Along with saving money, I always keep my eye out for ways that I can earn a little extra money also.  Over the next couple of weeks, I plan on introducing you to some of my favorite methods.

InboxDollars and SendEarnings

There are several companies that will pay you to read your e-mails.  Last week, I let you know about MyPoints, and now we’re going to talk about InboxDollars and SendEarnings.

What are InboxDollars and SendEarnings?

Basically, they are 2 different companies that allows you to earn extra cash for various activities (see below).  You get a $5 bonus with each company when you sign up, and you will need to reach a $30 balance to cash out.  Although the InboxDollars and SendEarnings are separate sites, they are very similar and may possibly be related.

How Do You Earn Money with InboxDollars or SendEarnings?

• Read e-mails – you earn several cents per e-mail just for clicking on the periodic e-mails that InboxDollars and SendEarnings sends
• Surveys – $0.50 for every completed survey – I find that many of the other survey sites pay more
• Offers – some of the e-mails include offers…like sign up for such and such and earn x dollars – depending on what it is, I don’t usually sign up
• Games – you can earn points when you play their games – I’ve never done this
• Shopping – you can earn points when you shop through the  InboxDollars or SendEarnings site – I’ve never done this, because using the cash-back sites seems a better deal.

How Do You Join?

• Visit InboxDollars and/or SendEarnings to register (I’m a member of both).  You will get a $5 bonus in your account for registering.
• You will receive an e-mail from InboxDollars or SendEarnings.  Click to validate your e-mail address and you’re ready to go.

Please Note:

If you want to avoid extra e-mail in your personal account, just create a new e-mail address just for offers like this (or create a filter in Outlook or Gmail so the e-mails go to their own folder). I usually get a couple of e-mails per day.

Are you a member of InboxDollars or SendEarnings?  How do you like the program?

Additional “Cents”able Earnings Methods:

• Upromise
• MyPoints

Along with saving money, I always keep my eye out for ways that I can earn a little extra money also.  Over the next couple of weeks, plan on introducing you to some of my favorite methods.

MyPoints

There are several companies that will pay you to read your e-mails.  One of my favorite paid e-mail companies is My Points.

What is MyPoints?

Basically, MyPoints is a rewards company where you earn points for various activities (see below).  You usually need about 1500-1600 points to earn a $10 gift card from stores such as Amazon, BP, CVS/Pharmacy, iTunes, Kohls, Shell, Panera Bread, and many more.  I usually qualify for several $10 gift cards per year.

How Do You Earn Money with MyPoints?

• Read e-mails – 5 points just for clicking on the periodic e-mails that MyPoints sends
• Surveys – 10 points if you don’t qualify, 50+ points if you do qualify
• Offers – some of the e-mails include offers…like sign up for such and such and earn x points – depending on what it is, I don’t usually sign up
• Games – you can earn points when you play their games – I’ve never done this
• Shopping – you can earn points when you shop through the MyPoints site – I’ve never done this, because using the cash-back sites seems a better deal.

How Do You Join?

• Visit MyPoints and register
• You will receive an e-mail from MyPoints.  Click to validate your e-mail address and you’re ready to go.

Please Note:

If you want to avoid extra e-mail in your personal account, just create a new e-mail address just for offers like this (or create a filter in Outlook or Gmail so the e-mails go to their own folder). I usually get a couple of e-mails per day.

Are you a member of MyPoints?  How do you like the program?  What’s your favorite way to earn gift cards with MyPoints?

Want a pretty easy way to earn a little extra money on the side? Sign up for Inbox Dollars and/or Send Earnings, and you’ll get paid just for reading e-mails. You’ll get a $5.00 signup bonus for both of them, and you get about $0.02 per e-mail read. It will add up over time, and you need $30 to cash out.

I’ve been a member of both for about a year now, and I’m close to the $30 cash out for both of them. I usually only click through on the e-mails rather than do the surveys or do any of the offers (I don’t feel like they’re worth it).

If you want to avoid extra e-mail in your personal account, just create a new e-mail address just for offers like this. I usually get a couple of e-mails per day from each company.

Like I said, it’s not a get rich quick scheme, but every little bit counts, right?

Also, don’t forget about MyPoints. You can also earn points from clicking through on e-mails, and then you can redeem your points for gifts cards. My favorites are $10 Panera Bread gift cards and $10 gas cards. Click here for more information about MyPoints.

Click here to join SendEarnings. You get a $5 bonus to sign up, and you earn a little bit of money every time that you click to read e-mails from this company. I have earned about $12.50 so far, and the payout is $30, so I have a bit to go to get my check, but it’s really easy to click through. You can also get more money from doing offers and surveys, but I don’t really do them.