Want to make money from home?  You all asked me about ways to earn extra money, so I plan to start sharing more about survey companies.  Join Nielsen Home Scan Consumer Panel – Earn valuable points, which are redeemable for electronics, household items, jewelry, toy, gift cards, and more.(no landline required with this homescan signup)

Some of you have told me great things about NCP.  On the other hand, some of you thought the process was too involved and not worth your time.

Incentives:

For the $500 card:

1. Sign up to become a NCP panel member.
2. Scan your household purchase information (with a handheld scanner they provide).
3. Send the purchase information to NCP.

For every week of the month NCP receives your purchase information, you’ll earn one entry in the monthly sweepstakes–where you can win a $500 American Express Rewards Card. That’s up to FOUR entries every month! And, every month, 25 panel members win!

That’s not all… Every quarter, an additional 40 panel members win a $500 American Express Rewards card–just by sending purchase information in every week of a month.

For the $20k:

1. Sign up to become a NCP panel member.
2. Scan your household purchase information (with a handheld scanner they provide).
3. Send the purchase information to NCP.

For each week in a qualifying quarter NCP receives your purchase information, you’ll earn one entry into the Grand Prix Sweepstakes–where you can win $20,000! Every quarter one lucky panel member wins

Reader Tracy’s Experience:

Now that I have had this thing for a little while, I feel I can give a decent testimonial 🙂  I probably don’t understand all aspects of the program completely yet, but I figure that will come in time.  The scanner is pretty easy to operate, and the kids like it 🙂  We have gotten used to the fact now that before we put our groceries away, somebody needs to grab the scanner.  I just follow my receipt to scan my items and follow the prompts along the way to answer questions like “did you use a coupon”  and  “who went shopping with you”, etc.  I will be honest and say that I do not scan every single purchase I make like they request, but from what I can tell, you don’t get rewarded any more for more purchases.  As long as you submit a purchase once a week, you get a set amount of points.  As long as your scanner is on the base, it automatically submits for you.  The points add up to some prizes, but it takes a lot of points to get anything, and I personally don’t think there are a lot of prizes or variety of prizes to choose from.  I am more interested in the perks like getting entered in drawings to get your groceries paid for, etc….usually by answering short surveys.  I haven’t been rewarded yet, so I can’t say whether I think it is “worth it” yet, but so far it is not too much to handle on a weekly basis.  I’ll post an update if anything changes!

Let me know if you get accepted.

You could get $50 when you open a 360 Checking account from Capital One 360! Over 38,000 free ATMs, Free Bill Pay and no overdraft fees.  This is a great way to save money for the Holidays or a vacation. You will need to make 3 card purchases or Person2Person Payments within 45 days of opening an account. The $50 is deposited into your account on or before day 50.

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Register with AARP and play games to challenge your mind and earn entries into the Brain Health University Sweepstakes from AARP. Each day you play, you’ll have the chance to win a $25 Visa gift card!!!

Looking to make money from home?

Pinecone Research is accepting applications!  I’ve heard many great things about this program.  Make sure to let us know if you get accepted.

Here is all the info:

PineCone Research conducts on-line interviews with consumers from all walks of life to obtain their opinions about new products. To become a panel member, all you need to do is complete the simple form above. This will only take a few minutes of your time.

It’s easy and fun to see and evaluate new product ideas in the comfort of your own home. You will earn points for each completed product survey, which can be exchanged for cash and other rewards. PLUS you will be automatically entered into a bi-weekly Sweepstakes to win additional cash prizes for your time. Each interview usually takes 15-20 minutes of your time. Plus, you are free to leave the panel at any time should you choose to do so.

Registrants who complete the signup form online and align with the recruit target(s) and are eligible for membership consideration will immediately receive an email invitation containing a link, ID and password to complete the full registration process. The link takes them to a brief “staging” survey (6 minutes or less) to gather some further information about that registrant and their household, and to gain agreement to the terms and conditions for panel membership.

Testimonial from Teresa: I have been doing this for almost a year now and I am VERY pleased with it. They pay quickly and it doesn’t require a lot of time. Easy $25 bucks or so every month for me. This goes into an envelope to help offset our Christmas Budget!

Don’t forget that Nielsen Home Scan Consumer Panel is also (Accepting New Members)

Ibotta is being upgraded with new Bonuses and Store Extras.  PLUS, if you haven’t signed up for ibotta, you can get the $2 Newbie Bonus!!!  I personally use ibotta and have saved money on items that I don’t usually have coupons for AND have even combined paper coupons with ibotta deposits for even more savings!!!

New to Ibotta?  Ibotta is an iPhone and Andriod App that allows you to earn money by purchasing products!  Learn more about Ibotta savings here.

All new users who sign up for Ibotta can each earn $2 if they redeem 2 offers within the first 2 weeks of registering for Ibotta. New Bonuses can be revealed at any time; users will uncover hidden surprises as they use the app. Go to the Main Menu in the app and select Bonuses. Users can tap on the specific Bonuses to reveal instructions and earning levels.

Here is a select list of Bonuses launching on Thursday:

$.50 April Showers
“Quick! Redeem any 4 offers by the end of April and earn an extra $.50.” Once
you earn April Showers, you will unlock another exciting Bonus.

$1.00 Steady Eddy
“Redeem at least 1 offer each week for 4 weeks in a row. The Bonus clock starts
on Monday of every week. Remember not to miss a week or the clock restarts
all over again!”

$1 Coke-Walmart April Challenge
“Redeem all 4 Walmart Store Extras by the end of April and earn $1.00 Extra.”

Make sure to download or update to the latest version of Ibotta to see your Bonuses, Store Extras and other new features!!

Want to learn more about ibotta?  See my post with all the details here!