Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Crazy Monkey Gold - site that pays

As there are so many people trying to make extra money online, I try to always post about sites that really do pay!

Crazy Monkey Gold is a PTC site that paid me within about 48 hours of requesting payment. I've spent very little time on the site. I login daily and click on a few paid-to-click ads. Those don't make much (usually $0.0001 per click), but they are clicks that aren't on other PTC sites that I am on. Many sites now have ptc's that can only be clicked once per day regardless of which site you click them from. So, this had something the others didn't offer. But I saw an email from the site owner that stated that their RewardsQuiz offers were crediting immediately and paid $0.50 each. So, I tried them and they did! Before I had even closed the window after completing the offer (which were very short quizzes), my money had credited. I cashed out for $1.98 after doing 3 quizzes, having earned $0.48 from PTC's. The friend that referred me was also paid fairly quickly after requesting her withdrawal.

Crazy Monkey Gold currently offers 3 forms of payment: Paypal for $1 minimum, Amazon gift card for a $5 minimum, and a check for a $20 minimum.

If interested, here is my referral link. http://crazymonkeygold.com/members/register.php?ref=rperrone.

As always, feel free to ask if you have any questions.

Friday, December 4, 2009

Internet Mystery Shopping Company that PAYS!

I'm always looking for ways to make money that don't take me away from my kids unless my husband can be home with them. And even then, I hate to not have any family time with everyone. A friend told me about a site that paid her. They send you a task list of 8 websites to visit. You are required to enter a valid email, address & phone number. You will want to set up a freebie email to use that is separate from your main email so that your email isn't clogged with spam afterward. I will be setting up a freebie one after each task list so that I know which emails were confirmations of my website visits, as these emails have to get forwarded back to the mystery shopping company.

Each task list that I've done (2 so far) has taken me roughly 1/2 hour to complete. Then, figure another 10 minutes for completing your invoice and forwarding the emails. So, say 45 minutes to a hour to be safe. They pay $15 per completed task list, less the paypal fee, so you net a little over $14 per task list.

The bad side...yes, there had to be a bad side... your phone is going to ring like crazy for the first couple of days. At first I was just using caller ID and not answering. But they just kept calling so I started answering and politely telling them that I was no longer interested.

I completed the tasks on Monday, 11/30 and Tuesday 12/2. I was paid for both today, 12/4. My friend who told me about the site said it was about a week before she was paid (and I believe the site does say within 7 days).

If you are interested, please go to http://secretinternetshopper.com. If you would please enter my name in the "referred by" box, I would appreciate it as they do pay $5 for referrals once they complete a set of shops. My name is Renita Perrone. Also, please let me know you signed up by either leaving me a comment here, or emailing me at renitaperrone@gmail.com so that I can follow up with them.

I'm hoping I get more shops soon. As much as I hate the phone ringing like this, I need the money and I'll put up with phone calls if I could make $15 in an hour or less!

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

PTC's that pay

Neobux - http://neobux.com/?r=renitaperrone - login daily to click a few advertisements (usually 4-6) and earn $0.01 each for free members (occasionally they may have 1/2 cent ads).

MatrixMails - http://matrixmails.com/?rid=226173 - login daily to click a few advertisements, occasional paid emails and offers. I have not yet reached payout level on their paid-to-click section, but I have been paid a couple of times for clicking on offers in their paid emails. To be honest, I don't even remember completing an offer, but they paid me for it. And the offers pay instantly rather than waiting to reach a payout level.

Monday, November 16, 2009

Paid2YouTube pays!

I just love finding sites online that pay! This is another one that is really easy to do while multi-tasking. And, I've found some enjoyable and interesting videos to view too!

Once you join, you simple click to view videos and get paid a penny for each one. You do have to have a YouTube account, but that's free to set up. And you have to have a paypal account. You can have 2 accounts per household as long as you have separate email, paypal, and youtube accounts. So, if you can sign up a spouse or adult child living in the house, you get a penny for each video they view as well!

There are also "comment" videos that pay you 10 cents to comment on the videos. However, they seem to be few and far between and are gone fast. I have yet to see any of those.

Once I have viewed the video the first time, I just let them play for about a minute each day after that. You could probably let them run less time, but I prefer to play it safe than to risk losing my account. Just my personal philosophy.

Anyway, if you'd like to join, here's my referral link.

http://paid2youtube.com/?r=renitaperrone

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Making money on Peoplestring

Peoplestring is a web portal that has the potential to earn you money. Every time you login and perform certain tasks, you earn "people point" which eventually turns into money credited to your account. Once you earn $25, you can be paid.

Now, to be honest, after a full month of logging in pretty close to the maximum number of times and doing all I could do to earn points, I was not impressed. I received a scant 19 cents for my efforts. Certainly not worth the time for that. HOWEVER, Peoplestring has implemented a new program that has alot of potential to earn money for very little effort. It is called their mailbox cashbox system. When you first sign up you answer a short survey about mail. Then you will be sent various offers in the mail that have a special code on them. When you get the offer and code in the mail, you login and do what is required for the earnings. Sometimes you just have to enter the code. Other times you may be asked to view a website and enter a code. Right now I have 10 offers coming that will total $2.60 in income for just a couple of minutes of my time. Plus, I may find some great offers I want to take advantage of.

I have not yet received confirmation from a known source that the site pays. I can only hope it truly does! I refuse to "upgrade" for quicker earnings. To me that is risky. However, I will continue to login a couple of times per week and watch for my mail codes. I think it's at least worth that time and effort.

If you are interested, please email me at renitaperrone@gmail.com and ask for a referral. Referrals also help earn you money so if you join you'll want to tell your friends to join as well. Once you join I will send you an email with the specifics on how to earn the most points without spending any money (they also offer incentives for various shopping).

Renita

Monday, October 26, 2009

Dollarclick paid again!

I joined DollarClickorSignUp on 9/13/09. I received my first payment on 10/10. On 10/19 I requested my second payment and received it on 10/25. The admin states that if you request payment on or before the 5th, you will receive in on the 10th, or request it on or before the 20th and you'll receive in on the 25th. Both times she's come through!

It's an easy site - doing PTC's (Paid-to-click links). There are also offers you can complete, as well as daily clicks. Some earnings are in cash value (paid through paypal) and other earnings are in "clickit coins" which are redeemable for a variety of prizes. I spend probably 5-10 minutes per day on the site. Hard to say exactly because I am always multi-tasking.

The other thing I LOVE about the site is that it pays 100% referral earnings. So every time a referral earns a penny, I earn a penny. That can easily help the earnings rack up faster!

http://dollarclickorsignup.com/members/register.php?ref=renitaperrone

This admin also owns another site that I have joined recently. I haven't reached payout level on it yet, but hoping to get there soon! It's run exactly the same way from what I can tell.

That one is called ClickorSignup and the link is here
http://clickorsignup.com/paidpts/home?ref=renitaperrone

Enjoy!

Hundreds of online discount Codes

I recently found out about an amazing website that I wanted to share with you that offers literally hundreds of discount codes for online shopping. With the economy as it is, and the holidays just around the corner, more and more people need to find the best deals available. I believe you will LOVE this particular site.

http://www.couponchief.com

This site offers so much more than the standard coupon site. The first thing you will want to do is to view their short video by clicking on the "How it Works" tab. If you are new to online shopping, or new to using discount codes, this video offers a very quick tutorial on how to use them.

In addition, the site offers some "community features" that help everyone by allowing us to comment or rate the coupon codes and how they worked for us. You can also share the coupon code by emailing it to friends, and register to get email alerts.

Want more? You've got it! This site also offers a "Pays-2-Share" program. If you find discount codes that are not already listed, you can register in the Pays-2-Share program and earn a percentage of all sales made using the discount code you have uploaded. The discount codes have to be for stores that participate in their Pays-2-Share program, but the list of participating retailers is quite impressive. What could be better than earning money for sharing the deals? And, use your own coupon after you upload it and you are earning on your own purchases! Your account must reach $25 before you can be eligible to receive payment, and they pay via check or Paypal.

One thing I love about this site is the ease of finding coupon codes for your particular needs. I know I have spent far too much time in the past searching for a discount code for what I needed. With CouponChief, you can search by item, category, or store. You can browse their featured stores, popular coupons and new coupons as well. The site is laid out very nicely and makes it so easy to find what you are looking for.

Go check it out! You'll be glad you did!

http://www.couponchief.com

Saturday, October 24, 2009

PaidTheFastest - did pay FAST

PaidTheFastest is a PTC/GPT site. For the most part I have simply logged in daily and clicked on the PTC (paid-to-click) links. However, they also have an Offer List with some free offers. I recently learned of the Daily Clicks in the Offer list that only required you to click on one link from the list of advertisers so I've been doing that each day. I logged in this morning to find that I had earned $1 for a contest on the Daily Click offers (didn't even know there was a contest). So, that put my earnings at $3.82. The site requires a $3 minimum to cashout for paypal and $5 for Amazon. So, I requested cashout to make sure the site truly paid. My funds were in my paypal account in less than 5 minutes.

Please note that this site does require a telephone verification. I had no problem with this, but a friend of mine did. I'm not sure if the problem was resolved yet or not. All you have to do is call in to the number they give and somehow they verify your number. So, before spending any time there, make sure you can get your number verified or you won't be able to get paid.

http://www.paidthefastest.com/members/register.php?ref=renitaperrone

Friday, October 23, 2009

Ways to earn online - updated

Way to earn money online

There are many ways to make a little extra money online that don’t require an investment, or marketing, etc. Several people have asked me for a list of what I’ve found to be reliable earners. This is certainly not a comprehensive list, but these are sites that I do regularly. I have been paid by all of them unless notated.These sites are all ones who send emails for you to click on. They are not the typical “PTC” (paid-to-click) sites that only pay ¼-1/2 cent per click. It does take some time to reach a cashout level, but for mere seconds per day, it’s worth it.

**NEW Site PAID** PrizeLive - http://www.prizelive.com/r/renitaperrone - Wow! Impressed by this one. Paid within 24 hours. All I do is login daily, click on the "Daily Tasks" section and complete those, click on the additional "Exclusive PTC's" that there is a link to once you've finished parts 1-3 of the first section. Takes literally less than 5 minutes per day and I usually do these while multi-tasking. They've paid me 3 times so far and after the first one, each payment has been INSTANT. They have games you can play as well, once you earn enough points to play. I've only played the Match Up game but if you win, it's 18 cents added to your earnings.

Send Earnings - http://www.sendearnings.com/?r=ref149012 - sends a few emails a day to click on. Can also earn by shopping through the site, completing offers and surveys.

Inbox Dollars - http://www.inboxdollars.com/?r=ref739801 - sends a few emails a day to click on. Can also earn by shopping through the site, completing offers and surveys.

Reward Port - need an email to send an invitation. I've been paid once and received it in a timely manner.

Hits4Pay - http://hits4pay.com/members/index.cgi?renitaperrone

SnapDollars - http://www.snapdollars.com/index/renitaperron - not yet been paid.

Deals N Cash - http://dealsncash.com/members/index.cgi?renitaperrone

MyPoints - need an email to send an invitation

Quick Rewards - http://www2.quickrewards.net/?r=renitaperrone - click on daily email ads, login to answer trivia and do other activities to earn points redeemable for cash or prizes.

This is a partial list of survey sites that I do. These are surveys that either pay in cash (paypal or check) or points that are redeemable for prizes. I do not do surveys for sweepstakes entries.

Survey sites

http://www.saynation.com/Portal/?RP=Register&Ref=0948899378 - SayNation. I have been paid by this site. It took quite a while to get there as I don't seem to qualify for many surveys, but I get 25 points just for trying. Once I reached cashout, it did take them quite a while to pay, but they still paid within the guidelines they say they pay.

http://www.greenfieldonline.com/ - no referral link - many surveys are for sweepstakes but they also have some paid ones and some that are "focus groups" that pay well - like $25-30

http://www.dollarsurveys.net/ - no referral link. $1 per survey that you qualify for - paid automatically to paypal.

https://www.globalopinionpanels.com/ - no referral link. Has been consistent payer for a long time

http://www.e-rewards.com/ - no referral link.

Zoom Panel - need an email to send an invitation

http://mindfieldonline.com/referral/af0a31bd - Mindfield Online - surveys for cash & sweepstakes

Global Test Market - they don't seem to have an active referral program at the moment -
http://www.globaltestmarket.com/

Survey Head - no referral link - http://www.surveyhead.com/ – not yet been paid - not too impressed with this one so far. Seems I rarely qualify and you have to reach $10 I think to cashout.

My Survey - need an email to send an invitation - surveys for points to redeem for cash. Also get occasional products to try and review

Opinion Outpost - need an email to send an invitation

Icebox Advisors - http://www.iceboxadvisors.com/ - no referral link that I can see. Not many surveys from this site, but you do get $1 each and they are fairly short & easy. However, you do have to get to $10 before cashing out, which I have not yet reached.

Survey Savvy - https://www.surveysavvy.com/?id=331593&action=join - I have been a member for a long time but didn't get many surveys. Then, silly me, I finally decided to update my information. Lo & behold I had $19.50 in my account. I cashed out and had the check within 2 weeks or less. VERY fast! Not sure if I just caught them at the right time or if that's normal.

Kids Opinions - http://kidsopinions.com/ - no referral - occasional surveys about kids interests. They do pay - via check.

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Miscellaneous

Creations Rewards - http://www.creationsrewards.net/?referid=_2D_5A_DC_8E_CF_AF -
login daily to get points with website visits and daily trivia. Earn more by shopping thru the site - paid again 9/13/09

Points & Prizes - need an email to send an invitation - enter "key" words for points redeemable for prizes. I can also help you with how to find the key words - received several prizes so far

You Data - http://www.youdata.com/join/renitaperrone - must have a cell phone that can accept a text message for signup. After that they don't text you. Login in daily to check for ads to click on - easy & quick site. Pays automatically to paypal every Friday.

MyLot - http://www.mylot.com/?ref=renitaperrone – a discussion forum, pays via paypal

TrekPay - http://www.trekpay.com/?ref=3089 – login daily to view websites. Some say you have to click on ads. I click on the website but not ads unless I really am interested. Otherwise it's cheating google adsense. I've still gotten credit for viewing the websites and I have been paid $5.71 for my first payout, which was received in a reasonable time frame.


Shoppers Hotline – http://shoppershotline.com/ – no referral link – click on the “contact us” link and ask if they need people for your area. They send you a scanner and you scan your purchases. They issue points that are redeemable for cash on a debit card.

Swagbucks - http://swagbucks.com/refer/Renita4075 - this is a search engine. Earn “swagbucks” randomly for doing searches. Swagbucks are redeemable for a number of prizes. I use this as my home page and search for every site I go to. It’s an easy earning site.

Scour - http://scour.com/invite/renitaperrone/ - another search engine. **as of 9/1/09 it has discontinued it's reward program. However, it may resume later on. I will keep you posted.

iRazoo - please email me at renitaperrone@gmail.com for a referral - earn points for searches and redeem for a variety of prizes - I have been paid once. If you have multiple computers at home, be careful! They will ban you if they see you using irazoo from multiple IP addresses. I have been paid once and within a reasonable time frame.

Anywhere Home Page - http://www.anywherehomepage.com/register.asp?r=67021 - search engine for points for prizes

Game Show Network – http://gsn.com/ – answer trivia questions, called “oodles” that earn points redeemable for prizes. I have separate blog post on how this works.

Gather - http://renitaperrone.gather.com/Invite.action - a social network site that earns points when others view your posts/photos/videos. Some points are earned for when you view others stuff as well, but those are minimal. However, to encourage people to view your stuff, it helps if you view/comment on theirs. Points are redeemable for a number of prizes. Paid many times

Homescan – no referral link – http://homescan.com/ – click “contact us” and see if they need people for your zip code. Scan in your purchases for points redeemable for a variety of prizes.

Redgage - http://www.redgage.com/?refby=renitaperrone - upload links, photos, blog posts for your own content at other sites. Each view earns you money. I have not yet been paid, but I know others who have been.

Instant Cash Sweepstakes - http://instantcashsweepstakes.com/invitations/ref_link/15750 - every 3 hours you can answer 5 really quick polls for entries into a sweepstakes. However, occasionally you win cash as well. Payout level is $5, the first time and less after that. If one of your referrals wins, you win too! I've cashed out three times and was paid REALLY fast. It's fun and quick. They have also implemented a new "coin" system where you earn coins for doing the polls. The coins can be redeemed for prizes.

WinSpinWin - no referral link - http://winspinwin.com/ - every day you get a free spin to win cash for the first 10 days (I think). Payout level is $20. You can view offers for additional spins if you choose. I cashed out the first time on 7/30/09 and received my Visa gift card on 9/17/09 for $20.20. However, I was then banned from the site because I didn't realize you couldn't view the same offers each day. Most sites disable links once you've used them. This one didn't. So, be careful!

Slots4Cash - no referral link - http://slots4cash.com/ - every day you can view a few offers to get a credit to play slots for cash. I have not yet been paid on this one.

Sony Rewards - http://sonyrewards.com/ - I'm not sure yet how many ways you can earn points, but I do the daily trivia question for 10 points a day. Points are redeemable for many prizes and/or gift cards. I have not yet been paid for this site. You also get 10 points daily for answering the Wheel Of Fortune puzzle and the Jeopardy question. Also watch for polls on the home page that give 10 points.

Paid to view videos - http://silver.paidtoviewtube.com/?refer=renitaperrone - just signed up and it's a brand new site. View videos for points redeemable for cash. Site claims they can tell if you do not stay on the page for the entire 1 minute. I don't know if that's true, but consider yourself forewarned! I have a strong feeling this admin will not hesitate to remove those that break the rules!

Paid 2 You Tube - http://www.paid2youtube.com/?r=renitaperrone - get paid to view videos. I just joined so let's hope they pay! $0.01 per video and $0.10 per comment (but only on select videos and I haven't seen any yet). Minimum $10 for payout.

PeopleString - http://peoplestring.com/?u=renitaperrone - just signed up recently so haven't been paid yet. Login in once before noon, once after noon. Click once per day on rebate ads, Mailbox cash box and peoplestring email for a total of 50 points per day. Earn additional income when you are willing to receive postal mail to login.

IMReport Card - http://www.imreportcard.com/r/renitaperrone - I was paid once, fast. Working on 2nd payout now. Earn points that turn into cash for reviewing products, services, biz opps, etc. Seems pretty easy so far.

Air1 - no referral link - http://air1.com/ - earn points for answering daily trivia and short surveys. Points are redeemable for prizes or entries into sweepstakes. This is a Christian radio station so I think all prizes I've seen are Christian items (CD's movies, etc)

I will do my best to keep it updated. If you have additional sites, please comment with a referral link as I would love to check them out as well!

PrizeLive pays again- instantly

I have to say that this site is awesome. It's quick. It's easy. And it pays literally, instantly. You can scroll down my blog for other posts about the site. This was my 3rd payment in 62 days and I spend about 5-10 minutes on the site per day, which is probably an exaggerated estimation of my time, because I am always multi-tasking.

They have changed the site slightly, and it was a bit disappointing to see the new requirements for the "daily tasks" section. However, I'd rather they change the requirements as they tweak the site and keep it profitable than to spend alot of time on a site only to find they don't have the money to pay their members. And, it's really not that hard to complete just one of the options they give you per day. I actually could have cashed out a couple of days ago but I was strategically planning my daily tasks to get credited each day.

I've also mentioned the games before because I think alot of people undervalue the benefit of playing the games. I don't really try to complete offers just for game credits. I know some people do. but, inevitable I acquire game credits along with cash points as I perform various tasks on the site, or from my referrals tasks. Whenever I reach 1 game credit, I play the MatchUp game. It's a quick and easy game and I almost always win, which means that game credit turned into 18 cents.

Here's my link if you want to join. After joining I'll email you specific instructional help for the site.

http://www.prizelive.com/r/renitaperrone

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Trekpay and Videosquares PAID

Two new sites that just paid me today!

Trekpay is a PTC (paid-to-click) program that gives "points" for each website view. The biggest pro to this site is that they do not have any requirements as to the amount of time you must spend on each site. However, I do suggest leaving it open for at least a short while - 10-30 seconds - just to not draw attention to your account. If you are suspected of cheating, they will have a T-symbol that appears on the ad you are viewing that you must click in order to not have your account deleted. At first I wasn't sure if you were supposed to search all pages of the website to find it or not. To date, I have not seen one, but I've read others comments who have said it's fairly large and "floats" at the top of the screen so it should be easily seen.

The "con" for this site is that it sometimes requires you to click an ad, which is, in essence, cheating googleadsense. I do not do this, as I don't feel it is right. However, I do click the link to view the website and have found that many sites don't even HAVE ads to click. On others I have found ads that were of interest to me so I would click those.

It did take me quite a while to earn enough to cashout. But, the site is quick and easy, and it's one of those I do while multi-tasking on other sites, so I don't really feel like I spend alot of time there. They paid approximately 1 week after requesting cashout.

If interested, here is the link. http://www.trekpay.com/?ref=3089

VideoSquares
VideoSquares is a fun site with games and videos to watch. Supposedly you can earn points (redeemable for a variety of prizes) from watching videos. I have yet to see any points from that. However, you DO earn points for playing some of their games. The games are fun and easy. To me, when it's time to just unwind, I go here to play games instead of other sites that don't offer a reward. Yes, the point values to redeem may seem high. But I don't try to use this site as a rewards site - instead I enjoy the rewards as a side benefit. However, right now you do get 100 points a day just for logging in. I'm not sure if that will continue indefinitely or not. When you play games for points, make sure you are playing ones that specify "rewards multiplier" on them or you will not be earning rewards. I've enlisted my 8 year old to play to help earn points for Daddy's Christmas gift card! :)

If you want to join, please click this link. http://videosquares.com/index.php?option=com_comprofiler&task=registers&referrer=AUPRR-4AA0469297C7E

I cashed out for a $25 Walmart card and had it within about 2 weeks! Let's hope this site continues for a long time!

Monday, October 12, 2009

PrizeLive - INSTANT payment!

I am totally loving this site! I'm averaging about 25-30 cents per day with spending very little time there. All I do is click on the Paid-to-Click offers, complete the 3-step offers, and then do the "click here" for more offers and then click on their "exclusive offers." I clear cookies on my computer before starting, which has helped to insure that I get credited for them. My last payout was on 9/22 for $5. Today's payout was for $5 as well. I do have 36 downline referrals, but I only see about 2-3 of them completing offers on a daily basis so that's not a huge amount of additional income from them.

Here's my last post about the site
http://centsiblelivingtips.blogspot.com/2009/09/prizelive-paid-again-in-less-than-4.html

And here's my link if you're interested in trying them out. They pay via paypal or they have alot of prize options you can choose from.

http://www.prizelive.com/r/renitaperrone

And, if you have Game Credits, be sure to use them. You can earn additional money by winning games. I've only played the "matchup" game but I've won $0.18 several times by playing that one.

Dollarclickorsignup PAID!

I'm always happy when I find new sites that actually pay! This site had been recommended by a friend so I decided to give it a try. I'm really not a huge fan of sites that only pay a penny or half a penny to view an ad. But, I figured I could do a few sites while multi-tasking online and make a few extra bucks here & there. After all, every little bit helps.

First of all, let me say that this site has many ways to earn money. They have a PTC (paid-t0-click) section which is the only portion of the site I have used so far. They also have a list of "offers" where you get paid to complete surveys, do trial offers, etc and get paid. Personally, I'm not a huge fan of completing offers because I find them to be very time consuming and then often the credits don't come through for some reason or another, which you can never seem to find out why. I don't know that this happens on THIS site, but it has happened to me on just about every other site I've used.

The site also has 2 types of earnings from what I can see so far. There are "cash" clicks and "clickit coin" clicks. The cash clicks are paid via paypal once you reach a minimum of $1 in earnings. The "clickit coins" can be saved up for a variety of gift card options, such as Walmart, Amazon, Ultimate Game Card and Egift Cards.

The site currently pays twice a month (their TOS is not up to date on this). Currently, if you request payout on or before the 5th of the month, you will be paid on the 10th. If you request payout on or before the 20th of the month, you will be paid on the 25th. My payout request came in like clockwork on the 10th. Had I known about the time frames before requesting payout, I would have waited and gotten a higher payout. I'll know next time!

I joined on September 13, 2009 and requested my $1 payout on September 30th. Currently, I have another $0.85 and 326 Clickit coins. I spend about 5-10 minutes per day on the site. It is kind of hard to know how much time is really spent as I'm always multi-tasking while doing the clicks.

If you're interested in signing up, here is my link.
http://dollarclickorsignup.com/members/register.php?ref=renitaperrone

Please feel free to ask if you have any questions. My email is renitaperrone@gmail.com

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Saynation - Survey Site that PAID!

This is my first redemption on Saynation. The surveys are usually pretty easy. If you do not qualify, you usually know within a few questions and still get some points just for trying. I redeemed points on 8/6/09 for $20 in Amazon gift cards (although there are quite a few choices of rewards) and it arrived in my email on 9/22/09. Granted, I'm not thrilled that they took the full 6 weeks to pay (they say redemptions are received within 2-6 weeks) on something that arrives via email, but at least they DID pay!

If you're interested, you can go here http://www.saynation.com/Portal/?RP=Register&Ref=0948899378 to join. For each person you refer you get 1200 points when they are 1. registered for 30 days, 2. Take the “Your First Survey” located on the SayNation homepage and 3. Complete at least one survey from an email invitation

I'm happy and I'll now be doing more of their surveys!

iRazoo - search engine that paid

Not too long ago a friend told me about a search engine that pays, called iRazoo. I hadn't used it much because I was doing swagbucks.com. Swagbucks is great too, but you only have limited chances per day to win random swagbucks. So, I still use it as my homepage and get my 2-3 swagbucks per day from it. However, with needing to search for GSN Trivia answers, I had been using scour.com. Sadly, scour.com recently took away their rewards program so I quit using that! So, I went back to using iRazoo. In a couple of weeks time, I earned enough points for a $5 Amazon gift card. I requested in on 9/16/09 and received it via email today, 9/23/09. And, during that time I've already reached over 700 points on iRazoo again! iRazoo offers alot of different reward options - so there truly is something for everyone. The biggest key for success on this site is that after you search, you MUST click on one of the result links. When it opens up there is a little place at the top right corner where you can put in a comment and then click yes or no as to whether or not you liked the site. The comment is optional, but it does give you four points. And you get four points for clicking the yes or no buttons. So, if you do both things you get 8 points per search.

I'm very happy that they paid so quickly and I'm looking forward to many more rewards from them!

If you want to join iRazoo or Swagbucks, please email me for a referral as they only have a referral banner and I have NO idea how to put that on my blog...guess I'll be asking someone how to do that!

You can email me at renitaperrone@gmail.com

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

IM Report Card paid FAST

This is another new site I joined not too long ago. It has a list of various sites/people to review for points, redeemable for paypal. They have Product Reviews (online products), People Reviews, Service Reviews, Biz-Opp Reviews, and Other Reviews (for survey sites and other "paid to" sites). If the site is still open for additional comments, you post a review that is at least 100 words and submit it. You can also grade products/services you are familiar with and rate the reviews given by other people. For each activity you get points. They also have a referral program where you earn points based on your referrals activities as well. You must have a minimum of 2000 points to cashin, and that is equal to $20.00. Well, today I reached cashout level and requested payment. In just a few short hours, payment was in my paypal account! Yay!

If you care to join, here's my link http://www.imreportcard.com/r/renitaperrone

I'm very happy so far! Hopefully they will have a steady flow of new products/services to review because they close them off fairly quickly. So, if you join, check them frequently!

PrizeLive paid AGAIN - in less than 4 hours!

Wow....I am totally loving this site! I spend maybe 5 minutes a day. In reality it's probably less because I'm always multi-tasking while doing the paid-to-clicks. But, I had cashed out on 9/6 and received payment on 9/7 to my paypal, with no paypal fees deducted. Today I cashed out for $5 at about 8:30 this morn. Left to go to work, came home at 12:30 and my funds were already in my paypal!! Wow!

For more details on how this site works, view my 9/7 post at http://centsiblelivingtips.blogspot.com/2009/09/prizelive-paid-fast.html

If you wish to join, go here: http://www.prizelive.com/r/renitaperrone

Thursday, September 17, 2009

WinSpinWin paid!

This is a fun and easy site. It's simply http://winspinwin.com. After signing up you will get, if I remember correctly, 10 days with 1 free spin per day. After that you have to view offers to get spins. You don't have to provide any credit card info or anything. Many are 100% free offers. For each spin you have a chance to win money. In July I earned $20.20. I received my Visa Gift Card today, September 17, 2009. I'm very happy to say they really do pay! Looking forward to my next payment as it was $49.90! Yay! More Christmas money!

Instant Cash Sweepstakes - FAST payer

Have you joined Instant Cash Sweepstakes yet? If not, it's a fun site. Every few hours you can answer 5 fun short survey questions (multiple choice answers to choose from) and earn lottery tickets for a sweepstakes and coins for bonus prizes. In addition, you can randomly win cash. Once you are "vested" at $2 in earnings, you can cashout for paypal. Unfortunately paypal takes a fee, which really stinks, but what can you do? Anyway, the site promises to pay in 72 hours, but on the two occasions I've cashed out, I've been paid in less than 24 hours. Very impressive! And, when you refer friends, when your friends win cash, you win too! I had quit answering the questions for a while, but since they added the new bonus prizes with the coins, at least I feel like I'm working toward something guaranteed instead of just the luck of the draw.

If you want to check it out, here's the link

http://instantcashsweepstakes.com/invitations/ref_link/15750

Monday, September 7, 2009

PrizeLive Paid FAST!

http://www.prizelive.com/r/renitaperrone

I'm very impressed! I joined the site about 2 weeks ago and didn't expect much. They have "paid to complete offers" section, and I've never been too thrilled with those as so many have pages and pages to go through, only to find out at the end that you have to accept 2 offers. I have done a few offers on this site and they did not require that. But, mainly I've done the "Paid to click" section. There are 2 separate parts to this section. Initially you have 4 websites you have to view for about 40 seconds each. Then you go to step 2 which requires that you click to go to a site, click a link from there, and wait 10 seconds. Once those are done, there is another section you can click to go to that does not require you to wait the 10 seconds. You just go to the website, click a link, close them out and submit that you've completed it. I've spent less than 5 minutes per day there, and always while I'm multitasking. One point equals $1. Yesterday I cashed out for $1.48 and today I had my money in paypal. I believe you can also request to receive a check if you do not wish to have paypal. No fees were deducted for paypal either. Yay!

Saturday, July 4, 2009

How to earn on gsn.com

I recently found out about this site by Game Show Network. I don't get the TV channel, but I found out that you can earn points for prizes just by answering trivia questions each day. Since June 2009, my husband and I have earned AND received over $250 in gift cards (updated 9/21/09). You can have 2 accounts per household, one per person.

Anyway, once you sign up, you'll want to answer the "Oodles Question of the Day" by clicking the button (when it shows up). If you don't see the button under your signup information, there is another way to get to it. Click on "oodles" from the menu at the top. Then you will see a box that says "Start Winning Oodles." You'll see different ways to win oodles. The first one is for GSN Live, which is for questions from the shows on weekdays. The second one is for GSN Live challenge. And the next is for their free games. You do NOT get oodles for playing the games. You get oodles for correctly answering the trivia question posted at each game's page. And the last one is the Question Of The Day.

If you're not a Gather member, you might want to become one. One of my Gather friends posts a daily post where we help each other with the oodles questions from the GSN Live and Big Saturday Night. You can join Gather here (its free) http://renitaperrone.gather.com/Invite.action. Once you do that, join the GSN Fan group at http://gsnoodles.gather.com/ where you will see daily posts on Monday through Friday with clues to the answers for GSN Live.

Ok. So the first one is fairly obvious. Answer the Daily Puzzler. There is no time limit so you can search the answer out. Personally, I use iRazoo as you earn more points toward gift cards. (if you'd like a referral link, please email me at renitaperrone@gmail.com.

Next I do the GSN Live on Monday-Friday from noon-6pm. This is where I use the chats mentioned above for clues to the answers.

Then there is the GSN Live Challenge. If you click on the GSN Live link, you will see on the right hand side of the screen a place to enter your phone number, certify that you are at least 18 years of age. Once you've done that a link will pop up for a challenge question for 50 points. They *might* call you to play via phone LIVE and if so, you could win additional prizes.

In addition to the GSN Live and the Daily Puzzler question, they have daily questions at each game. To get to these, click on Oodles at the top of your page, then click on "more info." From there it gives you a full list of games available. You do not have to play the games! You just click on it and then you'll see at the top where it has the Oodles symbol and it says "play here." There is one trivia question per game, for 10 points each. They add up fast!

Now there is a new set of bonus questions on Saturdays from 8-11pm. After logging in, you'll see the section for "On Now" and "Up Next." Click on the shows that are one and each 1/2 hour there will be a 50 point question to answer.

If you have any questions about the site, please feel free to ask.

Way to earn money online

There are many ways to make a little extra money online that don’t require an investment, or marketing, etc. Several people have asked me for a list of what I’ve found to be reliable earners. This is certainly not a comprehensive list, but these are sites that I do regularly. I have been paid by all of them unless notated.

These sites are all ones who send emails for you to click on. They are not the typical “PTC” (paid-to-click) sites that only pay ¼-1/2 cent per click. It does take some time to reach a cashout level, but for mere seconds per day, it’s worth it.

**NEW Site PAID** PrizeLive - http://www.prizelive.com/r/renitaperrone - Wow! Impressed by this one. Paid within 24 hours. All I do is login daily, click on the "Paid to click" section and complete those, click on the additional PTC's that there is a link to once you've finished parts 1-3 of the first section. Takes literally less than 5 minutes per day and I usually do these while multi-tasking. Now that I know they pay, I may be doing more of the free offers as well. They have games you can play as well, once you earn enough points to play.


Send Earnings - http://www.sendearnings.com/?r=ref149012 - sends a few emails a day to click on. Can also earn by shopping through the site, completing offers and surveys.

Inbox Dollars - http://www.inboxdollars.com/?r=ref739801 - sends a few emails a day to click on. Can also earn by shopping through the site, completing offers and surveys.

Reward Port - need an email to send an invitation, have not yet been paid but my referrer says she’s been paid many times.

Hits4Pay - http://hits4pay.com/members/index.cgi?renitaperrone

SnapDollars - http://www.snapdollars.com/index/renitaperron - not yet been paid.

Deals N Cash - http://dealsncash.com/members/index.cgi?renitaperrone

MyPoints - need an email to send an invitation

Quick Rewards - http://www2.quickrewards.net/?r=renitaperrone - click on daily email ads, login to answer trivia and do other activities to earn points redeemable for cash or prizes.


This is a partial list of survey sites that I do. These are surveys that either pay in cash (paypal or check) or points that are redeemable for prizes. I do not do surveys for sweepstakes entries.

Survey sites
http://www.greenfieldonline.com/ - no referral link - many surveys are for sweepstakes but they also have some paid ones and some that are "focus groups" that pay well - like $25-30

http://www.dollarsurveys.net/ - no referral link. $1 per survey that you qualify for - paid automatically to paypal.

https://www.globalopinionpanels.com/ - no referral link. Has been consistent payer for a long time

http://www.e-rewards.com/ - no referral link.

Zoom Panel - need an email to send an invitation

http://mindfieldonline.com/referral/af0a31bd - Mindfield Online - surveys for cash & sweepstakes

Global Test Market - they don't seem to have an active referral program at the moment - http://www.globaltestmarket.com/
Survey Head - no referral link - http://www.surveyhead.com/ – not yet been paid

My Survey - need an email to send an invitation - surveys for points to redeem for cash. Also get occasional products to try and review

Opinion Outpost - need an email to send an invitation

Icebox Advisors - http://www.iceboxadvisors.com/ - no referral link that I can see. Not many surveys from this site, but you do get $1 each and they are fairly short & easy. However, you do have to get to $10 before cashing out, which I have not yet reached.

Survey Savvy - https://www.surveysavvy.com/?id=331593&action=join - I have been a member for a long time but didn't get many surveys. Then, silly me, I finally decided to update my information. Lo & behold I had $19.50 in my account. I cashed out and had the check within 2 weeks or less. VERY fast!

Kids Opinions - http://kidsopinions.com/ - no referral - occasional surveys about kids interests. They do pay - via check.

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Miscellaneous

Creations Rewards - http://www.creationsrewards.net/?referid=_2D_5A_DC_8E_CF_AF - login daily to get points with website visits and daily trivia. Earn more by shopping thru the site - paid again 9/13/09

Points & Prizes - need an email to send an invitation - enter "key" words for points redeemable for prizes. I can also help you with how to find the key words - received several prizes so far

You Data - http://www.youdata.com/join/renitaperrone - must have a cell phone that can accept a text message for signup. After that they don't text you. Login in daily to check for ads to click on - easy & quick site. Pays automatically to paypal every Friday.

MyLot - http://www.mylot.com/?ref=renitaperrone – a discussion forum, pays via paypal

TrekPay - http://www.trekpay.com/?ref=3089 –not yet been paid – login daily to view website ads.

Shoppers Hotline – http://shoppershotline.com/ – no referral link – click on the “contact us” link and ask if they need people for your area. They send you a scanner and you scan your purchases. They issue points that are redeemable for cash on a debit card.

Swagbucks - http://swagbucks.com/refer/Renita4075 - this is a search engine. Earn “swagbucks” randomly for doing searches. Swagbucks are redeemable for a number of prizes. I use this as my home page and search for every site I go to. It’s an easy earning site.

Scour - http://scour.com/invite/renitaperrone/ - another search engine. **as of 9/1/09 it has discontinued it's reward program. However, it may resume later on. I will keep you posted.

iRazoo - please email me at http://www.blogger.com/ReferedNewUser.aspx?Refby= for a referral - earn points for searches and redeem for a variety of prizes

Anywhere Home Page - http://www.anywherehomepage.com/register.asp?r=67021 - search engine for points for prizes

Game Show Network – http://gsn.com/ – answer trivia questions, called “oodles” that earn points redeemable for prizes. I believe this is a temporary promotion but it pays FAST. I’ll do a separate blog post on how this works.

Gather - http://renitaperrone.gather.com/Invite.action - a social network site that earns points when others view your posts/photos/videos. Some points are earned for when you view others stuff as well, but those are minimal. However, to encourage people to view your stuff, it helps if you view/comment on theirs. Points are redeemable for a number of prizes

Homescan – no referral link – http://homescan.com/ – click “contact us” and see if they need people for your zip code. Scan in your purchases for points redeemable for a variety of prizes.

Redgage - http://www.redgage.com/?refby=renitaperrone - upload links, photos, blog posts for your own content at other sites. Each view earns you money. I have not yet been paid, but I know others who have been.

Instant Cash Sweepstakes - http://instantcashsweepstakes.com/invitations/ref_link/15750 - every 3 hours you can answer 5 surveys for entries into a sweepstakes. However, occasionally you win cash as well. Payout level is $5 and if one of your referrals wins, you win too! I've cashed out once and was paid REALLY fast. It's fun and quick.

WinSpinWin - no referral link - http://winspinwin.com/ - every day you get a free spin to win cash for the first 10 days (I think). Payout level is $20. You can view offers for additional spins if you choose. I cashed out the first time on 7/30/09 and received my Visa gift card on 9/17/09 for $20.20. Looking forward to my next payout of $49.90! Quick & easy!

Slots4Cash - no referral link - http://slots4cash.com/ - every day you can view a few offers to get a credit to play slots for cash. I have not yet been paid on this one.

Sony Rewards - http://sonyrewards.com/ - I'm not sure yet how many ways you can earn points, but I do the daily trivia question for 10 points a day. Points are redeemable for many prizes and/or gift cards. I have not yet been paid for this site. You also get 10 points daily for answering the Wheel Of Fortune puzzle.

Paid to view videos - http://silver.paidtoviewtube.com/?refer=renitaperrone - just signed up and it's a brand new site. View videos for points redeemable for cash (in pre-launch til 9/22 so points are only redeemable for advertising until then).

Paid 2 You Tube - http://www.paid2youtube.com/?r=renitaperrone - get paid to view videos. I just joined so let's hope they pay! $0.01 per video and $0.10 per comment (but only on select videos and I haven't seen any yet). Minimum $10 for payout.

PeopleString - http://peoplestring.com/?u=renitaperrone - just signed up recently so haven't been paid yet. Login in once before noon, once afternoon. Click once per day on rebate ads, Mailbox cash box and peoplestring email for a total of 50 points per day. Earn additional income when you are willing to receive postal mail to login.

IMReport Card - http://www.imreportcard.com/r/renitaperrone - just signed recently so haven't been paid yet. Earn points that turn into cash for reviewing products, services, biz opps, etc. Seems pretty easy so far.

Air1 - no referral link - http://air1.com/ - earn points for answering daily trivia and short surveys. Points are redeemable for prizes or entries into sweepstakes. This is a Christian radio station so I think all prizes I've seen are Christian items (CD's movies, etc)

Instant Cash Sweepstakes - http://instantcashsweepstakes.com/invitations/ref_link/15750 - answer 5 quick surveys every few hours and win lottery tickets for a sweepstakes, coins for prizes, and the possibility of instant cash. The more friends who play, the more chances of winning. I've gotten up to $5 and received payout FAST, but this time around it's been a long time with no winnings. HOwever, they just implemented the coin reward system so I'm answering surveys more again.


I'm sure that I will have more to add to this list as time goes on. I will do my best to keep it updated. If you have additional sites, please comment with a referral link as I would love to check them out as well!

Sunday, June 14, 2009

Need helping learning to save on Groceries???

Then check out my book! It's officially published and available for purchase. You can easily save more than the cost of the book on your first shopping trip if you apply the techniques I have outlined in the book.

http://wowyousavedhowmuch.com

Renita

My Albertsons deals & why I rarely shop there

ARGHHHHH The Albertsons by me is so awful!! I went today because I wanted to get in on the buy 1 get 2 free deals on meat. Managed to get the Ball Park Franks deal and one of the pork chops deals. They were out of the Seasoned Pork Chops and also the Koolaid Burstin Waters. After paying I went to get rainchecks when they told me they didn't offer rainchecks on those since it was "while supplies last." Ok, I get that... in a way. But, if Albertsons EVER stocked enough supplies for their sales it would be a miracle! Every time I go there they never have their sales stuff in stock. So, to me it's just a gimmick. I guess I'll go to Publix as they honor competitor coupons. Should have just done that to begin with but I wanted a couple of things that were store brand sales and I didn't think Publix would honor it with their store brand, but I intend to find out!

Anyway, here's what I got
(MC = Manufacturer Coupon)

Dixie Crystals Sugar - 4lb - $1.79 w/ store coupon
3 Quaker Quakes Rice snacks (big bags) - sale for $2.50 each less $1 MC each
4 McCormick Taco Mix - sale for $1 each
Fab Liquid Detergent - $1.99 w/store coupon (I hope this is good - never used it)
3 Ball Park Franks - buy 1 get 2 free - $3.29 less $1 MC
4 Banquet Pot Pies - $0.59 each w/store coupon
2 Albertsons Fudge Bars - $0.79 each w/store coupon
3 BIG packages of pork chops - buy 1 get 2 free - $15.48 (saved $30.21)
1 3 Musketeers bar - w/free coupon from Free Chocolate Friday's

Total before sales/coupons - $87.34
after $34.08

Saturday, June 13, 2009

Chuck E. Cheese Reward Calendars

Chuck E Cheese is offering several "reward calendars" for kids. For completion of the 2 week calendar, kids received 10 free tokens with a food purchase. Exp 12/31/09

Rewards Calendars include:
Tooth Fairy
Getting Dressed
Reading REward
Active Kid
Homework Helper
Potty Training
Sleep All Night
Magical Manners
Doctor Dentist Good Patient Award
Stop Thumb Sucking
Clean Your Room
Teeth Brushing

To print the calendar(s), click here http://chuckecheese.com/promotions/rewards-calendars.php

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Publix Shopping 5/13/09

Went to Publix to hit the sales before they ended. Spent more than I wanted but still did good. I was bummed though. I'd been told that Publix had Chinet plates on sale for $2 and there were coupons for $2 off in 5/3's paper. They didn't have any and it was not listed in any of their sales flyers so I couldn't get a rain check. :(

Acronyms first:
BOGO - buy one, get one free
MC - Manufacturer coupon
SC - Store Coupon
OOP - Out of Pocket

So here's what I got.

4 Gorton's Shrimp Temptations - BOGO for $7.49, less 4 MC for $1 each - or $2.75 each
6 Del Monte green beans, canned - BOGO for $1.29 less 3 MC for $0.45 off 2, or $0.42 each
6 Del Monte Corn, canned - BOGO for $1.29, less 3 MC for $0.45 off 2, or $0.42 each
2 Publix black beans - no sale $0.83 each
2 pkg lender's bagels - BOGO for $1.99
2 Breathe Right strips - $12.79 less 2 SC for $3 and 2 MC for $1 or $8.79 each
2 kids Bandaids - sale for $1.99 less 2 MC for $1 - $0.99 each
Kraft Bagelful's - sale for $2 less MC for $1
2 pkg Kotex - 2 MC for $1.50 each - $1.95 each
Kashi Go Lean Waffles - $2.79 less MC for $2.79 (thank you Vocal Point)
1 2-roll pkg Viva paper towels - $4.49 less SC for $1.25 and MC for $1 - $1.12 each
1 30-ct corn tortillas - $2.09
1 Palmolive Pure/Clear - $3.19, less MC for $1, have rebate to get $2.99 back
2 Friendship sour cream - $1.39 each, less MC for $1 off 2 - $0.89 each
1 pkg Phil. Cream Cheese - $1.99 less MC for $1
Ground beef - $2.79/lb - $9.44 less SC for $1 off meat
2 Oscar Mayer lunchables - sale 2 for $4 less MC for $1 off 2
2 Quilted NOrthern TP - sale for $6.49, less 2 MC for $1 off each
Total before sales & coupons: $144.94
Total OOP - $78.48

My interview with Boca Raton Magazine

My husband happens to know the owner of the Boca Raton Magazine and told him about my book, "Wow! You Saved How Much?" A few days later I received a phone call from the editor wanting to interview me for an article they are doing on smart shopping techniques! The interview was tonight and it was alot of fun! I enjoyed the aspect of "teaching" someone how to do what I do. Now they want to arrange a photo shoot for the article. I'm very excited about it. The article will be in the November issue. You can also view my book's website at http://wowyousavedhowmuch.com. The book should, hopefully, be available by the end of the month.

Thursday, May 7, 2009

If you subscribe to the newspaper, read this...

I have subscribed to the Sunday newspaper for quite some time now. I had it set up for auto-billing to my credit card just so I wouldn't forget to renew! The last time it was due for renewal we had cancelled our credit card since someone had started using our CC # and so they sent me a bill. When I looked at it I was surprised to find they were charging me $2.23 per copy! It sells at the store for $1.50! It used to be cheaper to have the subscription. Anyway I paid it as they had still been delivering it even after it had expired and it was my error but I cancelled the auto-billing. When I asked them about the cost I was told (twice by two different employees) that the in-store price was going up to $2.25 that week. Well, 6 weeks later it was still $1.50. So when renewal came due again I called to cancel. And lo & behold they could offer me a discount!! Now I'm paying only $1.23 per issue... So, if you subscribe to a newspaper, be sure to check your bill and make sure you're getting the best value.

Almost $150 in Groceries for under $60!

This is from my shopping trip on 5/6/09.

First some acronyms...
BOGO - Buy one, get one free
MC - Manufacturer coupon
SC - Store Coupon
OOP - Out of Pocket

Ok…so here’s how I got almost $150 in groceries for less than $60!!

2 Publix Ice Cream – on sale 2 for $5, used 2 store coupons for $1 off each (1 from the Publix Family Style magazine and one from the Preschool Pals program)
2 Farm Rich French Toast Sticks – BOGO for $3.29 less $1 MC
1 Publix Texas Toast – on sale $1.67
7 Kashi frozen entrees – half price sale for $1.89, less 7 MC for $1 off
3 Kashi Pocket bread sandwiches – half price for $1.59, less 3 MC for $1 off
Onions - $2.35
Canteloupe - $2
2 pkg Strawberries - $2.50 each
Plum tomatoes - $0.74
4 Corn on the cob - $1
4 Breakstone sour cream, 8 oz – BOGO for $0.99 less 2 MC for $0.55 each, so $0.22 each!
4 Contessa Complete meals, on sale for $4.99 (reg. $7.99), less 4 MC for $2 each that were right in front of the product!
1 Oscar Mayer Deli Creations sandwich – MC for FREE
1.5 lb shrimp - $7.68 less SC for $1 off
1 can Publix Black beans - $0.83
1 lb Publix Sweet Ham lunchmeat - $6.05
2 boxes Capri Sunrise juice pouches – on sale for $3 each, less 2 MC for $1 off
Ground Chuck – sale for $2.69/lb - $3.79, less SC for $1
1 box Bandaids- $1.99 less $1 MC
1 pkg 30 ct Corn Tortillas - $2.09
1 Country Hearth bread - $1.89
1 Publix Multigrain Bagels - $2.59
Also had a coupon from a mailer for $5 off $30 or more.
Total retail value: $146.56
Less coupons & sales - $87.20
Total OOP: $59.36

Thursday, April 30, 2009

Walgreen's shopping 4/30/09

I was very disappointed to find out today that Walgreen's has discontinued their rebate catalog in favor of their Register Rewards. However, I still got some good deals. At first the cashier tried to tell me I could not combine Register Rewards with a manufacturer's coupon if I was only buying one item, but the manager came over and told her how to override it.

Transaction #1
Bayer Quick Release 4 ct - sale for $2.49, used $1 manufacturer coupon and received $2.50 in Register Rewards (RR) for next purchase.
Total OOP (out of pocket): $1.49

Transaction #2
Nivea Body Wash - sale for $4.99. Used $2.50 RR from Transaction #1 and $1 manufacturer coupon. Received $5 RR for next purchase
Total OOP: $1.49

Transaction #3
4 Pepsi 8pk - sale 4 for $10. Used $5 RR from Transaction #2 and $1 manufacturer coupon. Received $3 RR for next purchase.
Total OOP: $4.65

Transaction #4
3 Pepsi 2 ltr - on sale 3 for $4. Used $3 RR from Transaction #3.
Total OOP: $1.26

Grand total OOP was $9.22
Retail price was $28.55

Friday, April 24, 2009

meal planning site based on store sales

I recently found out about this site called E-Mealz, http://www.e-mealz.com/amember/go.php?r=44682&i=l0. I actually signed up for a trial basis last night. Basically, for $1.25 per week (but you have to pay in 12 week increments) you get a meal plan and shopping list for a week based upon the sales of the store of your choice. Publix was one of the choices and I usually shop Publix. And, they had a regular version, a low-fat version and a points version for those on weight watchers. I picked the Points version because we keep TRYING to get on WW! LOL

Anyway, a friend of mine used it and said she had lowered her grocery bill to about $125 or less per week for her family of 6. I figured with adding coupons in, I could get it even lower. The recipes seem good & easy too - not these ones that take hours of prep! here's my menu for this week (this is just for dinners)

Lemon-Basil Pork chops, roasted red potatoes
Baked French Toast, bacon, eggs
Tomato & Broccoli Penne Pasta, salad
Corn tortilla Soup, cauliflower, parmesan crips
Broiled Tilapia, sweet peas, fresh melons
Chicken Burritos, BBQ Chips, apple sauce
Honey Pecan Chicken, carrot puree

Now, some of this I know my family won't eat (like carrot puree, sweet peas or applesauce), but with a few substitutions, it seems pretty reasonable.

Just thought I'd share in case anyone else is interested in giving it a try. Per their rules, I cannot share their recipes but if you go to their site, they'll show you a 2-3 day sample.

CVS Deals 4/23/09

ECB - Extra Care Bucks - store coupons issued by CVS for specific items
OOP- Out of Pocket, total actually paid out
MC - manufacturer coupons

Ok, so I'm really liking the www.iheartcvs.com site and the www.kingdomfirstmom.com site!

Total retail value of all: 50.89
Total spent: $24.17 plus I still have $2 in ECB's for next trip. Not the GREATEST trip, but still good

Transaction #1
3 John Frieda shampoos - on sale for $5 each, get $5 ECB's back, used 3 MC for $2 off 1 and a ECB for $0.50
Spent $9.45 OOP

Transaction #2
3 Tresemme hair spray =- on sale 3 for $10, get $5 ECB's back, used 3 MC for $1 off 1 and the $5 ECB from transaction #1
Spent $2.33 OOP

Transaction #3
2 Crest Pro Health Rinse - on sale for $2.88 each, get $4 ECT ($2 each), used 2 MC for $1 off 1
1 Breathe Right Strips - $13.99, used $3 ECB that was product specific (ONLY for these), and $1 MC (not the greatest price, but with store & mc it matched the price I'd probably pay at Walmart or Target), also used $5 ECB from Transaction #2
Spent $9.52 OOP

Transaction #4
1 Act Restore Mouthwash, on sale $3.79, get $2 ECB back, used $1 MC
2 cokes
used $4 ECB from transaction #3
Spent $1.96 OOP

Transaction #5
1 Act Restore Mouthwash, on sale $3.79, get $2 ECB back, used $1 MC and $2 ECB from Transaction #4
Spent $0.91 OOP

If I had been thinking better, I would have saved the 2 cokes for the final transaction and used my final $2 ECB and saved a bit more. Oh well, I'll use it later.

I had some other items on my list but they were out of them and then I forgot to get a raincheck!

Also, I looked at the Aveeno deal - spend $25 get $10 ECB's but I wouldn't use the facial skin care so I was only looking at the sunscreens. Seemed like a good deal - just over $4 each with coupons & ecb's, but the bottles were only 3 oz. So, ounce per ounce, there are other brands that would be less and still quality brands. For example, Banana Boat was on sale for $6.99 and it was an 8 oz bottle. I'm sure Walmart or Target would be even cheaper.

Saturday, March 21, 2009

Today's savings - 3/21/2009

Well, today was a very good day for shopping! I went to my favorite local store to get some lunch supplies and purchase some good deals. I spent $58.87 but I SAVED $73.81 and still have $2.49 coming back to me on a rebate! YIPPEE!

Here’s what I purchased and how I did it:

2 Lender’s Bagels – BOGO (Buy one, get one free) - $1.99

4 No Yolks Noodles – sale for $1.59, less manufacturer coupons: 1-$1.00, 3-$0.50 for a total of $3.86 ($0.96 per bag)

2 Light & Fluffy Egg Noodles – sale for $1.50 less manufacturer coupons: 2-$0.50 for a total of $2.00 ($1.00 per bag)

8 Knorr Pasta sides – BOGO for $1.59, less manufacturer coupons: 4-$0.75 off 2 for a total of $3.36 (0.42 per package)

1 Strawberries – on sale for $1.67, less store coupon for $1 - $0.67

1 Store brand cream cheese – $2.29 – no sale but cheaper than name brand even with coupons

8 Smart Balance Buttery Spread – BOGO for $3.09, less manufacturer coupons: 4-$1.00 off 2 for a total of $8.36 ($1.045 each)

4 Smart Balance ½ gallon milk – FREE!!! Used for manufacturer coupons that gave the milk free when you purchase Smart Balance Buttery Spread.

1 Over the Moon ½ gallon chocolate milk - $3.49, less manufacturer coupon of $1.00. Also have a rebate for the remaining $2.49, so this was also FREE

6 South Beach Living Granola Bars/100 Cal bars – on sale for $3.00 each, less manufacturer coupons: 6-$1.50 off ($1.50 each)

1 Mini seedless watermelon – on sale for $2.99 less $1 store coupon

1 French’s Worcestershire sauce – on sale for $1.50, less manufacturer coupon: $0.50 - $1 total

2 Sweet Onions – no sale but $1 store coupon - $0.69 total

1 Folger’s Decaf singles - $4.49 – no coupon or sale but hubby was desperate! J

1 Canteloupe – sale for $1.50

4 Campbells soup – sale for 4 for $5, less manufacturer coupon: 2-$0.40/2 – total of $4.20 ($1.05 per can)

1 lb lunch meat - $6.05

1 package fresh green beans

Total before sales & coupons: $132.18
After: $58.87

56% savings

Not bad for an area with no double coupons!

Friday, February 6, 2009

Saving on Phone bills

When was the last time you checked with your phone company to be sure you were getting the best deals? We have our service combined with cell phone and internet service for one of the bundling discounts. However, it just seemed like we were paying so much! I called to find out what they could do to help reduce the costs. With their new "packages" I was able to lower my phone bill by $8 a month and get faster internet service and completely free long distance. They won't contact you to let you know about new plans though. You have to call them every few months and see what they are offering.