One of the ways that I bring in a little extra income is by completing online surveys.  I’ve tried a few different survey websites and the only one I do anymore is Pinecone Research.

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This is for 2 reasons: (1) they consistently pay the same amount per survey and (2) the links to surveys always work – no clicking on a link, answering 4 or 5 questions, and then being told you don’t meet the criteria.

The surveys are interesting and don’t take too long to complete.  Each survey pays 300 points which can be cashed in for $3.00.  There’s no minimum amount that you need to earn before cashing in (i.e., once you’ve got 300 points, you can cash it in for $3.00).  Payments are either done by paper check or PayPal.  I earn anywhere from $9 – $12/month… sometimes more, sometimes less!

You need to be the judge as to whether it’s worth your time or not.  For me, earning an extra $12/month (in other words, an average extra $144/year) is worth it.  I can do surveys when the boys are sleeping.  There generally aren’t too many surveys being sent to me, which means I don’t feel a lot of pressure to sit at the computer for hours filling them out.  I do one and that’s it for a few days or even a few weeks.  Another bonus: a manufacturer may send you a product to trial for them (you complete a follow-up survey later on and you get to keep the product).

There’s no kickback to me by sending people to Pinecone Research.  It’s something that I like to do, though, so I wanted to share it with you, my lovely readers 🙂  Let me know if you’re interested (mrs(dot)practicallyperfect(at)gmail(dot)com) and I can send you the link.