Cha-Ching on a Shoestring™

Living Large on a Limited Budget

Ibotta App: FREE $15 Bonus for New Users!

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Haven’t signed up for the Ibotta app yet?  Here’s another reason you should!

Not only can new users  earn the FREE $10 Share the Love bonus when you use 5 offers within 2 weeks of signing up, but through July 23 you can also  take advantage of the Home & Family bonus for another $5 free when you refer two friends using your unique referral link and redeem two offers.

Need a little more encouragement?  Here’s what one reader said:

I just want to thank you for your suggestion on ibotta. I downloaded the app Tuesday, went shopping Friday and this morning I had $21.25 deposited to my PayPal! I love it!

*Note: Ibotta now works without receipts at Piggly Wiggly (and hopefully more stores soon!). Simply link Ibotta to the store reward cards you already use and rewards are automatically added to your account at checkout.

Click here to find the latest Ibotta offers I’ve posted.

Click here to sign up for Ibotta and start earning!

Swagbucks Quick Tips: Complete Your Profile for More Swagbucks

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I want to help you earn enough Swagbucks this month to enter my $25 Amazon gift card giveaway.  So here is a quick tip for you:

Outside of all the usual ways to earn Swag Bucks, there are some easy to grab points sitting out there that you may not even realize are available. For example, have you completed your user profile? If not, you’re missing out on easy Swag Bucks for things like uploading a profile picture.

You’ll know if you still have some info to fill out if you go to your Swagbucks homepage and see an indicator – either on the right or in the middle of the page letting you know that you can earn some Swag Bucks for finishing up.

Having your profile completed also helps Swagbucks bring you more relevant content so you can earn even more Swag Bucks!

If you don’t HAVE a Swagbucks account, click here to sign up and use my exclusive code CHACHING70 to get 100 FREE Swag Bucks when you complete your profile.  (Just look for the text, “I have a sign up code.”)

Sign up now and get rewarded for the things you do online starting today!

31 Days to Earn Extra Cash Online Day 31- Show Me the Money!

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31 Day to Earn Extra Cash Online

Welcome to our 31 Days to Earn Extra Cash Online series!  Check out the rest of the series here.

Well, we did it!  It’s Day 31 of our series.

Now comes the fun part – it’s time to make some money!!

For our final day, I thought I would highlight my top favorite sites.

My TOP 5 favorite earners*:

1. Swagbucks

2. Ibotta

3. Pinecone Research

4. SavingStar

5.  MyPoints

Of course, ALL of these others are great ways to bring extra cash and gift cards as well, but if you were looking to just sign up for a few, then these would be my top suggestions.

The Cha-Ching Christmas Club:

Believe it or not, we are almost 6 months away from Christmas and I want to invite you to join my Cha-Ching Christmas Club.   Beginning in July, I will have a monthly check-in to see how you are doing earning extra cash for your Christmas fund.  And yes, I’ll be sharing my totals with you as well!  This is a great way to keep each other accountable and motivated (and, of course, you are welcome to save up for something else as well!).

Will you join me? 🙂

Here is our Final Recap:

Day 1: Earn gift cards and more with MyPoints rewards

Day 2: Earn Amazon gift cards and more when you sign up for Plink Dining Rewards

Day 3: Earn PayPal Cash with MySurvey

Day 4: Earn Cash for College with Upromise

Day 5: Earn gift cards and more with Recyclebank

Day 6: Earn PayPal cash, gift cards and more with Swagbucks search engine

Day 7: Earn free stuff with Pampers Rewards

Day 8: Earn cash or gift cards with mTurk (Amazon Marketplace)

Day 9: Earn cash on a Visa Debit card by watching Jingit ads

Day 10: Earn PayPal cash or Amazon gift cards with SavingStar eCoupons

Day 11: Earn PayPal cash (and more) with the Ibotta app

Day 12: Receive Party Packs from a variety of brands with HouseParty.com

Day 13: Earn restaurant and shopping gift cards and more with the Shopkick app

Day 14: Earn Amazon gift cards with Amazon’s Trade-In program

Day 15: Get a $5 bonus for signing up with Inbox Dollars

Day 16: Earn FREE stuff with Kellogg’s Family Rewards

Day 17: Earn gift cards and more with the Viggle App

Day 18: Earn electronics, jewelry, gift cards and more with Nielsen Home Scan

Day 19: Earn PayPal cash or Amazon gift cards with Opinion Outpost

Day 20: Get a $5 bonus for signing up with Send Earnings

Day 21: Get a $50 bonus by signing up for a Capital One 360 Checking account (no longer available)

Day 22: Earn cash, PayPal cash, Amazon gift cards and more from Toluna Opinions

Day 23: Earn $3 per survey from Pinecone Research

Day 24: Earn cash back and a FREE $10 gift card from Ebates

Day 25: Earn gift cards, DVD’s and more from Disney Rewards

Day 26: Earn FREE ExtraCare Bucks from CVS

Day 27:  Earn PayPal cash, Amazon gift cards and more from Ipsos I-Say

Day 28:  Earn Amazon gift cards and more from Crowdtap

Day 29: Earn PayPal cash from the Receipt Hog app

Day 30: Earn checks or PayPal cash from Mindfield Online

Pampers Gifts To Grow: 10 FREE Points

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Here is another code for your Pampers Gifts to Grow account! Use code: FBPA6XW7KRU8J13 to add 10 FREE points to your account. Expires 6/20/13.

Don’t have a Pampers Gifts to Grow account? Click here to get started and receive 100 FREE points just for signing up!

Thanks, Family Savings!

31 Days to Earn Extra Cash Online Day 30 – Mindfield Online

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31 days cash

Welcome to Day 30 of our 31 Days to Earn Extra Cash Online series!  Check out the rest of the series here.

Today’s site is a popular survey company: Mindfield Online

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How to Earn: 

Look for emails from Mindfield with survey opportunities. If you qualify for the survey, your account will be credited the stated amount within 10-14 business days after the survey has finished.

Some people have even reported receiving surveys with values up to $25!

Mindfield also frequently offers product testing opportunities which you will be paid to try.

What You Can Earn: 

Once your account has $5, a link will appear on the right side of the screen under the Member Summary informing you that you can request a payment via check or PayPal.

Tips:

  • After registering, be sure to fill out your Member Questionnaires. Although these are optional and unpaid, they will help Mindfield in targeting you for additional survey opportunities.

Click here to sign up for Mindfield.

Check out my Intro to Earning Free Money Online post for even more tips on making the most of this series.

 Next up:

Day 31 – Show Me the Money!

31 Days to Earn Extra Cash Online Day 29 – Receipt Hog

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31 days cash

Welcome to Day 29 of our 31 Days to Earn Extra Cash Online series!  Check out the rest of the series here.

Today’s site is another tool for Smartphone users: Receipt Hog

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How You Earn: 

Simply snap a photo of your qualifying grocery store receipt, and you’ll be rewarded coins. The more receipts you upload, the higher the level you’ll reach and the more coins you’ll earn per receipt.  Receipt Hog is a market research company that collects data from your receipts (and any surveys they give you), so it doesn’t matter what items you purchase.  Just snap your receipt, and you’re done! At select times, you may also be asked to complete a short survey, which will earn you additional coins.

You can upload up to 20 receipts per week and no more than three from the same store in the same day.

What You Can Earn: 

Currently you can redeem 1000 coins for $5.00 (via Paypal) or you can decide to save your coins to get an even better value. Currently, 1800 coins can be redeemed for $10.00, 3200 coins for $20.00 and 4500 coins is worth $30.

Tips:

  • Receipt Hog allows you to submit receipts for up to seven days after purchase, so be sure to upload them before it is too late.
  • Receipts from any store where you purchase groceries are accepted. You can upload receipts from national grocers, local shops, convenience stores, club stores, drugstores and even pet stores!

Click here to download the free Receipt Hog app on your Apple or Android phone or tablet.

Check out my Intro to Earning Free Money Online post for even more tips on making the most of this series.

 Next up:

Day 30: Earn checks or PayPal cash from Mindfield Online

Swagbucks: Dads Vs. Grads – Win Bonus Swag Bucks!

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Here’s something to help those of you who are participating in my Swagbucks $25 Amazon gift card giveaway this month!

Swagbucks’ latest Team Challenge has arrived – it’s Dads vs Grads! Signing up is easy – just click the image on the homepage, join the challenge and be assigned to Team Dads or Team Grads. Score points for your team by doing the following:

  • Each Search win (no matter what the SB denomination) = 2 points 
  • Each SBTV win (every time you win 3 SBs) = 1 point 
  • Each SBTV mobile win (every time they win 2 SBs on either iOS or Android app) = 1 point 
  • Each Special Offer award (no matter what the SB denomination) = 2 points
  • Each Survey completion award (no matter what the SB denomination) = 4 points

Everyone who earns at least one point for their team will get a bonus of at least 25 if their team wins or 10 if their team finishes second. The more you contribute, the higher your bonus can get, and the person with the most points on each team will get an additional bonus of 500 Swag Bucks!

Whichever team has the most points at the end of Wednesday, 6/19 is the winner!

If you’ve haven’t joined the fun on Swagbucks yet, get 100 FREE Swag Bucks with code CHACHING70 when you complete your profile here.  (Just look for the text that reads “I have a sign up code”.) I’ve used Swagbucks rewards to get hundreds of dollars worth of FREE Amazon gift cards through the years – and you can too!

Swagbucks: $25 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway plus 100 FREE Swag Bucks for New Members (Through June 30)

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100 FREE Swag Bucks:

The great folks at Swagbucks have been kind enough to extend my new member code!  Through June 30th, new members start off with 100 FREE Swag Bucks by entering code CHACHING70 when you complete your profile here.  (Just look for the text that reads “I have a sign up code”.)  Since my favorite reward is a $5 Amazon gift card for 450 Swag Bucks, this will get you almost a quarter of the way to your first reward!

$25 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway:

There’s also a little something for everybody this month!  Anyone who has signed up for Swagbucks through my site (old or new) and earns at least 50 Swag Bucks in total this month will be entered into a drawing for a $25 Amazon gift card!

You can earn from any combination of Shop, Search, Watch, Play Answer or Discover and just by doing so, you will automatically be entered into the drawing once you reach 50 SBs earned in the month of June.

And don’t forget that today is Mega Swagbucks Friday which means you will have better odds of winning larger SB amounts starting at 20 SB and more.  That should get you off to a good start!

So let’s start swagging everybody!