Hilary Swetz, Personal Finance Writer at The Ways To Wealth https://www.thewaystowealth.com/author/hillaryswetz/ Personal Finance, Money Management and Investing Wed, 29 May 2024 20:48:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://www.thewaystowealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png Hilary Swetz, Personal Finance Writer at The Ways To Wealth https://www.thewaystowealth.com/author/hillaryswetz/ 32 32 InstaGC Review: Our Earnings from Tasks & Surveys https://www.thewaystowealth.com/reviews/instagc-review/ https://www.thewaystowealth.com/reviews/instagc-review/#respond Wed, 25 May 2022 12:47:24 +0000 https://www.thewaystowealth.com/?p=33844 InstaGC is an online rewards site that offers free gift cards and cash for completing surveys and other easy tasks. We tested the platform for a month, earning $5.11 over the course of 3.5 hours.  This InstaGC review will walk you through everything we learned during our testing period, including which tasks pay the best, the pitfalls to avoid and how to cash-out.  InstaGC Basics InstaGC — which means “Instant Gift Card” and has no relationship to Instagram — is owned by Day Online Solutions and has been in operation since 2011. The site shows its age. There are irrelevant tickers […]

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ATM App Review: How It Works & How Much We Earned https://www.thewaystowealth.com/reviews/atm-app-review/ https://www.thewaystowealth.com/reviews/atm-app-review/#respond Thu, 07 Apr 2022 22:08:51 +0000 https://www.thewaystowealth.com/?p=33103 The ATM App’s website promises that users can earn “at least $10 in their first month” in exchange for interacting with brands. We tested the app for two weeks but did not get paid anything, due to a combination of the app’s low pay rate and its very high minimum cash-out. Taking these two factors into account, it’s unlikely that we would have hit the $10 mark even with continued use. This ATM App review goes over exactly how much you can expect to make and what’s required to successfully earn rewards. In addition, we evaluated a number of the company’s […]

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Honey Review: Is the PayPal Browser Extension Worth It? https://www.thewaystowealth.com/reviews/honey-review/ https://www.thewaystowealth.com/reviews/honey-review/#comments Wed, 16 Mar 2022 19:43:06 +0000 https://www.thewaystowealth.com/?p=32330 There are many shopping apps and browser extensions that claim to save you money on your online purchases. Is the popular Honey browser extension any different? And is it worth downloading and trying? I’ll answer those two questions in this in-depth Honey review, which covers: What Is Honey? Honey is a free service that helps you save money when shopping online. In order to use the service, you are required to install the browser extension (or use the Honey mobile app). Unlike some other platforms, you cannot access coupons or earn cash-back by going through the Honey website — although […]

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Shopkick Review: How Much We Made In One Month of Testing https://www.thewaystowealth.com/reviews/shopkick-review/ https://www.thewaystowealth.com/reviews/shopkick-review/#comments Tue, 01 Mar 2022 21:44:51 +0000 https://www.thewaystowealth.com/?p=31941 Shopkick is a mobile app that promises to reward you with free gift cards (and other incentives) for sharing data about your shopping habits.  We tested the app for a month to see whether it’s worth your time, ultimately earning a total of $3.23 over seven shopping trips (or about 45 cents per trip). This Shopkick review explains everything you need to know about how the app works, how much it pays, and how to maximize your earnings if you decide to give it a try. You can also jump directly to our final verdict on the app.  Shopkick Basics […]

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Rakuten Insight Review: How It Works & How Much It Pays https://www.thewaystowealth.com/reviews/rakuten-insight/ https://www.thewaystowealth.com/reviews/rakuten-insight/#comments Sat, 22 Jan 2022 17:26:30 +0000 https://www.thewaystowealth.com/?p=31247 Rakuten is a Japanese megacorp that operates an array of online businesses, most notably rakuten.co.jp (a popular e-commerce shop), and Rakuten.com (one of the biggest and most respected cash-back shopping apps).  Rakuten Insight is one of the newer brands in its portfolio. A consumer market research site, it pays users for completing short surveys — similar to well-known platforms like Survey Junkie and Swagbucks. In this Rakuten Insight review, we’ll go over the details about the pros and cons of the site, including how much you can expect to make based on our testing. Rakuten Insight: The Basics Below is […]

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Fetch Rewards Review: Here’s How Much We Earned https://www.thewaystowealth.com/reviews/fetch-rewards/ https://www.thewaystowealth.com/reviews/fetch-rewards/#comments Mon, 01 Nov 2021 20:34:56 +0000 https://www.thewaystowealth.com/?p=29500 Fetch Rewards promotes itself as “the easiest and quickest way to save,” and more than a million users have given the popular receipt-scanning app a five-star review on the iOS app store. But is the program legit and worth your time?  In this Fetch Rewards review, I’ll walk you through my two-week test of the app, showing you exactly how much money I earned and how much work was involved. Plus, I’ll go over the type of person who shouldn’t even bother downloading the app.  Fetch Rewards Review: Key Facts Before we dive into the Fetch Rewards app’s inner workings, […]

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