Panel Polls Survey Company Accepting New Panelists

Do you or your kids enjoy the television shows on Nickelodeon?  Mine sure do.

  If your family enjoys it as much as ours, this is the perfect opportunity for you to view and share your opinions for new shows and products for Nickelodeon.

Panel Polls offers surveys for both parents and kids.  You earn points toward cash.  You can cash out at just $10. 

Panel Polls does not open enrollment often.  In fact this is only the first time I have seen an invite since we joined several years ago, so hurry.

For more information, go here to sign up.

Financial Check Up & Other Ways of Making a Small Income

As many of you know, since we no longer have any consumer debt, we are working dilligently to pay off our 15 yr fixed rate mortgage.


My husband and I agreed that we would put an extra $100 a month toward principle and any extra money that I could come up with through my little endeavors.


So, last month we were able to apply an additional $130 to the principal. Our balance to go is now $52,663.81.


We would have actually had more to apply to it, but we got a notice that we had a shortage in our escrow account of over $160. This was due to a school levy passing just after we refinanced. So, we paid the shortage and our payment went up an additional $12 a month. UGH!


I'm hoping I can bring our grocery budget under what I budgeted for the next few months and apply any extras there to the mortgage. We have plenty in the pantry and freezer that needs used up.


Awhile back, I shared some of the ways I make a little extra money to apply to the principle of our mortgage payment (currently), but it could be used for a Christmas fund or whatever.


You're not going to get filthy rich or be able to quit your day job, but an extra gift card here and there is nice to have.


My Points - I love My Points. I have received several gift cards from them. They have CVS gift cards, BTW. *Smiles*


How to maximize your points?

• Click on all the emails you get from them, you will earn 5 points each time you view an offer.
• When buying online, check and see if the merchant is one of the many listed on My Points. You will get a certain number of points per dollar spent. (Many times I use My Points when purchasing from Justice and ordering my digital prints)
• You can download the toolbar and get 100 points, keep the toolbar installed for a given amount of time (I believe 6 months)and get points for every so many searches.
• You get points for printing and redeeming coupons at Coupons.com through My Points.
• Referring friends - 250 points per referral.

That said, if you join My Points after reading this post, would you please let me refer you so I get some more points?

Swagbucks. I think everybody searches with swagbucks. I was late joining myself, but as of now I have already gotten two reward payouts.

Ways of earning swagbucks:

• Multiple internet searches.
• Installing the Swagbucks toolbar.
• Shopping through Swagbucks
• Trading in old unused cell phones, video game systems, video games, and iPods. (My daughter had an old cell phone and a broken iPod. The landfills won't take them, so why not get swagbucks for them!)
• Inviting friends
• Promoting Swagbucks on your blog

Please remember me! Leave your contact information in the comment section, before you join so I can refer you and get some points, too!

Harris Points. You earn HIPoints for taking surveys. I have received payouts several times. You're definately not going to get rich with this company, but maybe you'll be invited to more surveys than I am.

Synovate or Global Opinion Panels. I have received several checks from this company. Often times the surveys require you to try a new product in your home.

Again, please contact me and I will refer you, so I get some points, too.

Shoppers Hotline. Basically you get points for scanning the barcodes of everything you purchase on equipment that they furnish (including batteries). You can earn additional points for scanning your prescription information. The requirements for joining this used to be a home telephone, but that requirement may have changed.

My girls like to scan things while putting away the groceries.

Please contact me and I will refer you.

Half.com. I love Half.com. It is part of Ebay, so if you have an Ebay account, you won't need to reregister.

At Half.com, you can list books, VHS, DVD's, and CD's. Unlike Ebay, there is no listing fees, you pay a small percentage of the selling price. The listings remain indefinately. You also do not have to photograph everything, simply type in the product UPC and more often than not, a picture and description will come right up.

I currently have over 100 books, videos, and cd's for sale (at very reasonable prices). Contact me if you're interested in seeing a listing.

How do I manage to find the time to package and ship my merchandise for ebay and half? We make it part of our homeschool. It doesn't happen that often anymore, but when it does, we try to see where the item is shipping and find it on a map, then we talk about how far away the location is, whether it is hot or cold there now, etc.

Inbox Dollars. Again, you're not going to get rich! I must say, this is not one of my favorites, but I'll include it because I do have a $27.01 payout coming from them. It has taken me several years to get here.

Ways of earning money:

• Confirm the emails they send. You are paid 2 cents just for clicking the confirmation.
• You can shop through Inbox. I did this once and was not credited the $6. I contacted Inbox and they said it was basically up to the retailer to report it to them. I never did get the $6 credited. Maybe it was just this one time, try at your own discretion.
• You can take surveys - I rarely get chosen. Probably because of the profession my hubby is in.

This company requires that you reach a balance of $30 before you can cash out. I must say I was disappointed when I reached the $30 mark and cashed out. I discovered that they charge a $3 processing and handling fee.

Oh well, it's still easy to click on those ads at 2 cents a piece!

So, am I missing anything? What do you do to make a little extra cash?

Memolink

As I promised, I'm going to list several of the little endeavors I do to make a little money for extras for our family.

Right now, we are blessed to be able to apply the extra cash onto the principal of our mortgage.

The first online survey company I ever signed up for was memolink. Unfortunately, I don't get chosen for many of the surveys because of where we live, my age, and the industry my husband works in, but you still get a few points daily for the survey screenings.

I go to their site daily and click on the site of the day. That's 3 points. Then onto check my local weather. That's one point. Next, it's a trivia question. If you win, you get 5 points. Then I do all the daily surveys.

As with many programs, you can also earn points from purchasing at many retailers.

If you obtain memogold status from doing many surveys and buying, you get more points for doing these same things.

It takes me about 10-15 minutes a day. There are many rewards in the form of gift cards at many retailers, but there is also the cash option.

I personally have received several gift cards and last week a check for cash. The time it takes them to send out the rewards is very prompt. About a week.

If you are interested in memolink, would you please leave a comment with your name and email, so I get points for your referral?

WooHoo!! I just earned $15 CVS ECB

I completed a short survey for CVS today and will be paid with $15 of Extra Care Bucks! I have done probably half a dozen surveys over the past year. So, it's not a way to get filthy rich compliments of CVS, but hey, every little bit helps.

It'll be fun to use this at our new CVS store. There was also a stack of $2/10 coupons only for our new store. I hope there are some better deals to use them on next week.

If you have not signed up before, you can do so here.