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OK, so I've done like, all those things where you do stuff, and you're supposed to get money for it,
or prizes, or gift cards,
most of them are bullshit plain and simple.
I have found a few which aren't! seriously!
and there's more info on saving at the bottom!
i'm not cheap, i'm frugal!
frugal = smart ;-)
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Mypoints,
over the past, ohh, 5-6 months, I've received 5 gift cards for walmart, 4 of them for $10, one for $25,
thats $65!
How It Works-
basically, you sign up, and they send you emails, sometimes nothing for a day, sometimes like 8 in a day (no more than like 25 a week)
and you either get a minimum of 5 points for clicking on a link in the email, or it could be a survey email, and if you take it, and don't qualify, you get at least 10 points, and if you do, you get at lest 50 points (or more!)
then theres the usual fare that most sites like this have, where you sign up for something, and you get points or whatnot,
well to get a $10 walmart gift card is 1500 points, and for signing up for a book club or movie club (or something like netflix) you get anywhere from 1000-1500 points, which is almost an automatic giftcard!
now they also have alot of those just enter your email, or enter this contest to get points (signing up for stuff on other sites, you can get from 15-500 points depending on the site)
you can also go through them to coupons.com, and print coupons for grocery(or whatnot) shopping-10 points for every coupon you redeem!
but thats not all, when you shop through their site (called a clickthrough) you earn points for how much you spend.
anywhere from 1-10 points per dollar, to 100-2000 points just for making a purchase at a specific site (again, all depends on what sites, and what you're buying)
you cn also get points by referring people, right now if you'd like to try, I can send you an invitation to try, just see how easy it is to earn points!
(my email is thezkitten @ gmail.com- or you can comment with it- and yes, I do get some points for you joining, but really, it's so worth it!!!)
I personally get the walmart gift cards (they have hundreds of places to choose from) and use them for gas, because when you use a walmart card (even the reloadable ones which are the ones you get from mypoints) at the pump, you save $.03 a gallon, and when gas is as high as it's been, it makes a difference! (at least to me it does!!)
all in all, the points add up quick! even just clicking on the emails they send!
#2
Ebates-
I haven't been with this group for long, but it pays out!
the way ebates works, is when you shop through their site (clickthroughs like mypoints) you actually earn cash back!
most of the cash backs are 2-8%, may not seem like alot, but it does add up if you shop online alot..
they send you a check every three months (providing you're over $5.01) and it may not seem like alot at first, but once you start getting the checks, you can see how much it adds up to!
they also have a different store everyday that they offer double cash back on, and quite often its overstock.com or something like that.
they also have coupons too, which help add savings!
right now if you sign up through my link (right here!) you get an extra $5 put in your account (along with the $5 you get for signing up!)
#3
Paypal-
You're probably all "whatthefuck?!" well paypal can work for you!
I use paypal for alot, I receive payments for things I sell online (art stuff, jewelry, ebay, ect)
and I use it to pay for most things online as well!
well they offer a debit card to those who've had a paypal account for over 90 days, and are verified,
one of the best things about it? when you use the card, you get 1% cash back,
seriously! I've probably made $20-50 bucks back over the past 6 months!
its a mastercard debit card, so it works anywhere a debit or mastercard works, (i use it for pretty much everything!)
you can even use it to get cash out of atms (providing you have the $ in your paypal account)
for buying things online, this is an extra hell yah! it just adds to the savings!
#4
Google-
I can hear all of you going what the fuck, right now.
well google can save you money.
first you use it to research what you want to buy, see who has the best prices (ALWAYS check shipping)
AND you can use google to your advantage to find discount codes, the best way?-
type in -storename.com discound code - or -storename.com coupon - or -storename.com -promotional code-
and just see what the best code you can find is, usually at the least you can get a % off, or free shipping, or even free gifts!
all depends on how through you look,
now, you may be saying i'm full of bologna (ballonie?!) but no, I'm not, I just spend way too much time trying to make $ without having to kill myself at a job I hate!
now, you're asking how to make it all work best for you?
well this is what I did the other day,
my boyfriend needed something online, and asked me to grab them for him,
so I checked out the site he wanted to buy them from,
the order came to $48, which I thought was a lil high! ; -)
then I checked through google for sites that had coupons or promotional codes for the store
I did two googles, "coupons shop4tech.com" and "promotional codes shop4tech.com"
I ended up finding a code good for 10% off,
That brought me down to $43.20, but I wanted more
so I checked on ebates, and mypoints, I was 50 points from another gift card,
so I decided to go through mypoints, which got me 86 points (and the giftcard)
then I also used my paypal debit card and got my 1% back ($.43)
so all in all, I saved a good $5 dollars, and got more points towards my gift certificates!
if I had used ebates, I would have gotten $1.728 cash back,
but I was closer to the gift card, but almost $2 back would have been fine if mypoints didn't have the store listed as well!
it's a little extra work, but worth it to save some money!
since I shop online for like 90% of what i use/wear/buy, i save a hellava lot,
you may save more or less, depending on all that jazz,
I still also do other surveys through other companies, and I get the random $4-5 dollar check,
and occasionally i get the $10-20 dollar checks,
I've probably made (in checks, cashback, and gift certificates) over $500 in the past 6 months,
it may not be alot to you, but it's a hellavalot to me!
I'll be posting more later, after I've had a chance to try out more sites and such
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