Rewards Program Update 12.16.09

One of the biggest ways I earn money for our trip is by using rewards companies like survey companies and companies that pay you to click on links in emails. It won't make you rich, but you can average $20-$75 a month by doing them.

I suggest you make an alternate email address to use for these companies. That way they don't get mixed in with your everyday emails. I mainly do the click sites while I am watching TV or chatting on the phone. Good luck!

Inbox Dollars - Clicked on links in emails.
You need $30 to receive a payment.
Balance: $7.10

Ispos I-say - 1 survey worth 15 points.

Lightspeed - 3 screeners. 1 Survey worth 150 points.
You need 575 pts to receive a $5 Paypal payment.
Balance: 375 points (starting date: 12/12)


Mindfield - 2 screeners. 1 Survey worth $1.
You need $5 or more to receive a Paypal payment.
Balance: $2 (starting date: 12/12)

My Points - Clicked on links in emails for points.
Saving 6750 for a $50 Rainforest Cafe Gift Card (for our trip to Disney!) You can get a $10 CVS for 1450 pts.
Balance: 4650 points. (Started in August)


My Survey - Nothing today.
You need 1,000 pts to receive a $10 check.
Balance: 10c (starting date 12/12)


Opinion Outpost - 2 screeners. 1 survey worth 10 points.
You need 50 points to qualify for a $5 Amazon.com GC. You receive it instantly!
Balance: 35 points. (starting date 12/12)

Reward Port - Clicked on links in emails.
You need 7500 to get a $25 gift card to Walmart.
Balance: 3090 points.

Send Earnings - Clicked on links in emails.
You need a $30 balance to receive payment.
Balance: $15.78

Survey Head - 2 screeners. 1 survey worth $1
You need $25 to cash out. You get a $5 bonus for joining.
Balance: $3 (starting date 12/12)


Survey Spot - No screeners today.
You need 1,000 points to get a $10 Paypal payment.

Valued Opinions - No screeners today.

Zoompanel - 1 survey worth 50 points.
You need 1,000 points to earn prizes.
Balance: 50 pts. (starting date 12/16; Cashed out for a 1,000 pt Debbie MaComber book on 12/12)

* A screener is when they ask you questions to see if you qualify for the paid survey.

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Opinion Outpost - Get Amazon.com Gift Codes Instantly

I just finished a survey on Opinion Outpost and cashed out for a $5 Amazon.com gift card. I received the gift card code instantly and used it to buy Disney Earbuds to go with her Disney MP3 player I got her for Christmas.

I love that about Opinion Outpost. What great motivation to actually sit and do the surveys! There is nothing like instant gratification.

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i-Say is looking for Moms! Earn Disney gift cards and more!

i-Say is looking for moms to complete surveys and review products. One of the prizes you can choose is a Disney gift card!

I've been a member of i-Say for about 6 months now and I really like this company. The surveys are easy to complete and the company has good communication. I also love that you can choose to get Disney gift cards.

See all the ways to earn extra cash here.

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Get Paid To Read Emails

Getting paid to read emails is a very easy way to earn extra cash for your Disney fund or what not. One of the most popular sites is Inbox Dollars. You get a $5 bonus for signing up and you get paid to click on links in emails.

The other companies that I do like this are Send Earnings, Reward Port and My Points.

My suggestion is to make a separate email address for these sites. I personally love gmail. Then while you are watching TV or on the phone with a friend, you can click the links in the emails.

If you are adamant about it, you could probably earn about $25 a month just by clicking the links. More if you actually sign up for the offers they point you towards.

See all the ways to earn extra cash here.

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McDonald's Arch Cards Earn You 5% In Upromise

If you link your Arch Card to your Upromise account, you can earn a % of the purchase in your Upromise account. (Details on Upromise here.)

But in the month of December you earn 5% in your Upromise account for purchases at McDonalds! Just load money onto your Arch card and then use it to pay and it will automatically load in your Upromise account!

Also while I have your ear, McDonald's has a 4 pack of chicken nuggets on their menu for $1. Their small fries are $1. And their small soda is $1. So for $3, you get all the food that is in a Happy Meal. For $3.49, you could of bought a Happy Meal. We rarely buy happy meals now. Also a 6 pack of nuggets is like $2.49 while you could get 2 4 packs for $2.

Get more details on Upromise here.

(Thanks Amy!)

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My Survey - Just did a survey for $6 in 25 minutes!

My husband just completed a survey for 600 points (the equivalent of $6) through my account on My Survey. (You can register your spouses and you should! This is his second high paying survey. His last one paid $7.50 for 35 minutes). This one took about 25 minutes (they said it would take 55 minutes).

I really love My Survey! Earning money on there is so easy! What's amazing is they never randomly kick you out of a survey and you automatically get credit for surveys. Once you reach 1,000 points, you can cash out for a $10 check.

This $6 pays for a soda at Disney. ;)

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Earn cash back on your online purchase

Ebates is a way to get paid by shopping online. You can earn a percent of your purchase back at almost all the major online retailers. My favorite cash back offer right now is 15% at Shutterfly!

Shop at Home is my new, favorite cash back program. They work the same way as Ebates, but I've noticed their cash back is higher at most retailers. For instance, Ebates is 2% cash back at Walmart and Shop at Home is 3%.

It doesn't hurt to join both companies. And compare the 2 before you purchase.

See all the ways to earn extra cash here.

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Trade in your video games for gift cards!

There are numerous websites where you can trade in your old video games for gift cards.

Amazon.com

BestBuy.com

Toysrus.com

Walmart.com

See all the ways to earn extra cash here.

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My Points

I have been a member of MyPoints since 2005. It is so easy to earn rewards with them. My favorite way is by reading their paid emails. You earn 5 points per email. And it adds up really quickly! You also earn points by shopping with popular merchants like Walmart and Target (you must use their link on their site when you make your online purchase). You can even earn points on your Ebay purchases!

I am currently saving for a gift card to Rainforest Cafe. (There is one in Animal Kingdom at Disney) A $25 gift card is 3500 points and a $50 card is 6,750 points. I currently have 4,213 points. I'm going to try to snag the $50 card since it's a better value.

See all the ways to earn extra cash here.

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YouData

YouData is a quick way to make a little change. You make money by simply logging into your account and viewing banners or ads that they have already loaded into your MeFile reader for you. What's cool is they pay every Friday via Paypal and there is no minimum to get paid. This won't make you big bucks, but it's a quick, easy way to make a little extra.

Go here to sign up!

See all the ways to earn extra cash here.

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Opinion Outpost = Amazon GCs

One of my favorite survey sites is Opinion Outpost. I was just notified that they will no longer be issuing checks, but instead will issue Amazon.com gift cards and prepaid Citi debit cards. Their surveys are worth high points values though. I currently have 4 surveys I need to take. If I qualify for all 4 I will earn 80 points which equals $8 dollars. Each point is worth the equivalent of 10c. The minimum to cash out is $5 so that's not bad for the 40 or so minutes it would take me to take the surveys.

If you do chose to get a prepaid City card, the minimum is $25 if you don't want to incur any fees. There is no fees for the Amazon gift card and the minimum for that is just $5.

See all the ways to earn extra cash here.

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Pottery Barn Kids

Pottery Barn Kids has a story time every Tuesday from 11 to 11:30 am. It's free for all ages and each child receives an official book club card that is stamped at each story time. After 5 stamps, they get a special gift. (When I was attending it was a $10 credit. It might of changed.)

To find a store near you, click here.

See all the ways to earn extra cash here.

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Walmart Electronics Trade-In Program

Walmarts Electronics Trade In Program allows you to trade in everything from movies and video games to camera's and computers in exchange for Walmart Prepaid Visa Cards!

Use the calculator to get an estimate of the value of your item and ship your item for free. In just a few days after receiving your item Walmart will send you a Prepaid Walmart Visa for the value of your item!

Thanks STL Mommy!

See all the ways to earn extra cash here.

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MySurvey.com

Last week, a lot of you signed up for My Survey after I posted how I completed a $7.50 survey for them in 30 minutes. I wanted to take a moment and tell you a few things.

Their surveys are very easy and once you reach 1,000 points you can get $10. The surveys do come in spurts. Sometimes I will get 5 to 10 a week and sometimes I'll go days without getting one. But I downloaded the My Survey Messenger so I never miss a survey!

Here how to get the messenger and make 25 extra points. Once you sign in, go to Rewards (along the topside of the banner on the top of the screen), look about halfway down the center of the page and you will see the following text:

Install My Survey Messenger to receive 25 Reward Points and be automatically entered for a chance to win 50,000 Reward Points.

Click on the link and follow the prompts to download and install the messenger. The points will credit instantly!

See all the ways to earn extra cash here.

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I'm Dreaming of an Amazon Christmas!

I am really trying to scale back on Christmas this year. Last year I spent about $400 on toys for the kids that they barely play with. Now that we are trying to make our Disney trip a yearly ordeal, I want to save money where we can. So this year, we are having an Amazon Christmas!

One of the greatest ways I am earning gift cards to Amazon is by using Swagbucks. I've already snagged Toy Story Mania and Wii Sports Resorts for free. Now I will just stockpile money in my Amazon account in preparation for their holiday sales. Last year, starting right after Thanksgiving, Amazon had amazing sales on toys and games. I got so many great deals from there. This year, I want all of their Christmas to come from there and be free!

So here is how I am doing it... And you can do it too!

Swagbucks is a search engine that rewards you Swagbucks when you use it. You randomly win anywhere from 1 to 5 Swagbucks. 45 Swagbucks equals a $5 gift card to Amazon. (There are other prizes, including cash and gear, but Amazon.com is my favorite and by far the best deal.) You get 3 Swagbucks automatically when you sign up.

It originally took me about 10 days to earn a $5 Amazon gift card. But here's something neat... for each person you refer, you earn what they earn! When you follow this link and sign up under me, when you win $1, I win $1! (And you will win $1 each time someone signs up under you and wins). I am now winning enough Swagbucks to get a $5 Amazon gift card every day! This is going to make for a lot of great, cheap Christmas presents. Thanks everyone for following my links!

See all the ways to earn extra cash here.

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upromise

If you haven't already signed up for upromise, you should! This is a great program that helps you save money for your child's college education. I have been a member since 2002 and have earned quite a bit of money for my children's education.

If you regularly shop at CVS, Publix or Winn Dixie (there is a much longer list but those are the ones in my area), you can save money just by linking your store cards to your account. They also have upromise e-coupons that add additional savings to your account just by buying the products in the store. For example, if there is a $1.50 Huggies e-coupon and you purchase Huggies diapers at a store where you have linked your card, you automatically get $1.50 in your upromise account.

You can also shop through upromise and earn extra rewards when you buy from your favorite merchants.

Visit upromise for more details!

See all the ways to earn extra cash here.

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Prescription Gift Card Offers

Did you know that you could make money off your prescriptions? It's true! Most stores offer gift card offers if you fill a new or transferred prescription with them. All you do is present your coupon for the gift card and pay for your prescription and you receive a gift card that can be used on anything in the store (except to pay for prescriptions).

Be sure to check out Centsable Momma. She posts all the current gift card offers.

See all the ways to earn extra cash here.

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BzzAgent

Join BzzAgent's word-of-mouth (WOM) marketing network to try new products and spread word of mouth.

I've been a BzzAgent for 4 years now and I have gotten to try so many new, cool products! The latest one I am trying is CoverGirl Outlast Lipstain. They sent me one to try as well as a handful of $1 coupons. I try the product and tell others what I think of it. I write reports on the website of what I told other people and I get 50 My Points per report. Don't forget that My Points = Free meals at Rainforest Cafe at Animal Kingdom!

So if you haven't already joined, I highly recommend that you do!

See all the ways to earn extra cash here.

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Sell Your Old Gold For Cash

Did you know that you could sell all your old gold you have around the house for cash?

I know you've seen the signs around town saying "We Buy Gold." Well, a lot of people have had really great luck selling their old gold for a good handful of cash. This isn't something I have looked into because I don't have much jewelry, but it is definitely something you should look into if it fits your current situation. Here is a very lengthy thread on The Dis that discusses selling your old gold for cash.

See all the ways to earn extra cash here.

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