Welcome in! My names not Brad, nor am I really that big brained. I just thought this would be a catchy name for a website.
Anyways, here is a list of websites I utilize to make a little money here and there in my spare time.
Nothing game changing, nothing get rich quick. Just a steady stream of a few hundred every month.
Here are my top recommendations for earning daily cash and gift cards.
Best bang for your buck. Lots of tasks, videos, trivia, sign-up bonuses, and games. Payouts start at $3 for Amazon GCs or $25 for PayPal.
Sign up for SwagbucksGreat alternative with similar games as Swagbucks. Features a daily streak for logging in and daily lottery games for big payouts.
Earn a $10 CreditScan receipts and get points. Smaller payouts for games, but watch for double point weekends and other bonus offers.
Use code: HVWKNQ for 2,000 points!
Join FetchCash back on groceries, gas, and restaurant deals. Very lucrative for the first month! I average $0.15/gal cashback for gas then usually 2% cashback on groceries.
Get UpsideAnother cash back website with a solid sign up bonus. If your shopping for big ticket items this will earn you around 5% cash back (Give or take).
Join RaktuenPuts your spare internet bandwidth to use. Average earnings are ~$20-$25 every 3 months passively.
Start Earning PassivelyAnother gaming platform featureing PlayTime rewards among other patforms, but with low payout thresholds starting at $1.
Join MoneyTune$0.05 daily just for checking in. They offer surveys as well as Playtime Rewards games. Low payout threshhold at $3.
Join BrandBeeGet paid to take pictures of businesses or food businesses serve up. This is new to me as of March '25. I took a quickie picture of a coffee drive through nearby and a few days later I have $2 in my pocket. Others have reported cash back for pictures of their Taco Bell order, so could be paried well with the Upside app.
Join FotoPay$0.20 - $0.30 rewards to confirm you visted a specific store and report how you paid. This does not pay out in cash but Google Play credits. These can be used to purchase a movie or in my case in-game purchases to further a goal.
Join Google OpinoinsThis app will monitor your driving activity and reward you for being easy on the brakes, not being distracted, and not speeding.
20 points daily for perfect drives then 500 Points earns you a $5 gift card.
Similar to RoadClub but a higher upside for longer commutes, and lower penalties for speeding or hard braking.
1 point for every 10 safe miles driven. 325 Points for a $15 gift card.
Check back daily for a chance at a $50 Gas card for $45.
This app pays you to watch TV. Strap a sensor to your hand, then provide feedback good or bad on the show you're watching. Payments are generally in the $5 per half hour range which means you could get paid $20 to watch a football game.
Another offer to get paid to watch TV. This one sends you a webcam that watches your TV monitoring habits watching your reaction to pivotal cliffhanger moments or more importantly, what commercials are grabbing your attention.
Yes it may be a little creepy having a webcam watching you in the privacy of your own living room but as an out of shape 40 something year old guy no one is enjoying watching me. And for $15 a month, it's more than I could earn from OnlyFans.
Join TVisionThis is a Mystery Shop app. I got paid $15 + the cost of my sandwich to review a Firehouse Sub.
You can also take pictures of and audit product displays in the aisles of your local grocery store, pharamcy, Target or Wal-Mart.
If you have a small business or live in a high foot traffic area, purchase and install a Helium Mobile Hotspot. You'll be providing public wifi and earning money for offloading data from cell towers.
Use code: 53FE1EH for a signup bonus
Join Helium