3 Ways YOU Can Make Money Online This Week

Looking to make some money online?  Most of us could find a way to use some extra cash, myself included!  While I do have a full-time job, there are also a few websites I use to make extra money online.  Lately I've been using them to save up for some Christmas gifts for friends and family.  Today I'll share with you my 3 favorite ways to make money on the web.

1. Ebates / Rakuten

• Cost to join: Free
• How much can you earn: % of your online shopping, no extra fees
• How often can you cash out: Quarterly via check or PayPal
• What stores qualify: Too many to list!  Kohl's, Sephora, Torrid, Macy's, and hundreds more

Rakuten, formerly called ebates, lets you earn cash back for your online shopping. It's a very simply way to make some money online! For example, I recently ordered more dog food from Chewy.com and earned a little cash back.

Will you earn enough to pay your rent each month? LOL.  No. Of course not, but if you think about all of your online shopping, you might as well get some of those dollars back! 

This is my referral link to Rakuten and if you use it, you get a $10 bonus once you spend $25 and I'll get a $25 bonus.  Then you'll have your own referral link to give out and get bonus cash for yourself!

Related: {What's The Deal With Ebates}

2. Swagbucks

• Cost to join: Free
• How much can you earn: Varies. I earn around $300 a year.
• How often can you cash out: As soon as you have enough points for the giftcard or PayPal amount that you want!
• What stores can you get gift cards to: Too many to list!  Paypal, Best Buy, Kohl's, Sephora, Macy's, and hundreds more

You've heard me talk about Swagbucks repeatedly, so why haven't you joined yet?  I have $75 in Target gift cards that I earned through Swagbucks so far this year.  That's a nice chunk of change to put towards some Christmas gifts!  

You can also choose gift cards to Walmart, itunes, Ulta, Sephora, and like a million other stores.  

If you would rather have straight up cash, you can redeem Swagbucks for PayPal cash!  I've done that before too and it works perfectly.

If you'd like to join Swagbucks, please consider using my referral link.  You still get all the perks of Swagbucks and I get a few extra points towards my next gift card!

3. Microsoft Rewards

• Cost to join: Free
• How much can you earn: roughly $5-10 a month
• How often can you cash out: Any time you have enough points!
• What stores can I get a gift card to: Target, Sephora, Dunkin, Taco Bell, AMC Movies, and more

This site is less well-known that Rakuten and Swagbucks but the Microsoft Rewards program is a pretty solid way to earn some money online.  They don't have a Paypal option but you can cash out for gift cards such as Hulu, Target, Dunkin, Starbucks, Xbox, etc.  A great way to earn some ways to treat yourself or some gift cards to give away at the holiday season!  If you want to join Microsoft Rewards you can start earning points right away.

Do you have other ways you earn money online?  I do also use the ibotta app but without doing much in-store shopping my usage of it is way down.