Monthly Side Hustle Totals 

I decided that at the end of each month in 2021 I’m going post the breakdown of how much I made doing each side hustle/cashback app. My complete side hustle list can be found here and my complete list of Smartphone Apps can be found here.

I know some of you are curious about how much I make doing all of the hustles that I wrote about, and while I do a year end update, I know some of  you don’t wanna wait till the end of the year and that’s understandable.

Some of the side hustles I do frequently, like using the Fetch Rewards App every time I go shopping. Some of them I don’t do as often like Field Agent. I haven’t been really any Field Agent tasks that I’m interested in as of late. Most of them are alcohol-based and since I don’t drink because I’m not exercising to burn off the calories of the liquor I consume, I’m not terribly interested in bringing alcohol into my house.

Some of the hustles are more passive, but have cumulative rewards so even though I do them each month, I may not receive a payout each month. It doesn’t make them any less valuable to me, they just take a longer amount of time to earn the reward. Honestly, those are fairly low time investments, so I don’t feel bad that they take a long time to earn payout. SBKC and Achievement are two of these.

And some I do in fits and starts. For example, I may not spend a lot of time doing PaidViewPoint surveys for a few weeks, and then I’ll get two or three emails telling me that I have time-sensitive or higher-paying surveys. Then I’ll rush over to the site and do five or 10 surveys and earn five or 10 bucks. It just depends on what’s available at the time.

Some of you might notice from this list that there are a number of research studies, I’ve been trying to do at least 1-2 a month, because they tend to pay a lot better than surveys. I have been posting research studies and opportunities on the blog whenever they come across my email. I hope some of you are also applying for them and receiving opportunities to do them too.

Below is my list for February. It has been a very busy month between doctors appointments for the kid’s, doctors appointments for myself, and I have been doing a lot of reviews and such but don’t pay cash, but rather pay in-kind (Tryit, Influenster, Social Nature, and BzzAgent). Each one of those sends a product or samples.

I try not to take the sample only offers because it’s not worth my time to review a bunch of sample size stuff, especially when I can be working with brands and companies that offer me products that are full-size, or the pay me with cash. Because really, as nice as say five dollar tube of deodorant might be, I can’t really pay my utility bill with it.

  • Fetch Rewards: $35
  • Research Study/Focus Group: $150 (I did two online)
  • Receipt Hog: $10
  • SBKC: $20
  • Capterra: $50
  • Paidviewpoint: $18.90
  • Field Agent: $4.00 (I know, it’s not much)

And there are a few more days in the month, so who knows.. There may be a few more dollars coming in.

Talk Back: How much do you make each month on your side hustles? Do you have any that you love and want to recommend? Leave a link in the comments below! Please no MLM or Direct Sales Opportunities. 

Advanced Opinions has an Upcoming Project Regarding Food/Sweeteners

Advanced Opinions (A market research firm located in New York) is recruiting for an upcoming Online Project & Webcam Group. It is a project regarding Health and Over-the-Counter medications.

To be considered, complete the intake survey here.

Online Webcam Group via Desktop/Laptop with Webcam (NO CHROMEBOOK/TABLETS)

Length: 2 hours and 45 minutes

Dates: Monday, February 22nd & Tuesday, February 23rd

Incentive: $40 for first-hour online survey,  additional $50 if selected for 90 minute Webcam group

Advanced Opinions has an Upcoming Project Regarding Health

Advanced Opinions (A market research firm located in New York) is recruiting for an upcoming Online Project & Webcam Group. It is a project regarding Health and Over-the-Counter medications.

To be considered, complete the intake survey here.

 

 Details:

  • Open to: 25-65 year olds
  • Compensation: $125 (if chosen)

Thursday February 18th 2021
10:40AM-12:30PM ET, 9:40AM-11:30AM CT, 8:40-10:30AM MT, 7:40-9:30AM PT
12:40-2:30PM ET, 11:40AM-1:30PM CT, 10:40AM-12:30PM MT, 9:40AM-11:30AM PT
3:10-5:00PM ET, 2:10-4:00PM CT, 1:10-3:00PM MT, 12:10-2:00PM PT
5:10-7:00PM ET, 4:10-6:00PM CT, 3:10-5:00PM MT, 2:10-4:00PM PT

Friday February 19th 2021
8:10AM-11:00AM ET, 7:10AM-10:00AM CT, 6:10AM-9:00AM MT, 5:10AM-8:00AM PT
11:10AM-1:00PM ET, 10:10AM-12:00PM CT, 9:10AM-11:00AM MT, 8:10AM-10:00AM PT
1:40-3:30PM ET, 12:40-2:30PM CT, 11:40AM-1:30PM MT, 10:40AM-12:30PM PT
3:40-5:30PM ET, 2:40-4:30PM CT, 1:40-3:30PM MT, 12:40-2:30PM PT

Advanced Opinions has an Upcoming Project for Pet Owners!

Advanced Opinions (A market research firm located in New York) is looking for pet owners for an upcoming Online Project & Webcam Group.

To be considered, complete the intake survey here.

  • Length: 2 hours and 45 minutes
  • Date: Wednesday, February 10, 2021
  • Time: 10am-12:45pm Eastern Standard Time (Must Login no later than 9:50AM Eastern Standard Time)
  • If Selected to Participate, Incentive: $40 for first hour online survey,  additional $50 if selected for 90-minute Webcam group

EASTERN: 10am-11am ET, Part 2: 11:15am-12:45pm ET (if selected)
CENTRAL: 9am-10am CT, Part 2: 10:15am-11:45am CT (if selected)
MOUNTAIN: 8am-9am MT, Part 2: 9:15pm-10:45am MT (if selected)
PACIFIC: 7am-8am PT Part 2: 8:15am-9:45am PT (if selected)

Feel free to pass it along to any colleagues/family/friends.

Flagship Research is looking….

Flagship Research is searching for 60 years old’s and older for a research study.  Flagship Research is looking for people who have medium/severe motor management or medium/severe cognitive impairment. These people also need to have an implanted device for managing the condition they have. Flagship Research needs these people to be non-tech savvy.  If qualified they would be compensated $200 in the form of an American Express Gift Card.

If you are a tech-savvy person you can refer one of the above people and you can also receive the $200 gift card by helping them with the technical parts of this study.

It will be an online study using a platform like ZOOM.  It will be a 2-hour interview held February 26th through March 3 at various times.

If you know someone and are interested please click this link.

Flagship Research: New Diabetes Study $200-$300 Payments

Flagship Research is conducting a paid research study and is looking for children 6-17 years of age and adults 18 and older who have diabetes.  If you qualify it would be a 2-hour one-on-one interview for the adult and the parent would be able to attend with the child. The interview will be held online so you would need a computer with a webcam and microphone to participate. This interview will compensate the adults with the minor children $300 and the adults $200 in the form of a check that will be mailed at the completion of the project.

The details of this study are included below:

  • Dates: Starting Wednesday, February 3rd 2021
  • Times: Various times available
  • Duration: 2 hour
  • Incentive: $300 for Parents with kids, $200 for Adults 
  • Location: Online

 

If you are interested and use an insulin pump please click on the link below to answer a few questions to see if you will be a good fit for this study.

Please click here to answer a few questions.

Flagship Research: Parents with Children ages 18 to 48 months Training Pant Study Study $150

This popped into my inbox yesterday, and while we don’t qualify for this study, I thought some of you might be interested.

This is for San Diego, CA area parents, so if you are out of the area, keep your eyes peeled on the blog for more info on other upcoming studies that you might qualify for.

Flagship Research is currently searching for parents that have children between the ages of 18 to 48 months that want to take part in an upcoming research study for parents with children. This is study will last for 15 days and start on Saturday, February 20th, and finish on Sunday, March 7th. If you qualify and participate the study will compensate you $150.

For this study, Flagship is looking for parents or guardians ages 18 to 59 years of age.

In order to qualify for this study, they need to ask some questions to make sure the study is appropriate for you. If you are interested, please click the link below to answer these questions online.

Click here to see if you qualify.

Upcoming Q-Insights Online Focus Group Pays $125

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Q-insights is another company that I do research groups, focus groups, and online surveys to earn extra money.

They have a lot of stuff in South Orange County, and less often San Diego County.

I received an email this morning that Q-insights is currently looking for people to take part in an upcoming online survey about cellphones.

The online focus group is 2 hours long and they are currently scheduling from January 12 – January 14.  As a thank you for your time and participation you will be compensated with a $125 check made out to name.

If you are interested in participating, please fill out the survey here.  If you pre-qualify they will call you to ask some additional qualifying questions.

If you are looking for other online survey opportunities, here are a few online survey companies I like:

My Side Hustle Totals for 2020!

2020 wasn’t the best year for side hustles. Like most of us, I spent most of 2020 at home. That means no secret shopping, no audits with Field Agent. I did a lot more surveys and online research studies in 2020.

When there aren’t any side hustles to earn money, the name of the game becomes all about saving money.

My complete list of side hustles is here. And the list of apps I use is here.

Let’s start with Smartphone apps since they are pretty passive income for me. I’m not as much into them as a lot of other savers. The truth is, I don’t shop at most mainstream grocery stores, so apps like Ibotta aren’t very useful.

Misc. Most of these I have links to or more info in my side hustles post here.

  • Ohm Connect: $80 (It was hard to conserve electricity when we were all at home ALL YEAR)
  • Field Agent: $ 93.00
  • SBKC: $ 100
  • Research Studies/Focus groups: $1200 ( I did a ton of these online this year through Q-Insights and Digsite)
  • Capterra: $250
  • Selling stuff after we Marie Kondo’d the house: $555
  • PaidViewPoint: $47.06
  • Misc. Surveys, Rebates, and cashback offers: $280

That’s approximately $2800 in 2020. Not bad for a year where I spent most of the time writing, playing Playmobil, and attempting to conduct distance learning with two kiddos.

Q-insights Car/SUV/Minivan Survey Pays $100!

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Q-insights is another company that I do research groups, focus groups, and online surveys to earn extra money.

They have a lot of stuff in South Orange County, and less often San Diego County.

I received an email this morning that Q-insights is currently looking for people to take part in an upcoming online survey for car, SUV, and minivan owners.

This is an online survey that will be held at the end of January. The survey is 1 hour long and pays $100.

They are looking for owners of the following vehicles 2013 or newer:

  • Chevrolet Equinox
  • Chevrolet Malibu
  • Chevrolet Silverado
  • Chevrolet Tahoe
  • Chevrolet Traverse
  • Chrysler Pacifica
  • Dodge Caravan
  • Dodge Durango
  • Ford Edge
  • Ford Escape
  • Ford Explorer
  • Ford F-150 SuperCrew
  • Ford Fusion
  • GMC Acadia
  • Honda Accord
  • Honda CR-V
  • Honda Odyssey
  • Honda Pilot
  • Hyundai Palisade
  • Hyundai Santa Fe
  • Jeep Cherokee
  • Jeep Grand Cherokee
  • Kia Sorento
  • Kia Telluride
  • Nissan Altima
  • Nissan Pathfinder
  • Nissan Rogue
  • Ram 1500
  • Subaru Ascent
  • Subaru Outback
  • Toyota 4Runner
  • Toyota Camry
  • Toyota Highlander
  • Toyota RAV4
  • Volkswagen Atlas

If you have one of these vehicles and are interested, please fill out this survey screener and one of their recruiters will contact you if you qualify.