Blog Money Whore

Maxim recently had an interesting article called “Make More Money at Work!: How to work a second job from the comfort of your crappy office.” While I don’t officially condone double-dipping on your employer’s dime, many people definitely work second or third jobs in order to make ends meet or to earn a little extra money. These seem to be the best choices from the article. The others either require too much work, experience, or concentration and aren’t as immediately lucrative:

• eJury.com: Make money by evaluating cases before they go to trial. $5-10 per case.
• OnlineVerdict.com: $20-60 per case

A few more I’d like to suggest are:

• Amazon Mechanical Turk: There are lots and lots of “Human Intelligence Tasks”, which can be done mindlessly and often while doing something else. I actually did make a few hundred dollars here a couple years ago when it first came out.
• Rent a Coder: If you know any programming language and are willing to freelance a bit, there are tons of jobs here.
• Craigslist: Look particularly in the part-time, etc., and gig sections for tons and tons of random stuff. For example, I once made an easy $200 by writing a few short reviews for Yelp.

And then, there are the mindless survey/point sites:

• e-Rewards: By invite only (but invitations are seemingly never rejected). Answer surveys in exchange for e-cash, which can be redeemed for stuff. I’ve stayed at the Hilton family of hotels a couple times for free due to surveys done at e-Rewards. This is also a great way to watch free movies.
• e-Miles: Just click on buttons, look at ads, answer around 3-4 questions and earn frequent flier miles. This is totally mindless and only takes like five minutes a week. I mostly use this to keep my US Airways miles active, as I rarely fly with them.
• MyPoints: They send you email with ads, you click on a button and earn points. This, too, is totally mindless but more lucrative than e-Miles. Exchange your points for all sorts of gift cards and points. I like to get either Hilton Hhonors points or United miles. Please leave a comment if you would like to receive a referral.
• Pinecone Research: This survey site is generally described as the best one out there, and they pay decent cash for taking surveys. However, a) invitations to join are just about impossible to get and b) surveys may not necessarily come to you very often. I have yet to get a single survey despite being a member for a month.
• Opinion Place: Take a survey every few days or so to either earn some measly cash or some frequent flier miles. I use this to get a few extra AA miles.

Aside from the ones listed in Maxim, I use all of these sites to earn a little extra cash or points from time to time. Every little bit adds up! Just click away if you’re totally bored or doing something else that doesn’t require much attention, e.g., watching reruns on TV or spacing out at work.

• Earnings: Points for every successful MyPoints referral

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