April Redemptions

Here are my redemptions for the month of April.  That's a total of $164.80 in one month. Or somewhere close depending on how poorly I've added. I also cashed in for 25FB credits at 4Loot. I haven't cashed out at Bing yet, but with continued luck I will redeem a $5 AGC this month. 

Swagbucks: $25 Amazon, $10 Domino's, $10 donation to Autism Speaks

Irazoo: $20 Amazon

Instant Gift Cards: $10 Amazon

Jingit: $32.35

Calyp: $37.45

Superpoints: $10 Amazon

Social Moms: $10 Amazon

Lifetime Totals:

Swagbucks (since 11/03/11):
$225 Amazon
$10 Domino's
$1 donation to Children's Miracle Network,
$10 donation to Autism Speaks
Irazoo (since 12/01/11): 
$35 Amazon
Instant Gift Cards (since 1/16/12): 
$30 Amazon
Jingit (since 11/17/11): 
$62.07
Calyp (since 1/1/12): 
$136.88
Superpoints (since 11/8/11): 
$10 Amazon
Social Moms (since 3/17/12): 
$10 Amazon

That's over $500 since November!

A Little of This, A Little of That

If you're not doing Jingit, I just don't know why not. I've made $10.00 since Sunday just watching a couple of ads on Walmart.com. What else do I have to do to convince you? Jingit is the easiest money I make.

I've finally reached platinum status at Calyp by pimping out my Twitter (@stokesreagan). I'm totally fine with it; I really only use Twitter for my GPT sites anyway. I've earned over $150.00 at Calyp this year.

I'm very excited about the newest toy I purchased using money I earned online. Anyone want to guess what it is? Here's a hint: it's not cloth diapers. I'm anxiously awaiting the arrival of four diapers in transit right now from various retailers. I'm so impatient when it comes to waiting on cloth diapers! 

I can't wait for the weather to decide what it wants to do. Sweaters one day, tank tops the next. Come on, summer! Only a little more than a month left before school's out so it's almost here. 

Patrick  and I took Austin to school this morning since Jonny had to go in to work early (after my mom came over and helped me jump the battery). I went to the Drug Store to eat breakfast with my mom and grandmother as I always do when I take Austin to school. It just so happens there was a Grammy Award-winning group there. I'd never heard of The New Christy Minstrels, but it's cool to be able to say I've eaten breakfast with someone who's won a Grammy. They even sang a little tune for us. It's not quite my type of music, but if you like folk chorus you should enjoy them. Here's the daily pic of the little guy. He's asleep, as I'm sure you can tell. It won't be long before he'll be awake and wanting a diaper change and some nourishment.

Weekend Update

Austin, Jonny, and I (and Patrick) did our first 5k Saturday. It was an amazing turnout. The Dan River Autism Awareness 5k raised over $12,000 its first year. We all had a great time, especially Austin. You know it's a fun time when there are balloon animals. Next year, we'll start earlier and get in on all the festivities. Here's Team Austin, minus Jonny who was in the bathroom at the time.

I've never seen a baby eat so much or go through as many diapers as Patrick. It's a good thing we use cloth diapers. Otherwise, we'd still be buying diapers every other day. Yes, every other day. That's like $7 a day in diapers. I guess a lot of babies probably need diaper changes that often, but Patrick refuses to sit in a wet or dirty diaper, whether it's disposable or cloth. If he starts crying, the first thing we do now is check to see if he needs a diaper change as it's the most likely. He eats every two hours-some times less-and we change his diaper about every thirty minutes unless he's asleep. It's a good thing he sleeps through the night because his daytime schedule wears me out. 

I joined Bing Rewards today. I can't believe how easy it is. It's not going to make me rich, probably $5 per month, at most, but it couldn't be much easier. You get a reward limit each day and you earn 1 point for every two searches up to that limit. My limit was ten today so I searched twenty times. It took me about two minutes. They have a variety of rewards to choose from: Amazon gift cards, Xbox Live subscription, Redbox codes, Hulu Plus subscription, along with others. The $5 Amazon gift card (my go-to reward) is 525 points. If my limit is ten every day, it'll take me less than two months to earn that. I've heard that eight is the lowest limit. If you'd like to give Bing Rewards a try, click HERE. You don't lose anything by giving it a test drive.

Jingit has started a new campaign. In addition to watching video ads on their website and doing check-ins at places like Walmart, they now have ads placed around Walmart.com (with other websites to follow, I hope). You go to Walmart.com, look around their site some, find an ad with the Jingit curl, and click. You'll get a pop-up window with the Jingit homepage and a video ad will appear momentarily. Once the video is finished, money will be added to your balance. Also, if you'll notice, the weekly limits have increased. If you originally had a limit of $5, it has been increased to $10. Through the month of April, there will be three ads available each day. If you're getting $0.50 per ad, you'll meet that limit easily. That's an easy $40 per month. I'm already at $3.00 for the week and my Jingit week starts today. That's $3.00 just today. Not too shabby.

Payouts for December

I've cashed in, and received $75 in Amazon gift cards for the month of December from Swagbucks. I have enough swagbucks remaining in my account to cash out for five $5 Amazon gift cards at the beginning of January and I have about 20% toward a $50 Amazon gift card. Here's a screenshot of my balance from my cash outs from the past month:

I have $29.00 on my Jingit card, which means I transferred $18.80 in December. Not bad for a few minutes a day of watching commercials while I watch television. Here's a screenshot of my balance (I cash out at the end of the week): 

These are still the only two sites from which I've received payouts so far. And as such, these are still the only two sites I will actively recommend. They are highly recommended from me. I've been very happy with both of these. Neither will be enough to allow you to quit your full-time job, however, it's a great way to earn a few extra bucks on your own time. My husband really only uses Swagbucks to search and he cashed out for a $5 Amazon gift card this month-just for doing something he was going to do anyway. 


Swagbucks: $75 cashed out to Amazon.com
Jingit: $18.80 balance (will cash out at the end of the week)


Superpoints: 816 points (2500 needed to cash out)
SendEarnings: $10.01 ($30 needed to cash out)
iRazoo: 1997 points (3000 points needed to cash out)
Points2Shop: 418 points (cashing out at 2000 points) <--obviously I didn't do much here this month
Opinion Outpost: 20 points (100 points needed to cash out) <--obviously I didn't do much here this month

An amazing site to find great deals on different products

I've come across a site about which I am incredibly excited.-nomorerack. Every day at noon EST, they offer good deals on 9 products in different categories (clothing, electronics, jewelry, etc) that are available until noon EST the next day unless they sell out. Sometimes there are amazing deals, such as this past Black Friday/Cyber Monday weekend. They released deals more often and the deals were amazing, such as an Xbox 360 with Kinect for $100. The drawback is that obviously these deals sell out quickly-within minutes in some cases. NMR also has Insanity Deals. These are deals that are too insane to pass up. They're released randomly, but NMR guarantees 30 Insanity Deals each month. These are almost impossible to grab because there may be only one released and there are so many people vying for it. The Apple iPad 2 has been released for $43.20, but other products released as Insanity Deals include the Kindle Touch 3G for $15.87, Canon EOS Rebel for $19.77, and Playstation 3 160GB for $26.54. Lastly, you can earn amazing products by getting referrals. With 200 referrals, you can "earn" a Kindle Fire for free. You can always try this site risk-free without buying anything. It takes seconds to sign up. Best of all, $2 flat shipping per item.

Last week, I purchased Angry Bird slippers for $8 and a hooded cardigan for $11. A lot of NMR's products are perfect for gifts!

*Note: As you might guess, when amazing deals are released (such as the $100 Xbox 360 w/Kinect), there are site issues. You may not be able to get in or the deal may sell out before you can get it. NMR does not have unlimited access to servers or products. I was really hoping to get the Xbox 360, but the site crashed due to the overwhelming traffic and it was sold out by the time I got in 10 minutes later.

Payouts for November

I've cashed in, and received, $125 in Amazon gift cards for the month of November from Swagbucks. I have enough swagbucks remaining in my account to cash out for five $5 Amazon gift cards at the beginning of December. Here's a screenshot of my balance from my cash outs from the past month:

My final November balance for Jingit is $10.20. That's really only for about a hour's worth of watching commercials while I watch television. Here's a screenshot of my balance (I cash out once a week after I max out):

These are the only two I have gotten payouts from so far. I have 685 superpoints; 3200 points are needed to cash out at 'basic' level. SendEarnings requires $30 to cash out; my balance is $8.25. iRazoo requires 3000 points to cash out; I have 288 points. I have 418 points at Points2Shop; I am cashing out at 1000 points (they do have prizes at lower levels). I have 20 points on Opinion Outpost; 100 points are needed to cash out. 

Swagbucks: $125 cashed out to Amazon.com

Jingit: $10.20 balance (will cash out after maxing out for the week)

Superpoints: 685 points from clicking a button 30 times/day (3200 needed to cash out)

SendEarnings: $8.25 ($30 needed to cash out)

iRazoo: 288 points from treasure codes and occasionally searching (3000 points needed to cash out)

Points2Shop: 418 points (cashing out at 1000 points)

Opinion Outpost: 20 points (100 points needed to cash out)

I will update at the end of the day or tomorrow if the points level changes.

Earning a few extra bucks

I've been on strict bed rest since August 12th. Three months down, six weeks to go. I have a lot of extra time and I've had trouble finding activities that interest me. I've recently found an amazing site for those of us on bed rest or with a lot of extra time on our hands. Swagbucks is a site that pays you for doing things you're probably already doing-searching the internet, playing games, shopping, and playing around on Facebook. I'm not the type of person to suggest something unless I've tried it out or I use it myself. I've been active on Swagbucks since November 3rd and I've already cashed in enough swagbucks (their point system) for $25 in Amazon gift cards. I should have enough swagbucks for a $50 Amazon gift card in the next week or two. And, if I continue at the same rate of activity, I should have earned at least $100 in Amazon gift cards in time to shop for Christmas. I know that doesn't seem like a lot to those of you with jobs, but keep in mind I'm unable to work and this isn't a full-time job. I use swagbucks while I'm watching television or using the internet.

Here is my referral link. It will open in a new window. If you sign up by November 17th, use the promo code "SBPAYSFORME" and Swagbucks will credit your account 80 swagbucks on top of the standard 30 swagbucks. That's 110 swagbucks just for trying it out! A $5 Amazon gift card is only 450 swagbucks. I'm always around and I'm happy to help new members, even if I didn't refer you. Send me a message if you have any questions. And check out these pages on Facebook for extra tips and help: Swagbucks and Swagbucks Offers That Pay.

Happy Swagging!