Taking Advantage of Points, Loyalty Programs and Survey Sites

Today I spent some much needed time looking into all my accounts that earn points. Generally, I don't pay much attention to them until I know I haven't looked in a while and then I'm usually pleasantly surprised.

Today for instance, I managed to rake in the following:

$5.00 Amazon.com gift card from Swagbucks

2 - $40.00 gift cards to Home Depot from my credit union rewards card

$40.00 gift card to Darden restaurants from my credit union rewards card (I'm thinking date night!)

$10.00 gift card to Home Depot from My Points. (If you are interested, email me and I can send you a referral link.)

30 free photo prints at Snapfish through My Coke Rewards. (You can earn 30 free prints just for signing up for a new account here.)

$7.00 check from Survey Spot for completing surveys

$7.00 check from Buzzback for completing surveys (this actually came automatically in the mail today)

If you total that out, using the standard $0.08 photo prints usually cost, it comes to a grand total of $151.40!!!

Don't forget to take advantage of points you may earn, as well as loyalty programs such as My Coke Rewards. As for Swagbucks - it doesn't get any easier as you simply perform your searches and win bucks to spend on gift cards. I have $15.00 loaded in my Amazon.com account now, which I'm saving for Christmas gifts.

CashCrate - A Money Making Opportunity

I joined CashCrate a few months ago and while for me it isn't a huge money maker, I did receive my first check!

Simply sign up for free (you can use the link above by clicking on the box) and then fill out surveys. I usually sort by 100% free and by rating. The surveys do take a few minutes and I strongly recommend using a separate email address as it does generate alot of inquiries. After you finish a survey you just click submit and wait for it to confirm. Once it confirms, the money becomes yours. You do have to meet a minimum payout of $20.00 and payments are processed by the 20th of the month following the month in which you met the minimum payout.

One downfall is that not all offers confirm and there is really nothing you can do about it. I usually do surveys in spurts such as two or three in one day, then wait a day or two before completing anymore.

Cashcrate earnings to date: $15.20