Extra Christmas $$

I have mentioned before that I have been earning extra money doing surveys and mystery shopping, but I wanted to give you a little update about how much I have made (so far) this year. (Scroll to the bottom for the final total)

Surveys from Inbox Dollars:  $57.70 (I already got a $30 check but have $3 to get the other $30 since you have to get to $30 before the payout).  As you can see in the picture below, I have gotten $3.29 from my referrals (that's you!) joining Inbox Dollars (go here to join).  Plus I am eligible for prizes, but I haven't won any of those.  There are lots of ways to earn money on IB, like surveys, paid emails (just click the button), grocery coupons (I haven't done this), games, apps, etc.

Mystery Shopping: $1,033.81 ($788.81 money earned and $245 reimbursement for things I would have bought anyway).

MyMysteryShop.com: $78.21 (plus $61.89 for reimbursements-movies and vitamins)
TrendSource:  $457 (plus 135 for reimbursements-groceries mainly)
Intelli-Shop.com: $188 (plus $20.51 for reimbursements-coffee and burgers)
MarketForce.com:  $65.60 (plus $27.60 in reimbursements-gas and burgers)



Total of $1091.51 in 2014!!!!!

Side Hustle: Surveys

In the past few weeks, I have been reading personal finance blogs and you might have noticed some increase on financial type posts.  They have inspired me to write a few on my blog and do a bit more savings/budgeting than I used to.

I realized that while I make a lot of money (*a lot is a relative term), I don't know where it all goes!  I know I (try) send about $600 a month to student loans, the rest seems to leave without me noticing.  I do spend a lot on going out to eat though. :/  I am working on that.

In order to increase my savings and have a way to save for birthdays/holidays, I started to do surveys online.  I signed up for a few companies and have made about $40 in a few weeks!  It isn't too much, but my budget for gifts is about $30/month or $360 per year.  I figure if I make about $30 every two weeks, that pays for holidays and birthdays for the year.  The companies either pay you in gift cards (to places like Amazon or Visa gift cards) or they can send the $$ to your PayPal account.

Here are a few if you want to try it yourself.
Inbox Dollars-you can make money off of searches (like google), paid emails (click on the link), surveys, referells, watch short videos, spin and win, purchases (I got $5 for purchasing through them a Groupon), etc.  Super easy! I have made the most $$ off of this one.  Sign up and get $5 automatically in your account.  They also have monthly sweepstakes you can enter.

Swag Bucks-pretty much the same as Inbox Dollars, but you get points instead of cash.  The points equal a certain $ amount that you redeem for points.  I haven't used this one too much, but I already have enough points for about $5.

Let me know how it works out for you!  If you have any other ideas how to make easy money online (not scams! LOL), post below. I have another post soon about mystery shopping.