Pocket Change

Toluna

noreply@blogger.com (Melanie) — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 05:07:00 +0000

Toluna is a global online community which enables you to make your voice heard in a fun way by taking quick polls and surveys that pay. You can discuss many topics that are important to you: from best green practices, modern cuisine, politics, partying, to finding the right career path and many more... Share your thoughts on products and services of today and tomorrow and get rewarded up to $20 for every survey you take (you may also have a chance to test products).

I have been a member of this site for many years. I am sent several surveys a week and can cash out a few times a year..if you look in my previous blog posts you will find a proof of payment from Toluna.

Survey Downline

noreply@blogger.com (Melanie) — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 04:11:00 +0000

Survey Downline is a 100% free service where people from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia can earn cash by taking paid surveys. Not only will you get paid for the surveys you take but Survey Downline offers a 3 tiered referral program where you can also earn money for the surveys your referrals complete. Once you have earned $20 you can cash out via paypal. Sign up is easy.

An Update

noreply@blogger.com (Melanie) — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 03:52:00 +0000

I must apologise to my readers for the lack of updates. I've had a rough start to the year.

Around Christmas time I found out from my brother that my father had been ill ( my father and brother live in Florida ). After going to the doctor for some tests my father was admitted to the hospital for severe anemia and was given a blood transfusion, While in the hospital they tried to find what was causing him to loose so much blood. They found what they thought was an ulcer. After a few days my Dad was released. He continued seeing doctors and had many tests run. It was determined that my father had stomach cancer. After another hospitalization and many more tests we found out that the cancer was also in his liver. He was stage IV. It was decided that there was nothing they could do to save my father..all that could be done was to try and make him as comfortable as possible. My father asked to go home..and we got hospice involved. My father was alive for less than 24 hours after returning home. I guess he got his last wish and was ready to let go. He passed on February 9th 2010.

This has been terribly hard on me emotionally. I was not able to make it home in time to see him..and was not even able to speak to him on the phone before he passed because he was so weak. I miss him. I think about him daily and regret not speaking to him more when he was alive.

As I am sure you can imagine this has been a lot to deal with. My blog was honestly the last thing on my mind in the previous months and I hope you understand.

I have continued to be paid for taking surveys and completing offers online. Some of the recent payments I have gotten are from Toluna,SimpleGPT,InstantCashSweepstakes,SurveyHead, Opinion Place, Survespot,Mindfield, and just today MyPoints.

I have payment proofs from all of the above mentioned sites in previous entries if my word alone is not enough and you would like to see some evidence of payment.

I plan to update my blog more regularly now that life has calmed down a bit. Thank you for your patience.

InstantCashSweepstakes Payment Proof

noreply@blogger.com (Melanie) — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 04:30:00 +0000

I've wrote a few times about InstantCashSweepstakes. I've finally received my first payment which was sent through PayPal. I probably would have reached cash out sooner if I was more active with this site but I only remember to actually log on once or twice a week.

InstantCashSweepstakes is a fairly unique survey site. You answer a few quick three questions surveys and are awarded entry tickets into their daily $50 cash prize drawing or you win small cash amounts for the survey. Once you have reached $2 you can cash out via paypal.

You can also invite your friends to join InstantCashSweepstakes.com. The more friends you can get to join the quicker you will earn and the more chances you will have at the daily $50 giveaway because the site matches 100% of what your friends earn..in cash and tickets.For every survey you or one of your referrals takes you will also earn coins that can be traded in at the Bonus Store for cool prizes. Some of the prizes that are currently offered are a digital picture frame, an Apple IPod shuffle, and a Kindle.

You won't make a fortune being a member of this site but the surveys are short and fun. You also have a chance at winning some money and earning cool prizes. It's worth checking it out and earning a little extra money.

SurveySpot PayPal Payment Proof

noreply@blogger.com (Melanie) — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 04:16:00 +0000

A couple of months ago I wrote an entry about SurveySpot moving to PayPal. I'm happy to inform you I have officially recieved my first payment via PayPal from SurveySpot...The best thing was..It was INSTANT. No more waiting up to a month to receive a check from them.

I've been a member of SurveySpot for a couple of years now. They are a great company and have always paid me. I can't say enough great things about them. It's free to register (NEVER pay a company to take surveys) and open to members in the USA, Canada, and UK. The only downside to SurveySpot is not all of the surveys you take are for cash. Some surveys only award you with entries into their $25,000 cash sweepstakes. However, the more surveys you take the better. You will find that if you actively participate you are offered several cash surveys a week

Neobux Continues to Pay

noreply@blogger.com (Melanie) — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 05:18:00 +0000

Neobux is a PTC ( paid to click ) site. You are paid on average 1 cents per 30 second ad that you view. You're probably thinking that this doesn't sound like a lot but it really does ad up and takes less than 5 minutes of your time a day to complete.A lot of you that own blogs place ads on your blog which only pay a few cents per click. You do this despite the low pay out rate because you know that the cents ad up and eventually turn into dollars. To increase your earnings on this site you can refer your friends and earn half of their earnings.

HCD, Opinion Outpost, and Toluna Proof of Payments

noreply@blogger.com (Melanie) — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 05:13:00 +0000

Sorry I have not updated my blog in a while. I appreciate those of you that are still following and taking the time to read this update. I'd also like to apologize in advance for the poor picture quality of the payment proofs that are about to be posted. Hopefully Santa will bring me a new digital camera this year.

The first payment proof that you see ( this is the only one that seems to be legible ) is from HCD surveys. As with all of the survey sites I am a member of it's free to join HCD. Cash out is only $10 and the surveys are actually interesting, usually about current events, politics, social issues, etc. Another great thing about this site is they pay you for referrals. It's only 50 cents per person...but in my opinion, it's better than nothing for spreading the word.

The next proof of payment is from Opinion Outpost. This is the second check I have received from them. It's fairly easy to reach the minimum cash out amount since they only require $5. You can either request a check or an online Amazon gift code. Opinion Outpost will also pay you for each person you refer. For each person you refer you will earn 20 points ( which equals $2 ) upon completion of their first survey.

The final proof of payment is from Toluna ( which recently merged with your2cents ). It took a very long time for me to receive my check after the initial request..but they did pay. I strongly recommend using their VIP gift program when requesting payment because there is much less of a wait time. Since receiving the check I've also requested a $43 visa gift card ( from the VIP gift option ) and it arrived in less than a week. Toluna currently has not referral program that I am aware of.

The Best GPT Site

noreply@blogger.com (Melanie) — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:54:00 +0000

SimpleGpt in my opinion is the best GPT site out there. And as I am sure you know that is a pretty bold statement for me to make considering how many GPT sites there are to choose from. Well, here is a list of the top 5 reasons I believe make SimpleGpt the best GPT site around.

1. The compensation for completing offers is higher than any site I have run across.

2. Instant Paypal. You can request to cash out every time your account reaches $5. Through Paypal payments are instant. I've never had to wait longer than 1 minute to receive my payment.

3. Active mods and Admin. SimpleGpt has great support for its members. If you have a question bring it to the chat box and one of the Mods will answer your question. If a Mod isn't available there are tons of active helpful members.

4. A great FAQ and tips section that practically walks you through the offer completion process and offers tips and suggestions to insure your offers credit.

5. Regular contests. There is always some type of contest going on whether it's for most referrals or most offers completed in a certain time frame. The offer completion contests more often than not have over 10 places..so it's fairly easy to win a little extra cash. So far I have won two contests..one that paid $10 and another that paid $25.

Still not convinced this is a great site. Check out the pictures below.

I've made over $500 since joining this site in June.

SurveySpot moves to PayPal

noreply@blogger.com (Melanie) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:52:00 +0000

SurveySpot has decided to switch their payment program to paypal. I am very excited about this. You will no longer have to wait 4-6 weeks for a check payment delivered through snail mail.

They have also gone to a points system, 1,000 points equals $10.00. If you qualify for and complete a survey that offers points, the points will be immediately added to your account. Once you reach the $10.00 cash out threshold you can request payment. I am not completely clear on how long it will take to receive your payments to your paypal account after requests are made though. The site states "As soon as the payment has been processed, you will receive an e-mail notification (please be sure to check your junk mail/spam filters for this correspondence). You can then immediately collect your reward by logging into your PayPal account!" but as I said I'm not clear as to whether this is an instant process or done manually.

If you have existing cash rewards from the old SurveySpot system be sure to log in and request a payment. Old cash rewards will not be converted to points. So don't miss out on any money you may have already earned. If you do have any unclaimed rewards from the old SurveySpot site you will see a link in the Rewards Claim area allowing you to claim the rewards on the old site in the form of a check.

SwagBucks get paid to search

noreply@blogger.com (Melanie) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:28:00 +0000

Here is my second payment proof from SwagBucks which I received about two weeks ago.

SwagBucks is a portal that pays you in digital dollars called "SwagBucks" to use it's search engine, shop, and trade in your old electronics. You can also earn additional "SwagBucks" by inviting your friends. You can earn up to a hundred "SwagBucks" for every friend you invite. Finding "SwagBucks" is another way to earn earn. You can find "SwagBucks" by subscribing to the newsletter, reading the site blog, using the toolbar, submitting polls, and by connecting to the site through social networking sites such as Twitter and FaceBook.

I like cash ( $5 paypal will cost you 70 "SwagBucks") but there are many cool things you can trade in your "SwagBucks" for.

Gift Cards
Electronics
Posters
MP3's
Books and Magazines
Trading cards

There is a pretty large selection and they are always adding new "Swag".

I really enjoy using SwagBucks because I am getting "paid" for something I would do anyways.

Deals 'n' Cash Payment proof

noreply@blogger.com (Melanie) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:04:00 +0000

Here is a payment proof from Deals 'n' Cash.

Deals 'n' Cash is a PTR ( paid to read ) very similar to Hits4Pay . In fact it is owned by the same reputable company as Hits4Pay.

If you'd like to learn more about Deals 'n' Cash you can read one of my previous blog entries HERE

PTR sites are great because it takes very little time to " read " the emails that are sent and the earnings quickly add up. I highly recommend joining a couple of these sites to increase your online earnings.

Opinion Place Survey Panel

noreply@blogger.com (Melanie) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 02:55:00 +0000

Opinion Place is an online survey site which pays you to participate in surveys. You can choose to be rewarded for giving your opinion in several ways such as Amazon gift cards, paypal cash, AAdvantage miles, or if you have an AOL account you can use your earnings to pay for AOL services. The typical survey pays between $1.50 and $5.00. Occasionally higher rewards are offered for longer surveys. You are always told in advance how much the compensation for completing the survey will be.

Here are a couple of my payment proofs from Opinion Place

In their FAQ section it states that payments will be posted in 3-4 weeks. My payments have arrived with in a week though.

Over all I really enjoy this survey site..my only complaint is that you are only aloud to take a certain number of surveys a week.

Hits4Pay Payment Proof

noreply@blogger.com (Melanie) — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 03:10:00 +0000

Here is proof of payment from one of my favorite paid to read sites Hits4Pay.

Hits4Pay is a site that pays you to read emails that advertisers send to you through your free Hits 4 Pay account. Once signed up you will earn $10 just for signing up for the free account! This gets you well on your way to the $25 cash out point which is sent right to your paypal address monthly.

You will earn .02 cents for every email that they send to your free account and you read. To earn money faster join their great affiliate program. For each person you sign up you'll receive .01 for every email they read..plus .01 for every email their referrals read. I know it doesn't sound like a lot..but it really does ad up over time.

Hits4Pay

Survey Savvy, Survey Spot, Valued Opinions, and Mypoints Payment Proofs

noreply@blogger.com (Melanie) — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 15:46:00 +0000

I've been slacking a bit in posting my payment proofs from various companies. Here is proof of payment from 4 different companies Survey Savvy, Survey Spot, Valued Opinions, and Mypoints.

Survey Savvy is an online survey site that accepts members worldwide. One of my favorite things about Survey Savvy is they pay you for the surveys your referrals take.

Survey Spot is one of the first survey sites I signed up with. They have consistently paid me. It's free to register and open to members in the USA, Canada, and UK. The only downside to SurveySpot is not all of the surveys you take are for cash. Some surveys only provide you with entries into their $25,000 cash sweepstakes. But the more surveys you take the better. You will find that if you actively participate you are offered several cash surveys a week. And they do pay. When I receive this most current check I will of course post a picture

Valued Opinions accepts members worldwide. I regularly receive survey opportunities from this site..approximately 3-5 a week so cash out is easy to reach.

Mypoints is a reward program that gives you points for reading e-mails, shopping online, taking surveys, doing web searches and completing a variety of other activities. Once you have earned enough points, you can redeem them for a gift card. They have over 70 merchants to choose from.
To start earning with MyPoints all you have to do is open a FREE account. Verify that the email address you provided during sign up is correct by clicking on a link in your welcome email. Make sure you fill out the personality profiles not only will you earn points for doing this but it will also increase your chances of getting emails which are worth even more points.

SwagBucks Payment Proof

noreply@blogger.com (Melanie) — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:15:00 +0000

Here is proof of payment from SwagBucks.

SwagBucks is a search engine powered by Google and Ask. Each time you use their search engine you have a chance at winning "SwagBucks" which can be redeemed for prizes such as gift cards, t-shirts, downloads of songs or tv shows, paypal cash etc.

It cost me 70 swagbucks to receive 5 dollars in my paypal account. I was able to earn this in about a month just from doing my regular daily searches. It did take about 2 weeks for me to receive my payment..I have heard of others getting items much quicker..so it's possible paypal payments take a bit longer..The important thing is that they DO pay.

Remember you can increase the amount of swagbucks you earn by referring your friends. You will earn up to 100 SwagBucks for every single person you refer.

InstantCashSweepstakes 2.0

noreply@blogger.com (Melanie) — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 02:06:00 +0000

At InstantCashSweepstakes you answer a quick 3 question survey and are awarded entry tickets into their weekly $250 cash prize drawing or you win small cash amounts for the survey. Once you have reached $2 you can cash out via paypal.

You can also invite your friends to join InstantCashSweepstakes.com. The more friends you can get to join the quicker you will earn and the more chances you will have at the weekly $250 giveaway because the site matches 100% of what your friends earn..in cash and tickets.

A new feature that was rescently added in the new 2.0 beta version is coins. For every survey you or one of your referrals takes you will earn coins that can be traded in at the Bonus Store for cool prizes. Some of the prizes that are currently offered are a digital picture frame, an Apple IPod shuffle, and a Kindle.

You won't make a fortune being a member of this site but the surveys are short and fun. You also have a chance at winning some money and earning cool prizes. It's worth checking out.

Valued Opinions Payment Request

noreply@blogger.com (Melanie) — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 03:00:00 +0000

I've requested my first payment from Valued Opinions. Their website states that it will take up to 28 days to receive my payment.

To learn more about Valued Opinions check out this previous blog entry I posted.

Another Payment Received From SurveyHead

noreply@blogger.com (Melanie) — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 04:39:00 +0000

SurveyHead is one of my favorite survey sites. To date I have been paid over $130 by them. If you're taking surveys online to earn extra money you'll want to check them out. They have several payment options my favorite of which is paypal. I've never had to wait more than a month to receive my payment. They also have great customer support which does respond to any problems or concerns you may have.

NeoBux Proof of Payment

noreply@blogger.com (Melanie) — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 03:35:00 +0000

Neobux in my opinion is one of the best PTC sites out there. They are honest and pay instantly when you reach your cash out balance. You can do a quick google search and see that they are often rated the best PTC site on the net.

Most of the ads on this PTC (paid to click) site are worth .01 some are only worth .005 and others are worth a bit more. I know this doesn't sound like much but over time it will add up. They also have a few options to increase your earnings such as the ability to rent referrals and participate in different drawings.

Tip Check the site several times through out the day..new ads are constantly being added.

Cook With a Crock-Pot

noreply@blogger.com (Melanie) — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 04:05:00 +0000

Owning a crock-pot is very economical. Crock-pots only cost around $10 to $100 to buy depending on how fancy of a model you get. They can help you save money on your grocery bill by allowing you to buy cheaper cuts of meat that become tenderized after cooking on low heat over a period of time. Cooking with a crock-pot will also help you conserve energy. The average crock-pot although taking a bit longer to cook your food saves you about 50% of the energy your oven would use in a shorter amount of time.

Another benefit to owning a slow cooker is the clean up is easy. Since you're cooking the whole meal in one dish there isn't much to clean up afterwards. You can also cook in bulk by making a large pot of soup,stew, or chilli. This will save you time and energy later in the week when you're looking for a quick lunch or dinner.

Here are a few great sites that offer some recipes for crock-pot cooking.

1. Better Homes and Gardens - classic crock-pot recipes

2. CDKitchen

3. A Crock Cook

QuickRewards.net

noreply@blogger.com (Melanie) — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:39:00 +0000

QuickRewards.net is basically a GPT (get paid to) site that also has PTC (paid to click),survey opportunities and cash back shopping. You can also refer friends and earn up to 5% of their earnings. It is free to join and membership is open to those that live in the United States, United Kingdom and Canada. You can cash out your balance for cash in Paypal, point transfers to other websites, a variety of different online/offline store gift certificates, advertisement money and other selections.There is no minimum for paypal payments and payments are generally received in 12-48 hours.

I've been a member of this site for a few months but haven't done a whole lot with it. Generally I read my paid emails and if I can remember I visit the site to do the daily clicks. So far my balance is $2.44. I could cash it out but plan on waiting until I have a bit more money available. I will post proof of payment when I do cash out,

SwagBucks

noreply@blogger.com (Melanie) — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 04:56:00 +0000

SwagBucks is a search engine powered by Google and Ask. Each time you use their search engine you have a chance at winning "SwagBucks" which can be redeemed for prizes such as gift cards, t-shirts, downloads of songs or tv shows, and paypal cash, just to name a few.

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There are multiple ways to earn SwagBucks.

1. The first is obvious, seaching. If you're already using Google why not switch to SwagBucks and earn cool prizes.

2. Another way to earn SwagBucks is through their GoGreen program. All you have to do is trade in your old cell phones. You can earn up to 300 SwagBucks for each cell phone you turn in and as an added bonus you're doing something good for the environment.

3. Referrals are another great way to earn additional SwagBucks. You will earn up to 100 SwagBucks for every single person you refer.

4. Shopping. You will earn 1 SwagBuck for every $5 you spend at one of their partnering online retailers

It's free to join Swag Bucks and open to residents of the U.S, Canada, and U.K. above the age of 13. Just for signing up you will earn 3 SwagBucks. Remember to verify your email address after joining.

Valued Opinions Survey Panel

noreply@blogger.com (Melanie) — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 03:20:00 +0000

Valued Opinions is a free to join online survey panel operated by ResearchNow. The panel is available in over 15 languages across more than 20 different countries.You will receive up to $5 for every survey you complete and up to $50 for every specialist survey you complete.

On average I receive 3-5 surveys from Valued Opinions a week and generally I will qualify to complete at least 1 (some times more). I currently have a total of $13.50 in my account plus $1.50 pending. Once I reach $20 I can cash out. Rewards are given in the form of giftcards such as Visa, Amazon.com, and Macy's.

SimpleGPT and SurveyHead Payment Proofs

noreply@blogger.com (Melanie) — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 03:13:00 +0000

Payment #3 from SimpleGPT bringing my total earned so far to $120

SimpleGPT is a get paid to site. You are paid to complete free offers and fill out surveys. I've tried other GPT (get paid to) sites in the past but never had much luck at getting the offers to credit. With SimpleGPT that's not a problem. I think what makes it such a great site (aside from the instant paypal payments) is they have various Mods available in the chat box to help you out should you have any questions. Doug the Admin. is also very active..he insures that the site regularly has new offers for members to complete and he runs great contests that allow members an extra opportunity to earn. For example the current offer contest runs through the entire month of August..the member that completes the most offers wins $250..second place $150..third place $75..fourth $50..fifth pays $25..and so on.

Here is another proof of payment from SurveyHead

SurveyHead is an online site which pays you to take surveys. When you sign up you receive a $5 sign up bonus. I've been paid several times by this site.

WomenFreebie.com August Contest

noreply@blogger.com (Melanie) — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 03:10:00 +0000

WomenFreebies.com - Enter to win a Sterling Silver Open Heart Ribbon Necklace One-of-a-kind piece you'll treasure for years, this elegant pendant necklace features a sculptural take on the classic heart shape

All you have to do to enter the contest is sign up to receive the Women Freebie newsletter and confirm your sign up through an email that will be sent to you.