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You are here: Home / The Logbook / How I make $150 extra a month by reading emails!

How I make $150 extra a month by reading emails!

Posted April 4, 2016 / Last Updated February 17, 2022

 

How I make an extra $150 month by readying emails. Takes less than 30 seconds a day!
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Every time I post on Facebook about getting my FREE Wal-Mart or Home Depot gift cards in the mail, I am always asked how I get them. These aren’t measly $5 gift cards, I usually get $200 or more when I cash them in (which is usually every other month).

I figured it was time to make a post about it!

I do it by trading in points (which I earn for free) from clicking on links in emails that are sent to me by MyPoints and by doing my regular shopping online when I shop at Amazon and other stores (more about that below).

The main collection of my points comes from clicking on links that are sent to me from MyPoints which is typically just 2-3 a day. Literally takes me less than 15 seconds to open all the emails and click the links. Each link is worth 5 points and the points add up really quick.

I have been a MyPoints member for YEARS; actually, I think I have been with them for about a decade now! It truly is free and I trade in the points for gift cards at Wal-Mart and Home Depot.

Don’t worry, there are hundreds of stores you can choose to receive your gift card from. You can even choose to trade the points in for travel and hotel vouchers (I have done this as well to take FREE trips)!

mypointsIf you want your points to rack up faster, install the browser plugin that will allow you to not only earn points for searching but will also alert you if you are on a site that is a MyPoints affiliate. You simply earn points for shopping on that site.

There are major retailers that are partnered up with MyPoints like Amazon and Wal-Mart so there is a good chance that if you shop at an online store regularly, you could be earning points by doing so.

I typically trade in my points either every other month for anywhere from $100-$300 worth of gift cards, which adds up to about an average of $1500 a year! =) And since I do most of my grocery shopping at Walmart, I get Walmart gift cards and then use the money I would have used for groceries somewhere else.

Signing up is simple and can be done here.

After signing up, add any other email addresses you may use when shopping. Oh, and if you are a couponer you can earn points for printing out and using coupons!

It’s simple to sign up and get started:

Visit MyPoints.com to create an account.

Make sure to confirm your email address.

Download the browser app from the site (so you are notified if you are shopping on a site where you can earn points).

Start earning points.

Once you’ve created your account you can start earning points in many ways:

Clicking on offers sent to your email (this is where the majority of my points come from)

Participate in market research surveys

Shopping the brands on MyPoints website including Wal-Mart, Amazon, etc..

Playing MyPoints games

Printing Coupons

Purchasing gift cards

Watching Videos

Participating in the daily poll

Once you are ready to redeem your points, you can redeem them for:

Redeem for gift cards from your favorite stores

Redeem for cash sent to your Paypal account or your VISA prepaid card

Redeem for travel related gift cards or travel miles

This is seriously the easiest and simplest way to earn extra money! Granted I don’t trade it in for cash, but trading the points in for gift cards where I shop regularly at (like Wal-Mart for grocery shopping) takes the burden off and allows me to spend that cash elsewhere that I would have used.

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  1. Alex says

    September 27, 2016 at 1:48 am

    I’m in the process of signing up! I don’t mind clicking some links!

    Reply
    • Bridget Carlson says

      September 27, 2016 at 5:31 pm

      It really is so easy to do! I have been a member for years. If you download their toolbar and search using that, you get points. It starts off slow at first but the longer you are a member the more emails they send. You can also do surveys to earn points as well (I just always forget about that). I tend to just do the emails and then if I am buying something online and I am alerted that they are a MyPoints affiliate, I click earn points and then earn more points for shopping =)

      Reply
  2. Lena Petrova says

    October 3, 2016 at 12:00 am

    This is such a cool idea! I’m about to sign up. Have you tried redeeming your points for cash? Is it 1 point = $1?

    Thank you!

    Lena
    www.zoyaandme.com

    Reply
    • Bridget Carlson says

      October 3, 2016 at 7:29 am

      I have not. I have always gotten gift cards.

      Reply
  3. Shani | Sunshine & Munchkins says

    November 9, 2016 at 7:45 pm

    I’ve had a MyPoints account for probably almost 10 years as well! It’s been a great way to provide gifts during the holidays.

    Reply
    • Bridget Carlson says

      November 10, 2016 at 6:10 am

      Yes, it is! Funny you mention that. I literally just cashed out so I could use it for Christmas gift shopping! I typically shop online with the gift card’s I redeemed at walmart or amazon using Ebates for further cash back =)

      Reply
  4. Kristen says

    November 10, 2016 at 7:51 am

    That’s awesome! Several of my friends use ebates and other similar apps to do the same, but I always forget about them!

    Reply
  5. loveyoumoretoo says

    November 29, 2016 at 9:09 pm

    I haven’t heard of MyPoints, but it sounds fun and an easy way to make a few extra dollars. Thanks for sharing with us!

    Reply

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