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.
Was Decemeber bad? Probably not. I did something that I havent done in over 3 years.. I took a mini vacation. From Dec 21st through Dec 27th I did barely anything outside of a few surveys and my daily swagbucks stuff. Its the first time I allowed myself more than 2 days off in years. I slept in. I enjoyed the holiday. And even earlier in the month I took some time to decorate and other stuff I havent done in a few years. It felt good. So my December numbers look bad (besides Swagbucks which Ill talk about in a bit). but this was more on me and not on the programs.
About Swagbucks - The number showing here isnt 100% right. I normally subtract out all my costs before putting in my SB number. But there was a lot of profitable offers this time around. So consider this a "gross" number and not a net.
So lets talk about 2019 shall we. Im excited about this year. And im glad I got recharged for it. The oft mentioned and often delayed website is still on the agenda. And Michelle and I are still as excited about it as we have been. Lots of great ideas for it. We just need to see if our designer is still interested after we kinda flaked on him for a bit. And if not then address that issue going forward. I have a lot of great ideas features and exciting thoughts for it and look forward to being an asset to the community with it when its finally rolling.
Its going to be interesting to see where beermoney sits by the end of 2019. We have seen passivity slowly dying. we have seen Joe from the techslugs call it a day. But yet the fact that Rewardable and Yoo are still running today surprises me. I think passivity will still slowly be dying but I dont know to what extent.
Beermoney in 2019 could be interesting for other reasons. A lot of thoughts swirling that sometime in the next 2 years we could see a recession. The great recession of 2007-2009 saw the birth of many beermoney programs like Swagbucks, INstaGC and (I think) prizerebel. Smartphones were in their infancy then. So if we do go into recession, it will be interesting to see how beermoney evolves this time around. And IMO those of us that already do beermoney, will have a big advatange. And this is another reason I want to get the website running sooner than later.
So, as I said, Im excited for 2019. And Im excited to be a part of the beermoney community. And hoping we can continue to work together to help each other make money.
| Program | Dec | Nov | Oct | Sep | Aug | Jul | Apr-Jun | Jan-Mar | 2018 Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mturk | $500 | $624 | $855 | $600 | $812 | $654 | $3002 | $3670 | $10667 | |
| Swagbucks1 | $300 | $200 | $225 | $170 | $136 | $125 | $474 | $280 | $1910 | |
| Credit Card SIgn up Bonus | $200 | $450 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | $650 | |
| PhonePayCheck2 | $78 | $76 | $76 | $77 | $75 | $78 | $232.70 | $229.75 | $922.45 | |
| EarningStation | $75 | $50 | $75 | $50 | $25 | --- | --- | --- | $275 | |
| SurveySavvy | $35 | $25 | $25 | $25 | $13.50 | $10 | $48.50 | $31 | $213 | |
| Earnhoney | $30 | $75 | $65 | $50 | $105 | $60 | $165 | $250 | $800 | |
| NorthFork Research | $30 | $50 | $30 | $10 | --- | $10 | --- | --- | $130 | |
| Perk | $25 | $45 | $45 | $45 | $45 | $45 | $255 | $145 | $625 | |
| MyPoints | $25 | $10 | $40 | $55 | $5 | $10 | $20 | $15 | $170 | |
| Rewardable | $15 | $15 | $20 | $20 | $30 | $10 | $20 | $35 | $165 | |
| KoinMe | $10 | $20 | --- | $30 | $35 | $25 | $60 | $90 | $270 | |
| Drop | $10 | $20 | --- | --- | --- | $10 | --- | --- | $40 | |
| InstaGC | $7 | $25 | $28.50 | $60 | $50 | $40 | $300 | $313 | $823.50 | |
| Mobile Performance Meter | $5 | $10 | $10 | $5 | $10 | $10 | $15 | $15 | $80 | |
| ReceiptHog | $5 | $5 | --- | $5 | --- | $5 | $15 | $5 | $80 | |
| MicrosoftRewards | $5 | $5 | $10 | $5 | $5 | $5 | $15 | $15 | $65 | |
| CrossMediaPanel | $5 | $5 | $5 | $5 | $5 | $5 | $15 | $10 | $55 | |
| Volkno | $5 | --- | --- | $5 | $5 | --- | $35 | --- | $50 | |
| Prizerebel3 | $6 | $4 | $16.50 | $39 | $45 | $48l | $250.50 | $210 | $622 | |
| Shoptracker | $3 | $3 | $3 | $3 | $3 | $3 | $9 | $3 | $27 | |
| Fetch Rewards | $3 | --- | $5 | $3 | $3 | --- | $3 | $6 | $26 | |
| Bank Account Opening Bonus | --- | $100 | --- | --- | $300 | $200 | --- | --- | $600 | |
| Prolific Academic | --- | $33.62 | $84.83 | $26.15 | $60.79 | $39.80 | $185.53 | $99.63 | $530.35 | |
| Yoolotto/Rewards | --- | --- | --- | $23.24 | $18.10 | $44.76 | $99.77 | $92.55 | $268.62 | |
| Focus Groups | --- | --- | --- | $125 | $60 | --- | --- | --- | $185 | |
| Ibotta | --- | $21.92 | $38.29 | --- | $24.62 | $23.24 | $49.49 | $21.20 | $178.76 | |
| Ebay Net Sales | --- | --- | --- | $113 | --- | --- | --- | --- | $113 | |
| Radial Insight | --- | $5.80 | $14.70 | --- | $3 | $50 | $1 | $35 | $112.50 | |
| YouGov | --- | --- | --- | --- | $100 | --- | --- | --- | $100 | |
| Grabpoints | --- | --- | --- | $10 | $9 | $13 | $30 | $38 | $100 | |
| Earnably | --- | --- | --- | $10 | $10 | $10 | $55 | $10 | $95 | |
| CashMagnet | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | $10 | $31 | $36 | $77 | |
| Insiders Network | --- | --- | --- | $65 | --- | --- | --- | --- | $65 | |
| InboxDollars | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | $28 | $27 | $55 | |
| Checkpoints | --- | --- | --- | --- | $11 | --- | --- | $43 | $54 | |
| Samsung Rewards | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | $50 | --- | $50 | |
| Voice Record Work | --- | --- | --- | --- | $9.83 | $9.55 | $19.57 | --- | $38.95 | |
| TimeBucks | --- | --- | $10.01 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | $10.01 | |
| ESPN Fan Advisors | --- | --- | $10 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 20 | $30 | |
| Neevo | --- | --- | $7.51 | $78 | --- | --- | --- | --- | $85.51 | |
| Stanford 2week Study | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | $30 | --- | $30 | |
| WalmartSavingsCatcher | --- | --- | --- | --- | $2.96 | $0.21 | $10.68 | $18.85 | $29.56 | |
| Testable Minds | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | $29.50 | --- | $29.50 | |
| Gigapoints | --- | $25 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | $25 | |
| RewardRack | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | $25 | $25 | |
| GrindaBuck | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | $25 | $25 | |
| ReceiptPal | --- | --- | --- | --- | $25 | --- | --- | --- | $25 | |
| GreetingCardPanel | --- | --- | --- | --- | $25 | --- | --- | --- | $25 | |
| Checkout51 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | $20.60 | --- | $20.60 | |
| Coupons.com | --- | $0.92 | --- | $5.50 | --- | $2 | --- | $11.05 | $19.48 | |
| MyOpinionNow | --- | --- | --- | $15 | --- | --- | --- | --- | $15 | |
| RetailMeNot | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | $10 | --- | --- | $10 | |
| Keep Rewarding | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | $10 | --- | --- | $10 | |
| Bestmark | --- | $5 | $5 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | $10 | |
| IHUT5 | --- | --- | $3 | $3 | --- | $3 | --- | --- | $9 | |
| Coupon Cabin | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | $7.06 | --- | $7.06 | |
| PulseLabs | --- | --- | --- | $5 | $3 | --- | --- | --- | $8 | |
| Expense Rewards4 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | $8 | --- | $8 | |
| Carepoynt | --- | --- | --- | --- | $7 | --- | --- | --- | $7 | |
| Ebates | --- | --- | --- | --- | $5.84 | --- | --- | --- | $5.84 | |
| Slidejoy | --- | --- | --- | --- | $2 | --- | $2 | $2 | $6 | |
| Mobile Expressions | --- | --- | --- | --- | $5 | --- | --- | --- | $5 | |
| CoinOut | --- | --- | $3.23 | --- | $1.34 | $0.65 | $5.58 | $1.67 | $9.24 | |
| Forthright | --- | --- | --- | --- | $1 | $4 | $2 | --- | $7 | |
| Accelerant Research | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | $2.50 | --- | $2.50 | |
| MyCokeRewards | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | $2 | --- | $2 | |
| IQ | --- | --- | $0.75 | $0.25 | --- | --- | --- | --- | $1.00 | |
| Total | $1377.00 | $1909.26 | $1703.09 | $1731.14 | $2091.98 | $1585.21 | $5640.94 | $5776.70 | $21815.32 | |
| Ref Earnings | $100 | $80 | $60 | $47 | $94 | $82 | $561 | --- | $924 | |
| Full Total | $1477.00 | $1989.26 | $1763.09 | $1778.14 | $2185.98 | $1667.21 | $6201.94 | $5776.70 | $22839.32 | |
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.
5. Plus about 30 trash bags
Thats my list for September. 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 TERRAbytes in Aug.
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 w
Submitted January 07, 2019 at 08:37AM by themightyox http://bit.ly/2GX9fjq
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