I have been a member of MyPoints for several years now. It was the only program that actually did pay me for reading my email. There was a rash of those paid-per-click websites a few years ago. All of them required you to get to certain amount of earned income before they paid you. They would expect you to either stop reading the emails after a while or they would find a reason not to pay you with a few of the loopholes that were written into the terms of the agreement. Needless to say, I wasted many hours clicking on these links in the emails they sent me, and never saw a red cent.
MyPoints.com actually pays me on a regular basis as long as I read the emails and click on the links. They only pay their members with gift cards for companies like Walmart, Target, Lowes, etc. I am able to get a $10 gift card to one of these stores about every 6 months by only reading the emails and clicking on the links. To date I have probably received a dozen of these payments and I could earn so much more when I do my shopping through the retailers on MyPoints.
I only use these retailers if I truly need something they offer. The biggest example is when I purchase something off eBay. They usually pay out 2 points per dollar you spend on ebay. Every now and then they will double that rate and pay out 4 points per dollar. If you buy a lot of stuff on eBay, this alone is a great way to earn a gift card here and there.
When I want to send flowers to my wife on our anniversary or to my mom on Mother’s Day, I will use the flower services that are available on MyPoints. They will usually earn me between 400 and 750 points for buying through them. When you consider that I only need 1,500 points to get a gift card, I will already be half way there just by buying flowers for my wife.
To make this as simple as possible, the best way to use MyPoints is to think about them whenever you need to buy something online. If you want to purchase it, MyPoints probably has a vender who will sell it.
The biggest vendor that I use on their website is Coupons.com. They give you 10 points for every coupon you print and use at the store. This is great. As a family we use coupons on a regular basis. We actually play the coupon/sale game by matching coupons with the sales that stores will give weekly. We usually cut a grocery bill from $200 to $115 just by watching the sales and matching the coupons with them. It is even better if you can find a grocery store who doubles coupons.
I think MyPoints is a great way to ear a little extra cash that will come in handy around Christmas time or when it’s time for summer vacation. It only takes a few minutes everyday to check the four or five emails they will send you. If you would like to join, just comment on this blog post and I will send you an invitation. Its worth the little bit of time and effort you give to the internet everyday anyway.
