BUT, with that said that isn’t why I promote them, there are other significantly higher paying affiliate programs ($50+ per sign-up) I could promote instead. I agree, it’s not a viable way to earn money, at least for a living, but it is a viable way to earn some extra cash. Personally, I only do MyPoints and every so often a survey and Cashcrate offers. I would rather devote my time to writing here on GLBL and make money that way. With that said though, a number of my readers her on GLBL have very positive things to say about all of these programs and use them often to make money. Due to children or other situations that keep people from being able to work other jobs, these are in fact a viable alternative to make some additional money. I agree with your points about reducing deductibles, cutting cable and other items have a larger impact. I also write about those in my Money Saving Monday series.

While you may think they are piddly, others find it a great way to grow their wealth “little by little”. To each their own, as some things that don’t work well for some in fact work very well for others. I like to offer various alternatives, with Mypoints, MySurveys, Cashcrate, etc just being a few of the options.

Thanks for your direct and honest comment Claudia, I do appreciate it. I’d love to see some of you that use these programs more frequently than I, chime in with your thoughts on Claudia’s opinion they are “piddly”. I think that would make for a very good discussion and read for others. I’m guessing too, just based on previous emails and comments that many of you will disagree

It’s hardly a viable way to earn money. People who are serious about reducing their debt or increasing savings would be better off, say, increasing the deductible on their homeowner’s or car insurance rather than wasting time with piddly surveys.Or getting a second job or any number of other things, but these silly little surveys aren’t worth the time people put into them.