straw. At home I usually drink from a glass unless it is a can or a 20oz bottle.

1 Mar 09

Why some people are really bad losers.?

ronaldinu @ronaldinu (12422) • Malta 1 Mar 09

Yesterday I have entered my dog for the first time at a dog show. She did really well beating another dog and won the best puppy in breed. AS soon as I was out of the ring, the other exhibitor turned to me and said that your dog...

dog show

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marmis Well said regal_aeros. You will always have someone in every aspect of life that is going to do this. Pet shows, little miss contests, betty homemaker awards, talent shows, etc. Keep your head up and continue to do a good job with the pup - next year show this...

1 Mar 09

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private hospital: money or life?

victorywp @victorywp (3524) • United States 1 Mar 09

have you heard about people losing lives just because they are unable to pay the hospital emergency operation bills on time? there was once, i just watched helplessly as my relative struggled with pain to his death. we (his...

life

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marmis This is very sad. If there is an emergency or something life threatening, treatment should be provided regaurdless of the patients ability to pay. In our local hospital, they offer a community care type of program and they have a sign hanging at the check in...

1 Mar 09

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