Everyone's hurtin' in this economy

I have slacked off on trying to grab as many paid posts as I can, but times are tough and I better get back in the groove.
Buuuuut, I have noticed a new trend the past few days. Looks like advertisers are scaling back on their paid offers.....hmm. Used to be you could count on a minimum of a $5 payout. Now, check this out, they're going as low as 50cents! bummer