New to surveys & coupons...

[Newtodeals]

Hi. I saw Extreme Couponing and, like many others, found it very exciting. Unfortunately, living in Canada (Quebec specifically) rather than the US, there is very rare coupon stacking allowed. Also, I try not to eat highly processed foods that there are often coupons for. I'm already shopping at discount prices and will likely buy a cheaper, lower quality brand rather than spend on a more expensive one. I'm a merit-selection-personelle-no-name lady. So I found couponing to be a waste of my time ultimately. It took WAY more effort than the value I got for it.

I've joined a few survey panels. I've heard all sorts of things, such as that surveys are a good way to make money online as well as that they are a waste of time, pay significantly less than minimum wage per cumulative hour, and do not keep your private information safe in their servers. I wanted to ask you guys, the experts - do I really have a chance with this? I know I won't get rich, but I'd like to bring in a few hundred extra bucks a month, and I'd like to get paid the equivalent of minimum wage while doing it. Gift cards to wal-mart or other stores that sell food and essential goods are ok, but an Amazon gift card is a luxury item I don't need.

I'm a single women with no children, no steady employment and two cats. I try NOT to use as many brands as possible because I either can't afford them or don't trust the chemicals/food additives/whatever. I don't drive a car. I don't have a television. I don't listen to the radio. I'm considering cancelling my net service, or at least seriously scaling back the amount of download capacity I have, because I spend too much time online in my opinion. This would make me an unattractive survey participant, I think.

I see a lot of deals, coupons and freebies advertised on this site. The problem is, they seem to take much more time and effort than they're worth. Even calling a number for a free razor seems pointless when the razor has a value of about fifty cents an it takes the equivalent of 2-3 dollars time to call.

I know I need to start somewhere, stick at it and see where it leads - I can't go after all types of deals at once. I know it may take time to see results. Ultimately, I would like to see results comparable with minimum wage work in terms of what I'm paid for online work/searching/surveys/etc...I've started with surveys, although I'm definitely nervous about the amount of personal information I'm giving. Any tips, suggestions or advice would be welcome.

Thank you.

[tommygunn]

Welcome to the board!

[Natalka]

[user-id]

Welcome to SmartCanucks!

[Newtodeals]

I appreciate those who've stopped in to say hi... I was wondering if any of you had time to read my post about money-making online as well as couponing - is it really worth it? So far, I'm hitting a brick wall...

Anyhow, I'm going to post this in the survey section, because at the moment I'm looking for ways to make money online and maybe survey-takers and swagbucks users would be able to help me out. Thanks!

[mgrumbolt]

This site is all about saving money! Couponing is definitely worth it as is swagbucks. I love it!
Good luck!