Ways to Save & Earn a Wee Bit of Money

Here are all of the ways I'm saving or easily earning little bits of money:

SwagBucks  -- Earn points for doing a lot of various things. I have the toolbar installed for chrome and use the search engine which occasionally gives me points. I follow them on Twitter and Facebook where they post Swag Codes which will give you points. The way to earn the big SwagBucks is to do surveys and the "tasks" and completing offers. 

Ibotta  --  It's a smart phone app only. First you activate the discounts on your account, go to the store and buy them, and then scan your receipt using your phone and you'll earn points to redeem for gifts cards, donations to schools/charities, etc.

Plink  -- You have to link your debit card and earn points based on your active rewards. I've been using it for several weeks and already have enough points to cash in!

Surveys for Money-- Time consuming. These are supposed to be among the best survey sites according to some. 

• surveyspot.com
• mysurvey.com 

More info on surveys and earning a little bit of income at home: 

• http://moneysavingmom.com/2011/05/9-legitimate-survey-companies-to-sign-up-with.html
• http://moneysavingmom.com/downloads/income-earning-ideas
• http://moneysavingmethodssurveys.blogspot.com/2008/09/survey-instructions.html

Couponing Websites that were recommended to me:

• http://hip2save.com/new-here/
• http://www.passionforsavings.com/
• http://www.iheartthemart.com/
• http://thecouponproject.com/getting-started

Couponing Websites that I have found on my own:

• http://passionatepennypincher.com/
• http://www.keepingcents.com
• http://krazycouponlady.com

Money Saving Tips -- Pinterest.com has a lot of tips and tricks to saving money and making stuff at home and tons of other stuff. Use the Walgreens and CVS and RiteAid member discounts. They are free. Make your own stuff like laundry soap and lotions because it costs WAY less than buying that stuff.  Example: http://www.raisingcolorado.com/2013/04/homemade-beeswax-lotion.html

Couponing -- And of course the old fashioned couponing. I subscribe to my local sunday newspaper delivered to my door. I clip the coupons every Sunday evening and categorize them in my coupon binder. Then I do the match ups. That is matching up sales in the store ads with the newspaper coupons, internet coupons, and store coupons.  

So there you have it! 

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