I have done one focus group in the past 3 months and loved it. It was easy money but it also was very enjoyable and I felt like I was contributing to product development that I was being asked about. After participating in this group, I have been seeking out more focus groups to work with.

Thanks to imommies, I have ran across this opportunity that I want to share with you.

Schlesinger Associates and The Research House is doing a focus group on Immunizations. They are looking for individuals between the ages of 25 - 60 yrs of age to participate in a phone interview that will last around 1 hour. The interview will be about immunizations. If you qualify you will paid an honorarium of $300. The interview will take place between Setpember 14 - October 2nd.

All you have to do is fill out this prequalification survey and they will contact you if you qualify for the focus group. The survey only takes a couple of minutes to do, so I think it is well worth my time.

Click here to get prequalified.

Sign up quick because they only have so many spots to fill. Good Luck!

How does 30 extra swagbucks sound? I would love 30 more swagbucks added to my total for the month of September. I am saving my swagbucks and cashing them in for Amazon gift cards. I am only $45 more dollars in Amazon giftcards away from getting a new laptop. I have been dong swagbucks for around 6 months.
So you ask me how do you get 30 extra swagbucks? Swagbucks has come out with a new toolbar for your computer that can be used with Internet Explorer, Firefox or Safari! With the new toolbar it will be easier to access swagbucks, search and have access to email notification and games. Everyday for the month of September you will get a swagbucks code from the toolbar.
If you are already a member of Swagbucks click here to download your toolbar.

New to Swagbucks?
If you have no idea what I am talking about and you are not signed up with swagbucks, let me explain. Swagbucks is a search engine powered by Google and Ask.com. You are going to search the web with some search engine why not search with swagbucks and get paid while doing it? You will typically earn 1 -3 swagbucks a day and you can cash them in for gift cards and other prizes. I will cash in every 45 swagbucks for a $5 Amazon giftcard. Like I said earlier, I have almost enough to buy a laptop.

Once you realize how much you love Swagbucks too, you can refer your friends to use swagbucks and you can earn everytime they earn up to 100 swagbucks.

Swagbucks has contacted me and given me a special code for readers that are new to swagbucks. Click here to sign up and use the code thriftystyle (case sensitive) and you will get 5 swagbucks for signing up.

I thought I loved Swag Bucks but now I know I love Swag Bucks. Swag Bucks just got even sweeter. They have recognized that this is hard times and they now are allowing you to cash in your Swag Bucks for CASH sent to your paypal account. Right now you can cash in 80 Swag Bucks for $5 CASH to your PayPal. Financially the Amazon gift card is still a better deal because it is 45 Swag Bucks will get a $5 gift card. But if you are strapped for cash and don't need anything on Amazon, you can get cash.

I received an email from Swag Bucks and they are giving new accounts an opportunity to start out with 5 Swag Bucks. All you need to do is click on either picture and enter registration code CASHISKING. This is case sensitive.

If you are new to Swag Bucks, this is a great way to earn a few extra bucks for something that you do everyday, search the web. You will earn a swag buck or two while searching the web. It is random when you get the Swag Bucks but usually you get Swag Bucks with in the first two or three searches. It adds up quickly. I have $35 in Amazon Cards already. I have only been doing this for a few months.

UPDATE!!! I just logged on for the first time this week to check if I had any ads to view and I had several to view and get paid for. I was so excited. So if you are a You Data member, check your ads before the end of the day to where you can get paid for this week. If you are not a member, click here to sign up. I am so excited that the ads are starting to come back. This is a great way to make a little extra money.


Many of my readers already do You Data. I was doing great with You Data up until about 4 weeks ago. Then my payout has not been as great. I emailed the company and asked what was happening. Today, when I logged on to see if there were any ads that I could view, one of them was an explination from You Data. They responded by saying they have had an overwhelming response to the program from the viewers and the companies are having to catch up. In another words, there are more viewers like you and I than ads. So the ads are getting stretched out over all the viewers.


The good news is, the advertisers are noticing this and You Data is getting more and more companies to join their marketing. That means more cash for us soon.


I suggest to stick with it. A dime is a dime. It is more than what you had and didn't take a dimes worth of your time to get it. You Data said that the payouts will increase soon.


If you are new to You Data, you can read my prior post here and then sign up here to get in early on the action here

Nielson Homescan Consumer Panel is taking applications again for consumers to join. I participated in this program about 3 years back and enjoyed doing it. It was easy and you earned points to cash in for giftcards & gifts.

Nielson Homscan will provide you with a scanner and all you have to do is scan the barcodes of the items you buy while you are putting them up then you connect your scanner to the base and submit the codes to the home company.

What you purchase helps companies know what families want and need. You would have a HUGE influence on the consumer market.

Click on the banner above or below to sign up to join this program. There is no fee to join.

Mystery Shopping. This is a way to make some money. Not enough money to quit your job or even quit your part time job but it is a way to get a free meal or a way to get an item free. All the mystery shopping jobs that I have done doesn't pay much more than just getting the item free or a great free meal. Here is a few things you need to know to where you can make your opinion on if Mystery Shopping is right for you.

• You have to pay out money to earn the money. This is a mystery shopping job so you have to shop. You have to either buy the item, order a meal or what ever the shop is, you usually have to purchase something. The Mystery Shopping company will reimburse you for the purchase and usually pay you a little above that price. The Mystery Shopping company usually takes about 45-60 days to reimburse you for your expenses and pay you.



• Consider other cost for the Mystery Shop. Don't choose a shop that is far away from your home if you are not going to get paid a lot. As gas is climbing, you don't want to use more gas than you would get paid. Choose shops that are close to home or places that you would want to go or need to go. Planning your errands around the shop will help with that extra expense of gas.



• Don't register for any Mystery Shopping company that ask for you to pay an entry fee. You should not pay to work for a company. That is not the idea. You are to be paid for your services.



• Check with Mystery Shoppers Providers Network. http://www.mysteryshop.org/ This is like the college degree for mystery shoppers. You can get your certification here and it will help you get better mystery shops. This is a legit site and all mystery shop companies ask if you have this certification. You do have to pay for this certification but if you are wanting to make more money with Mystery Shopping then you need to consider getting certified. This will get you more jobs with better pay.



• Last but not least, you have to be detail oriented. I can't say this enough. You have to be detail oriented. The forms you fill out are very detailed and the method that you need to do the shop is detailed out in the guidelines. This is very important that you follow it to the T because they can choose not to pay you if you don't.

IF you are still interested in mystery shopping, here are a few that I have done in the past and was successful in getting paid.

Game Film Consultants

Second to None

Sutter Marketing

Good luck!

I don't talk much about surveys but I do surveys as time will allow. I talked yesterday about You Data and how you can make a little money just viewing websites. If you haven't signed up for You Data, do so here. But I also do surveys that pay a little also. I tend to choose to do the ones that are not long so my pay outs are not as much as some peoples. Below are a few that I do. I suggest to use an email that is just for surveys or set up a rule in your email account that send all surveys to a folder for you to view when you are ready. I just have an a seperate email set up and I check it twice to three times a week. The more you do and the more they send your way.

• MindField Surveys This site pays you $ for the surveys that you complete. You will go through a qualifiying process to see if you can complete the survey. If you can't, they will enter you into a contest for $. The payout for this survey company is low. All you have to earn is $5 before you request your money. I like this feature. Click here to sign up and start earning some $
• Test Spin This is a site that offers you surveys It pays in TestSpin dollars. These dollars have no monitary value. You cash out your dollars for Amazon gift cards. I like this site because it is easy to get a survey done and they credit your account immediately when you finish. You can earn up to $600 a year using Test Spin. Click here if you want to sign up.
• Global Test Market This site will reward you with MarketPoints for every online survey you complete. Unlike most companies that only enter you into sweepstakes you will never win, you'll receive money for every online survey you take, even if it turns out you are ineligible to complete the survey. Once you reach 1,000 MarketPoints, you can redeem your balance for $50 U.S. dollars. Click here if you want to sign up.
• Send Earnings This is another site that pays you to read emails. They also have surveys that you can get paid for. This one is real easy and quick to do. The best part about this is you get a $5 sign up bonus. You have to earn $30 before you can cash out. I love this one because I can view emails quickly and get paid to do that. Click here if you want to sign up.
• My Points This is a site like Send Earnings in that you earn points for looking at sites. It is easy and fast. You have to accumalate several points before you get to sign up but it goes fast. This one I get a matching points up to 250 points if I refer you. If you are interested in this one, leave a comment and you email address and I will send you an invite.
• Swagbucks. Ok, I have saved my favorite for last. This is a service that don't require me to do anything new or take time away from my family. You get "Swag Bucks" for your searching. With just searching each day on the internet (like google) you can earn Swag Bucks. I get at least a $5 gift card to Amazon each week. I cash my points in weekly so my cash in is not as large. But you can hold your swag bucks for many other items and large. Click here if you want to sign up. ( This is great.) I have my home page set to Swag Bucks and we use this all the time to search for for topics on the internet.

These are just a few but these are my favorites. Enjoy signing up and getting started earning your money.