Thursday, December 25, 2008

Merry Christmas, Happy Hannukah & Happy Holidays

What a BEAUTIFUL day! The sun is shining, fresh snow on the ground, and Guitar Hero playing in the background!

We got home around midnight last night...we drove about an hour SW out to the in-laws for Christmas Eve (who made a vegetarian entree, so I won't go off on a tangent, I promise) and the kids along with my husband and I were SPOILED! Money, gift cards, iPod docking stations, Nintendo DS games, portable CD players, Hannah Montana everything, Chicago Bears EVERYTHING (the dh and ds have whole new Bears wardrobes). The ds's family is amazing and have so made me a part of their family. I am honored to carry their last name. They truly are amazing.

I had most of the presents wrapped, but dh and I always save some. We have a ritual, every Christmas Eve we put the kids to bed and then we wrap the last of the presents while we watch National Lampoons Christmas Vacation and hang out. This is our 8th year together...(amazing because 18 doesnt seem like it was that long ago, lol). I think we got to sleep a little after 2 and 7 am came BRIGHT AND EARLY! The kids were in awe coming down the stairs. I loved watching their little faces light up (even though ds knows there is no santa, he didnt ruin it for his sisters). They went through all the presents except for a group that was separate marked "family." I took one of the presents aside and let ds and dd open it together, and seconds later, screaming ensued. They never expected that they would get a Wii so their shock made every bit of penny pinching worth it. I feel so blessed to be in a position where we can provide for the kids, give them presents like that, and that the dh and I are both working (espeically that I can work from home). I know that so many families have had a rough year and don't get me wrong, we had our setbacks as well, documented here, so I wish everyone a heartfelt HAPPY HOLIDAY to you and yours!!

Tuesday, December 23, 2008

They Grow So Fast!


I was reading a blog today about a mom who was going through old photos and how nostalgic it made her, so I couldn't help myself and did the same thing. This is a picture of Naya and I back in 2005 when she was the same age as...ELLA! Unbelievable if you ask me. I don't remember my little girl growing up this fast. I mean this is the same girl who was playing SingStar with me today and singing right along and dancing and beating MY score! She has her own thoughts, her own opinions, her own ideas. She can think independently and knows what she likes and makes it clear to anyone within ear shot what she doesn't like. (She is sure to give me a regular talk about why "Miley Cyrus" is better than "Hannah Montana"). It makes me think because soon Ella will be an independent thinker and like Lanaya won't "need" me anymore. Don't get me wrong, the thought of no longer changing diapers does not make me sad; however, the thought of my last little girl not being a baby anymore is more than I can bear. At the same time, I think of the day when I have all 3 kids in school full-time. I am fairly sure I will be throwing a huge par-tay!


*On a totally random note, why is it I always second guess myself when spelling the word "bear" other than when I am describing the animal, (a Grizzly Bear) or being naked (bare)?? Oh well, I suppose that is why I was poly sci major and not an English major.

Saturday, December 20, 2008

We Put the FUN in Dysfunctional

SO this is an identical post from my other blog, but I didnt feel like retyping.

Finally home from our family Christmas. It pretty much went how I expected. Let's see, I was nagged within 2 mintues, criticized in 5 minutes, given a dirty look in 10 minutes, and was crying before the 1st hour was up and telling my husband we were leaving. Its not that my family is that malicious or evil or anything, (at least I like to think so) it is really that most of them are inconsiderate or insensitive or oblivious. I have 8 aunts and uncles and around 20 cousins or so (I think, I cant remember) and then I have my 3 kids. Now, not everyone goes to this family party, some people are out of state, some dont deal with the drama, and some fake illnesses and even death to get out of attending.

My biggest problem today, besides my mother, was the food. The way it works is each year 2 siblings plan/cater the event. Everyone in my family knows we are vegetarians and have been. It isnt a shock or surprise or anything. There are 5 of us and another cousin and her boyfriend are as well (but they never come, probably because of what happened today). There were about 25 or 30 people there I think which means about 20% of the party was vegetarian. Do you think there was anything that me or my children or husband could eat? 1 thing, some rice. Unless you count the bread for the roast beef sandwiches. Maybe I sound like a jerk or a whiny brat, BUT if you are going to host a party and invite people to come and 20% of them dont eat meat, why would not you not have one meatless entree OF 5 and maybe just maybe a fruit or veggie tray?? There was a Ham, a ton of Italian Beef, 3 pots of Ravs ALL in MEAT SAUCE (even though they were made by 3 different people) and sausage weiner things for the entrees. The sides were a ceaser salad and rice and cranberry sauce. While everyone else got to eat, my family could basically eat nothing. Why be so inconsiderate? If we didnt eat meat for religious reasons or allergies or something I bet there wouldnt be this bullshit! Luckily my dh thought ahead and figured people would be jerks so he packed peanut butter sandwiches and bananas. It was humiliating to bring a sack lunch to my family christmas.

Dont get me wrong, I dont expect anyone to jsut cater to me or not serve any meat at all or anything like that. All I am asking for is one thing my kids could eat, one thing. Could you do one set of ravs in marinara sauce instead of meat? Everyone likes that! I am not demanding everyone eat tofu...I really dont think it is such an outrageous request OR let me know ahead of time you have no intention of serving anything meatless and I can make something and bring it. Then, my own mother, asks my 5 year old daughter "Did you eat any of Grandma's ravs yet?" To which dd says no...my mom acts all insulted so I yell from my seat, "Uhhh, mom...you put meat in the ravs. Ummmm....we dont eat meat remember??" And my mom yells at me all indignant "SORRRRRYYYYYYYYY." And gives me a nasty look.

I wont even go into the drama with my sister. Thank god for my dearest cousin (dc), who is my best friend and surrogate sister. Without her I never would have gotten through the day. She dragged me outside and calmed me down like only she can and made it all better (like she always does).

And that, was my family Christmas. Not enough valium and vodka in the world to get through it!

Family Xmas

I am getting ready to go to the dreaded family xmas party...which is probably why I am blogging instead of getting dressed and the dh is rolling his eyes at me. Seriously, every year I hate going more and more. I know I shouldnt be putting my family on blast like this, but most of my aunts all gossip about each other and all of each others kids (my cousins), the cousins are always fighting with someone else, there is just always some sort of drama. The dh's family is so normal it's scary. They are all nice and loving and fun, none of the back biting like in my family. Seems like every year my huge Italian fam just gets worse and worse (with the exception of a few people I am close with). If you read My So-Called Blog you would already know how I got bitch slapped on Myspace by one of my cousins last week. So to try to ease the holiday trauma one of my BFs came over last night with a bottle of Raspberry Smirnoff and a Singstar game. If you dont know what Singstar is, you dont know what youre missing! It is a karoke game for PS2 and PS3 and you sing along with the song while the video is playing, it is seriously sick. So the BF and I are celebrating the beginning of winter break (she's a teacher...trust me, when you thought your 3rd teacher wasn't cool, she probably was). By midnight we're singing "I Wanna Sex You Up" by Color Me Badd at the top of our lungs and taking shots. I am still amazed we didn't wake anyone up. This continued til 430am when we finally lost our voices and passed out. Let me just say for as much fun as it was, I am paying for it today in the form of a killer headache that vicodin probably couldnt even alleviate. Merry Christmas!

Friday, December 19, 2008

Snow Day!

For the past 2 days we have been bombarded by the weatherman on the news that the "big one" was coming..."the first major snow storm of the season"..."a dangerous wintery mix"...and so on. Usually I don't listen simply because we have had a couple of light snowfalls already this month and each one was supposed to be "big." This storm actually sounded a big nasty because there was a lot more ice involved than snow, so even though last night I was dead tired and still fighting off a cold/throat thing I decided to venture out in to the urban jungle and do a Costco run...with all 3 kids. As soon as I pulled in the parking lot I thought to myself, what am I thinking? The place was PACKED, I mean, full parking lot, worse than a Saturday afternoon packed. Tre' was whining because we went straight there from soccer practice and he didnt get to go home, Naya was whining because she was hungry and there are never enough samples, and the baby was in pajamas and half asleep. So I figure I treat it like a mission--make a map in my mind of the store layout, where each product I needed was, and get in and get out. I told the kids before we even went in if anyone asked for anything Christmas was cenceled (I think they believed me b/c no one asked for anything). So of course everyone and their extended family is there and puttering around and looking at every stupid random thing in the store and walking slowly--I wanted to scream at every person who stopped in front of me "Dont you realize I only have a limited amount of time before someone has a meltdown?!?!?" I must have rolled my eyes and said oh my god under my breath about 100 times. Of course within minutes Tre and Naya and fighting and pushing each other through the aisles, in between muttering to myself about what I needed I threw in the standard, "leave your brother alone," "keep your hands to yourself" "stop speaking to your sister like that." I made it to the checkout line with a full cart and no full blown fight or meltdown and thought maybe I was in the clear--I wasn't. I knew baby was getting fussy towards the end, but I figured still had a few minutes to get out. As soon as we got in line, the tears started and of course even though I triumphantly thought I was in the shortest line, I picked the one where someone was arguing that the price of oranges was 9.79 NOT 9.99 (well I dont know if thats what the problem was, but I am willing to bet it was close to being that stupid). So we arent moving and baby just lets loose. Screaming, crying, flailing in the cart--the kind of screaming that is so high pitched you ear drums actually feel pierced and you look around to see if anything is breaking. I cant take her out of the cart because my house of bread I have surrounding her may fall AND I have to get everything on the belt and pay, so of course people are looking at me like I am beating her. Needless to say, it was a very long 8 minute wait for me and about 50 other people in line. At this point I was decided that if there was not a snow storm I was personally going downtown and standing outside the newsroom with a sign (Today show style) telling the weatherman exactly what I thought of him. Well I was woken up at 530 this morning with a recorded phone call from the school district stating school was closed, so winter break started a day earlier! The weatherman got lucky this time.

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Bukisa and Random Ramblings

I wrote an article for Bukisa and it was approved yesterday and I have already made money on it! Granted, it isn't much, BUT, it is money and I'm excited. I was a little weary of Bukisa simply because it is new and I really didn't know much about it but it seems really good. Shout out to Jenny and Kimmi for letting me know about it and explaining it to me. :)

The girls are sick today and now I think I am coming down with something. I didnt feel well on Monday, then Tuesday I was fine, today I woke up with a super scratchy throat and nothing can seem to make it go away. I tried gargling with saltwater, taking medicine, cough drops. Argh! I hate this more than a sore throat. I was thinking maybe it came on since we got half a foot of snow yesterday and I was out shoveling the driveway without gloves (I know, real smart)! Oh well, it had to be done, what are you gonna do?

Okay, no more distractions, back to working and writing...I swear I really might be the biggest procrastinator in the world. :)

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

List of Mystery Shopping Companies


First off, let me say I have NEVER worked so hard on a blog post in my life! I spent hours researching all the links in this list, so if anything is broken or incorrect please leave me a comment and I will fix it.

I have worked off an on as a mystery shopper for about 7 years now and I really enjoy it. It is a great way to earn some extra money and you have the freedom to pick and choose your assignments so that it fits your schedule. I know some mystery shoppers make a full-time income at, but I never pursued it at that level. I think I averaged about $400 or $500 a month and worked about 2, sometimes 3 days a week for a few hours. The trick is to sign up with every possible mystery shopping company and try to get multiple assignments in the same area. If 5 different companies all have a job near your neighborhood with the same date range, you can pick up all of those shops and knock them out in one day, and you could make $50-80 depending on what types of shops were offered. I have compiled a list of mystery shopping companies in (almost) alphabetical order for everyone. As of this writing, it is to the best of my knowledge that all of these companies are MSPA members, which gives them a certain level of credibility. I have performed shops for many of companies, if not most and I have never had a problem. I wrote a step by step article on How To Become A Mystery Shopper so check that out and then come back and apply to as many or all of the companies listed! Happy Shopping!!

Mystery Shopping Companies Contact Person Phone



Instant-Replays, Inc. Jodi Bray 919-861-4541
Advanis Craig Hiltz 888-944-9212
ClientSmart Kimberly Peterson 404-542-8882
Coast to Coast Scheduling Services CTCSS 562-943-0646
Customer Feedback, LLC Laurie Dortch 425-888-7700
Devon Hill Associates Barbara Gerber 858-456-7800
Dynamic Advantage, Inc. Gregory Doomanis 818-238-1251
GfK Mystery Shopping Maria Noll (212) 240-5300
Goodwin and Associates Hospitality Services LLC Brian Calderone 603.485.4111
IMYST, INC. Michael Hardy 734-786-8468
Management Consultant Group, LLC Shopper 504-218-5981
Marketing Endeavors, LLC Aaron Conley 866-445-9117
Mystique Shopper John Saccheri 888-750-Shop
National In-Store Carol Hovsepian 941-953-3866
Perception Strategies, Inc. Brooke Billingsley (877) 546-0970
Premier Service Inc. Keren Dolan 800-452-5150
Service Excellence Group Inc Marci Bikshorn (800)888-9189
Service Sleuth Tom Mills 800-723-1150 x 14
The Sentry Marketing Group David Agius 214-295-2615
TrendSource Scott Cranford (619)718-7467
A Closer Look Chuck Paul 888-446-5665 Ext. 106
A Top Shop! Lori Niemczyk 720-283-8377
AboutFace Paige Hall 678.989.2290
ACE Mystery Shopping
Julie Brant 866-240-7324
Advisory Group, Inc. Shopper Contact 301-907-7470
AIM Field Service T Lyons (407)886-5305
Alexandria's Marketing Company Tony Maichen 574-243-1907
Aloha Solutions Shawn Kiley 704-989-4709
Amusement Advantage, Inc. Christine Carson 800-362-9946
Anonymous Insights Inc Patti Lengel (614)761-0939
Anonymous Shoppers and Assessments of Pittsburgh, ASAP Tracy Pavlick 412-831-1227
Ardent Services Tracey Estes 303-525-8892
At Your Service Marketing Lynda Childs (940)644-2893
ath Power Consulting Corporation M Spinello (978)474-6464
Automotive Associates Ron Saetermoe 949-273-6201
Automotive Insights Jim Murphy 314-409-2206
Baird Consulting, Inc Kristin Baird 920-563-4684
Bare Associates International Inc. Gwen Johnson (800)296-6699 x 3131
bds mktg Randy Schrock 949-472-6700
BestMark Shoppers
1-800-969-8477
Beyond Hello Inc Gary Godding (800)321-2588
Big K Mystery Shopping Candor Gutierrez Vara +52 (81) 12 34 33 89
BMA Mystery Shopping Peter Thorwarth 800-355-5040
Business Evaluation Services Charles Stiles 888-300-8292
Certified Marketing Research Services
(518)758-6403
CheckUp Marketing Lori Miller 800-274-9669
Cirrus Marketing Consultants Monnie Howard 888-899-7600
CKA Group, Inc. Shopper 800-764-1996
Confero Inc Elaine Buxton (919)469-5200
Consumer Impressions, Inc. Jodi Paul 972-8671956
Corporate Research International Jenny Miracle-Turner 419-422-3196
Corporate Risk Solutions Kendra Webb Parker 678-566-0220
Coyle Hospitality Group Jim Coyle 800-891-9292
Creative Image Associates, Inc. Shopper Contact 978-582-7005
CRG Mystery Shopping Tracey Conners (613)596-2916 ext. 223
Cross Financial Group Tom Hershberger 402-441-3131
Customer 1st Carl Phillips 800-288-7408 x 3214
Customer Perspectives Recruiter (603)647-1300
Customer Service Experts, Inc.

Customer Service Profiles Shopper Contact 800-841-7954 x 101
Data Quest Ltd. Tracey Turgeon 617-437-0030
David Sparks and Associates Shopper Contact 864-654-7571
Draude Marketing Nancy Draude 717-371-5310
DSG Associates Inc
Shopper Contact (714)835-3020
Ellis, Partners in Mystery Shopping (EPMS) E Slater 972-256-3767
Examine Your Practice Jodi Manfredi 866.505.3926
Feedback Plus, Inc. Scheduling Manager (972)661-8989
Freeman Group Measurement S Baker 972-479-1345
GAPbuster Worldwide Suzan Izzet 770.781.3181
Grass Roots Performance Measurement Jane Edwards-Hall 305-347-4340
Guest Check Derek Wood 303-991-6173
Harland Clarke Linda Schrock 800-291-6117
Hart Associates Mike Hart 419-893-9600
Healthcare Hospitality Consultants Jesse Rosenblatt 914-307-1717 x101
ICC Decision Services David Rich (800)444-1717
ICU Associates Marc MacGillvray 877-574-6682
Insula Research, Inc. Brian Baker 614-334-2614
Integrity Auditing Services, Inc. Lee Chidester 484-364-1033
I-Spy Mystery Shoppers Cory Jensen (402) 502-0579
J.D. Power and Associates Chris Denove 805-418-8000
Jancyn Evaluation Shops Janis Pelletiere 800-339-2861
JM Ridgway Bob Reister (408) 879-7503
Kinesis-CEM Kathy Harper 206-285-2900
KSS International, Inc. Lorri Kern 520-615-0888
Loss Prevention Partners, LLC Charles A Borzellieri 732-588-0728
LRA Worldwide Jeff Gurtman 215-957-1999
Maritz Research Shopper Contact 1-877-4-MARITZ
Market Force Information Ellyn Fill 303-402-6929
Marketing Systems Unlimited Corp Shopper Information (319)338-3773
MarketWise Consulting Group, Inc. Carolyn Nankervis 920-735-4970 Ext 102
Measure Consumer Perspectives Kimberly Nasief-Westergren 502-499-1139
Melinda Brody & Co. Melinda Brody 407-294-7614
Mercantile Systems Scheduler 888-222-8301
Michelson & Associates Inc Mark Michelson 770-642-2223
Mintel International Group, Ltd. G Rodriguez 312-932-0400
Muscle Marketing GiGi 949-713-3904
mVentix, Inc. Matthew Heck 888.455.2341 x104
Mystery Guest, Inc. J. Newnum 888-269-9468
Mystery Shopper Pros Jim Johnson 973-347-1572
Mystery Shoppers Tiffany Gleason 1-865-450-8841
Mystery Shoppers, Inc./Game Film Consultants Shopper Contact 866-334-3456 ext 1351
National Investigation Bureau Jennifer Mullen 781-344-0384
Nationwide Services Group Laura Unger 440-238-3000
New Image Marketing, Ltd. Peter Boldrin 239-275-9979
Northwest Loss Prevention Consultants Douglas Rector 425-271-0312
Omega Market Research Joe Rodriguez 1-787-704-0917
Opinions, Ltd. Jennifer Maurer 440-893-0300
People Plus Inc Elaine Morgan (901)362-0509
Performance Group Shopper Contact 847-358-3100
Person to Person Quality Michael Mitchell (703) 836-1517
Personnel Profiles, Inc. Kathy Kelly 800-440-8150
Phonesmart Tron Jordheim (866) 639-1715
Promotion Network, Inc. Mary Marcowka 708-361-8747 x221
PROS Catherine Bebber 800-741-7758
QSI Specialists Chuck Kenerson 702-891-0550
Quality Assessments Mystery Shoppers Mary Furrie (800)580-2500
Quest for Best/Quest Associates Inc Chuck Roam (901)388-7203
Reality Check Ross Thomas (206)364-9004
Regal Hospitality Group Russell Jerothe 813-854-1855
Remington Evaluations Sarah Leeke 866-485-6491
RitterAssociates Dennis Richard 419-535-5757
Second To None Inc Jeff Hall (734)302-8400
Secret Shopper (Sights on Service) Paul Wilson (763)525-1460
Secret Shopping Services Laurie Hines 253-770-0393
Service Alliance Inc Judi Hartleben (303)696-2147
Service Evaluation Concepts Shopper Recruiting (516) 576-1188
Service Impressions Dan Crevin 916-683-9895
Service Intelligence Dana Conn 704-731-0171
Service Performance Group Inc Jerry Gulyes 919-567-8300
Service Research Corporation Brandon Stelling 402-434-5000
ServiceProbe Christy Nichols 423-443-8602
ServiceSense Amy Zintl 800-465-1182
Shopmetrics, Inc. Joseph G. Hashim 419-474-6672
Shoppers Confidential Inc. Julie Anthony 519-208-4779
Shoppers Critique International LLC Bill Green (407)834-3337
Shoppers' View shopper contact (800)264-5677
Shoppers, Inc. Kathy Shook 800-259-8551
Shopping by Mystery Lorraine Bowring 208-559-1550
Signature Worldwide Inc. Jeff Scholes 800-398-0518
Sinclair Customer Metrics, Inc. Sean Barna (800) 600-3871
Six Star Solutions Richard Bell (801)274-2213
Special Interests Cathy Stucker 281-265-7342
Synovate Bruce Wells 312-526-4088
Tell Us About Us, Inc. Kirby Gompf 204-453-4757
Texas Shoppers Network, Inc. Sondra Pulford 713-984-7631
The Benchmark Collaborative Ron Welty 888-249-9606
The Buyer's View Nancy Coughlin 623-594-0544
The Emmerich Group Annice Miller 952-820-0360
The Seer Group LLC Clifton Wise 302-478-6369
TNS Contact 404-257-5860
Vision Client, Inc. Pierre-Paul Levesque 450-653-7653
Winthrop Douglas Inc Contact Us 212-594-5727

Monday, December 15, 2008

Writing, Writing, and More Writing

Lucky for me that I love to write, since I have spent the entire day doing it. My latest money making idea seems to be going well and I actually enjoy it. Now that I have the hang of eHow I can say it really is easy, I swear. I have posted 6 articles in the last 24 hours and have several views and comments, which is nice. I am going to post regularly about making money through eHow and Bukisa as well as the articles I am writing so you can see for yourself how easy it is. I am pretty excited about this whole thing, so we'll see how it goes. The following are my eHow articles:

How to Get Pregnant

How to Lose Weight--Fast

How to Remove Green Water From An Aquarium or Fish Tank

How to Buy A Prepaid Gift or Debit Card

How to Remove Nail Polish From Your Carpet

How To Make A Vegetarian Holiday Dinner


See--I told you this was random! If you want to add a residual income I highly suggest joining eHow and Bukisa. I will keep you posted!

Sunday, December 14, 2008

eHow and Making Money!

Thanks to a wonderful group of ladies I met online, I have started writing for eHow. This is a great way to make some money, build a portfolio and gain some experience for a resume.

First you need to sign up with eHow and sign up for the Writers Compensation Program. Once you do that, you are ready to roll! It's that easy! You write step by step articles and eHow already has the format all laid out for you. You can write about anything you want! You arent paid upfront for your article, this is residual income, but once you start building it will be a decent amount if you put work into it. According to people I spoken with, the average article earns about $3 a month, so if you write a 3 articles a day...well you can do the math! And your articles continue to earn money AFTER you write them. That's the beauty of it.

ANYONE can do this! Check out one of my articles here to see how simple it really is! You don't have to be an English or Journalism major, trust me! If you are thinking about freelance writing or wanting to make money from I think this is a great place to start. I will keep everyone posted on how much money I make!

Saturday, December 13, 2008

Trying to Relax

Fridays and Saturdays are my "days off" from my regular job at Legacy (for which I work remotely) and I try to enjoy them. Each week I tell myself I am going to take some time out and relax on Saturday and do something nice for myself--a manicure, a pedicure, a drink with friends, a hot bath, something. Each week it never fails--I find myself working on other things (writing, blogging, cleaning etc.) and if I do try to do something I have 3 little voices begging to go with me.

I think moms, especially working moms, deserve more than just 1 day a year to be recognized. I think we deserve one day a week just for us! Even if we only utilize a few hours of the day, we deserve some time to regroup and relax.

Thursday, December 11, 2008

Kohls Coupon


I know we can all use a little help this Holiday season, so I wanted to post a special Kohls coupon for anyone hoping to save some money!! Happy Shopping!!

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

I work HARD!

So I think that when anyone hears I work from home they think I lay around on the couch and watch tv and eat and live the good life. It is SO NOT true! I WISH! If anything, it is much more stressful in ways. I feel like I am never off the clock. I am constantly trying to do a million things and think with every down second I should be folding laundry or doing dishes or picking up. It is a lot of pressure and sometimes keeps me from doing anything because it all feels so overwhelming. The DH came home from work last week with a really nice card and inside he wrote how much he loves me and how much he appreciates me working from home so that I can be with the girls and still and earn a living. It was nice and something I really needed to hear. In all honesty, I think he was tired of listening to me complain about how much he doesnt appreciate me, but oh well. It was a nice thought. I think anyone who works from home can probably relate. Please tell me I am not the only out there that sometimes just feels so overwhelmed you just let a lot of things slide...

School from Home

So, I know a lot of people want to work from home and still get an education. OR, maybe you think you don't have time to work because you need to go to school or vice versa. I came across a pretty cool website, The Online Education Database. This organization gives you the complete lowdown on getting a college degree online and even ranks online universities. I have not seen anything like this before I think they have a lot of really good, unbiased information. I have taken many classes online in the past, and although they were through traditional brick and mortar colleges and universities, they were very helpful and really allowed me to balance my work and home life and still get my Bachelors Degree in a reasonable amount of time. I think if anyone is considering going to school online check out this website. There are scams out there and you should do your research!