Scottish Outlander

Another month, another income report! For the second month running my goal was to make £75 in extra money online. I set these monthly goals over on my Instagram so if you like goal setting pop over and let me know what yours are. My total for this goal was £75.43 so I made it! Just! Here’s how I did it:

Surveys

Streetbees – £3.90
Referral code – 7946AT
June was a quiet month for surveys but I did manage a small payout from Streetbees. Recently the surveys I’ve had have mainly been about what I feed my dog. They’ve been easy to do and have included taking a photo of the meals or treats I give Maisie. They do fill up fast so if you see one you want to take part in make sure you do it there and then. The total I’ve made from Streetbees is now £31.60 which is pretty good as the surveys are so simple to complete.

Total – £3.90

If you’d like to know more about the best paid survey apps take a look at this blog post where I talk about my top 6.

Referrals

Curve* – £5.00
Referral code – *If you sign up using my code (N7XOQLQN) we’ll both get £5
Curve are offering £5 for each friend who signs up for a Curve card and makes a purchase on it. I signed up using a friend’s code so made £5. If you’d like to do the same you can use my referral code and we’ll both receive £5.

Total – £5.00

Free Spins

Coral – £7.32
Coral are still running a promotion called The Rewards Grabber where you can win free spins and more on their casino games. You use the grabber to select a symbol and reveal if you’ve won a reward. I’ve been logging in every day and have won a few times.

William Hill – £2.02
William Hill are running a similar promotion called Bonus Explorer. For this you collect symbols to win free spins and other prizes.

Paddy Power – £9.52
Paddy Power are offering a sign up bonus of 100 free spins with no deposit so I joined and played them through. I came away with £9.52.

Total – £18.86

If you have any issues around gambling it may be best to avoid these types of promotions.

Second Hand Selling

CeX – £44.00
We had an old iPhone lying around so we sent it to CeX and got £44 for it! Much better than it cluttering up the house. We do have another one to get rid of but the screen doesn’t work so we’re unable to wipe the data. If you have any recommendations for companies that safely recycle electronic devices please let me know in the comments.

Total – £44.00

Paid Clicks

SerpClix* – £3.67
SerpClix pay you to make clicks. You need Firefox or Microsoft Edge then you can download the browser extension. This lets you know when paid clicks are available so you can complete them and earn a few pennies for each click.

Total – £3.67

Grand Total – £75.43

If you’re interested in finding more ways to make extra money online and you’d like to see how I did on previous months check out my May extra income blog, April extra income blog and March extra income blog.

If you’ve found this post helpful and are thinking of trying any of these ways to make some extra income yourself please use my referral code or links when provided. These will often give you extra rewards to get you started and provide me with a small bonus for recommending you.

If you had a feeling you recognised the name Sweatcoin you’d be right. Their tagline is “It pays to walk… again.” as the app was first launched in 2016 and it’s making a comeback. But can you really make money with Sweatcoin? That’s what I’m hoping to find out in this Sweatcoin review from a UK perspective.

Sweatcoin review

The idea behind Sweatcoin is simple. You connect your Sweatcoin account up to your phone and earn points for your steps.

How do you earn sweatcoins?

The main way to earn sweatcoins is your steps but you can earn additional points for watching daily bonus videos and inviting friends to join. There are 3 daily bonus videos and you can win 0 to 25 Sweatcoins for each one you watch. If you refer a friend to Sweatcoin you will earn 5 sweatcoins for each friend who successfully signs up. There is also a daily boost button that you can use during your 20 most active minutes. During this time period you’ll be awarded double sweatcoins.

How many sweatcoins can you earn per day?

You receive 0.95 sweatcoins for every 1,000 steps you take and the daily number of sweatcoins you can earn is capped at 5 per day if you are at the starter level of ‘Mover’ which is free. To earn more sweatcoins per day you can move up the tiers.

• Shaker (costs 4.75 sweatcoins per month) – Capped at 10 sweatcoins per day or 300 per month.
• Quaker (costs 20 sweatcoins per month) – Capped at 15 sweatcoins per day or 450 per month.
• Breaker (costs 30 sweatcoins per month) – Capped at 20 sweatcoins per day or 600 per month.
• Trouble Maker (costs £0.99 per month) – Capped at 50 sweatcoins per day or 1500 per month.

You can change your level by going to your account on the right of the bottom menu and clicking the ‘Change’ button underneath your name. You can then swipe right to see all the tiers available to you and select the one you want.

What can you buy with your sweatcoins?

Once you’ve built up your sweatcoin balance you can review the available Sweatcoin offers and decide what to spend them on. Typically the daily offers are 50% discounts and free trails and may not necessarily be worth spending your sweatcoins on. However if you scroll down to the marathon offers it gets a bit more interesting. Here you’ll find the high ticket items like Bang & Olufsen headphones, 4k Samsung TVs and even $1000 dollars cash.

Does Sweatcoin really give you $1000?

The $1000 dollar cash can be purchased with 20,000 sweatcoins. There is one caveat which is that you must earn all the sweatcoins (these cannot be transferred to you by another user) and you can only claim this reward once. Sweatcoin claim that this $1000 reward can be achieved in 24 months by collecting sweatcoins with steps and invites. If you were at the Breaker level earning the top amount of 600 sweatcoins per month it would take you around 33 months or 2.7 years. It’s possible but you’ll have to be patient!

Is Sweatcoin real?

Yes, Sweatcoin is real but it’s up to you to decide if it’s worth your while.

Is Sweatcoin worth it?

Sweatcoin may be worth it if you do a lot of walking or are looking to increase your steps however there are a few downsides. The Sweatcoin app needs to remain on your phone and you can’t force it to close. If you do your steps won’t be recorded. I’ve seen some users complain that it drains their phone battery so you might want to keep an eye on this. It will take years to collect enough sweatcoins for the large rewards so you will have to be very patient.

If you’d like to give it a go you can sign up to Sweatcoin here.

If not why not check out some other ways to make money online including survey apps and receipt scanning.

Over the last few months my blog has developed to reflect my current interests and stage in life. I’ve always had a passion for making and saving money but until last year I had no idea about investing. I’m now focusing on learning about making money, saving money and investing and sharing my journey.

To celebrate Scottish Outlander’s change in direction I thought it would be a great idea to join some of my favourite UK bloggers and offer my readers the chance to win a prize! Since we’re spending a lot of time at home and the summer has just begun we’re giving away a beautiful garden furniture set.

If you’d like the chance to win a garden furniture set you can enter by completing as many of the entry options on the Rafflecopter widget at the bottom of this post as you’d like. Hopefully you’ll discover some fantastic new bloggers to follow at the same time!

Some UK bloggers have teamed up to offer you a fantastic giveaway for this summer, organised by Emma Drew. Keep reading to see who is involved and how to enter.

Tummy2Mummy | Peggy May | Chilling With Lucas | Stapos Thrifty Life Hacks | Two Plus Dogs | Moneysaving Superhero | Photographyish | You Have to Laugh | Thrifty Chap

The Diary of a Jewellery Lover | A Rose Tinted World | MTBLM | Craft Hustle Directory | Paternal Damnation | Missing Sleep | Real Home and Living | Stressed Mum | Bronni

So Nostalgic | Hawkes at Home | The Coffee Shop Nomad | Mummy Vs Work | Home in the Pastures | Hollie Plus | Girl On a Pension | Wotawoman Diary | Spilling Life Tea | Becca Blogs It Out

Savvy Squirrel | Me, Them and the Others | My Three and Me | Miss LJ Beauty | Life After Blood Cancer | My Balancing Act | Our House, Our Home | The Mini Millionaire | A Money Minded Mum | Vegan etc | Lindy Loves | Looking After Your Pennies

The Life of Dee | Francesca’s Growing Patch | Youth n Trends | Wander and Luxe | DeborahStansil | Sunshine and Rain | Pounds and Sense | Nishi V | Side Hustle Directory

Free Budgeting Tools | My Blog My Business | Mrs Pinch | Our Adventurehood | SueFoster.Info | My Savings Journal | Birds and Lilies | Mum on a Budget | Nine to Three Thirty | Love Petals | Lisa’s Notebook

Prize Warriors | Mum’s the Nerd | Petals And Planes | Doing My Best | Travel Bugs | Mum’s Money Corner | My Tunbridge Wells | Charlotte Musha | That Copper Life | Renovation Bay-Bee | Money Saving Nat | Extreme Frugal Living | Frugal Living UK | The Free From Mummy | Binancially Inclined | Best Things To Do In York

Adventures of a Yorkshire Mum | Melanie’s Fab Finds | Helen Craddock | At Home With Kayla | Brunch or Breakfast | Futures | The Somerset Foodie | Dungarees and Donuts | Just Average Jen | Mums The Wurd | Budgeting for Students | Gin and Cocktail Bars

Skinny Spending | Chatting Food | Frugal Blogger Eats | Money’s on the Mind | Accidental Hipster Mum | CharleySaves | Coffee and Cwtches | Mummy Saver Money Maker | Brit on a Budget | The Money Builders | Thrifty Husband | My Beautiful Mess

Building Online Sales | Drewmies | Make Money Without a Job | A Thrifty Gamer | This Money Works | Maternity Money | Amy Pigott | Scottish Outlander | Parent Blogging Secrets | Create Joy Everyday | A Life of Lovely

The prize

We’re giving away a rattan effect 4 seater set from B&Q (depending on stock availability).

Should the chosen prize no longer be available when the draw is complete then we will choose another suitable garden set.

Enter now

The competition will run from 15th June until 30th June 2020 (midnight).

A winner will be drawn from the Rafflecopter entries and checked before being contacted.

Once contacted and the prize has been arranged, the Rafflecopter widget will display the first name and first initial of the winner’s surname.

Simply complete any or all of the entry options in the widget.

Good luck!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

If you often shop in physical stores and you’re not using receipt scanning apps then you’re leaving money on the table. Receipt scanning apps are apps that you use to photograph or forward your receipts in exchange for cashback. There are a range of these apps available in the UK and I’ll be sharing the 5 best receipt scanning apps so you can get started.

1. ZipZero

Available on: iPhone and Android
Payout at: £5
Paid via: Bank transfer to chosen biller

ZipZero gives you 0.5% of the value of your purchases and once you’ve earned £5 you can use the money to pay a utility bill of your choice! You can submit photos of physical receipts and forward e-receipts to a personalised email address. There’s a monthly cap of £50 and you can pay your electricity, gas, water, internet, phone or even your council tax bill.

2. Shoppix

Available on: iPhone and Android
Payout at: £5
Paid via: PayPal, Amazon, iTunes or Love2Shop vouchers

Shoppix lets you collect points by snapping your physical receipts, forwarding e-receipts and completing surveys. You’ll also be awarding with scratchcards that can be scratched to win bonus tokens and gain entry into weekly prize draws. Once you’ve reached £5 you can cash out directly into PayPal or use your tokens to buy vouchers.

3. SnapMyEats

Available on: iPhone and Android
Payout at: £10
Paid via: PayPal

SnapMyEats allows you to earn rewards by snapping pictures of your food and drink receipts. You earn a £1 credit for every 3 receipts you submit per month. You can submit a maximum of 15 receipts in a month to earn £5 credit. Once you hit £10 you can cash out via PayPal.

4. HuYu

Available on: iPhone and Android
Payout at: £5
Paid via: Gift voucher (wide variety to choose from)

HuYu rewards you for scanning receipts and answering surveys. You can upload your grocery receipts, forwards e-receipts and complete surveys in exchange for rewards. HuYu only allows you to submit supermarket receipts so it takes a little longer for points to build up.

5. Receipt Hog

Available on: iPhone and Android
Payout at: £3
Paid via: Amazon voucher, PayPal or magazines

Receipt Hog accepts receipts from most retailers and gives you the opportunity to win bonuses on their ‘Hog Slots’. Coins can be redeemed for Amazon gift vouchers, magazines or cash via PayPal.

You can submit each receipt on every receipt scanning app so it’s easy to build up your balances and cash out regularly.

If you’re interested in other ways to make an extra income online take a look at the finance section of the blog for some more ideas.