DISCLAIMER
Some people have objected to this monthly post for various reasons. So Im starting with this disclaimer. I do this full time. Its technically not beermoney for me. So this is NOT typical of most people. But it does show each month what programs are paying and whats working. And it also shows that those that are unemployed, disabled or have other special circumstances, who may come across this subreddit, that extra money can be made with some time and effort.
Announcement #1
Make Sure to check out the This Week In Beermoney podcast LIVE every Saturday evening at 8PM EST with /u/fishering and myself! https://www.twitch.tv/uFishering If you cant watch live, all episodes are posted on youtube within a day of the live broadcast.
Announcement #2
I'm working on a website centered around my earning activities. It will feature reviews of EVERY program I do, honest reviews of programs I dont do. Contests for referrals, a blog about industry news. Other ways to earn that I dont use. Will have a facebook group and twitter to immediately post things like good offers that pop on programs and stuff like that. Also will have tutorial videos done by me for Mturk, detailed videos on how I earn from different programs and other stuff. Many other ideas and plans in my head.
My issue is. I suck at naming things. Its good I dont have kids, because they might have started school as John or Jane Doe. :) So if anyone has a suggestion for a catchy name I would love to hear it. I dont want to use beermoney.. I feel thats a niche name for this reddit and dont want to take it and it doesnt seem right for a website. The name I came up with is Earning for Extras.. because its going to focus on trying to earn extra money versus people like me who are insane do this as a main source of income, but I dont think that sounds good. Im looking for a name thats catchy not just to the reddit community but to the internet as a whole. So I would love if you want to submit some suggestions my way. I may be able to afford a small prize if someone comes up with something I really like. Now thats it for that.. lets talk about the month.
May wasnt as good as April which I expected. Mturk came back now to around average as it heads into its slow season. Summers are usually my lower earning months there. Other stuff ticked up. Lotta good offers on SB and a lotta good surveys and stuff on Prize Rebel and InstaGC saw all 3 of those GPTs go up. The one time offer on Samsung Pay and the new program from Radial Insight also helped boost numbers.
Gonna keep chugging along. Having fun. Looking forward to getting through June and chugging toward the 2nd half of the year and politic ads and back to school ads and holiday season ads!
| Program | May | Apr | Mar | Feb | Jan | 2018 Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mturk | $875.00 | $1327.00 | $1900.00 | $960.00 | $810.00 | $5872.00 | |
| Swagbucks1 | $177.00 | $89.00 | $130.00 | $75.00 | $75.00 | $546.00 | |
| InstaGC | $145.00 | $105.00 | $160.00 | $87.00 | $66.00 | $563.00 | |
| Perk | $100.00 | $75.00 | $100.00 | $20.00 | $25.00 | $320.00 | |
| Prolific Academic | $89.16 | $70.17 | --- | $29.59 | $70.04 | $258.96 | |
| Prizerebel3 | $82.00 | $66.00 | $80.00 | $70.00 | $60.00 | $358.00 | |
| PhonePayCheck2 | $80.00 | $77.70 | $81.00 | $70.25 | $78.50 | $387.45 | |
| Earnhoney | $70.00 | $60.00 | $40.00 | $70.00 | $140.00 | $380.00 | |
| Samsung Rewards | $50.00 | --- | --- | --- | --- | $50.00 | |
| Yoolotto/Rewards | $47.82 | $9.79 | $27.19 | $29.00 | $36.36 | $140.36 | |
| Earnably | $35.00 | $10.00 | --- | --- | $10.00 | $55.00 | |
| Radial Insight | $35.00 | --- | $3.00 | --- | --- | $38.00 | |
| SurveySavvy | $26.50 | $11.00 | $20.00 | --- | $11.00 | $68.50 | |
| KoinMe | $25.00 | $10.00 | $30.00 | $25.00 | $35.00 | $125.00 | |
| Grabpoints | $20.00 | $10.00 | $10.00 | $10.00 | $18.00 | $68.00 | |
| CashMagnet | $12.00 | $9.00 | $10.00 | $26.00 | --- | $57.00 | |
| MyPoints | $10.00 | --- | --- | --- | $15.00 | $25.00 | |
| Mobile Performance Meter | $5.00 | $5.00 | $5.00 | $5.00 | $5.00 | $25.00 | |
| MicrosoftRewards | $5.00 | $5.00 | $5.00 | $5.00 | $5.00 | $25.00 | |
| CrossMediaPanel | $5.00 | $5.00 | --- | $5.00 | $5.00 | $20.00 | |
| ReceiptHog | $5.00 | $5.00 | $5.00 | --- | --- | $15.00 | |
| WalmartSavingsCatcher | $3.62 | $3.92 | $11.14 | $5.22 | $2.49 | $26.39 | |
| Expense Rewards4 | $3.00 | $5.00 | --- | --- | --- | $8.00 | |
| Shoptracker | $3.00 | $3.00 | $3.00 | --- | --- | $6.00 | |
| Forthright | $2.00 | $2.00 | --- | --- | --- | $4.00 | |
| Slidejoy | $2.00 | --- | $2.00 | --- | --- | $4.00 | |
| CoinOut | $1.51 | $1.31 | $1.67 | --- | --- | $4.49 | |
| Rewardable | --- | --- | $10.00 | --- | $25.00 | $35.00 | |
| RewardRack | --- | --- | $10.00 | $5.00 | $10.00 | $25.00 | |
| Checkpoints | --- | --- | $8.00 | $20.00 | $15.00 | $43.00 | |
| Ibotta | --- | $21.60 | $21.20 | --- | --- | $42.80 | |
| Checkout51 | --- | $20.60 | --- | --- | --- | $20.60 | |
| GrindaBuck | --- | --- | $25.00 | --- | --- | $25.00 | |
| InboxDollars | --- | --- | --- | $27.00 | --- | $27.00 | |
| Coupons.com | --- | --- | --- | $2.38 | $8.67 | $11.05 | |
| Coupon Cabin | --- | $7.06 | --- | --- | --- | $7.06 | |
| Fetch Rewards | --- | --- | $6.00 | --- | --- | $6.00 | |
| Accelerant Research | --- | $2.50 | --- | --- | --- | $2.50 | |
| Total | $1914.61 | $2016.61 | $2704.20 | $1546.44 | 1526.06 | 9707.92 | |
| Ref Earnings | 235.00 | $210.00 | --- | --- | --- | $445.00 | |
| Full Total | $2149.61 | $2226.61 | $2704.20 | $1546.44 | 1526.06 | 10152.92 | |
FOOTNOTES
1. Does not count Ref earnings
2. Registration is closed for this app
3. Does not count Ref Earnings
4. Program announced its done for now.
Thats my list for May. Who paid you for/in last month?
FAQ
I'm in need of extra money. Should I persue doing some of this?
Yes and no. There is obviously money to be made. But there are drawbacks. Mturk (there are alternatives but not usually as lucrative) may not accept you (wont accept if outside US), Earnings may be low on programs like EH and other stuff can be a grind. Mobile based earnings means needing devices and takes money and time. Passive earning is starting to show huge signs of decline. I dont want anyone to believe they can sit down tomorrow and be making $2000 next month.
I live outside the USA. How can I earn?
Unfortunately most of the stuff I do is either USA only or US/UK/CA/AU. So its hard for me to advise whats available to people outside of those areas. If you live outside those 4 countries I really dont have advice for you. And I dont have much advice for even outside the USA.
How Much Time do you spend with this?
Its Hard to quantify. I am in front of a computer ALOT but its not always focused on making money. I have games I play and have scripts that watch for HITs ON Mturk so if something pops thats good I switch over. Plus Im often doing multiple things at once. That said.. there are people who make more then me with less time. Im actually very inefficient.
Will you give me advice or help me get started?
Yes but only if you approach it with the mindset that its slow and a grind at times and not get rich quick or at all.
How do you make so much on Mturk. Can you give me any hints?
I have a Mturk 101 typed up I can send with some tips and tricks.
Why dont you get a real job?
Health issues.. and I can nap at 1PM.. and I dont have a boss looking over my shoulder... and I can work naked (I dont.. or do I....)
Whats your Device setup?
This is also in a state of flux. Ill be adjusting and ready to chat about that in a few weeks
OMG! Your electric bill must be a bajillion dollars. Is it even worth it?
My entire power bill was just a bit more then what I earned from Earnhoney this month. And that was with a central AC running almost 24-7. People way overestimate the power this stuff takes. A typical cell phone costs a couple dollars a YEAR to charge. My main laptop uses about 21 kWh a month being on 24-7. That costs me less then $2 in a month.
How much data/bandwidth do you use?
About 3.6 TERRAbytes in May.
You must have a ton of referrals to make that much!
All the totals above represent only personal earnings. I seperate out ref earnings.
OMG! You must cheat somehow to make so much!
I do nothing outside the TOS of any of the programs. I consider this income to be a blessing and wouldnt do anything to jeopardize that. Plus cheating just kills programs and defrauds the companies that are allowing me to make this income.
Do you have to pay taxes on all of this
Yes on most of it. There are some exceptions but the majority of this income is taxable. Most of these companies dont issue 1099s but that doesnt mean you dont have to pay taxes. Please consult a tax professional if you have questions on how to handle taxes on "beermoney" income
Submitted June 06, 2018 at 08:46AM by themightyox https://ift.tt/2JurLzt
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