The 2016-2017 "Other Money" Brag Thread!

[torontogal12]

@spanishpoet can you tell me how you got the $80 for freelance writing? I am a professional writer and I had to chase after major companies for literally a year to get payment. It's a horrible business. I have lots of writer friends who have given up and found full time jobs because waiting for people to pay makes it hard to pay your own bills

[spanishpoet]

@torontogal12 - that's terrible! I can only imagine how stressful it must be!

I have companies that have contacted me after viewing my blog with offers, and so far, they've all paid. I do not give them permission to use my work until payment has been made.

I also just picked up a gig I found on Kijiji for a local company. Since they were local, I was able to meet up with them and get a feel for them. Found that job in the 'Other' job section. It's certainly not enough to live off, but it's getting my name out there, and giving me a bit of extra cash.

Good luck with your business! Getting clients is hard enough in the freelance business - never mind having to chase them down for compensation.

@spanishpoet can you tell me how you got the $80 for freelance writing? I am a professional writer and I had to chase after major companies for literally a year to get payment. It's a horrible business. I have lots of writer friends who have given up and found full time jobs because waiting for people to pay makes it hard to pay your own bills

[Abby1]

Was inspired by this thread to start tracking my other money & doing monthly totals! You guys rock.

Here was mine for March:

Caddle redemption: $22.95
Canadian Tire $ redeemed: $4.52
Coupons used: $221.50
E-credit cards earned & redeemed: $15
Legerweb redemption: $20
MIRs: $33.23
PC Plus points won: $50
Rebate from work: $25
SCOP: $4.99
Total = $397.19

Yay! Excited to see what April ends up looking like.

[Ciel]

Was inspired by this thread to start tracking my other money & doing monthly totals! You guys rock.

Here was mine for March:

Caddle redemption: $22.95
Canadian Tire $ redeemed: $4.52
Coupons used: $221.50
E-credit cards earned & redeemed: $15
Legerweb redemption: $20
MIRs: $33.23
PC Plus points won: $50
Rebate from work: $25
SCOP: $4.99
Total = $397.19

Yay! Excited to see what April ends up looking like.

Impressive coupon total!!

[Angela273]

We had our first garage sale of the year. It's a lot of work, but we made $374.75 today.

I sold two other things this week for $7.

[sweetmomma]

Made $60 this week with fb sales.

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[jackiekai]

cashed out Swagbucks, $25 Ultimate Dining Card and $50 Paypal. My friend's daughter gave me $20 Tim's card for helping her with her taxes.

[Abby1]

April totals!

Canadian Tire $ redeemed: $4.28
Coupons used: $294.33
MIRs: $6.77
PC Plus points redeemed: $20
PC Plus points won: $81
Zweet redemption: $22.25
Total: $444.63

[Frugalbigmama]

Redeemed $70 in PC PTS on the weekend. Free cushions for outdoor furniture and a tube of basil! Love getting good stuff for free

[spanishpoet]

April was by far my best month EVER, with $1242.98 in extra cash

Here's how:
$245.10 - Newspapers
$235 - Direct Sales
$202.28 - Coupons
$200 - Shoppers Redemption
$183.24 - Freelance Writing
$35 - Swagbucks
$30 - Pc Points
$29.94 - TreasureTrooper (USD)
$20 - Walmart Grocery Pickup Promo
$20 - Legerweb
$12.42 - Mail In Rebates
$10 - Airmiles
$5 - Harris Poll
$5 - Gifthulk

[sweetmomma]

April was by far my best month EVER, with $1242.98 in extra cash

Here's how:
$245.10 - Newspapers
$235 - Direct Sales
$202.28 - Coupons
$200 - Shoppers Redemption
$183.24 - Freelance Writing
$35 - Swagbucks
$30 - Pc Points
$29.94 - TreasureTrooper (USD)
$20 - Walmart Grocery Pickup Promo
$20 - Legerweb
$12.42 - Mail In Rebates
$10 - Airmiles
$5 - Harris Poll
$5 - Gifthulk

You're the "Other Money" Guru!

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[Ciel]

April 2017 (tentative totals-have two days to find and verify in my spreadsheet).
$ 6.28-value of two free McCafe hot choc bevvies
$ 3.81-value of found Starbucks gift card
$12.89-coupons redeemed (incl. 1 FPC)
$ 0.90-Cdn Tire money redeemed
$88.87-found money & lottery wins (incl. $20x2 found, $17 in lotto wins and remainder in coins and container deposit refunds).
112.75

Not expecting May to be as stellar as March and April. Did win 6000 PC Plus points but I do not value them until a redemption is done.

[macw1960]

I just keep a running total of money saved from coupons, GC's, AM's, PC points, MIR's, CT money and SDM redemptions. April's savings were $309.42.

[shopperwho]

How are you winning PC points?


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[macw1960]

How are you winning PC points?


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It was an in store contest and I believe it is over.