It's a Frugal World

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Changes on Send Earnings

If you already signed up for Send Earnings, you might've noticed that they got a new layout today. But they have changed WAY MORE than just their layout.

They have changed their daily surveys from $1 each to only 50 cents each! And some of the surveys take me 20 minutes to do, only for 50 cents? NO THANK YOU.

Also, today I finally got enough money in my account to request my first check, and guess what I noticed, they take $3 off your total earnings for processing fees! And that is just NOT FAIR at all, because you can't see that message if you don't have enough money to cash out, and after they change their surveys to only 50 cents each, it would take people a week just to earn $3!

They added a gold membership, too, which I think is a good thing. After you request your first check, you become a gold member, and that gets you more referral rewards, double sweepstakes entries, exclusive monthly offer, and weekly payments. But if they send you a check every week, do they take off $3 of your earnings, EVERY WEEK??!

So after all this changes I don't really recommend people to sign up for Send Earnings anymore unless you like to do offers and want cashback for shopping online. (you can still complete the offers and do some surveys to make a lot money) I don't do a lot of shopping online so I think I'll cancel my account after I get my check.
(and after you request a check, you still have to keep reading the paid emails and be active, or else they don't send you your check!)

Anyways if you want to know more about Send Earnings, click here.

*But here's what Connie, the owner of Katie Hugs Work at home free!, says: "It doesn't matter.. it's basically free money with or without the $3. You can't cash out until you reach $30 so if I have $33 in my account I STILL get $30 for free. I like free money, what can I say.. ;)"*

Freebies for Wednesday, April 30

Sample From Barkin Biscuts Bakery For Your Dogs

Sample Of Alaway Eye Drops

Always Thin Sample

Free Sample Of Disinfecting Wipes

Free Spice Sample Each Month When You Join The Club

Free Victoria Herbs Sample

Beauty Of Bathing Sample

3D Rubber Keychain When You Request A Catalog

Free Sample Of Kleen To Go Personal Protection Pads

Free "Living The Country Life" Magazine Subscription
• Inspiration for your lawn and garden
• Ideas for landscape projects
• How-to’s for working on fences and barns
• Tool and equipment reviews
• Maintenance tips to keep your tractors running their best
• Help to attract and control wildlife
• Sizzling backyard barbecues ... and more!

Free recipe booklet "Simply The Best In 20 Minutes Or Less: Great Bean Recipes From America's Top Chefs"

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Opinion Outpost

Opinion Outpost is an online survey research panel, in other words, you do surveys for them, and then get paid! You'll need to be 18 years or older and live in the US or Canada to join.

I signed up with Opinion Outpost at the beginning of this month, and every week I receive about 2 survey invitations in the email from them. Sometimes I don't qualify for the surveys, but they tell you early on, usually within the first 2 minutes of the survey that you don't qualify. But with some of the surveys, you get paid even if you only completed PART of the survey. You can get all the information that you need in the email when they invite you to a survey.

I have only done 4 surveys for Opinion Outpost, and I already have cashed out for a $16 check! They pay pretty good for the surveys. Most of the time more than $3. I completed the same movie survey for both Opinion Outpost and SendEarnings, but Opinion Outpost paid me $5 for the 10 minute survey while SendEarnings only paid me $1.
When you complete a survey, you get opinion points, 10 points is equal to $1. You will need a minimum of 50 points to cash out.
You get 10 points when your referral signs up and completes their first survey.

Their customer service is pretty good. They often make mistakes and don't credit you for surveys that you actually completed, just use the feedback link on the left side. I contacted them once when that happened to me and they emailed me back within 24 hours and credited me. I got an extra 1 point, too! :D

If you already signed up, don't forget to complete all the profile surveys (you can find them here). You don't get points for doing these suveys but completing them will get you more paid survey invites!

Click here to sign up for Opinion Outpost!

* 11/23/2008 Update - They've added a new Instant Win Game!

Freebies for Tuesday, April 29

Free Photo Collage Kit
Looks nice!

Dandy-Lyon Bites Kid's Snack Sample

Free Shaker From Kahlua

Sample Of Dove Intensive Damage Therapy Shampoo & Conditioner From Costco
Comes in a nice little bottle, great for traveling

Free Braille Bug Alphabet Card (International)
For teachers & kids

Healthy Coffee Sample

Fish Oil Sample

Free Baseball Cap
Promotion Code 605

Free Face Mask Sample

Monday, April 28, 2008

Freebies for Monday, April 28

Sample of Emergen-C Pink Lemonade drink mix
from Wal-Mart

PETA’s vegetarian starter kit
full of recipes, tips on making the switch, and much more.
(you can also order it for a friend here or download it here)

Free sample of Sensodyne® toothpaste
from Wal-Mart

Free Poster "Eye Facts For Children"
I got this a while back - a very nice poster, now it's hanging on my daughter's bedroom wall! :D

Tea sample from My Place For Tea

Free Current Address Labels

Free Milk Matters Coloring Book For Kids

Sunday, April 27, 2008

Freebies for Sunday, April 27

Free sample of skin or body care products
(when you sign up for their newsletter)

Sample of Purex Laundry Detergent
Click on FREE SAMPLE

Sample of Purex Detergent and a coupon
just click on "save and submit"

Advil Samples + $2 off coupon

A free kit from White Sox Kids Club
sounds great, your kid will get lots of freebies from them

Free Sample Of Yappy Dog Treats

Free Amazon Healthy Tea Sample

Free Guide To Cooking Indian Food At Home
Scroll down until you see the form

Free Printable Monopoly Money

Free Printable Certificates - nice

Family Records Organizer CD-ROM
got this, very helpful!

Klean Kampsite Bag

Sample of Playtex Sport

Free Menopause Kit with full size samples

free sample of Aquaphor Healing Ointment

Sample of Garnier UltraLift Pro-X
(not sure if they can ship to the US, since it's a UK website.. But worth a try.)

Pinecone Research Is Accepting New Members Today
*Read about this company here*

Saturday, April 26, 2008

Freebies for Saturday, April 26

Free Bass Brolly
(except for California residents, must be 21 years of age or older)

Enter the Cute Kid Contest and get:
A free 8X10 Canvas Portrait
Chance To Win $1000's In Prizes
1 Year Subscription To Parenting Magazine

Murad catalog and free samples

Free saftey sample kit

Free Yellowstone Trip Planner Kit - a nice big package from them

Free 3 Year Subscription To Remedy Life Magazine

Free sample of Dove pro·age™ beauty body lotion

2 free books from eHarlequin.com
Actually completely free! I got the 2 free books along with some bookmarks.
Just email them (customer_ecare@harlequin.ca) after you get the books and tell them that you want to cancel your account.
I didn't have to pay a cent for these books!!

Friday, April 25, 2008

StartSampling

Here's a really cool freebies website that I check daily for new freebies:
StartSampling

After you sign up, you can check the samples page everyday for new samples, and you only have to click ONE BUTTON, no need to fill out any additional forms, in order to get the free samples!!

You can also earn Tryer Miles when you give feedbacks on freebies, visit their website, complete short surveys, and visit manufacturers' websites. When you have at least 1000 tryer miles, you can then redeem your points for some rewards like calenders and pens.

StartSampling has a cool blog, too. I check the blog AND the website everyday to make sure that I know about all the freebies that they offer. Click here to go to StartSampling News - StartSampling's official blog.

Right now StartSampling has free samples like 1 free issue of Marie Claire Magazine, Quaker Simple Harvest Granola bars, and much more!
So click here to become a member of StartSampling right now.