13 Weird Ways Guys Can Make Extra Money Before 2020 Ends
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Who wouldn’t want extra beer money? Especially when this year was so terrible.
The good news is that it’s almost over, and the even better news is that you can still make some extra money before the new year hits if you want to be a little more productive than scroll mindlessly.
Give these a shot the next time you’re in need of some extra dough.
1. Make Easy Money Just Trying and Playing Games
One of the best ways to kill time is to check out new games that you can play to have fun and still feel productive. How?
Check out AppStation, an Android app that pays you to try out new games. Yes, you’ll get paid just to play games.
When you earn coins from trying new games, you can redeem for:
- PayPal Cash
- Amazon gift card
- GameStop gift card
- PlayStation Store gift card
- Xbox Live gift card
- And too much more to list
Nab a 4,444 coin welcome bonus too, which is basically around 50 cents in value. And if you don’t like to wait, you can choose to payout as low as $1.
If your friends want to get it on the money action from afar, introduce them to AppStation on Google Play, where you’ll get bonus coins and 25% of all their earnings. To make it a supportive group, your friends will also earn 25% of your earnings too!
2. Scan the Stuff You Buy & Get Free Rewards
The exclusive National Consumer Panel (NCP) program is opening up again for more participants! This is your opportunity to make your consumer voice heard! (And get paid for it)
When you become a panelist, just use the app to scan the barcodes of items you purchase, provide a few additional transaction details, and you’ll earn points for:
- Gift Cards
- Tablets
- Electronic Equipment
- Flat Screen TVs
- and much more from their gift catalog!
Plus, all panelists are automatically entered into weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual drawings to win extra points and gift cards – even a quarterly sweepstakes to win $5,000!
The more you share your shopping habits (scan barcodes), the more rewards you can get. You can also answer surveys and share information about your overall shopping trip.
“Scanning my purchases is fun! I also enjoy taking the surveys. Earning points is fast and easy and they have a great selection of rewards.” – Jennifer B.
It’s a fun way to earn more rewards on items you’ve already purchased and at no extra cost to you.
Register now to see if you’re eligible to be a National Consumer Panelist. Eligibility will be based on your location. If you don’t get accepted this time, don’t worry! They’re always expanding locations, so check back again.
3. Fetch All Your Receipts (Even Virtual) & Get Free Money Back
Check your pockets; check your purse. And keep receipts.
Grab all the recent receipts you have, even gas receipts, and scan them into Fetch Rewards to earn points towards free money. Even better? Connect your email inbox and it’ll count your email receipts too from Amazon, Instacart, Shipt, and more!
Basically, shop at any store (grocery, drugstore, warehouse, everywhere and online), snap a pic with the app, and boom, you’ve got points for money. Upload your gas station, restaurants, and drive-thru receipts too.
There’s no minimum spend, no need to manually select items, just scan in any receipt from any store or gas station, and it’ll automatically reward you. Use the free money to pay for your next tank of gas!
Be sure to grab 2,000 welcome points on us when you use promo code REWARD before scanning your first receipt!
4. This Paid Survey Panel Gives Out 7,000 Gift Cards Daily
There are a lot of survey programs out there, but none as popular as Swagbucks, a free rewards program where you can earn cash for your time and opinion. Members can earn an average of $50 a month!
Get rewarded for doing surveys, online shopping, uploading receipts, and playing fun games, but the one activity that earns you the most points is completing surveys. Redeem points for free gift cards and cash. There are hundreds of different offers to explore and complete!
New members can get a free $5 just for signing up, so join the other 10 million members already part of Swagbucks and start earning free rewards!
5. Get $10 to Invest in the Legal Cannabis Industry. No Experience Necessary.
6 million customers already use Stash, an investment app that lets you start investing with as little as $5, and you can choose where to put your money, and they’ll provide guidance and tools to help. You can invest in some of the major companies you regularly use to make a custom Personal Portfolio.
You can even invest in the legal cannabis industry, which is big business, as retail sales are projected to hit $70 BILLION by the end of 2028.* Plus, with Stash Growth and Stash+, you can also choose the Smart Portfolio option, which offers hands-off stress-free investing based on your risk tolerance.
It takes less than 2 minutes to start, and they’ll even give you $10 to start investing when you sign up and deposit $5 or more into your Personal Portfolio.
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6. Real Cash Back on Groceries & More
Use this free app to get cash back on the stuff you already buy! Millions of people use Ibotta to earn cash back on their everyday purchases, like groceries, household essentials, food delivery, online shopping, and more.
It’s super simple:
- Just browse Ibotta first before shopping and add offers from thousands of products from your fav retailers to Your List
- Go shopping in-store or online, and submit your receipt (or link grocery accounts) to earn free cash
- When you’re ready to cash out, withdraw directly to your bank, PayPal, or gift cards!
Ibotta is free to download, and you’ll also get $10 in Welcome Bonuses when you sign up! It’s like you’re getting paid to shop. Save big, just in time for the holidays!
7. Earn a $10 Amazon Gift Card by Trying New Games
When you’re ready to add even more games to your lineup, then download Cash Giraffe, an Android app that pays you to try out new games for, yes, you guessed it, cash. All are free to download!
Just earn coins from trying new games, and then you can redeem them for:
- PayPal Cash
- Amazon gift card
- GameStop gift card
- PlayStation Store gift card
- Xbox Live gift card
- And more good stuff
“Payouts are faster than most apps. PayPal rewards are small, but hey, it’s free money 💰 🤑“- Cassandra McGuire
A 3,599 coin welcome bonus is yours immediately too, when you sign in! Plus, get 200 coins for every friend you refer and 25% of their earnings.
8. Instantly Get Paid $1 for Each Survey (No Limit!)
By now, you’re probably familiar with surveys. If not, it’s a great way to earn side cash for just giving anonymous opinions and you can join several survey programs to increase earnings.
Add SurveyTime to your list, because what makes them different from others, is that you’ll instantly get paid $1 after each survey completion. No waiting around to accrue at least $15 to cash out, you can get paid right after!
And there’s no limit either, so you can take as many surveys as you want available. You can choose between Target, Amazon, or Walmart gift cards, PayPal, or Bitcoin via Coinbase.
It’s free & easy to start. Just head here to sign up, check your confirmation email, and answer a few introductory questions.
It takes a few days until the system learns your profile to match you with the best surveys so you might be disqualified for some surveys at the beginning. Then you can take as many surveys as you want and it’ll be clear on the site how long each survey would take. On average, each could take 10 minutes with some being as quick as 3 minutes!
9. How to Get Paid In the Next 48 Hours Playing Games
You’ll get paid in gift cards, but it’s still money. Choose from favorites like Target, Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy, etc., and you can earn your first $5 gift card within 48 hours just by playing some games.
Just download Rewarded Play, the free app that lets you play games and earn hundreds of dollars from having fun. The more games you play, the more you can earn with no limit!
Of course, you won’t get rich from it, but earning money from playing these games is better than nothing at all.
10. Get Paid to Play New Games. Regularly Cash Out Up to $25
If you don’t have this app already, you’re missing out on making money from games. Download Mistplay, an Android game platform where you try free games, earn points and redeem them for Amazon, PSN, XBOX Live, and more.
On average, players are cashing out between $10 – $25 regularly!
“This app is the real deal. There’s a good selection of games, and new ones are being added all the time. More importantly, when you reach the target amount of points, you do get paid. Great job, Mistplay people.” – Geoffrey Daley, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Just be sure to start your games from Mistplay so it can keep track of your game time to credit you properly. New members get a BONUS of 200 units just for signing up!
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