Getting free stuff is easy! PART 1

Scoring free items from laundry soap to movie tickets or that pair of Nike's you want, is easier than you might think.

First, I recommend signing up for an email address that is strictly for sweeps, coupons and freebies.  You can get one of these FREE from Hotmail, Yahoo, or Google.

Second, make a list of your favorite stores and restaurants and if you haven't already, sign up on their email or snail mail lists.  They will send you discounts and free items throughout the year. As an example, just for being on Kohl's mailing list I received a $10 off any purchase of $10 or more coupon in the mail yesterday.  Awesome! That's a couple of tanks for the summer!  Plus the whole month of June, my birthday month, is a dining out free for all!

Another way stores reward you is by  giving you a rewards card where you receive points for every purchase you make.  I have one of these cards for several stores. Kroger offers points that are transferable for cents of gas purchases. We can all use 10 to 50 cents off a gallon of gas these days!

Third, find out if  your bank or credit cards offer points programs.  PNC offers a program where you get points for purchases made using your debit card, checks or credit card.  These points can be exchanged for gift cards, merchandise or cash back!

These are just a few ways to get free stuff that require no work on your part. All you have to do is sign up and then shop like you normally would! Keep an eye out for PART 2, coming soon.......

We are BACK!

After taking a long and unexpected hiatus from this blog I am back and ready to get down to business! I am looking forward to sharing my money making and freebie scoring with everyone again.  Just today I cashed out $40 from Synovate Surveys and $30 from Send Earnings.   This $70 will be going to pay for a hotel room for my BFF's wedding weekend.  I love not having to pay this expense out of my own pocket money! I also traded in 2000 points on Zoom Panel for a new Micro SD memory card for my Blackberry since my old one crashed and burned about a month ago. 

I will be getting my list of survey and other money making sites listed soon as well as updating my earnings on each.

I look forward to renewing this experiment as I try to pay off my debt this year.  This is what I am hoping to accomplish in 2010:

Pay off IRS bill of $1500
Pay off Dentist bill of $100
Pay off Credit Card of $1000
Pay for hotel, food, and extras @ friend's wedding $300
Pay off car insurance bill of $650

I am hoping to do this in 6 months or less and have figured out that I need an extra $22 a day or $154 a week in order to do this. Stay tuned for updates..........

Lightspeed Panel Paid me!

Last Thursday I received the $10 Applebee's gift card I had requested from Light speed in the mail. It took me about 2 weeks to receive the card but only one day to use it. I love eating out for free! I already have almost enough points to cash out again, but I think I am going to let them build up this time.

Update on the Mora sites 4-18-08

Since my last post about Mora a few things have changed.

Mymusiccash and mymoviecash members have been paid by the new owner. See the comment on my last post about the changes going on with Mora.

Several people have been paid by the new owner of Morachat also, myself included. Since my last post he has aquired Moratraffic from it's new owner and it should be making it's debut shortly. He had to redesign the site as the person he purchased it from had purchased the domain name only for the purposes of parking it and making cash. It will be better than ever when it reopens.

Your 2 Cents surveys paid me!

I reached the $5 payout about 6 weeks ago. I actually cashed out at $6 and I received my check in the mail a few days ago. I have already requested another $6 cash out as well and I am expecting to receive it in the next few weeks. This survey site is easy to make cash out on. So far I have been at it for about 2 months and have made it to the cash out amount both months.

MoraChat paid me!

Well I made payout on Morachat over the weekend. I requested payout and was paid within a few hours. As promised, I was paid the $12 that I requested from Chris and $12 that was owed to me from the old owner. I am very impressed with the transition so far. It is getting easier and easier to make payout too as Chris and his wife, Rachael have added an extra work section that always has opportunities available for those that want it. Everything from coding to writing is available. So for anyone that was worried about whether or not they would get paid, have no fears.

May the Force be with you...

Freebie Force that is. Click here to find out how you too can get free gift cards to your favorite stores, free concert tickets, free hotel nights, and so much more.

I joined Freebie Force just 1 day ago and already I have made my membership fee (a small $9.95/mo) back in free gift cards alone. I received a $25 gift card for Ultra Diamonds to use either in store or online. Not to mention the coupons I got to stock up on Fuze fruit juice and Tyson pork loin for free. This site is the greatest.