Here are some simple ways to make extra money without doing a ton of work!
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For the most part, I am a stay at home mom. I do work outside the home but not very often. Basically I’m only “on call” which means I might work outside the home 3 weeks out of the entire year. See, it’s not much!
So, we are on a tight budget! Who isn’t these days. Right!? I’ve come across several ways that are super simple to help me make a little extra money each month. Check them out!
SWAGBUCKS
I’ve been using swagbucks for years now and I love them. I have received numerous gift cards to restaurants, gas stations, and department stores.
I’ve given them as gifts and used them to travel back home to Minnesota! Bonus! I’ve probably earned about $2,000 over the past 4 years alone. That’s with me not even trying!
All I have been doing is using their search bar to browse the internet. I’m just now trying to remember to do my online shopping through their links to earn even extra money!
I’m not one for taking poles or surveys but if you are, you can earn even more by doing those things.
You can also watch videos and play games to earn swagbucks.
Another way you can earn swagbucks is through referrals. When I refer someone, we both get 300 swagbucks plus I earn 10% of my referrals rewards. You don’t need a blog to refer people either. You can share your love of swagbucks through other social media, or invite friends through email and get rewarded in the process.
They also have an app for your smart phone which means you can be earning SB from anywhere!
If you are interested in signing up and claiming your 300 SB bonus, click HERE for my link.
IBOTTA
Ibotta gives cash rebates on groceries. How awesome it that?!
The app is very easy to use.
Before you shop, open the app, choose your store, find the rebates for the groceries that you want, select the items that you think you might buy and then go shopping, either online or in-store. After you shop if you link your card the items you have checked will be immediately credited. Or you can manually take a photo of your receipt instead. This is the way I do it. I manually upload photos this that way I can go through everything they offer after I go shopping and make sure I have selected the items I purchased.
They give you cash! Super easy! It adds up fast too.
Another way to earn cash is by linking store loyalty cards to your Ibotta account. (Note: if you do this you must make sure that your items are selected before you make the purchase because it will automatically credit you for only the items you have selected at the time of purchase. If you purchased items that you hadn’t previously checked, they will not be credited if you use your linked card).
You can can also earn cash back from mobile in-app purchases.
New users get a cash bonus also. By clicking HERE to sign up, both you and I will get a bonus!
CHECKOUT 51
Checkout 51 is very similar to Ibotta.
The app is very simple and will take receipts from stores that aren’t available with Ibotta.
Simply buy your groceries, choose your items for rebates, submit your receipt, and get your money!
Note: Both Ibotta and Checkout 51 have minimums that you must collect before you can get your money. For instance, Checkout 51 has a $20 minimum which means if I submit a receipt for only a $4.00 rebate in one shopping trip I can’t get my money out until I collect $16 more dollars. Depending how often you shop and what you shop for, you could easily earn $20 per month.
SHOPKICKS
Shopkicks are one of my favorites because no purchase is necessary to earn kicks! Yup that’s right, you can earn kicks simply by scanning items in the store. Some people may find this annoying but I’ve found that it doesn’t take me that long to scan products and I like to tell myself, I’m getting a little extra exercise by doing it. It takes me an extra 5 minutes in the store because I usually rush around like a mad woman.
I invited my husband to join Shopkicks and one time for our date night we went around collecting shop kicks. We live in a small town, what can I say. No, it was fun, we chatted, shopped, scanned and got a lot of exercise!
The nice thing about Shopkicks is that you can also earn kicks by just walking into the store (as long as the app is open) and also by making qualifying purchases.
The more kicks you collect the more money you receive.
You can also earn 250 kicks by referring friends.
To start earning kicks click HERE. (Both you and I will get kicks by clicking my link).
FETCH REWARDS
Fetch Rewards is a fairly new app, It used to be MobiSave. However it’s so much better! MobiSave was very limited. With Fetch Rewards you simply take a picture of your receipt. It doesn’t matter where your purchase was made. You take a picture and it scans and finds the items that qualify for rewards for you and tallies up your points. Its super easy and quick! Just what we all like!
If you enter my referral code during sign up: FM4BU we will both receive 2,000 bonus points!
Start saving with Fetch Rewards today by clicking HERE and don’t forget to use my referral code so that we both get bonus points!
Or Scan this QR Code.
COUPONS.COM
Coupons.com is another app where the money you earn gets directly deposited into your payout account as soon as you submit your receipt. However, they have specific stores that participate in rebates. Walmart, Target, Safeway, Costco, Dollar General, Fred Myer, are just some of the participating stores. There are many more.
Along with rebates that you can earn by submitting your receipt via the app, they also have some stores that allow you to redeem without submitting receipts! They redeem automatically by linking your store account.
FIELD AGENT
Field Agent is another of my favorite money making apps probably because you get the money deposited right into your bank account almost immediately. It makes it really convenient. With Field Agent you have jobs or missions to do. They list the jobs by location and the amount the job pays. You choose the job you want to complete. Note: there is a time limit on them. I usually wait till I’m headed to the store to check if there are any jobs. I accept it knowing I’ll be there in plenty of time to complete it. However the more people aware of this app the more competition there are for jobs. I’ve often seen 6 jobs listed in the morning and by noon when I decide to head out they are all gone.
The jobs are easy. The first one that I did for example was at Walmart. I was required to look for the hummingbird feeders, take pictures of their displays and products, answer some questions and I was done. It took me about 10 minutes and I made $10. Some jobs have only required 1 picture and 2 questions and they pay is only $3.00 but if I’m already at the store shopping, it’s nice to spend a minute and earn a few bucks at the same time!
MOBEE
Mobee is an app somewhat like field agent in that you have jobs to do but instead of getting cash directly, you get honey points that convert into gift cards, or cash. Its very easy to use. If you sign up, use my referral code: DWX1 it will give you and me 300 points! Here’s the link for Mobee but you’ll have to enter my referral code. Don’t forget to help me out along with yourself! DWX1.
Receipt Hog
Receipt Hog gives rewards every time you shop. It’s simple. Shop. Upload. Get Rewards!
They have games you can play to earn extra rewards.
They have challenges to earn extra rewards. It’s simple and easy to earn money with this app.
For everyone who joins and uses my referral code: dez64790 they will get 5 spins towards earning rewards so be sure to use my referral code!
Of course there are hundreds of ways to earn extra money online besides what I’ve listed here. These are just a few simple quick ones that help me earn and save money.
What are your favorite sources for earning extra money? I’m always willing to learn new ones!
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