Big Fat Check

I received a big fat check in the mail today, and all because I shopped online. How did I do this? One word: Ebates, an online Cash Back Shopping site. Using Ebates is simple--you go to the website, select one of 1,000 stores to shop at, and click on the store which sends you to the store to shop but also opens a 'ticket' in Ebates. Once you place an online order, you will receive a percentage of the money you spent in a rebate. The amount varies by store, but can be as little as 1% or as much as 20%. Ebates offers cash back and coupons on a wide variety of stores, including some of my favorites like Target, Gap, JoAnn Fabric and Crafts, Fabric.com, Diapers.com, and Joseph A Banks (for Nathan). And just for signing up at Ebates, they will give you a $5.00 rebate! Note: for you to receive that $5, you MUST make a qualified purchase through Ebates. But many of us shop online, so how hard could that be? You can also earn more money by referring your friends to Ebates. But you might have guessed that by now:-) So, please, check out Ebates--sign up, do something shopping, recommend it to your friends! What a great way to get a Big Fat Check!

Making money online

Here are a few easy and (relatively) painless ways to make money online while you surf or shop or just vegetate.

Swagbucks pays you "swagbucks" (original, right?) when you surf the internet using their search engine. You build up the swagbucks and trade them in at their shop for different products or gift cards. You don't earn bucks every time you search, which is a negative. BUT for every friend who signs up under you, you earn swagbucks when they earn swagbucks! So check out this link, sign up under me and let's both earn some swag!

Ebates earns you money when you shop online. Simply use this site to find your favorite store, click on the link and start shopping! You will earn back a percentage of your purchase at each site. They have hundreds of sites, including Target, Diapers.com, Fabric.com, Joanns, Apple ITunes, Joseph A Banks, Shutterfly, Gap and more. Did I mention hundreds of stores? If you sign up for EBates right now, you and I will each earn $5.00!


YouData pays you to look at advertising. Register at YouData, fill out a detailed survey about your family and interests (but you don't give away any personal information), and start watching ads and surfing websites. You are paid a small amount for each ad that you look at. Your payment is deposited into a PayPal account once a week. You can't earn millions, but a little pocket change each month isn't bad. As more people sign up, the ads will hopefully increase, so spread the word!

How do you earn money online?