Swagbucks

http://www.swagbucks.com/refer/islandsofthebles

Okay I know it has been awhile since I have posted, but somehow time just passes quickly! I needed to make sure I actually got my gift card before I posted about this, and I did receive a code for my amazon account for a $25 credit.

Now this one can be a little overwhelming. The easiest thing I did was to add the button onto my web browser and it gives you "swagbucks" just for doing that. YOu can get swagbucks on facebook, through their page every day and the best thing for me, is that you can get swagbucks for shopping on the sites you already shop from. This is great because some of the ones I listed below will find you the cheaper price, or codes for coupons, and with this one as well it's like you are getting double!

Now there are other things you can get swagbucks for, like I said it can be overwhelming but the pay out can be big. I would suggest just playing around on the website to see all that you can earn swagbucks for doing. Now the swagbucks is how you then redeem for the giftcards.

What giftcards can you get you may be asking? There are SOOOOO MANY! And for those with a giving need, there are also charities you can give to as well. My two top ones are Amazon and Paypal, which are both options here. But they even have unique ones such as a giftcard for Facebook games, cracker barrel gift cards, and so many more. They have for my Starbuck addicts, burger king, Lowes for all the home improvement folks, Jc Penny's, Barnes and Noble, itunes, Texas Roadhouse, ebay, Googleplay, Applebee's, Olive Garden, Game Stop, Steam Digital, Dunkin Donuts, Sony Playstation, Red Robin, Papa Johns, Chili's, Macy's, Panera Bread, Buffalo Wild Wings, TJ Maxx, Long Horn Steakhouse, Sam's Club, Red Lobster, Best Buy, Bath and Body Works, Target, Sears, Ubber, Cheescake Factory, AMC Theaters, CVS, Staples, Groupon, Kmart, Regal Theaters, Southwest Airlines, REI, Safeway, ExxonMobil, Darden Options (Yardhouse, Bahama Breeze, etc.), Sephora, Old Navy, American Outfitters, Babies "R" Us, TGI Fridays, Sears, Dominos, Microsoft XBox, Cabela's, Bass Pro Shops, Chipotle, Nike, QVC, Express, Footlocker, Groupon, Landry's, League of Legends, Gap, Overstock, REI, Walmart, Gap, The Children's Place, California Pizza Kitchen, Rainforest Cafe, Petco, Shutterfly, Omaha Steaks, Hotels.Com, Hot Topic, IHOP, Gap Multi Brand, AT&T, Verizon, Lane Bryant, Steak 'n Shake, Guitar Center, Jiffy Lube, and more.

okay So as you can see there are lots to earn from swagbucks and pretty much anything to meet anyone's interests for payouts.

Remember, my promise to you guys is that I never post anything I haven't verififed and been paid, myself!

Shopkick

Alright here is another one!!!! Shopkick! So you can get what are called "kicks" to walk in to stores. If you have the time you can also get more "kicks", for just scanning products around the store. YOu will have to make sure you are logged into the bluetooth in order to access all the shopkicks for the store you are in.  What I like about this one, is that I don't have to even buy anything to get points. I have already earned 3 different awards with them since I started to use it in 2016. And I used the gift cards for Target, and got to use them immediately, not having to wait for a gift card to arrive. There are a lot of options to choose from: Walmart, Target, TJ Maxx (Marshalls, HomeGoods), American Eagle, Aerie, Starbucks, Old Navy, Best Buy, GameStop, Lowe's, Nike, Papa Johns, Yankee Candle, Sephora, JCPenney, Footlocker, Barnes & Noble, 1-800-Flowers.com, Fandango, Off Fifth, Tory Burch, Tiffany & Co., . And thats just the gift cards, you can also earn products such as a Coach Hand Bag,  a Samsung 32" Smart HDTV,  KitchenAid Mixer,  Apple iPad Air,  or a Vespa. And if you are one of those who gives back and wonders if you can donate your kicks, WELL YOU CAN! Two great organizations such as Feeding America,  and American Red Cross are the ones you can donate your kicks to.

WIth this app there are 4 ways to earn kicks:
1) Walk in a participating store that offers walk in points
2) Scan products at the store
3) Purchases, by linking a visa or Mastercard and making purchases
4) inviting friends, the caveat to that is that they have to complete a walk in or a scan with in their first 7 days of creating account.
So before you shop don't forget to download the Shopkick app and start earning kicks today! (That really sounded like a commercial hahahaha)

download here today!
http://get.shopkick.com/anaheim64615

InboxDollars

Here is the link to sign up

https://www.inboxdollars.com/?r=ref17214507&s=7

Okay so here is the next review. I decided to add my homepage so you could see before signing up. I have already received a payment and this is what I am on my way to earning this time. Again I just want to stress to everyone that all the posts on my blog are ones I have tried out first, and either received the product or received a payment. YOu will never have to wonder if your time is wasted, because all of these I have already tried out first.

Okay I will be honest, it took me awhile to earn my first payment on here, because I refuse to sign up for offers where I give my credit card out. I was only doing surveys, search engines, and emails to earn money. I have not really done much else on here. You can earn spins and enter the weekly sweeps, but I have so far not won anything there yet, but it is fun to do and the spins and weekly sweeps you earn by doing stuff so again it is not costing you anything except time. Once you earn $30 you can request a payment and they have a bunch of different options. I choose an Amazon Gift card when I requested my first payment. But there are so many other retailers you can get gift cards to OR you can request a Visa Gift Card or an actual check.

I am including a couple of pictures to show all the retailers because there are just so many!

But that is also not all, if you choose you can also donate your earnings to one of many recognized organizations

So there really is an option for everyone on here, girls, boys, men, women, young old, cause conscious, or money needing I believe you all can find something. Again the link to sign up:

https://www.inboxdollars.com/?r=ref17214507&s=7

Panel App

This one is an app for your phone. I think I mentioned this in my previous posts, but I can only reference the droids, because I have not ever had an iphone. But when you go to the site, it gives both options so thats good.

This one you get points for answering surveys. I tried it out to the minimum amount just to see if I would actually get the rewards, and I did. Then I waited to get the bigger reward and I received it as well.

This one is fun because you also get points from anyone you refer and because so far I have no referrals I am still listed at the beginner rank.

To signup go to this address:

panelapp.me/uwk5

The kinds of rewards you can get from this one are Amazon gift cards, Visa gift cards, and Playstore gift cards. You can also use points to enter sweepstakes. I shop too much on Amazon so I always love when that is the option! :)

Thinx

Okay so this one will not necessarily earn you money, but save you money and save the environment. Again to reiterate I only will post on my blog things that I believe in, have tried myself, and feel strong enough about that I want to help others and pass on my knowledge.

Thinx are period panties (Sorry guys I know this may make you not want to read my blog, but maybe pass it on to your wives and girlfriends!)

I have struggled finding something that doesn't make me feel like I am wearing a diaper, or worry about leaking, or for me having discomfort. Every tampon it seems causes discomfort for me and I have tried a lot. I tried to do the diva cup as well, but again was worse for me because of my own body makeup. If you are anything like me and can't use the diva cup, want to be environmentally friendly, and would like to feel sexy while you are visited by your aunt flow, then I would suggest you try this!

http://fbuy.me/fsNMw

The link above gives you a discount. I started off just buying 3 pair, but fell in love with them so much that I bought 4 more pairs. I will tell you, some of the styles do not hold as much so pay attention to that when you are buying. If you don't like them you can get a refund, which I was surprised about considering the nature of the business. But thats a huge deal if you are someone like me who wants to try but doesn't always like worrying about the money you could be out if you try a new product out.

Okay now for my results because I can't just take other people's word for it. I tried them while I was at work and brought back up just in case. I lasted all day and actually had no leaks. Now I have had an issue on the first overnight in them, but I am heavy on my first day and first evening. I fix the issue by wearing a tampon just on those heavy days/nights, and then I am good to go. After I did that I have had NO LEAKS!

So as far as styles go, I have tried a few. By favorite are hip hugger and sport. The high waisted ones make me feel like I am wearing granny panties, and the boy-shorts (which in typically underwear I love) made me feel like I should be on a bicycle, and not that they looked like underwear. I haven't tried any of their tampons or other products, but absolutely swear by their period panties (but I hate the word panties!)

I hope you guys will try them out. It is great because you don't have to worry about how much waste you are contributing to with these, and I feel sexy because I can wear normal underwear and no one can tell that I am on my period!

Oh and if that's not enough, every purchase also goes and helps a girl in a developing county. So you can know that it is a socially responsible company looking out for others in a very selfish world! I say there is nothing better than that!

Receipt Hog

This one I have already gotten a couple of pay outs from. There are a few ways to earn on this app.

You can earn by submitting your receipts, once those receipts are approved (they must be from the past 14 days to qualify and if you are using ones that include a tip, you must actually provide the itemized one for it to qualify)

You can also earn by filling out surveys they will have every once in awhile, and there are bonuses as well for linking your Amazon account and email to the app, which are a one time thing.

How to earn the actual and redeem: You can redeem for either Paypal or Amazon money. They also recently added magazines as part of the prize. It is the biggest amount and a better value if you wait to get the maximum value.

So this one there is a spin to earn that you get from certain receipts or from certain challenges. With those spins you have a chance to win more coins, or other prizes like the amount of your last receipt.
You also get entries into sweeps to win coins each month they do a drawing, and each receipt earns you an extra entry into the monthly drawing.

It is a little time consuming, having to take pictures of the receipts but I like it because it is fun, and also you can look back and see your spending habits. Most of all I like that it is the same amount of coins for either Amazon or Paypal when you redeem your coins for pay out. Many are not that way. I have done one for Paypal and one for Amazon and both worked.

http://receipthog.com/

Honey

Honey is a money saving widget that goes right on your browser. What I personally like most about this is that it reminds you and asks you if you want to search for codes. Sometimes there are active codes and sometimes there aren't but it hurts nothing. Plus sometimes you get points for stuff if there is not money saving coupons. It is a no risk thing, and if you know of existing codes you can share for the whole Honey community! If you are like me...you will spend hours to find some kind of savings, even if it turns out to be a small amount, but this widget cuts that out for you.

joinhoney.com/ref/iiosqg

I shared the link to get you started on saving money today! 

Disclaimer*

I am a researcher by nature, and investigation is in my blood.

I decided to start up a blog to help people using what I already do, but then also adding in a passion for saving money, earning money, etc.

Everything on my blog site I have tested myself, if you know of ones feel free to tell me and I will verify them myself. I have either used the products, or the services, etc and know they work or believe in it. I will not post something that I have not tried myself and has not passed my own personal tests.

Some of these things will be what you can get for free, some will be apps, some websites, others are products. Some require very little effort while others may require a bit more of your time and effort.

My promise to you is that I will always try it first and relay on my good and beneficial findings to you. I will be honest with you every step of the way and let you know if it is something that can simply save you money, earn you money, earn you points for free things or even gift cards, or even ones that can help you to earn a substantial amount of money. But all of this will be based around money.

Money does not create happiness, but with saving a bit or earning it I know it can help with some of the stress that you may deal with every day. My blog is not about greed, but more about helping people. 

I want to share something personal about me and why I want to help complete strangers. I have known what it had felt like to worry so much about if I would be able to eat for a full day. I have personally had to ask people to see if i could stay for how ever long on people's couches, and I have worried that I would have to live out of my car. Luckily I have swallowed my pride and was able to ask for help and have had some amazing people that helped me when it seemed like all hope was lost. I myself have been so desperate for money that I have been scammed and lost even more money because of it! BUT IT ALL TAUGHT ME SOMETHING! First: I am really great at doing research and investigation so my hard earned money doesn't get wasted and the bad people in this world don't win. And second: because of that research I can do more to help others so that maybe they will not get scammed or have to waste their time.

I hope you find my blog useful and please feel free to share with others. This is a slow work in progress, because I have lots I can post about, but I also work a full time job. So be patient as I get all these money saving and earning tips up for you all!