Earning Some Extra Cash

So Ive decided try and earn some extra money for my family using my blog and have been reading an awful lot about ways in which to do so.  I must say I am somewhat overwhelmed by it all.  There are so many articles and so many websites and it is hard to tell which ones are for real and which ones are not.  I have started with Google Adsense content ads and so far I have earned some money but not enough to actually get any back but hopefully soon.  I am still learning the ropes of this whole blogging thing and the blogosphere network and everything else.  If there is anyone who can offer me any insight or help me with all of this or anyone who is a parent also trying to earn some extra money it would be greatly appreciated to hear from you.  I will blog more on this as I learn more about it in the days to come.