The economy is so bad right now that everywhere I turn there are stories that make me scared. I’m really scared about the future and I’ll bet I’m not alone. Actually, the fact that so many others are concerned makes me even more scared!

My wife isn’t working, I lost/quit my job a while back, and the only way I make money now is through this blog and a few others. I’m really scared of having to go out and find a real job sometime in the future. The thought of having to do that terrifies me as I have been self employed since 1997. I not only don’t know what kind of a job I could get but more importantly, I don’t think I could work for someone again. I am too used to doing my own thing and making my own decisions.

I have another problem / decision:

I live in Seattle but would REALLY like to move to Phoenix to get out of the rain and into the sunshine. I’ve lived in the rain almost 30 years and enough is enough. Problem is, there aren’t as many good jobs in Phoenix as they mostly seem to be in the service industry. Seattle is a much better place to find work but I really can’t stand the rain anymore. I’m stuck. It would be a big risk to move to Phoenix and expensive too as we have a houseful of stuff.

In times like these, caution would probably be the best choice. Taking risks now when the future of our economy is so uncertain might not be the smart thing to do. The problem is though, who knows when things will get better? This 9%+ unemployment might be around for the next 5 to 10 years or even longer. Who knows what we have in store for all of us with the 14 trillion dollars of debt this country has racked up.

But then I read this morning that Steve Jobs was in the process of having a super yacht designed and built for himself.

Now he is dead.

I don’t want that to happen to me so maybe I should move now, while I’m alive. You can’t guarantee there will be a tomorrow so maybe I should get busy doing what I want to do today.

I try to provide proof whenever I can for the different ways to make money online that are legitimate. Today I have screen prints from three of them that have just paid me in October 2011.

All of these are free to join and while you won’t make a whole lot with any one of them, you can make payout each month and put a combined $60 or so in your pocket. Remember, you don’t have to make all your money online doing just one thing. Participate in lots of different websites like these that are all legit and you can make good money collectively.

The first payment is from Squishy Cash where I have earned over $700 in about a year and a half. I usually get one of these payments each month and you can to. They pay by Paypal which is nice (other payment options available) and they have been around for years. You make money by doing offers, completing surveys, free trials, and other things. Squishy Cash is legitimate and WILL pay you as my screenshot shows.

My second payment is from a similar site called Treasure Trooper. They have also been in business for years and they pay via Paypal as well. I have always gotten paid by them right on time and so should you. They also have offers, surveys, and other similar things to do to make money as well as online treasure hunts and other fun things. Again, Treasure Trooper is free to join and they WILL pay you once you reach the $20 payout amount.

My third payment came in the form of two $15 iTunes gift cards from Swag Bucks. This is a great site that pays me to use their search engine instead of Google which is what I do. You can see that I have gotten five $15 cards from them so far and you can choose to get paid in all sorts of different ways and prizes. I choose the iTunes cards because I need them to buy Apps for my iPad2 that I just bought. You can watch my video and learn more about how to get started making money with them here —> SwagBucks review/tutorial.

Again, I want to stress that I make money like this every month and it doesn’t bother me that I make $20 here, $30 there, and so on. You see, there is free money out there and all you have to do is know where to go and be willing to spend a little time doing it every day.

At the end of the month it all adds up and definitely helps pay the bills. If you are someone that needs money, websites that are trusted like these three can help out greatly and remember, you can get this money without spending anything. I don’t spend a dime on these sites, I have NEVER given them my credit card number, and I only do the free things.