Reading personal finance blogs is good for your financial health!
-Peerless Money Mentor
I am sure you have heard the saying, an apple a day keeps the doctor away. Well, I am here to tell you reading a personal finance blog a day can potentially keep the debt collectors away! Last year I discovered money making opportunities I never knew existed from reading personal finance blogs daily. I took advantage of some of these opportunities and my pockets got fatter. How much fatter? Let’s dive in and take a look at what I discovered while traveling through the personal finance blogosphere!
Decluttr
Decluttr is an app where you can scan the barcodes of junk you want to get rid of like old, dusty DVDs. You should have seen the dollar signs in my eyes when I saw my mom’s DVD collection in the living room. Unfortunately, these old, dusty things only go for about $.15 a piece. Good thing you can sell video games, too! Grand Theft Auto V and Midnight Club sold for $7.89 and $1.99, respectively. My other stuff sold for pennies on the dollar so it’s not even worth me writing about but you can see what else I sold in the picture below.
So far my pockets have gotten X(Your mental math calc) fatter. Although I did not make much with Decluttr, you may have better luck. Happy barcode scanning! I discovered that opportunity from reading the reviews tab of Rockstarfinance.com.
WeGoLook
WeGoLook is an on demand app that allows insurance companies to hire independent contractors as needed to verify damages to vehicles, houses, etc. for insurance claims. These independent contractors are calledLookers.So far I have done two look assignment for$20 a pieceand it involved me taking pictures of damaged vehicles and measuring the front and rear bumpers with a yardstick.
Are you still doing the mental math on this? If not, don’t worry, I will add it all up at the end of my post. If you would like to know more about WeGoLook, go read my post titled WeGoLook Side Hustle (Thanks Financial Panther). I discovered this opportunity while reading Financialpanther.com. Kevin has almost hit $30,000 in side hustle income, so visit his site if you are trying to get your side hustle on!
SaverLife Program
SaverLife Savings Program, formerly Earn savings program, is a non-profit organization that help families save and invest to build wealth. The program lasts six months and for every month you save$20, a$10reward is set aside for you to redeem when the program ends. There is currently no income requirement for this program so sign up now make your pockets $60 fatter!
At the end of last month, I was interviewed by Grace Boorstein, who is the SaverLife content marketing manager for the program. I told her my story of how I found out about the program on Rockstarfinance.com and we had a wonderful conversation. If any of you are hesitant to share your banking information, rest assure that the program uses the same security software Mint uses!
Swagbucks
Swagbucksis a website where you can earn money by taking surveys, watching videos, and completing offers (For example, you can earn$10just for signing up with Uber and an additional$80for picking up your first rider). You can redeem your Swagbucks (100sb = $1) for gift cards or PayPal if you want the cash! So far I have earned$455.07. I honestly do not have time to take surveys much anymore. If you read this post titled Make Money by Taking Surveys? I Don’t Think So, you will understand why. However, in a future post, I will show you how to make up to $100 with Swagbucks without taking a single survey. I discovered this opportunity on Rockstarfinance.com.
Inbox Dollars
InboxDollarsis similar to Swagbucks in that you can earn gift cards or a check for watching videos, answering surveys, or completing offers. You can also earn a nickel for checking into certain stores you happen to be nearby while living your life. I find it harder to earn gift cards with this survey site than Swagbucks and have only earned$70.59so far. Lately, I have not been focusing too much on this opportunity either because I realized I can make more money doing other things. I could be learning a high paying skill or Ubering and make way more money. An intelligent man makes mistakes but he knows when to switch up his strategy!
Erli Bird
1.Erli Birdis a website where you can earn money by becoming a beta tester for new apps, websites, and products. You only earn$10after you follow all the instructions for giving feedback so this is not a side hustle that will make you rich but every little bit helps! If you are in the top 25% of testers, you can earn an additional$5. So far I have earned$40for reviewing two apps and I am the process of reviewing a gaming app now! This is honestly something I would do for free because I love testing apps and playing games. It passes J.Money’s The Triad of Hustling Test below! If you are looking for a cool blog to read, check out Budgetsaresexy.com.
$666.96
You will earn way more than this by reading personal finance blogs in the long term. Your earnings will compound exponentially from applying all of the savings, investing and career strategy techniques personal finance blogs teach! I challenge you to read one blog article a day.
Author: Jerry
Jerry is a Business Insider Contributing Writer who is obsessed with personal finance. He believes you can improve your financial situation by applying principles taught by the financial independence community to your financial life.
If you are having trouble saving, he recommends that you join the SaverLife Savings program where you can get a $60 reward after six months (no income requirement). All you have to do is put a minimum of $20 a month into a savings account. Easy, right?
For a fun read, check out his article 10 Signs You’re a Personal Finance Addict to see if you are a personal finance nerd.
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