Frugal Friday With Marsha -- Getting Back on Track

I got my new power cord late last Friday.  Thank goodness it was just what my laptop needed to work again!  Not only that, my daughter's boyfriend helped me find one on amazon for just $9.99.
A week later, I am still trying to get back on track with my online routines.

It's been a wild week for sure.  I first would like to report my online and app earnings, which are for 2 weeks since I didn't post last Friday.

$4 to my Perk Plastik card from PerkTV (use code 860efbf6 for bonus points for signing up)
$24.61 PayPal from Debbie Nicholson--this was back payment from a TE that she used to own, and was a total surprise to receive!
$25 PayPal from Swagbucks
$4.74 PayPal from TrendTraxPro
$3 PayPal from Pinecone Research for my amazon data input
$3 amazon from MyPoints

Not only trying to play catch up, but I also joined some new sites as well.  I'm including banners for 2 of the sites as both are outstanding sites!!  The mailer is way too awesome and owned by Clare and Brenton--2 that I am well acquainted with online.   Such a different mailer where you earn rewards for activities, then it's your choice what advertising you choose to exchange your reward points for.

 
The other is Penguin Surfing.  You surf for your upgrades on this one.  They offer so many games and ways to earn as well.  Lots of fun too!




In other news, my husband has a new job position which takes him out of town for the week.  This leaves me shopping for my own meals for the week.  It's been "fun" to see just what I can get for the little that I have to spend.  The first week I only spent just over $10 for my food for the week.  This included 3 2 ltrs of my Dr Pepper (addiction).  The foods I bought were an orange, a banana, a yogurt, Michelina Manicotti, Armor lunchable, and a Banquet breakfast pot pie.  These along with foods already on hand, and I feel I ate well.
This week hubby is on vacation and we shopped at Aldi.  I must shop there more often.  I am going to shop there for myself this next week and see what I, and for how much.


Ok....this week's Friday Freebie will help me out.  It's Tic Tac gum.   I am working towards quitting smoking and just said last night that I needed some gum.   Link also says Burpee seeds but so far I'm not seeing that coupon on my app or online for my area.  Good luck!

Free Tic Tac Gum & Burpee Seeds for Kroger & Affiliates


Don't forget Recyclebank.  I've not been getting there daily for the daily pledge points, but getting back on track there too.  Almost enough points earned to choose something else free from One Twine.

5 Free Recyclebank Points

5 Free Recyclebank Points

5 Free Recyclebank Points

5 Free Recyclebank Points

100 Free Recyclebank Points

5 Free Recyclebank Points


Since I am still trying to catch up and get back on track, I'm going to close for now and leave you with the link up.  I do hope some will link up this week and motivate us to live a more frugal life.

Frugal Friday With Marsha -- Freebies, Earnings, and More

Let's start with free candy!  You know I love my sweets.  This week's Friday Freebie with Kroger is an Oreo candy bar.  These are really good too!

Free Oreo Milka Chocolate Candy Bar for Kroger & Affiliates

I'm going to move right on to Recyclebank.  They have a good thing right now, and that is for every person you get to sign up that verifies, you will receive a $5 Target gift card.   If you aren't a member, I hope you will check it out using my link highlighted above.
Here is your free point listings for this week too.

5 Free Recyclebank Points

5 Free Recyclebank Points

5 Free Recyclebank Points

5 Free Recyclebank Points

5 Free Recyclebank Points


Do you have your YesWay Rewards card?  I got one in the mail some time back and never did anything with it.   Don't be like me!   You earn one Smile just for registering for your card.
Then, you earn 10 points for every dollar spent and every 250 points earn you one Smile.
Oh my!  You can redeem ONE smile for lots of different things like a donut, a cup of coffee, fountain drink, small bag of chips, regular size candy bar, bottle of water, roller food item, and more!
Or, you can save your smiles for other things.  TWO smiles can get you (free) things such as Powerade, King Size candy bar, breakfast burrito and/or chicken biscuit.   Save them up even more to redeem for free coffee or fountain mugs, xxxl chips, or Red Bull.
It's really a great deal---PLUS  the first time you put gas in your vehicle after registering for a card, you get 10 cents off per gallon of gas too.



For my online and app earnings rec'd this past week.....

**$25 amazon from Swagbucks 
**$2 to my Perk Plastik card from PerkTV  (use code 860efbf6 for bonus points for signing up)
**$27.36 check from Inboxdollars
**$2.43 from Promoslice --  This is a site where traffic exchange owners go in together to offer promos.  Most all of them have 1 or 2 "grand" prizes and then an amount that is shared between each entry.  I really enjoy doing these knowing that I am guaranteed something extra over what I am earning at the exchanges as well.  However, there are a LOT of exchanges that take part and most of you (my readers) don't want to be like me and join hundreds of exchanges to take part in these promos.  I love it, but it's not for everyone.
**$9.26 PayPal (after fees) from the Watch4Dollar app.  This was a long time coming, over a month.  They posted of being behind due to so many cash ins.  I'm glad they did pay, this is my 2nd payment from them.  If you would like to give them a try, please put in the code W4D4AFC8 so that I receive credit.
**$3 amazon from mypoints. 








 

 

 

Frugal Friday With Marsha -- Clearance Time

It's that time of year.  Time for the stores to clear out Winter items to make room for Spring.  Actually it's been that time for awhile now  😀
My daughter has been having a good time shopping the clearance clothing and even picked up a few things for me while she was at it.  She brought them over last night.  She paid $1 to $3 for each item.
I'm thrilled!  She also brought me a pair of tennis shoes.  I thought she told me they were on clearance for $3, but I didn't see that reflected on the price tag.  I think  she just wanted to make sure that I had a pair of tennis shoes that wouldn't hurt my bad toe.  She's nice like that.  😍

I've been giving LetGo a try.  I sold the pair of tennis shoes that were too small for me right away.  Not having luck with my other listings yet, but I'm not giving up.  I have some things I want to list that didn't sell in the local Facebook selling page.  It's a matter of getting the stuff out, getting another picture and posting.
I also am in the very slow process of going through things in my craft/sewing room.  My guild is having a member rummage sale at the end of this month.  I hope that at least some of my extra will sell and help me make a little money.

In other "news"----

Don't forget your Friday Freebie.  This will make a good snack for the grandkids this weekend.
Free Kroger Tortilla Chips at Kroger & Affiliates

Online and app earnings that I received this past week include:

**$11.16 after fees and shipping from a sale in my Etsy shop.
**$25 PayPal from Swagbucks

You Can Get Free Gift Cards For Shopping, Searching and Discovering What's Online at Swagbucks.com

**$10.25 PayPal from GlobalHits2U  -- Another of the many traffic exchanges that I do.
**$9.41 PayPal from MagicalJourney Downline Builder-- This is a site where lots of the TE's offer $1 prize hunt days as well as celebration promos for chances to win.  It's fun and I've had good luck winning recently, including winning $50 at Christmas time in a promotion! 
**$10.39 PayPal from SotukTraffic--Yes, another traffic exchange.  Honest owner, lots of ways to earn, automatic payout each weekend if you've made the $10 minimum.  I choose to be a gold member here, but even free members earn pennies nicely as well as your sites and banners and text ads do get seen here.


**$1 to my PerkPlastik card from PerkTV.  I've been having some issues with the app running correctly.  (use code 860efbf6 for bonus points for signing up)


Here is your list to check out for Recyclebank points this week:  Don't forget to check in daily to take the daily pledge for points too.
10 Free Recyclebank Points

10 Free Recyclebank Points

5 Free Recyclebank Points

5 Free Recyclebank Points

5 Free Recyclebank Points

5 Free Recyclebank Points

25 Free Recyclebank Points



I think that's it for this week.  Don't forget to link up below if you have any frugal type posts of your own to share!  All are welcome both old and new posts.

Frugal Friday with Marsha -- Birthday Freebies and More

Let's start out this week with this information that was sent to me to share with my readers.  I've never been one to take advantage of all the birthday freebies out there, but I sure should!  This site has a tremendous list, so check it out.  😊😊😊😊

Many retailers offer birthday freebies, coupons, or discounts on (or around) your big day. While none of this free birthday stuff is going to save you a ton, it's always nice to get some extra treats.DealNews, a shopping comparison website, rounded up the best 2018 birthday freebies from major retailers and restaurants, and put them in a handy chart here for you to consult before your big day arrives.

This week wasn't too bad for online earnings received:

$2 to my PerkPlaskic card from PerkTV.  (use code 860efbf6 for bonus points for signing up)

$25 PayPal from Swagbucks

$1 Amazon from Checkpoints (use my email- marsha.seiberling@gmail.com for bonus points)

$3 PayPal  from Pinecone Research.  I get this for uploading my amazon purchase history each month.

$3.52 PayPal from BigMailer.  This is an awesome mailer (safelist).  Very active and also awesome low low lifetime upgrades.  I get good results from the ads that I send out through this one!  

This week's Friday Freebie, there are 2 this week!

Free Chobani Yogurt Product for Kroger & Affiliates

Free Lindt Lindor Milk Chocolate Egg at Kroger & Affiliates

Here's your weekly list of Recyclebank points for easy access:

5 Free Recyclebank Points

5 Free Recyclebank Points

5 Free Recyclebank Points

5 Free Recyclebank Points

10 Free Recyclebank Points

5 Free Recyclebank Points

5 Free Recyclebank Points

Frugal Friday With Marsha -- Points, Recipes, and More

This past week my online earnings included:

A sale of 3 towel scarves from my etsy shop.  I'm making more of the towel scarves now to list and do have one of those spoken for.

$5 amazon from Microsoft Rewards.  If you've not been in there lately, it's changed.  If you do the 3 daily goals you earn bonus points.  I'm finding that doing those each day along with some searches, that I was able to cash in much faster this time!

$1 added to my Perk Plastik card from PerkTV.  Unfortunately there is some issue with my IP address and I can't access my card info, including adding more money to it, until they are done reviewing my IP address.  I sure hope they can get this resolved very soon! 

I'm so close to cash outs on several sites, so I hope my list next week is much longer  :)



**Don't forget your Friday Freebie!  I love free candy, and I've been wanting to try this candy bar.

Free Hershey's Gold Bar at Kroger & Affiliates

Here is your weekly list of Recyclebank points to check out.  I'm heading up to being able to trade my points in for another free item through One Twine.

5 Free Recyclebank Points

5 Free Recyclebank Points

5 Free Recyclebank Points

5 Free Recyclebank Points

5 Free Recyclebank Points

5 Free Recyclebank Points



I will leave you this week with a list of other freebies you might want to check out:

Free Hershey's Gold Bar When Team USA Wins Gold

Free Subscription to Sports Illustrated

Free 18ct. Box of o.b. Tampons

Free Jimmy Dean Breakfast Bowls

LEGO Mini Model Build - Free LEGO Lamb

Online Earnings May 2016

I am up in earnings from what April was, and June will be interesting to add up since I will be gone on the mission trip with no mobile data or internet while I'm gone.  Yep, it's going to be interesting!

I'm still waiting payment on 3 of the 4 websites that I noted about in last months post.  It might just be a lost cause at this point and time to stop surfing those.    I will do some heavy thinking and soul searching while on the mission trip away from technology.

In May I was paid by:
Apptrailers-- $2.43 paypal
http://bit.ly/uWgfNi  (if you sign up, bonus code predictableuranus2 for bonus points)

zubeezone $3.10


swagbucks-- $25 amazon and $25 paypal

You Can Get Free Gift Cards For Shopping, Searching and Discovering What's Online at Swagbucks.com

redstaghits-- $11.86 paypal


mylot--$1.82 paypal

magicaljourneydownlinebuilder--  $7.95 paypal


TESufSocial -- $14.71 paypal


squirlytraffic-- $5.37 paypal


postmanhits -- $9.45 paypal


redstagmailer-- $13.70 paypal


lucktastic -- $5 amazon


These come to a total of $125.39.  After subtracting $36.39 that I paid in upgrades my total comes to $89.00.

Can I top $89 in June even though I am gone for 8 days?  It's a personal challenge to myself to do so!

Until next month, Happy Earning!

April 2016 Online Earnings

Finally getting around to sharing what I was paid last month from various websites and apps.
I can't say that I'm happy with the lack of earning and I am looking at some different things this month.  I guess all I can say is wish me luck!

I rec'd earnings from:
squirlytraffic -- $4.89 paypal
PerkTV -- $10 amazon  Use my code 860efbf6 and get 50 bonus points and an online friend told me just yesterday that you can now watch videos online too.  I did that this morning and it was easy!
Pinecone Research -- $5 amazon
Swagbucks -- $25 paypal and $25 amazon
apptrailers -- $3.78 paypal  if you sign up, bonus code predictableuranus2 for bonus points
zubeezone -- $5.27 paypal
redstaghits -- $14.62 paypal
Trafficmagician -- $10.13 paypal

This comes to a total of $103.69.  After a total of $37.48 paid in upgrades in TESurfSocial, squirlytraffic, hotflashhits, orbitaltraffic, postmanhits, admasterplus, zubeedownlines, and trafficswirl, my take was $66.21 for the month.

I want to note that I chose to buy credits with $4.95 of my earnings with hotflashhits.
Also that I am waiting on payments from 4 sites that should have paid me some time ago.  I will be putting in support tickets, so as I said before, wish me luck.  Getting paid by them will shoot the earnings up for this month.

As far as selling my crafts and used books, I had a profit of $10.97 for the month. This takes my earnings online for the month to $77.18

March 2016 Online Earnings

Earnings are supposed to be getting better each month, but March was not good at all.  I report as monies are received, not just cashed out.
I do have 4 cash outs that should have been in, but still aren't.

In March I rec'd:

Swagbucks -- $25 paypal and $25 amazon
zubeezone -- $4.95 paypal
apptrailers -- $4.44 paypal (if you sign up, bonus code predictableuranus2 for bonus points)

redstaghits -- $24.59 paypal

clixsense -- $7.85 paypal
lucktastic -- $5 amazon
PerkTV - $5 amazon (if you join, please use my referral code-- 860efbf6 and get 50 bonus points)

This only comes to $101.33, and when you subtract the total of $34.57 that I paid out in site upgrades, it brings my total down to a sad $66.76 for the month.  I need this figure to be about 4 times that amount!

I am doing some things differently now such as getting ads out regularly in the mailers I am doing.
The other thing is that I must get to taking care of my crafts--making them, listing them for sale, and promoting them.

I sold a book last month in half.com and I sold some dishscrubbies in the online craft mall.  Both of those had expense for shipping, but I did not receive payment until this month.
I also sold a rug in my etsy store, however, a lot of my etsy listings re-listed so by the time I paid the shipping for the book and scrubbies, shipping on the rug, and the etsy fees, I only came how with a profit of $4.93 for the month.

Add the $4.93 to the $66.76 and my in pocket earnings for the month were $71.69.  Wish me luck for this figure to be a LOT better in April.

Frugal Friday with Marsha--January 2016 Online Earnings

For me to share my online earnings for the previous month is not what I normally would ever share in my Frugal Friday post, but things what they are right now, so here you go.

In January I received from:

Redstaghits--$38.87 paypal
Zubeezone--$2.80 paypal
Apptrailers--$5.72 paypal (if you sign up, bonus code predictableuranus2 for bonus points)

Swagbucks--$25 paypal and $25 amazon

Hausernet--$51.75 (back payment for 6 months of mail)
PerkTV--$5 amazon (Use my code 860efbf6 and get 50 bonus points)

My list is so short and sure feels like I surely forgot to record something, but I didn't!
My total received in January was $154.14.

I paid out $17 to TrafficBrowser ($2 monthly but then I changed and paid $15 for a year so that I can surf 12 traffic exchanges at once instead of 10), $2.99 to Orbital Traffic, $3.74 to Squirly traffic, $2.50 to Hotflashhits, $6.90 to Postmanhits, $2.50 to Zubeedownlines, $6.99 to TrafficMagician, and $5.95 to TESurfSocial for upgrades.  This come to a total of $48.57.

This brings my total to just $105.57 for the month.

I've always had a goal of taking in a total of $600 for the month and this included retail pricing of items I receive free--samples, magazine subscriptions, items I get in for review etc.
I slacked off and haven't been keeping track of those things for several months.  From this day on I am going to start keeping track of that again and adding it to my total again.
I will try to come back and edit this post once I get a list of the items I got in January as well.

Online Earnings--November and December 2015

As you can imagine, December was a full and busy month with Christmas.  I'm very thankful for my online earnings, which enabled me to get gifts for all on my list.
I was slow to get my November earnings and such even added up, but finally have it done as well as December.

November 2015:

Swagbucks-- $60 in amazon
TrafficRoyal--$23.72 paypal
zubeezone--$2.75 paypal
atomicmailer--$12.52 paypal
clixsense--$8.35 paypal
TrafficMagician--$16.68 paypal
redstaghits--$11.46 paypal
postmanhits--$9.62 paypal
redstagmailer--$13.73
PerkTV--$20 amazon (if you sign up, use code 860efbf6 and get 50 bonus points)
Lucktastic-- $10 amazon
apptrailers--$1.15 paypal (if you sign up, bonus code predictableuranus2 for bonus points)

GSN--$10 amazon

This totals $199.38

Upgrades paid---$2 trafficbrowser, $2.99 orbitaltraffic, $6.95 redstagmailer, $2.50 hotflashhits, $6.90 postmanhits, $2.50 zubeedownlines, $5.95 TESurfSocial, and $6.99 trafficmagician for a total of $36.78 there.

This brings my net to $162.66 for November.


December 2015:

Zubeezone-- $5.10 paypal
PurexInsiders -- $50 amazon (gift)
mycokerewards--$10 amazon
redstaghits--$11.03 paypal
apptrailers-- $4.57 paypal
swagbucks --$25 paypal and $13 amazon
shopkick- $2 Target
trafficteams--$19.70 paypal
atomicmailer--$13.09 paypal
PerkTV-- $10 amazon
Checkpoints--$3 amazon (if you sign up, use code marsha32 for bonus points)

Trafficmagician--$11.27 paypal

This totals $178.76

Upgrades paid-- $2 trafficbrowser, $2.99 orbitaltraffic, $27.00 bannermagician (this is a lifetime upgrade so will never be paid again), $2.50 hotflashhits, $6.90 postmanhits, $2.50 zubeedownlines, $6.99 trafficmagician, and $5.95 TESurfSocial for a total of $56.83.

This brings my net to $121.93 for December.

hhmmm--even if I hadn't chosen to go for the lifetime top upgrade at bannermagician I still would have earned less in December than November.

Looking back over the year and my monthly earnings online, it looks like January and February of 2015 were my biggest earning months.  A LOT has changed in the past year.

I did get both my etsy shop and my zibbet store up and running again.  I even had some sales.  Unfortunately, I don't have those figures put together yet.  That will add on to my earnings for both months.    I also sold a book at half.com and am working to add a book for sale here and there to add to my inventory there.

Here is looking on to 2016!!

June 2015 Online Earning Stats

I am really late getting this post up, but man are things chaotic busy these days!  I finally got my totals put together last night.....after 2 am.

Hausernet $19.75  paypal (this was 2 months pay after I did have to email them to ask about it)

chatabout $5 paypal (still paying next day)

swagbucks   $25 paypal and $55 in gift cards

apptrailers $5.89 paypal (if you sign up, bonus code predictableuranus2 for bonus points)

clixsense  $7.84 paypal

perkTV  $15 gift cards (Use my code 860efbf6 and get 50 bonus points)

shopkick $2 Target gift card

Zubeezone $1.55 paypal

easyhits4u  $3.10 paypal

Trafficmagician $10.13 paypal

Traffic Royal  $20.03 paypal

Pinecone research $6 paypal

This comes to a total of $186.29, however, I did upgrade in trafficmagician for $6.99 and in arkhits for $5.99.
If you subtract that from my earnings it takes me down to $173.31.
This is up $7.62 from my online earnings in May.
I hope to continue to see my earnings rise month after month!

How did you do?

May 2015 Online Earning Stats

I'm disappointed to find that my online earnings are down $12 from April.  It needs to continue to rise, not fall!
This month I am working a seasonal wheat field job which will take away a lot of computer time, so I am interested to see what this months totals end up being.
I'mm slowly inching up to payout on the traffic exchanges I am doing, and keep adding more to my day.

Here is where my earnings came in from in May:

Swagbucks-- $69 in gift cards
PerkTV -- $25 in gift cards (Use my code 860efbf6 and get 50 bonus points)
apptrailers-- $5.64 paypal  (code predictableuranus2 for bonus points)

ibotta --$25.35 paypal

inboxdollars -- $27.04 check
shopkick -- $2 Target gift card
pinecone research $6 paypal
receipthog --$5 paypal  (use flend875 for the referral code for bonus spins)
amazon associate $10.66 amazon
checkpoints -- $3 amazon (use code marsha32 for bonus points)

For a grand total of $165.69

How did May shape up for you?


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License: Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution

March 2015 Online Earnings

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I'm disappointed in myself for not really earning much in March, but it wasn't for lack of trying.

Here is what I earned online in March 2015:

Swagbucks: $42 in gift cards (amazon, Target, and Walmart)
PerkTV:  $35 in gift cards (amazon, Target, and Walmart)
Pinecone Research: $12 paypal
Apptrailers: $5.52 paypal (if you sign up, bonus code predictableuranus2 for bonus points)
Hausernet mail decoy: $10.25
Shopkick:  $4 Target gift cards
Walmart Savings Catcher:  $7.68 to spend at Walmart
instantcashsweepstakes:  $3.58
Savingstar: $5.54 paypal
viewpointforum: $10.13 check

This comes to a total of $135.70 received in March.

As far as what I call Gifts Galore and More (selling my crafts, and used books mostly) I had a profit of $12.93.  This takes my grand total to $148.63 earned (paid) in March.

If you are a regular reader then you know that I am working on some other things right now.  I look forward to seeing what my total will be for April.

All Business Monday--January Online Earning Stats

(Photo: Golden Dollar Symbol by Vectorfresh.com
License: Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution)


 Back in September of 2014 I set myself a goal to cash out each day of the month--the equivalent of.  I made that goal each month until January.  I was only able to redeem 24 out of 31 times for the month.

I am reporting what was rec'd in January:

PerkTV --$45 in gift cards (use code 860efbf6 for 50 bonus points)
Swagbucks -- $40 in gift cards (I alternate with both PerkTV and Swagbucks between Walmart, Target and Amazon cards) (I believe if you use HIP70 as the code on sign up you will get 70 swagbucks)
Pinecone Research -- $3 paypal
apptrailers --$4.68 paypal  (use code predictableuranus2  for bonus points)
checkout51 -- $20.50 check
clixsense --$7.86 paypal
bubblews -- $51.77 paypal
hausernet -- $8 paypal
shopkick -- $5 Target gift card

Total rec'd:  $185.81

I've linked some of the sites and apps.
Hausernet is a mail decoy program.  You earn .25 for each piece of mail that comes in and you input the code online.  Honestly they are paying monthly now with no minimum pretty regularly, but they do still owe me for all of the year 2012!

Pinecone Research is an invite only survey website....and one that I need to keep up with better.

Bubblews, as we all know is very low now on the earning scale, but I am still trying to write at least 2 posts a day there.  I do enjoy keeping up with my regular connections.

PerkTV is linked above, but they allow you to run it on up to 5 devices---and you can have 2 accounts per household, so up to 10 devices.  It's generally running on 4 devices here, which it is right now. (No plan devices that I am running through out wi-fi here at home)

Swagbucks, which is also linked above, has 6 apps.  They do not allow you to run them at the same time or your account will be deleted, but I generally get through 4 of the apps on a good day.

I am working on things here on my blog.  I hope that my earnings each month online and with the apps will continue to increase as each month goes by.


As far as my Gifts Galore and More (Jerky Direct, Etsy, Zibbet, Shophandmade, Half.com, etc)  I had a loss of $36.86 for the month.   I realized that I hadn't been putting down the classes and workshops that I take as expenses, so have $44 expense in January for the rug making class and supplies.
Otherwise I would have made $8 profit from an order for dish scrubbies and one book sold through half.com.

(I did also earn $224.36 between my 2 merchandising jobs and cleaning our church)

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