There are lots of apps out there that tell you you can make all sorts of money by doing next to nothing. I have tried some of them. One of the types I have tried is when they tell you all you have to do is take pictures of your receipts. They all have their ups and downs. Here are my thoughts on a couple.
With Receipt Hog you get coins for the receipts you submit, for most stores. The amount of coins depends on the amount of money you spent, 5 coins for $1- $10, up to 20 coins for $100 and over. You can redeem at 100 coins for $5 or wait for more coins. The top is 6500 coins for $40. You can get your money through Paypal or a Visa prepaid card. There are also gift cards you can choose from as well at the same exchange rate. You have two weeks to enter your receipts. For some receipts you do not get coins but spins on the virtual slot machine. (Things like electronics, home improvement and others.) You can win from 2 -2000 coins or $100. I have never gotten more than 40 coins, but that is more than I get for receipts, so I'll take it. You can also link accounts and your email to get more rewards, along with occasional surveys you can take. How quickly you earn depends on how much you shop. For me it takes a while because I always wait until I can cash out the top amount. I have never had any trouble getting my money. It is quick and easy. Is it worth it? Well, I still do it. But I will admit that it takes me about a year to get $40. So you have to decide.
With Receipt Pal you get points for receipts. It does not matter how much you spend. You get 100 points for every 4 valid receipts. You need 3,000 points for a $5 gift card (Amazon or Retail), up to 42,250 points for a $100 Amazon gift card. For any receipt dated from Sunday until Saturday you have until the following Tuesday to submit it. So if you get a receipt on Sunday you have a week and two days to submit it, but if you get a receipt on Saturday you only have three days to submit it. You can link your email and online accounts to get credit for online receipts. You can even get points for linked accounts where there have been no new purchases. There are offers you can redeem to get more points but I have never done any of them so I don't know how hard that would be. You can watch videos for points too, up to 10 a day at 5 points apiece. Once again it depends on how much you shop how quickly you can get your money. I think it is worth my time because I have gotten free stuff from Amazon because of this app and I have never had any trouble getting my e-gift card from them.
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