Another way to make a little extra cash for our Disney funds

[TifffanyD]

I got paid today too, $475!!!!

And they approved 25 august videos... so I not have over $300 in my august account and tons more pending!! AWESOME!!!

 

[mnasmom3]

Just need to vent here- about Expo $- My MIL has lived with us for 13 years now. We usually get along alright- I haven't hurt her yet - today she crossed the line- My Dh would not get on board until I got paid- we've been married for over 14 years now. Good marriage except for one thing- I can't work due to health issues of our kids. That means that his paycheck pays all of the bills. He's Ok with that, I'm ok with that- it's OUR money and OUR kids so we are happy doing what we do and sharing OUR money.

OK- she's always making comments that when she retires she will get to sit home and watch the kids- and I can take a turn going to work yeah after they are all in high school and ele school- what's there to do all day then She forgets that I supported my Dh all the way through college, I worked as a sales manager in the local bank- I'm not stupid or low witted in the $ managment department.

Anyway, DH is in charge of ALL of the bills and loans ect.. I have a say he takes good care of things- not late, some bills paid early - very responsible. She comes home tonight to see me on the computer working at catagorizing electronics for Dh to get started on his videos which I FINALLY talked him into doing-I told him that I would do all the leg work and it wouldn't take long for him to get the videos done- the $ is supposed to go into MY/the household account ( anything without interest- doctors, school needs, vacations, car care ect... )- every payday I get down to like $6 or $8 and hope nothing bounces. So, all he has to do is the review- I did all the leg work- model numbers, cost and so on, today for 33 products, I wrote cheat notes for him so all he has to do is basically read the review for 1 min each.

She comes home tonight and says, "What have you been up to today? I thought that all of the August videos were done." ( What that really means is why are you sitting on your bottom "playing" on the computer all the time ) I say that I'm getting these ready for Dh to....she cuts me off and says, "Don't you think he has done enough work today, and I think that it's good that he can use this money to pay off his school bills!" Who made her in charge and decided that she could determine where MY money goes? We already pay all of the house bills ect... AARRRGGGGHHHHH! WE decided that he would go back to school and get his master in business to allow for upward mobility. His work pays for the class course if he get A's or B's- all A's so far for him, but we still have student fees, books and any extras needed- that's why he has school bills at 40 years old!

I held my tongue- I really tried, but I told her that if she wanted to use "that money" to pay off his bills then she could donate her money to the cause. It seems like I'm not allowed to have any "extra" money at all EVER- every penny has to be alloted or used for paying bills!

She doesn't know this but this money was already going to pay medical bills/ credit cards- I'll be darned if I'll let her know where it goes - I don't like her knowing all of our $ business every second. We have a book with all of the balances and account numbers in our drawer- I know what's up but I don't worry with paying the bills- so I'm not in the dark. When we got a home equity loan to pay off and combine bills, he had all the say as to where the money went- I was good with that because, like I said - he's very responsible. However, if I come into /earn money, then I have no say according to her rules about where it goes-

Ok, I feel better now! Thanks for letting me vent- I guess there'll be no fireworks tonight- all it does is upset the kids and me and she just goes into her room ( it's like an apartment ) and chills while I have to calm down the kids.
The preacher forgot to add -until death do you all three part in the wedding vows .
Oh, Dh is her only child so everything automatically goes to him if there any windfall ect.. well, in her perfect world it does-

She REALLY needs to butt out!

 

[carmie3377]

Anyone else get a white screen when they select their pending videos? A couple of days ago, I got the white screen, then i could play it, but without sound. Now, all 35+ videos of mine are pending, but I can't play any of them. I haven't had one approved yet so I still don't know If I'm doing it right.
TIA

 

[fraggle551]

im tryying to combine 3 clips i have for one video in windows movie maker. i looked on the help site there and it says to hit the clip tab up top and then combine. the combine wont highlight though! can anyone help? it would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Daydreamer64]

She REALLY needs to butt out!

Thanks- I needed that- well, after doing all the prep work, I get dinner over with, the kids homework checked, then send them off to bed, I get the baby to sleep and set up the camera, show him how to do this and how to work the camera, give him the notes talk about it and he says, "How am I going to talk about "___________" for a WHOLE min?" Please, you can get up and be a keynote speaker in front of thousands of people every year at conventions- this year was in Las Vegas and so on but you can't talk for a min. about something?

I left to keep the baby quite- he was restless tonight-- waited- all is quite- perfect filming time- no distractions. He doesn't come into the room so I'm thinking that he is getting all 33 done- yeah! He finally comes to bed and I ask how it went- 2 hours after I left him- he says I got a few done- I asked how many was a few- 3- what three- what happened to the other 30- well, I don't think I like doing this- I don't look good on film-I don't like it either but we need the money so whatever you know- I do it-


Ok- enough of that- I'm licking my wounds and moving on... I won't forget though--

 

[peanutt0512]

can anyone help me with where to get the site? I would love to do this!!!!

 

[chocovrdmicears]

im tryying to combine 3 clips i have for one video in windows movie maker. i looked on the help site there and it says to hit the clip tab up top and then combine. the combine wont highlight though! can anyone help? it would be greatly appreciated.

Well I am not positive this will work but I tried this yesterday...on the bottom part of the main page, click to on the 'show timeline' option. They drag the 3 clips in order down to the bottom. This combines them into one. (I think!) I am still new to Movie Maker so I am trying to figure it all out too.

Anyone know how to avoid the actual video being broken down into 3 seperate little pieces? Sometimes it happens but other times it stays as one video.

 

[MomofCKJ]

can anyone help me with where to get the site? I would love to do this!!!!

It is a site called Expotv.

Allyson

 

[mmkk]

For some reason the videos get broken down into several small clips but if you drag all to the timeline (you can select all from the Edit button and then drag and it will drag all of them) it will still be a smooth transition into all of them-you won't notice a break. Now if you have down three different clips, you may want to add a video transition between them to keep them from looking so chopped up. Video Transitions are under Tools and when you pick which one you want to use, drag it in between whichever two clips you want it to transition between.

Don't forget too that with Windows Movie Maker you can also narrate still shots-so if you want to do your WDW vacation, you can narrate your still photos. Look at Buckeye's travel destinations-she did a good job with narration and video transitions (mine are still pending).

I hope this makes sense and can help you all working with Windows Movie Maker! It really easy pretty easy to use.

 

[mmkk]

Sorry, that last sentence should be "It really is pretty easy to use!" That's what I get when I submit before I review!

 

[AC7179]

Expo tv deemed that Goodnights by Huggies, which are DIAPERS for bigger kids, are part of the health and wellness section rather than baby and kids.

Okay??? I'm not really seeing it.

 

[Amii]

When is a good time to upload the videos to the Expo site? Everytime I try to submit my videos I get to the screen where you upload the video and the site can't find the server.

 

[BrookeTx]

Finally found a program to convert my avi files to wmv. It wouldn't take my avi for some reason.

Now I am stuck on the screen, "sending request to www.expotv.com"

 

[PatriciaH]

I just had a lot more videos approved today- up to $124+ yes! Now they are having a contest to win an iPhone and other items. You are entered each time you rave someones video or make a comment.

User name: luvthatmouse

 

[DisneySuiteFreak]

For some reason the videos get broken down into several small clips but if you drag all to the timeline (you can select all from the Edit button and then drag and it will drag all of them) it will still be a smooth transition into all of them-you won't notice a break. Now if you have down three different clips, you may want to add a video transition between them to keep them from looking so chopped up. Video Transitions are under Tools and when you pick which one you want to use, drag it in between whichever two clips you want it to transition between.

Don't forget too that with Windows Movie Maker you can also narrate still shots-so if you want to do your WDW vacation, you can narrate your still photos. Look at Buckeye's travel destinations-she did a good job with narration and video transitions (mine are still pending).

I hope this makes sense and can help you all working with Windows Movie Maker! It really easy pretty easy to use.

What kind of microphone are you using to do your voice overs/narration on the still shots?

 

[Mellie2162]

Well Dh and I still havent been paid and our status is still in pending so im guessing we will get paid at the end of the month or something...stinks...

 

[MomofCKJ]

Well Dh and I still havent been paid and our status is still in pending so im guessing we will get paid at the end of the month or something...stinks...

I'm right there with you. I hope its not the end of the month. I hope it is within a week or so. It is frustrating. Especially being the first time, you just want to see that money to feel like this is all on the up and up.

Allyson

 

[firstfamilytrip]

I tried to find an answer on their website, but all it says is that your video will be available for you to view sometimes within hours. I did my first two yesterday and they are still not available to view. How long does it take? I don't really want to do anymore until I know it worked right. It seems many people are having issues with the sound and such. TIA!

 

[FirstTimertoDiz]

Don't forget too that with Windows Movie Maker you can also narrate still shots-so if you want to do your WDW vacation, you can narrate your still photos. Look at Buckeye's travel destinations-she did a good job with narration and video transitions (mine are still pending).

Thanks for the compliment!

Lisa
aka Buckeyefan on Expo

 

[jacksonsmom]

Well Dh and I still havent been paid and our status is still in pending so im guessing we will get paid at the end of the month or something...stinks...

I am right there with you. I am still waiting for one more JUly video to be approved! I guess I won't be paid for at least another week or so