After seeing that I am almost able to cash out again with Cash Duck I decided it was time to do an update on the programs where I earn extra cash and gift certificates. After each program I will provide a link to a blog entry where I describe how the program works.

Cash Duck — Cash Duck is one of my favorites and I have been using them for over a year. I can usually cash out a $25 gift card every month and am on track to do that this month. Cash Duck info

Blingo — Blingo recently switched its search algorithm from Google to a combination of Ask.com, Yahoo, and MSN search.  The result are pretty good but if you are used to google the results are not exactly the same.  I earned another prize this month (a $5 gift certificate to Amazon.com).  Blingo Info
Ebates –  I just started using Ebates in February and it has quickly become one of my two favorite cash rebate websites.  I used the link from this site to purchase a dining room suite and got 1% back.  That with some small purchases has put me up at $36.  1% is pretty low compared to most of the rebates through this site. For example you get 4% back at JC Penney.

My Points — My points takes more time to build up to a $25 gift card. I get one from this site about once every 4 months. Right now I have 1600 points which is about half way to being able to redeem.

You can see my explanations of Mypoints and Ebates here

These are the main three that need updating.   I have a few new programs that I have started recently and will be giving some reviews in the coming weeks (once I receive a payment and can verify validity).  This has been a part of my frugal pursuits that I haven’t mentioned lately and was reminded by a few readers this past week.  I will try to give more frequent updates in the future.