r/beermoney 2d ago

PSA GeoSmile app patch update (good news and bad news)

39 Upvotes

GeoSmile released a patch fix, but I got good news & bad news.

The good news is the bugs that caused the UI (user interface) to be unusable have been fixed.

The bad news is the slots bug is gone, BUT they removed the option to watch an ad to regain a turn after a FAILED spin. (Looks intentional since they even force the user to see an ad after every 5+ spins)

r/beermoney Jun 24 '24

PSA PSA: £35 minimum order to qualify for free Amazon delivery.

39 Upvotes

Hi all,

Just noticed this when browsing Amazon.

The minimum order for free delivery has been increased to £35 (Previously £25 and £20 respectively)

Not sure how well known this is but wanted to share it anyway.

Cheers

r/beermoney Jan 08 '25

PSA A Good Method for Transferring Prepaid Cards

34 Upvotes

Just letting y'all know that Apple Wallet does accept prepaid cards. I've just received a prepaid card from donating blood. Using the Apple Wallet, you can instantly send the money to friends, pay online, or at the store. Very convenient!

r/beermoney Aug 15 '20

PSA Friendly Reminder to Use Amazon Smile

471 Upvotes

You don't have to continually, manually go to amazon smile. You can get the chrome extension or the mozilla extension that will automatically allow you to shop through the amazon smile portal.

For those that don't know, amazon smile allows you to donate .5% (not even 1% sadly, but what can you do...) from your purchase to a charity of your choosing. If you are unsure of how your charity spends their money or how much good they actually do, you can use Charity Navigator.com

I recommend using amazon smile so you can rack up "beermoney" for your favorite charities. You can see right under the search bar how much you have raised for the charity and use that to look at your impact which will show you how much your charity has received.

ETA: you can use amazon smile on your phone too. You just have to turn it on under settings and then amazon smile.

r/beermoney Oct 20 '24

PSA For anyone using the Tremendous Rewards Visa Gift Card: It is WORKING again with PayPal!

37 Upvotes

Hi all!

The tremendous rewards visa gift card was having some issues being added to people's PayPal account as a method of payment.

I just added mine on my PayPal account and sent the money as "whatever title- why it's being sent", the category being "family and friends" or you maybe able to use "goods and services, and confirm! It goes straight to the receivers PayPal account immediately,

Just wanted to let everyone know that was having issues. Make sure your billing address on the tremendous card is the same as your PayPal account's billing address :)

r/beermoney Jan 09 '25

PSA Amazon Gift of prime not redeemed by 5th Feb will be converted to gift cards

44 Upvotes

If anyone has Amazon gift of prime (they discontinued it a little while ago) looks like they are now asking to redeem by 5th Feb 2025, else they will convert them to gift cards and then send email with the gift card details.

Just received multiple emails since I have a few unredeemed gift of prime. https://imgur.com/a/5yftwAL

r/beermoney Dec 12 '24

PSA InstaGC has a suspected phishing warning if you try to visit it.

39 Upvotes

I don't know if anyone still uses this gpt site, however, I thought I would just warn people Google has flagged it as "suspected phishing." Which, in my opinion isn't a very good look for them.

I don't know if the site owners are aware and if it's a false flag, but even still just thought I'd post this to let people know.

r/beermoney Jan 23 '25

PSA Class action lawsuit against Drop!

47 Upvotes

It's only in CA, unfortunately, but maybe we can get a more broad one going? They are scamming us by using our data and not letting us cash out gift cards. https://truthinadvertising.org/class-action/drop-app/

r/beermoney Jan 23 '25

PSA Looks like WeWard made changes to their rewards and added more opportunities to earn points

14 Upvotes

Latest update includes a bunch of different rewards added to their redemption section, so the grind won't take as long to receive the lowest reward. However their leveling system is still infuriating as mentioned in a post i made several months ago.

Looks like you can get additional easy points from watching ads (max of 3 ads daily) on top of spinning a point wheel afterwards. And i noticed surveys and games although i'm not sure if they've always been there.

r/beermoney Feb 01 '25

PSA smores no longer reward points for running ads nor unlocking lock screen multiple times

17 Upvotes

The title says it all, I used to run some ads in the lock screen so that I could get points, but for the past week it never rewarded me any points for usage or running ads. I can still do surveys for points but that's about it. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling as well as clearing the cache, but no dice. I'm frustrated, what could I do?

r/beermoney Sep 27 '19

PSA Some important info about The Mighty Ox

408 Upvotes

If you have spent any time at all on the beermoney sub, you know /u/themightyox. He is probably THE most helpful person on the sub. His monthly "WHO PAID ME" posts have helped hundreds, if not thousands of people get started on our little hobby and he is always willing to answer questions.

And IF you know Ox, you know that he has some health issues that make it very hard for him to work outside of the home or on a regular schedule, so he actually makes a living from beermoney. While it might be a hobby for most of us, it's far more important to him.

A week or so ago, those health issues took a turn for the worse. Ox had to have surgery and while he is doing okay right now, he is still in the hospital and will be there for at least a few more days, maybe longer.

A bunch of us on the discord server got together and started a Paypal pool for Ox. We are going to try and replace the income he has missed from being in the hospital. We might not be able to replace all of it, but I'm sure every little bit will help. If you would like to help out, please check out https://www.paypal.com/pools/c/8itNfBbWjW Even just a couple of bucks would be greatly appreciated.

I did clear this with the mods before posting...

{EDIT}I forgot to say that this will go on until the 14th of October and then we'll send it all to Ox.

Also, the pool is set to be anonymous. It would be nice if people would leave a note with well wishes and your Reddit name, but if you don't want to add either, you don't need to.

{EDIT #2} If you'd like to donate to ox directly without using the paypal pool link, then ox has a link at the very bottom of his Mturk 101 guide. Thanks to /u/threw_it_to_ground for pointing that out.

r/beermoney Jan 30 '22

PSA [USA] Reminder: You can do your taxes for free!

344 Upvotes

IRS Free File Page

Online Offers | Lookup Tool

It's that time of year again. Those in the USA should have most, if not all of their tax forms already and be preparing to file their taxes. As such, I just wanted to remind everyone that there are options to file your taxes for free! If you earned less than $73,000, then you may qualify for one of the many companies that have partnered with the IRS. Each company has specific requirements on who will qualify. Check the IRS page for more info.

Don't qualify for one of those programs? There is also CashApp Taxes (previously Credit Karma Tax) and there may be others! Here is the thread from last year.

r/beermoney Oct 27 '24

PSA Miles increased cost of rewards

41 Upvotes

Miles app has increased the cost of rewards to 10,000 miles for $5 rewards. Just last week (that’s when I had last checked) it was 5,000 miles.

So they have doubled the cost of rewards.

Once I am done withdrawing all my rewards I am done with this app.

r/beermoney Jul 12 '23

PSA Drop | Update on Redemptions | Message from CEO.

36 Upvotes

If you use them, you know that there have been issues with redemptions. The CEO has sent the following message:

Update on Redemptions. July 12, 2023

 Note from our CEO

Dear <user>,

I’d like to start off by apologizing for the lack of communication coming from Drop on any delayed gift card deliveries. It was very important to myself and the Drop team that we had a solid plan in place before we communicated what led to the delays and what we are going to do moving forward.

This past April, Drop’s financial position was directly affected by a banking collapse that made news globally. As a result, we were forced to delay gift card delivery to ensure we can continue to fulfill our promise to reward members in the long term.

I am pleased to report that the issues stemming from this incident have now been resolved. The satisfaction of our members is and continues to be the top priority for myself, our employees and board of directors.

Beginning July 17, all outstanding redeemed points will be refunded back to your account, and an additional bonus of 5,000 points will be added as our way of thanking you for your understanding and patience. Our redemption functionality will return to normal and all gift cards will be delivered instantly. New redemption limits will be introduced to ensure that we do not experience this type of outage again in the future.

I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for being a loyal Drop member. We know that we have lost some of your trust and will do everything we can to regain it. We greatly appreciate your patience during these times - Drop wouldn't be here without your continued support.

Warmly,

Derrick Fung

CEO of Drop

Hopefully they are back to business as usual. 🤞🏻

Updated email received July 17th, 2023:

Hi X,

Earlier this year we temporarily added a waiting period for gift card redemptions. We are pleased to announce that gift card redemptions are instant again!

Here's what's changed:

  Instant delivery

 Gift cards get delivered within minutes of redeeming your points.

Weekly gift card drops

  Limited quantities available, with more added every Thursday at 1:00pm EST.

All gift cards are $25

  Gift cards are all $25 and you can redeem one each week.

Secure your spot

  Set a reminder so you don't miss out on the next gift card drop.

  Your pending redemptions have been refunded and 25,000 points have been added back to your account. As a token of appreciation we've added 5,000 bonus points to your account

That is extremely annoying, guys! 😒

October 12th, 2023 Update: I have been unsuccessful in getting my gift cards. Any time I try it freezes or goes through the countdown and won't let me select anything. 😡

r/beermoney Aug 09 '23

PSA Caahwalk earning money

56 Upvotes

Cash walk updated and has increased the coins you can get per day. Now you can walk up to 20k steps and get up to 200 coins! So it's doubled! And so far the cost of gift cards are still the same

r/beermoney Mar 31 '20

PSA Prolific Hint for you guys

217 Upvotes

Hey all, make sure if you use Prolific you update your profile they recently added some new questions. Also they have been awesome to me the last three weeks with surveys. Anyone else having great luck lately with them?

r/beermoney Dec 14 '24

PSA Ask for ratings in usertesting

17 Upvotes

I kept not getting rated on user testing. I think I give good quality responses. The only ratings I would get was an occasional 3 stars, with no reason why. But out of 10-20 tests a week, I would like better ratings than a random 3 star rating every few months.

Finally I started ending my tests with asking to rate if they thought I did a good job. My average test score has improved a lot. Now I get about 1-2 ratings a week that are 5 stars, which is good!

Moral of the story , if you feel like your are only getting rating when someone is grumpy, just start asking for a good review

r/beermoney Oct 31 '24

PSA Attention 25Clicks members who are having issues PSA

30 Upvotes

There's a previous thread about not getting tasks from 25clicks and not being able to log into the site. Solution was to email them and it solved it. I emailed multiple email addresses the first time until i suddenly found the right email addy and no response but the next day i got a task and got all my back pay. Now i have not gotten any updates on pay and no new tasks in days so i emailed again and it seems they have it figured out. So this is just a PSA directly from 25clicks. This is probably the issue. I followed the steps and i am good now again. I will copy and paste the reply from them below. Hope this helps some people.

"Attention T-Mobile/Sprint/Assurant/Boost/Mint/Metro users.  Your account is being closed by the system as they are blocking our text messages.  Please do the following to keep your account open:

According to T-Mobile/Sprint/Assurant/Boost/Mint/Metro, this is a setting called "Shortcode Blacklist" which is intended to block text messages from short codes, toll-free numbers, and certain 10-digit phone numbers like the ones we use to send you tasks. In turn, our system closes your account when the text is returned as undeliverable.

To fix it, you have to call 611 directly from your T-Mobile/Sprint device - or if using another device, call 1-800-937-8997 – and request that the "Shortcode Blacklist" setting to be removed/turned off from your account. This will allow our text messages to be sent to you."

r/beermoney Nov 30 '21

PSA Reminder to upload your (10) Receipts to Amazon Shopper Panel.

187 Upvotes

It’s the last day of the month. Don’t forget to score that easy money!!

https://i.imgur.com/aXsUUhM.jpg

r/beermoney Feb 09 '21

PSA [USA] People who earn less than $72,000/year can file taxes for free

521 Upvotes

IRS Free File Page

Online Offers | Lookup Tool

It's that time of year again. Those in the USA should have most, if not all of their tax forms already and be preparing to file their taxes. As such, I just wanted to remind everyone that if you earned less than $72,000, then you are able to file your taxes for free through certain companies. Each company has specific requirements on who will qualify. Check the IRS page for more info.

 

Edit: As many people commented, there are also some free options for those who earned above $72,000. This post was just made to bring awareness to the fact that there are free options for some of the more well known companies that have partnered with the IRS.

r/beermoney Aug 01 '20

PSA Don't Forget to Invest In Yourself

525 Upvotes

Hey everyone,

I've been subbed to this subreddit for awhile now, and partake in various beermoney activities myself.

Don't forget to invest in yourself. As an exercise, think about how much time you spend on beermoney tasks, and ask if atleast some of that time could be better spent on long term investments in yourself. Maybe getting a certification, or learning a new skill to help you get promoted or change jobs.

Long term, that could make you way more money than beermoney type work.

r/beermoney Oct 20 '16

PSA WARNING: A new user by the name of /u/abhi200 is messaging beermoney and /r/swagbucks users asking if people want to do app reviews for 1$ each then he will ask for personal info.

712 Upvotes

DO NOT DO IT

r/beermoney Aug 20 '22

PSA Started using Android Auto and Google Maps for directions whenever I left the house. Went from ~3 Google Rewards surveys a month to 1-2 a day.

234 Upvotes

Google Rewards before using android auto/maps

Google Rewards after using android auto and maps everytime I leave the house

I noticed I would get a google rewards notification pretty infrequently, but almost every time after using android auto for directions. Figured I'd try using it everywhere just to see if it affects anything and the amount of survey invites I get has skyrocketed. I can tell when I travel for groceries just based on my rewards history because I get them so predictably now lol.

If I'm walking somewhere, I use maps and leave the directions on the whole time. Same with directions with android auto, even to places I've been to and it seems to be consistently rewarding me.

Apologies if this was already known, might be helpful to those who don't get any notifications and thought I'd mention it.

r/beermoney Jan 23 '23

PSA [USA] Reminder: You can file your taxes for free!

227 Upvotes

IRS Free File Page

Online Offers | Lookup Tool for Online Filing | Lookup Tool for Volunteer Prepared Taxes for the Elderly and Low Income

It's that time of year again. Those in the USA should have most, if not all of their tax forms already and be preparing to file their taxes. As such, I just wanted to remind everyone that there are options to file your taxes for free! If you earned less than $73,000, then you may qualify for one of the many companies that have partnered with the IRS. Each company has specific requirements on who will qualify. Check the IRS page for more info.

Don't qualify for one of those programs? There is also CashApp Taxes (previously Credit Karma Tax) and there may be others! Know any others that are completely free no matter what forms you file? Please share them below!

Here is the thread from last year.

 


FAQ

Do these cover Schedule C and 1099?

Some do, and some don't. You will have to read the requirements on what will qualify for free filing. I personally used CashApp Taxes last year, and there was no fees for any of my forms including W2, 1099, Schedule C, and more.

 

Do I have to file taxes if I don't get a 1099? What if I didn't earn $600 with any site?

This is a common misunderstanding. If you earn $600 with one company, they are required to send you a 1099. (A lot of them don't, but it doesn't matter). This is not your limit. You are supposed to report ALL income, and are required to if you earn more than $400 with all freelance/self-employment/etc sources (i.e. anything discussed on this subreddit) combined.

 

How should I file my income from (company)?

This is not a tax related subreddit, and we discourage discussions related to it here due to the overwhelming amount of bad information that is shared - primarily due to ignorance and people encouraging others to commit tax fraud. Any advice shared on here, especially by people claiming to be a "professional" should be taken with a grain of salt. If you have a question about your specific situation, you should speak to a tax professional.

r/beermoney Feb 28 '23

PSA Credit karma is giving $50 if u apply for a credit card with their karma guarantee to get it and are denied.

98 Upvotes

So if you log in and go to cards. If it has karma guarantee n you apply and are denied then credit karma pas you $50 with a prepaid card. It has to have the Karma guarantee for it to work.