“The family – that dear octopus from whose tentacles we never quite escape,
nor, in our inmost hearts, ever quite wish to. “   ~ Dodie Smith

I spent the weekend without Internet access which, when I was a network marketer used to drive me nuts, but now I love it. Cash gifting makes the difference.

Because I no longer have to be constantly checking for email from MLM prospects and I no longer have to spend my weekends on the phone. I really dislike that aspect of network marketing. They frame it as a means to time freedom, but in truth you become a slave to the telephone and these days, email.

With this gifting program, people who are interested do sometimes contact me directly which is fine. But a beautiful aspect of it is that they can also email or call directly into the offices of the founder and get all of their questions answered that way. So you are never left waiting and wondering. It’s a service that’s unique to this program as far as I’ve found and free for all.

I logged a lot of reading time over the weekend and am currently on Chapter 17 of “Dragonfly in Amber” the second book in the “Outlander” series by Diana Gabaldon. I posted about why I’m reading it now and not in 1991 when it was originally published, here. Now that I’ve seen the original cover art, I know why I would have walked right past this book with nary a second glance. It is marketed like a romance novel and I was never one to read those. Yes, I just admitted I judge books by their covers, lol! I think lots of people do, or they wouldn’t matter, yes? Anyway, this author didn’t need me as a reader back then to become bestselling.

Along with my book addiction (see post I linked to above if this is news to you) I have another weakness and that is for first editions of the books I really love. I can’t bring myself to spend $49 plus for this one though because of the darn cover art…pathetic I know but what can I say? Maybe I’ll get over it eventually.

I also snagged a terrific salad dressing recipe over the weekend. It’s a maple balsamic and it’s super simple. I’m using the recipe card as a bookmark right now, so hang on a sec…OK, here we go…it’s 1/4 cup (real!) maple syrup, 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar, 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard, 1 tablespoon oil and salt + pepper to taste. Most awesome. You might want to double it.

Anyway, that’s what I’ve been up to. Hope you had a great weekend and if you’re ready to start with this no-fee cash gifting you can do so at my other website here, anytime: New link soon.

Warmest,
Tracy

When I first came across cash gifting last year and decided to participate, I was excited about the idea of simple gifting and eager to get started sharing it with others. But then something happened that took the wind out of my sails so to speak. I have a blog about MLM where I wrote about the program, and a “professional” mlmer contacted me to tell me that I seemed like a nice person but that cash gifting was illegal and I should stop immediately before I got into trouble.

She later accused me of not caring about the people I introduced to CG and not being willing to stop because I was making money. Neither were true as I had just begun when she arrived on the scene and had not even received one single gift yet. And I do care about others which is why I’m doing this and not MLM. That will PO more than a few people I know but here’s the deal:

I spent thousands and thousands of dollars chasing the network marketing dream over the past 20 years. With about $3000 total income over that time. It’s embarrassing to admit it, but there you go. Truth be told, I’m in good company because most never make real money in MLM. For fun I’ll post a list of the companies I was with in another post (to keep this one from getting too long).

So for my own peace of mind I had to make sure that I wasn’t breaking the law. I wrote this post on my other cash gifting blog and don’t intend to re-write it all again here. Suffice to say that because true cash gifting has no resemblance to these schemes I also wrote about, I am positive that I am in no way breaking any law.

So then she moved on the moral aspects of gifting which coming from a pro MLMer I found ironic and laughable. That’s for another post.

Back to this new program I just joined. The main program has 3 gifting levels ranging from $500, $1,500 and $3,500. Each level is designed so that you receive residual cash gifts from everyone that joins after you do, with no 1-up. They will also advertise for you for your first month free, and thereafter for a fee. And that’s the only fee, and it’s optional.

I love that aspect because not everyone wants to learn Internet marketing, or figure out advertising on their own. Get all of the details here:

Warmest,

Tracy