If you are looking for creative ways to add a little income to your budget, but don’t want to commit yourself to a part-time job, you should look at doing surveys from home. I know you may be a little skeptical. I was too at first. But after doing some research and discussing it with my husband, I signed up with a few companies just to try it out, and boy am I thankful I did!
On average, I do inbetween a half dozen and a dozen surveys a month through a few different companies I have signed-up with, and this gives me an income of about $75-$100 a month. Of course you won’t be making as much as working outside the home at a part-time job, but the benefits of doing the surveys in your home and at your own pace is well worth it I think. They are something you can do early in morning before the rest of the family gets up, while your kids are taking their afternoon nap or in the evenings after they have gone to bed.
My husband and I use the extra money when things come along that we would like to have but aren’t necessities that we have alotted in our budget. For example, I know I mentioned in a previous entry that I have been wanting to buy some Lunapads so that during that during that special time of the month I can be a bit “greener”. Well, to order what I felt like I needed for my cycle totaled approximately $150. Typically this would be a blow to our budget, but I used money I had made from taking surveys to make the purchase, and wa-la…I have the Lunapads I have been eyeing! By investing in Lunapads, I no longer have to worry about throwing away money each and every month on disposable menstrual products, and I don’t have to worry about exposing my body to toxins and chemicals found in these products.
I am sure you have all seen the advertisements out there, either on webpages or maybe even in your e-mail inbox, but you don’t know what survey companies to choose. Here are a few I have signed up with and have had nothing but good experience with:
After you sign-up, I recommend checking your e-mail at least twice a day. I check mine early in the morning after my husband has left for work and in the evenings after dinner. The reason for this is a lot of times companies will post surveys for only a certain amount of people to respond in a certain amount of time. Once that number of people have responded, the survey is closed and your opportunity to make money is lost. It takes a few weeks to work taking surveys into your schedule but I think the benefits are worth it. If you are an experienced survey taker, and you have any tips for readers or survey sites you recommend, please leave a comment.
I hope you all had a wonderful Memorial Day!
Blessings to You!
Mrs. T
P.S. I also give survey-taking “two thumbs up” because it is sooo environmentally friendly. You don’t have to go anywhere, which would use gas and put wear and tear on your vehicle. It doesn’t require you to print anything out, and they take a short amount of time so not much electricity is used. The only paper that may be involved is the check you receive in the mail. Yippee!
