In the late 1990s I started joining sites that reward you for shopping, signing up for offers, clicking links, reading emails, etc. In those days the rewards were big and the required work small. I'm sure everyone knew it couldn't last, and of course it didn't. Over the years as the internet has boomed the once great sites have survived and sometimes thrived, though a little different than they used to be. A few sites have gone under or had to restructure, quite a few new sites have formed, and a slew of crooks have come out to take advantage of the unwary. It's become a bit of a minefield.

I try to be as careful as possible with the sites I join, largely relying on the reviews I can find online. However, I always feel that those reviews leave a lot of information out. I've joined sites thinking they were something they weren't and been disappointed. To that end, I've decided to start this site to write down my thoughts on various programs I've been a part of in the hopes that my experiences and insight will help other people. And of course, if anyone joins any of my recommended programs through my referral links I won't complain!

Why should you join any of these sites when the earnings are so low nowadays? Well, if you're like me then every little bit counts. Did you realize that just three cents a day is over $10 a year? You can earn well over that on most of the programs I recommend, and when you mutiply those earnings by a handful of sites it makes for some nice padding in your wallet. A dinner out here, a movie there, some new shoes maybe? Or just a little extra help paying the bills.

Wondering what PTC, PTR, rewards program, etc. means? Check out the Glossary page for quick definitions. Reviews can be found on - what else? - the Reviews page, and the Links page contains brief descriptions and links to the programs I do and don't recommend. If a site isn't there it usually just means I either don't belong to it or haven't been a member long enough to comment on it. I won't recommend a site I don't find to be reputable or a site that charges you anything to be a standard member and receive payments - no MLMs, no HYIPs, and nothing illegal in the United States.

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