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This posting is for everyone who wants some extra money, or wants to find ways to start being more frugal.
Some background. A while back the costs of my daughters education went up. This is because we decided to put her in a private school, which about doubled the cost of her tuition. So, I've been on a mission to find more income and reduce my expense. One idea I hit on was making extra money by scanning my receipts. Over the past couple of months I've tested about ten apps, and settled on seven. All of them provide value in various ways. I'll just list the ones I think are legit and helpful here.
I've also included my earnings to date, some from the apps rewards system and some from referrals. By earnings, I mean specifically money generated through the app, that has been deposited into my accounts.
https://www.fetchrewards.com/, $30 in Amazon giftcards.
https://www.earnwithpogo.com/, $42 (took several surveys here).
https://bitmo.com/, none. Have about $15 in the system, has only retailers giftcards, none appeal to me).
Receipt Pal, $10 in Amazon giftcards
https://www.receipthog.com/, none.
https://www.coinout.com/, none.
https://receiptjar.com/, none.
All of these apps are variations on a theme. You share your shopping data in the form of your receipt information, and you get a small amount of money in return. This is typically in the form of giftcards, or the like.
Pogo and Bitmo are the most passive, you don't have to upload any receipts. They just scan your accounts and award points based on your spending. All of the others are active - you have to upload receipts.
One thing to keep in mind is that doing the scanning takes a bit of work. It also creates incentives for you to spend, so you need to exercise self discipline and guard against that.
If you want to pick up some extra money or practically reduce your expenses a bit, scanning your receipts could help a little.
These ideas might not be cost or time effective if you've got tens of thousands of dollars rolling in on a monthly basis, but if your income is more modest, its a nice way to practically shave off a percentage or two off your expenses.
This posting is for everyone who wants some extra money, or wants to find ways to start being more frugal.
Some background. A while back the costs of my daughters education went up. This is because we decided to put her in a private school, which about doubled the cost of her tuition. So, I've been on a mission to find more income and reduce my expense. One idea I hit on was making extra money by scanning my receipts. Over the past couple of months I've tested about ten apps, and settled on seven. All of them provide value in various ways. I'll just list the ones I think are legit and helpful here.
I've also included my earnings to date, some from the apps rewards system and some from referrals. By earnings, I mean specifically money generated through the app, that has been deposited into my accounts.
https://www.fetchrewards.com/, $30 in Amazon giftcards.
https://www.earnwithpogo.com/, $42 (took several surveys here).
https://bitmo.com/, none. Have about $15 in the system, has only retailers giftcards, none appeal to me).
Receipt Pal, $10 in Amazon giftcards
https://www.receipthog.com/, none.
https://www.coinout.com/, none.
https://receiptjar.com/, none.
All of these apps are variations on a theme. You share your shopping data in the form of your receipt information, and you get a small amount of money in return. This is typically in the form of giftcards, or the like.
Pogo and Bitmo are the most passive, you don't have to upload any receipts. They just scan your accounts and award points based on your spending. All of the others are active - you have to upload receipts.
One thing to keep in mind is that doing the scanning takes a bit of work. It also creates incentives for you to spend, so you need to exercise self discipline and guard against that.
If you want to pick up some extra money or practically reduce your expenses a bit, scanning your receipts could help a little.
These ideas might not be cost or time effective if you've got tens of thousands of dollars rolling in on a monthly basis, but if your income is more modest, its a nice way to practically shave off a percentage or two off your expenses.
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