I haven’t talked about Swagbucks on this blog yet, though I’ve been mentioning it to friends lately. By searching the Swagbucks toolbar, you can earn “Swagbucks” which you can redeem for gift cards, cash, and other prizes.  I’ve used it over the last two years and have probably received $30 or so in $5 increments.  (“They say” – if you get lots of referrals – you can get a lot more than that; this is just me searching when I remember to use SB instead of Google.)

I’ve also earned about $100 over the last year or so by taking surveys online.  I’ve had some people ask which ones I use the most, and here they are:

MySurvey.com
Toluna
Pinecone Research

There are a bunch out there – if you search for “survey opportunities,” you’ll have more results than you could ever get through. But I have personally tried these, and found them an interesting way to make a little bit of extra money on the side, if it’s something you find enjoyable.