Every year businesses give away thousands of dollars in free money and gift cards as a way of promoting their websites or products.
We’ve put together a list of 14 of them that will give you a ridiculous $1,834 in free cash right now.
Some of them are as simple as filling out a form. Some of them take a bit more effort, but you can easily knock out all of them in a couple of hours.
Without further ado, here are the 14 companies giving out free money right now….
1. Get $5 From Stash to Start Saving & Investing
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I’m kind of obsessed with Stash (and not just because they give you $5).
Stash is an app available for both Android and Apple smartphones, and it makes it super simple to (finally) take the dive into investing, even if you don’t have a whole lot of spare cash.
To get the $5 bonus, just enter your email here, download the Stash smartphone app and setup your account with the same email address.
You’ll see the bonus added to your account within two business days.
2. Get a Free $10 Walmart Gift Card
Have you heard of MyPoints?
It’s a cash-back site that lets you earn rewards by shopping online and printing coupons. We use it all the time because it’s instant way to save on everything you buy.
For example, you can get up to 3% cash back on purchases at Target, 5% cash back on some purchase at Amazon, and 5% cash back on purchases at Home Depot.
But, enough about that, here’s how to get a free $10 Walmart gift card:
Sign up for MyPoints here using your email address (it’s free).
Use the MyPoints portal next time you need to shop online (it’s connected to thousands of stores).
As long as you spend at least $10 at any of those stores, MyPoints will reward you with 1,750 bonus points, which you can redeem for a free $10 Walmart gift card.
3. Open a Netspend.com Account – FREE $20
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Editor’s Note (7/28/16): This has worked for more than 10,000 readers so far, but we’ve also heard from more than 100 folks that they were not credited with their $20 bonus. Furthermore, it looks the Netspend customer service is not very helpful in addressing these issues, so we’re no longer 100% confident in this offer.
This is another easy $20 just for requesting a prepaid, reloadable card from Netspend.
I’ve tested this one and over 200 hundred readers have cashed in on this, so you know it’s a good one.
1. Click here and “Open a NetSpend account” for FREE. Use the promotion code “1180516423”
2. You will receive your NetSpend “Visa” Debit card within 10 business days. Mine made it here in four days.
3. Once you receive the card, simply log into NetSpend and activate it.
4. In order to get the free $20, you’ll need to load the card with a minimum of $40 using PayPal, a bank account or one of the other options.
5. Once you load the $40, NetSpend will add $20 to your available balance on the card. I confirmed this myself with my own card.
6. Go to the ATM and withdraw the $60 total from your card or spend the funds at your local store, online, or wherever you can use a credit card. Yes, if you withdraw the money via ATM or cash back, you’ll be hit with the $2 fee for a PIN transaction or a $2.50 ATM Fee (would only be $17.50 – $18 bonus in this case). But, you can avoid the fee by ACH transferring it for free back to your bank
Read more here: “Free $20 Cash for Signing Up at Netspend”
4. Complete a Few Surveys at Swagbucks – FREE $30
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There are a number of sites on the web that will pay you to read advertiser’s emails, sign up for offers, and take surveys.
I’ve tried about a million of them, but there are only a few I’d recommend. Swagbucks is one of those companies. The surveys are relatively quick to complete and reward you with points that can later be redeemed for cash or gift cards.
Sign up for this at the beginning of the month and promise yourself you’ll log-in a few times each week. You’ll have no trouble earning an extra $30 this month.
5. Download This App & Get a FREE $39/Year
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If you’re a regular Amazon shopper, you can earn money each month contributing to research to help companies understand what people are buying online.
Download and connect Shoptracker to your Amazon account.
It’ll instantly send you a free $3 Visa gift card, plus another $3 for every month you keep it installed.
6. Sign Up for a Bank Bonus – FREE $250
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A number of banks will give you free cash just for opening a new account.
And there’s no harm in having multiple bank accounts. In fact, I often find it’s helpful to have multiple places to save (I’m less likely to touch the money), so I have savings accounts for my Christmas and vacation fund.
The top bank bonus is $250 right now — head over to this list to see all of the banks in you area offering free cash.
7. Rent Out Your Extra Baby Stuff With This App — FREE $20+
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Traveling with kids can be rewarding, but also very challenging.
The goBaby app aims to make it a little easier on parents — while giving other parents the chance to make some extra cash.
Packing and hauling baby stuff across airports, planes, trains and automobiles sucks, and it might even cost you extra money.
Through the goBaby app, New York City-based mother of two Natalie Kaminski created a parent-to-parent marketplace where traveling parents could rent baby gear like strollers, car seats and other items from local parents with the same to spare.
This Airbnb-style exchange for baby supplies is available in New York City and will be launching soon in Boston, Miami, San Francisco and Chicago.
If you live in one of these cities, use the app to monetize the baby gear you already own!
Here’s how it works:
Download the app for free here.
Take a photo of the item you want to rent out. Add a brief description, and set your price.
Choose whether you’ll deliver the item or have the renter pick it up.
Give the item to the renter, and get it back within the scheduled dates.
Get paid. Repeat
