Get Paid to Shop... Easy Money Making Tips.

I've never been big on couponing. I always wanted to be able to buy a whole cart full of groceries and barely pay anything... but that hasn't happened yet. Sure, I cut coupons here and there and used them as needed, but full fledge couponing just wasn't for me. I don't mind buying generic and most of the time generic items are still less expensive without a coupon.  So I'll just stick to what I'm doing in store.

Thanks to a few of my favorite Mom Friends I have found ways online to make money and get paid to shop and browse online. Yep that's right... I get paid to shop!! I've found some great websites that give me cash back on most of my purchases and pay me when I buy certain products. All of these websites are FREE. They are legit. I use them.

I know there are a ton of sites out there that will pay you and I have compiled a list of my top five.

1. Ebates.com- Ebates works with many online retailers and pays you a percentage back on most of your purchases. They also have coupon codes and special promotions to help you save more. You even get paid to refer friends to them. They will send out a 'Big Fat Check' quarterly. They will usually offer a $10 gift card after your first online purchase just for signing up. Click here to learn more and sign up. **This is the best way to shop online for all you holiday needs**

2. Saving Star.com- Saving Star works with grocers and has coupons that you can automatically load to your local grocers club card. For example, we have Albertsons where I live. They no longer use their club cards for in store savings, but I can have them swipe my card to redeem the coupons I loaded from Saving Star. You don't get the discount in store, but the amount you have saved accumulates in your Saving Star  account and will be paid out when you have earned a certain amount. They recently started the Cashback Mall, similar to Ebates and they also offer online coupon codes. Click here to learn more or sign up.

3. Checkout 51- You can download the Checkout 51 app on Android and IPhone devices. They will pay you for purchasing certain products at the grocery store. New offers come out weekly. Just upload a photo of your receipt and choose which ever offers apply to you. You can request a check payment once you have earned back $20 or more.  Click here to learn more.

4. Swag Bucks- You can earn 'Swag Bucks' for answering quick survey questions, entering special codes, searching online or accepting other offers. Payments comes in the form of a gift card (chosen from what they have to offer). They too will pay you Swag Bucks for shopping online through them. Click here to learn more ands sign up.

5. Bing Rewards- Bing gives you credits for things you do everyday... searching online. Once you have signed up, just make sure you are signed in and just start browsing. There are even more ways to earn credits daily. Payment comes in the form of a gift card chosen from they have to offer. Bing has even partnered up with Swag Bucks and you can turn your Bing credits into swag bucks. Click here to learn more.




I hope everyone finds this information useful. Please feel free to share other websites you use to earn $$ back and let me know if you have any questions.


AFFILIATE DISCLOSURE: I may be an affiliate for products that I recommend. If you sign up and/or purchase those items through my links I may earn a small commission. This is available at absolutely no extra cost to you.

Monkeys Running loose in my house!!

 

I've decided to call my kids Monkey, Little Monkey and you guessed it... Crazy monkey!! All they do I climb, climb, climb ALL day long.

I have a VERY open pantry that, to my kids, looks like a very welcoming climbing wall!! They are always hungry and always climbing to get snacks, or candy or just get away from little brother (Little Monkey). As seen in photo, I'm sure you can imagine why the bottom shelves are bare!! I cant keep them down from anything, even the brand new furniture.


Just this morning my 16 month old climbed on the couch to get the remote and turned on the TV and the Xbox because he wanted to watch something. Stop!!!! Rewind!!! Did I miss something? Did he skip a few months or years? He's not supposed to be doing that yet.  He's very electronic savvy and its kind of intimidating. But climbing is his favorite, since its his newest learned talent.

I can't keep him off the kitchen table. He loves to push the dining chairs around the kitchen and climb up to get things off the counter. Last week I found him almost 4 feet off the ground standing on a book shelf. That one definitely topped the 'Scary Moments' list!

Crazy Monkey, the middle child, did the same thing when she was about 20 months old. I walked in the room to find her sitting on the edge of the shelf 4 feet up facing the wall. My heart stopped for a moment and I was beyond relieved that she didn't topple over. She was literally on the edge!!!

There is a silver lining in all of this though... because in the dead of winter when its -20 outside, theres no better jungle gym for my kids than in the comfort of our home.  I cringe every time I see them off the floor, but I also remember that they are kids and that what they do. I cant stand over them forever.