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I know what you’re thinking. “There’s no way this could be real”. “It’s going to be a scam”.

The thing is though, it’s actually quite easy. All it takes is a little bit of time and signing up with some well known companies. All of the companies that I list below are worth millions of dollars and can afford to take a temporary loss obtaining users. If you understand why companies are willing to pay you to sign up for their site, it makes a lot more sense.

So why would any company offer you money just to sign up or complete a simple action on their platform?

See, nowadays, it’s really hard for businesses to attract people to their sites without offering something in return. Otherwise, people aren’t inclined to sign up. And that makes it great for consumers. Businesses are willing to shell out $5, $10, even as high as $50 to get you to use their service. So you’re probably thinking, what’s the catch?

To be honest, there is no catch — you just have to make sure to read the terms to figure out what exactly you have to do to get the bonus. But I’ve already done that for you.

Let’s take for example Rakuten, a company worth billions of dollars. If you haven’t heard of them, they’re the largest online cash back site. They currently offer $10 as a sign up bonus. All you have to do is make a purchase through their extension. It seems ridiculous until you think about it. They make a commission each time you buy something through a retailer through their link. So figure you use it a couple more times, after you initially sign up. Well, you basically “paid off” the bonus for them. Every time after that, they make money, and share some of the commission with you. If a company truly believes that their service is so good that you’ll stay and use them, it’s worth if for them to offer a sign up bonus. It’s a win-win situation.

Okay so now onto the good stuff. Let me start off by saying, I really wish there was something out there before I signed up for many of these sites that only provided me with valuable referrals. I’ve signed up for a countless amount of sites that truthfully are just a big waste of time for barely anything in return. I’m only listing companies that are worth your time to sign up for, fairly easy to do, and actually useful that you may really enjoy.

And no, I’m not getting paid directly by any companies to write this. I make a referral commission from the site that I’m referring you to, so it benefits both of us.

Truthfully the only real way to make money through these services is by getting referred by someone. To my understanding, there’s no non-referral link I can currently offer that will benefit you. I’d be very grateful if you signed up through my links listed below. It really helps me out. Enjoy.

Updated November 2, 2019

TikTok — $5 gift card

If this isn’t the easiest way to get a free $5, I’m not sure what is. I can’t believe companies are willing to giveaway $5 just to download their app. First download the app through this link: https://www.tiktok.com/share/coupon/?code=5KVR57ADC010A&id=6710114960401285126. Search “Rewards” in the search bar of the app, click on any $5 gift card you want (Target, Uber, Starbucks, Spotify, Dunkin, CVS, Domino’s, Burger King, Ulta Beauty, Sephora, etc.) and scroll down to the bottom of the page. Enter the code: 5KVR57ADC010A, and you can redeem it for a $5 gift card of your choice. Pretty awesome giveaway for just downloading Tik Tok.

I’m pretty sure they make you sign up with the link so be sure to download the app through using my link (https://www.tiktok.com/share/coupon/?code=5KVR57ADC010A&id=6710114960401285126).

Coinbase — $36

You probably have heard of Coinbase before. But you might not know about the Earn education program they currently have. Basically, you earn crypto for watching 1–3 minute videos and answering 1 multiple choice question after you complete the video. It’s one of the easiest ways to make money. Currently you can earn $36 from completing the lessons.($10 in BAT, $10 XLM, $10 EOS, $6 DAI). You initially earn the money in cryptocurrency, but can instantly cash out into USD. They take a percentage of the sale if you sell through coinbase.com, but you can sell through Coinbase Pro (pro.coinbase.com) and have basically no fees on each sale. (You can check out how to use Coinbase Pro here.)

For some cryptocurrencies in the Earn program, they offer a bonus if you refer people. They cap it at 4 referrals per cryptocurrency, so comment your referral down below and I’ll keep replacing the referrals after they are used up so we can all benefit from it.

Note: This is available for people who already have a Coinbase account. No need to create a new one or think you’re ineligible if you already have one.

Sign up to earn XLM here: https://coinbase.com/earn/xlm/invite/h9xk80dw

Sign up to earn EOS here: https://coinbase.com/earn/eos/invite/rj4dgt9q

Check out the rest of the cryptocurrencies in the earn program here: https://www.coinbase.com/earn

SoFi Money — $50

To get $50, just open an account and put in $100 until you receive the bonus. (It’s FDIC insured up to $1.5M and there are no account fees so no need to worry.) It may take a few weeks to get the bonus. Once you receive it, you can withdraw the money. There’s no fees and a nice advantage is you do get free ATMS practically anywhere.

SoFi Invest — $25

This is different than SoFi Money. Be sure to click the link below to get this offer as well. (You can redeem both this offer and the SoFi Money one on the same account.) You can earn $25 in “Stock Bits” by investing $25 in stocks. After signing up, pick a stock or ETF you like and invest $25 in it. After your transfer is complete (takes about 3–7 business days) and you buy the stock, it can take up to a month to get the $25 from SoFi. Once SoFi gives you the $25 to invest, sell all of your stocks. Sure, they’ll fluctuate a bit, but who knows, you may end up making a couple bucks extra. If you want to be on the safer side, here are some low volatility stocks: WMT, CL, AMT, SYY, FOXA.

Rakuten — $10

As I previously mentioned, Rakuten is the biggest cash back site. You probably have seen a commercial for them or maybe as a sponsor of the Golden State Warriors. Simply sign up for the website and make a purchase of at least $25 in 90 days at one of the qualifying stores using their link. Plus, you’ll get cash back on the purchase. I’d be shocked if they didn’t have one of the stores you normally shop at online. They literally offer cash back for almost every retailer. Take a look for yourself here. And by the way, no need to install the browser extension if you don’t want. You can just search the store you want to shop at on Rakuten, and click the link through their website to activate the cash back.

Raise — $10

Raise is the largest online retailer that sells discounted gift cards. I like to buy discounted gift cards before making a purchase I’m sure I’m going to keep. Really easy way to make back a few bucks. They have gift cards to almost every big retailer and offer a 1 year money back guarantee. You can get $10 off your purchase of $100 gift card or more. I consider it free money, because if you think about it, you buy stuff all of the time regardless of if this was offered to you or not. Buying a gift card and getting $10 off shouldn’t influence you to purchase something. Next time you go make a purchase, buy a gift card off of Raise right before.

Robinhood — $5–$200

In my opinion, Robinhood is the most exciting way to make money. They offer a free stock ranging anywhere from around $5-$200, just for signing up. You don’t have to do anything but sign up and you get a free stock. It’s so fun to see what you get. It’s also a great stock trading service and there are no fees associated with it. If you want to read more, here’s how they make money.

Square Cash — $5

Square Cash is a competitor to both Venmo and PayPal, and I have to say it’s really intuitive and one of the best ways to send money to friends with no fees. To get the $5, just sign up and send $5 to a friend. Square Cash automatically sends you $5 after doing so. I’m sure one of your friends has the app. It’s extremely popular. After sending it to them, just ask them to send it back to you. If they’re not willing to do it, just offer them $1 and take a $4 profit. :)

Make sure to input my code: XHGTJDR to make sure you get the offer.

Privacy — $5

Privacy.com is a site that randomly generates credit card numbers for you so you don’t have to worry about getting overcharged. If you have ever wanted to sign up only for a month of something and cancel without worrying about it, you can do that with Privacy. For example, if you wanted to get a free trial of Netflix for a month but were worried they would automatically charge your card after the trial was up, you can set it up in Privacy so that you won’t get charged after the trial is up. For more info about canceling trials check out this video here. It’s a pretty amazing company and I can’t believe everyone doesn’t use it. Anyways, by using my link you can get $5 to spend online.

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Looking for even more ways to make money? It’ll be a bit more difficult to get, but you can check out sites such as Prolific Academy, Qmee, Crowdtap, Google Opinion Rewards, Survey Monkey Rewards, Indeed Job Spotter, and more. Check out the /beermoney subreddit to learn more.

If you enjoyed this article I’d love a few claps or however generous you’re feeling. 🤑 It helps me create more content and lets me know if you liked it. Don’t spend that money too fast!