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Off-Topic / Goldilocks

« on: February 09, 2016, 06:40:52 am »Message ID: 1045359

I know that I need to go on a diet and lose a few pounds off of my mid-section.  And I was ALREADY planning to do that before last night...


I sat down at the kitchen table and was on the phone with my mother, helping her through some computer problems.  I scooted the chair out just a bit to get some space and I heard what sounded like wood cracking.  I immediately looked down and saw nothing obvious, so I chalked it up to my imagination and that it was just the chair feet scraping across our kitchen floor.  I stood up and walked into the living room to plug my phone in, came back in and sat back down and the entire chair collapsed to the floor. I found myself staring up at the ceiling with my head on the floor!


Only injury was on my left second toe -- I must have kicked the table leg as I was falling down.  The chair is a complete loss.  It's too bad I can't post a photo of it on here, because the image of the broken chair on the floor really is STRAIGHT out of the Three Bears story!  As a matter of fact, this was actually my daughter's chair in the normal dinner seating arrangements - so you could say it was the Baby Bear chair!


These were neither old nor cheap chairs, so I have no idea what happened.  We just bought the table and chair set within the past 3 or 4 years and spent high three figures on the set.  Luckily, there are only three people in our household and four chairs to the set.  One chair always sat off in a corner for lack of room around the table which has one side up against the wall.  So we will still be able to function as we had...


For what it's worth, I am just a shade under six feet tall and the scale tips at 205-210 pounds.  I was already planning to get that down 20-30 notches, but I know that these chairs were designed to hold more than that!


Unfortunately, I was the only one home at the time, so nobody else was able to see it and laugh at my expense! LOL!!

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Payment Pictures / My $32.66 PayPal cashout payment

« on: February 07, 2016, 06:39:56 am »Message ID: 1044955

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FusionCash / Early Cash Out

« on: January 05, 2016, 10:07:31 am »Message ID: 1037639

Argh! I keep forgetting that you cannot do an early cash out until you've already received your previous cashed out funds. I've been lucky to earn enough to cash out each month since last July.  I just passed the minimum for a January cash out (been working the surveys and took advantage of those 3 penny videos late last month).  But I have to wait until the December request is paid around January 20th before requesting these funds.  I could cancel my December cash out and add these funds to it, but then I'd have to wait until February to get my December earnings...
 


I just like the idea of getting an early start toward next month!

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Off-Topic / Today I am a Buffalo Bills fan

« on: January 03, 2016, 10:02:00 am »Message ID: 1037176

It never should have come to this, but the Steelers need a Buffalo Bills win over the Jets to get into the playoffs. C'mon Bills, circle those wagons!

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Payment Pictures / My $26.31 PayPal cashout payment

« on: December 28, 2015, 10:20:25 am »Message ID: 1035105

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Off-Topic / IRS scam caller

« on: December 11, 2015, 08:44:26 am »Message ID: 1031896

After a really rough day at work on Thursday, I came home to a robo-call phone message on my answering machine alerting me that the IRS had filed a lawsuit against me and directed me to call a specific number to obtain information about the case against me.  It took me off guard at first -- probably because I was already in a "less than ideal" mood at the time, and my defenses were down.  My first thought was "don't they send out a written audit notice before taking steps like this?"


Rather than calling the number they left, I Googled it instead.  This is a good idea to do anytime you receive harassing, threatening, collection, or just downright questionable telephone calls.  There are a few websites where people report calls they've received from particular numbers.  This is a very good way to become aware of scams.  Sure enough, the number that was left for me to call has had dozens of hits over the past several weeks and is indeed a scam.  Some recipients reported calling the number back to harass or waste the time of the scammer.  This is not something that I recommend, but it was moderately enjoyable to read the creative responses.


This is just one of many phone scams out there that preys on the fears of the average citizen.  Don't get taken in! Many of these scams materialize around this time of year, which is both sad and infuriating to me.  The thought that someone might be talked into turning over money set aside for Christmas shopping just out of fear is awful.  Be smart, always double check, and if you answer one of these calls and speak to a live person, always ask for documentation of the issues before giving out any personal information or agreeing to pay any money!!!  When they refuse to answer your questions to your satisfaction, hang up the phone!

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Off-Topic / Gallstones

« on: November 23, 2015, 11:02:41 am »Message ID: 1027120

I was told a number of years ago that I had gallstones, but that as long as they weren't bothering me I should just leave them alone.  Back in early September I had a gallbladder attack that sent me for a loop.  It went away after a number of hours, but I had ongoing intermittent discomfort.  The crazy thing was that some foods would bother it one day, but not have any effect the next!


It took a month before I was able to consult with the surgeon after my family doctor confirmed it was my gallbladder through some blood tests.  It was another month after the visit with the surgeon that a date for surgery was free. Thankfully, I was not in any severe pain, but just off and on general discomfort!  (I even managed to ride the rollercoasters with my kids a number of times over September and October on the weekends when I was feeling stable).


I was supposed to have a laparoscopic outpatient procedure on November 4th, with four small incisions; but when I woke up from recovery and was wheeled up to a room, my wife told me that they had to open me all the way up and I would be staying in the hospital for a few days.  It turned out that I had a very large stone right at the bile duct and it blocked the surgeon's ability to safely do the laparoscopy.


Our health insurance is not all that great generally speaking, but thankfully due to earlier unrelated issues over the summer, I had already met my yearly deductible and the surgery was 100% covered.  (Sleep studies testing for apnea are quite expensive and two of those put me way over the top of my deductible).


Since I primarily work a desk job, I was able to get back to work after 12 days and worked 1/2 days for a week and am now able to work normal hours -- only taking ibuprofen for pain which is mostly gone (except when I sneeze).


Appropriately for this week: I am thankful for my doctors and my (wife's) medical insurance. 

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Payments / W00t! $5.00 bonus!

« on: November 19, 2015, 06:18:18 pm »Message ID: 1026439

I got my first referral cash out $5 bonus today.  Hoping for more where that came from. But I am still $5 short of offers earnings before I can cash out this month. I better hit the surveys again!

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Payment Pictures / My $31.00 PayPal cashout payment

« on: November 19, 2015, 06:39:11 am »Message ID: 1026294

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Off-Topic / Daily Cartoon

« on: November 03, 2015, 03:49:07 am »Message ID: 1022984

I've noticed over the past few weeks or months that the daily cartoon on FC now only seems to refresh on a weekly or less basis.  It is often (but not always) one of the clicks I make toward earning the daily 15 cent earnings.  So more often than not it is a 'repeat' cartoon that I see rather than a fresh one.


Today I noticed that the cartoon was of a nervous hospital patient being told to relax that they haven't lost any patients yet. How appropriate for me! I am scheduled for minor surgery tomorrow morning.  Nothing serious and relatively routine, but still always a bit of a concern when you have to go under the knife!  Thanks Fusion Cash for the friendly reassurance!

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Payment Pictures / My $32.00 PayPal cashout payment

« on: October 07, 2015, 02:27:52 pm »Message ID: 1016946

Member comment: Thank you for all the opportunities!!!

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FusionCash / Timing of picture bonus payment

« on: October 02, 2015, 07:12:09 am »Message ID: 1015567

This may sound like a dumb question and probably demonstrates some *bleep*-ness on my part, but does anyone know if there is a time of day that the $1.00 payment proof bonuses generally post?  My guess is that there is no set schedule and it just happens when it happens.  It is probably so immaterial that I should be whipped or tarred and feathered for even asking...


I submitted my first payment photo on August 18th and today is the 45th day.  I got paid again in September and was hoping to post that photo proof sometime today to start the clock running on my next payment proof bonus.  Problem is I am going out of town for the weekend at 3:00 and won't be able to post my next proof until next week if I don't get paid for the first one before leaving today. I am thinking about it now and will probably forget to do it when I return until after I get back into the swing of things.


I know I should just relax since a few days won't matter in the grand scheme, I just hate it when I forget to do these things and miss some time as this is one of the few bonuses where the timing of my request will impact how soon I can request it again the next time.


If I deserve a beating for my impatience, please be kind and use the foam covered bats!   

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Off-Topic / Anniversary

« on: October 01, 2015, 07:35:27 am »Message ID: 1015172

She's not a Fusion Cash member, so she won't ever see this post, but still I am sending out a Happy 10th Anniversary to my wife on this day!  It has been the best ten years of my life!

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Support / Earnings Banner is Incorrect

« on: September 21, 2015, 09:01:57 am »Message ID: 1012749

I am trying to determine why my earnings banner is posting an incorrect amount.  It's off by an odd amount, so I'm not sure what the deal is.  I know that it updates periodically, but it is showing MORE earnings than I actually have, not less, so it isn't a situation where the banner just hasn't caught up yet...


At the moment I am writing the initial post, my banner shows $63.00 received and "Completed 712 offers worth $99.16".


I've been paid twice: $31 and $32, so the $63.00 received is accurate.  So if my math is correct, that leaves another $36.16 to add up to the $99.16 total, but my current balance is only $30.60.  I've been keeping track pretty closely and the $30.60 is accurate, so why does my banner think that I've accumulated $5.56 more than that?


This isn't really a big enough deal to bother opening a support ticket over -- they have many more important issues to deal with there in my opinion.  It's really more of a curiosity than a problem anyway since I am not missing any credits that I can tell.  So, I figured it would be fair game for a discussion among members (and maybe would help a few people get to 30 posts this month if they needed something to post about).


It just makes me wonder since the site's posted balance and the banner's stated balance do not match up and the site's [lower] balance is the accurate one according to my calculations.

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Support / I got the [dreaded] "Action Required: Your FusionCash Cashout" email

« on: September 16, 2015, 11:16:37 am »Message ID: 1011789

 I saw a forum post about this same email recently from another user, but now I cannot locate it.  I got an email from FC today stating that there was some unusual activity on my account and "In order to process your cashout, we require additional information from you as allowed by the Terms of Service, section IV.F.  * * * We are asking you because we detected unusual activity associated with your account.  By providing identification, we can establish with more certainty that you are who you say you are."
So I completed the necessary steps and was met with a page telling me I had successfully validated my account and that my requested payout had been reinstated, but now it showed up as a $31 payment instead of the $32 I had been expecting, and noticed that my current earnings had decreased as well.  When I reviewed my pending offers and bonuses, I discovered that I lost a $1.00 signup bonus AND $2.00 offer completion bonus -- both from the same referral.

I've lost referral bonuses before, and based on other comments here, I just chalked those up to referrals who weren't honest with their own information or committed some other site violation and were booted.  The problem this time is that this particular referral today WAS MY MOM!  We aren't in the same household and I know that she is legitimately/regularly doing her check-ins and watching videos, etc. 150 miles away from her own PC/WiFi.  I texted her expecting that her account may have been suspended for some reason, but she said that she was logged in and earning at that very moment.
This has me confused and concerned and also a bit worried   I did send in a support ticket looking for reassurance and an explanation, but decided this was also forum-post-worthy.  I've done nothing in violation that I can determine, but after getting an email indicating possible unusual activity on my account and then seeing my mom's referral bonuses taken away, I am wondering what the issue might be.
The ONLY thing I can figure is that once or twice a few months ago (just days after I signed up) I logged onto FusionCash while at my mom's house for the weekend.  She was not a member at the time and I was not yet aware that there were any login restrictions.  When I later sent a support ticket about it, I was told "There is no issue using multiple computers on multiple networks as long as you are the only user on those computers and those networks. Just looking briefly at your account - you are okay."  But this was also before my mom was signed up.When she found out I was on a new money maker site with decent potential, she asked me about specifics and how to join, so I sent her my referral link.  Maybe it took this long to connect her IP address to my couple of logins from there back in July?  If that is the case, I guess you live and learn.  I had already warned mom a few weeks ago that if she is ever visiting at my house with her laptop, she is NOT ALLOWED to do any FC earning on my WiFi and also told her I couldn't earn any for myself while at her house (which I told her means I can't ever stay for longer than a day or two, LOL).
I am sad, though, because I know that she was going to be a reliable and regular earner who might get me that $5 cashout bonus every once in a while!