Why gardening is now more important than ever

You may have started seeing the headlines about food shortages due to covid 19 becoming more and more of a possibility. More than a dozen meat processing plants have shut down across the country. Many farmers are watching their crops go to waste. Late frosts in the midwest and northeast are making it difficult for many farmers to get their crops in the ground this spring. It is likely that this may be one of the worst harvests we've seen in modern history.

So why does that mean that you should grow a garden? Even if you aren't directly impacted by food shortages, by growing more food on your own, you're lessening the demand on the weakened supply chain. It also means you can decrease food supply chain issues. If you grow more than you can use, share it with your local food pantry or neighbors. It can also be a way to make a buck if you have the ability. Check out this video about 3 ways to make money from your garden.

So, how do you get started? For most of the US, right now is prime planting season for some of the most popular crops like tomatoes, squash, carrots and lettuce. Figure out where you can plant, prepare the soil and get going. If you're short on space consider potted plants or growing in hydroponics. In a small space cut and come again lettuce, micro-greens and other techniques can help you get the most from a small space.

For us, even though we're renting we got permission to put in a raised bed garden. Our last place had a small patio that we grew plants in.

I have gardened for several decades, and had many successful harvests.This year we will be growing tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce, carrots, radishes, onions and more in this bed, I'm also planning on doing a few container plants and running an NFT hydroponics system in the basement. Look for more updates coming soon! If you have any questions, please comment below. 

How to win the Fitness Frenzy Team Challenge! Here are my expert tips and tricks

Another Team Challenge is here! For those of you who are not familiar with team challenges, these fun events give you an opportunity to gain points as a team to win a prize, normally a Swag Up (a rebate on your next gift card). Points are not the same as Swagbucks. If you are new to Swagbucks I recommend you check out my guide to earning 80+ a month with Swagbucks.
From the team challenge page:
"It’s time for the Fitness Frenzy Team Challenge! Join today and get ready to work out your SB earning muscles!

All members who participate and contribute at least 600 points to their team’s total will receive a SB bonus in the form of a SB Swag Up Rebate! Members of the 1st place team will receive a 100 SB Swag Up Rebate, members of the 2nd place team will receive a 50 SB Swag Up Rebate, members of the 3rd place team will receive a 25 SB Swag Up Rebate, and members of the 4th place team will receive a 10 SB Swag Up Rebate. The Swag Up Rebate will be made available on May 18th by 2pm PT and expire at 11:59pm PT on June 1st."

Doing small offers on discover will be the fastest way to earn points. RadiumOne, PeanutLabs and other offer walls have dozens of 1 sb offers, and each of these will be worth 20 points for the team challenge. Mobile discover offers are worth 10 points each. Check out some of these too some of them have great payouts for not a ton of work. Also check adgate for the Insurance Branch offers.
One option is  to check the sponsored videos section and there are multiple options, I start by clicking on the guy with a laptop. Normally this takes about 10 separate clicks but only takes about two to three minutes. It's worth 2 sb each time you complete it and can sometimes be done 15+ times a day. If you see a girl in a tank top, always click on it, it'll be about 30 seconds, you must interact with the ad in some way, and it credits 2 sb each time. The others I do less often because they take more time and sometimes have issues crediting.

Do some watch when you get a chance, it's worth 15 points per completed playlist. Check out my instructions for doing this the quickest way to make the most through watch on the computer. This includes watch, Toolbar Tv .  NCrave is  being counted as watch this time around, and is also excellent for general earning.  The 1 sb ones will be the quickest way to get points. Earning on the Swagbucks TV app will contribute 10 points to your team

Another way to get points is the swag iq game which is played every night at 8 eastern time. You can get the app here.

If you want to boost your search wins I recommend following my instructions here to maximize your earnings there, this can help you get your daily list finished daily. For general earning check out my Advanced Guide to Swagbucks.

Visit any store from the featured shops and you'll contribute 5 points to your team! This is an excellent way to get quick points for your team. Max of 10 stores for the entire challenge.

I encourage you to check the Swagbucks subreddit or any of the swagbucks orieented Facebook groups for more helpful hints! As always, feel free to check out the rest of my blog and all of the tips and tricks for earning money online! I'll try to keep this post updated daily with any new information that I have, so check back daily!

Interested in other ways to make money online? Check out my other posts! My newest find? An app called Robinhood that gives you a free stock in companies like Facebook, Groupon, Apple, or others just for signing up! No credit card or purchase is required to sign up. This app allows you to make trades for free. You can download the app and sign up here!

My Guide to Making Money Online For Christmas Shopping.

There are  dozens of sites out there that will pay you to watch videos, do tasks or surveys to get cash or gift cards. These are often referred to as get paid to (GPT) sites. Sifting through and finding the easiest to use, and the ones that have the most options can be difficult. Some sites have 6 week waiting periods to cash out, others make you verify your address in order to cash out. I have found a few that have worked well for me in this post. Each of these sites has their pros and cons, I have put them in order of what I like the most.

Swagbucks
I find Swagbucks to be one of the easiest to use GPT sites. Combine a fantastic site with loads of options to earn 6 easy to use mobile apps, and this is by far one of the easiest sites to use. You can also earn cash back on most online shopping sites. With daily and monthly bonuses you can easily make over $100 on this site each month. Check out my guide here on how to get started. I have now made over $2150 with this site alone!

You Can Get Free Gift Cards For Shopping, Searching and Discovering What's Online at Swagbucks.com










InstaGC
1. Register. You can register for an account by clicking this link here. You get 10 points for free when you join and you can use your email, Facebook, Twitter, or Google account to join you must verify your email.

2. Complete tasks, watch videos complete surveys. The watch function is completely passive, and has a better payout than some sites. Click on the earn tab and then click on watch videos. You can play all 2 playlists on one computer at the same time, which adds up fast. There are many tasks to choose from. They will be displayed on the dashboard when you log-in. Activities include watching videos, completing surveys, shopping, completing offers/free-trials, and ad walls. I recommend paying attention to what people are completing in the feed on the right of the screen, the higher % that complete, the more likely an offer will payout. EngagmeTV is another semi passive way of earning.

3. Cash out. Once you receive enough coins, you can cash out for gift cards to large retailers or direct deposits to PayPal. The biggest advantage of InstaGC is it is literally instant. Your gift card is immediately redeemable as soon as you cash out.

Right now they have their Holiday Bonus promotion going where you can earn an extra 10%!

Inboxdollars 
Gives you cash for tasks, surveys, watching videos and for just confirming paid emails. There are bonuses for watching a certain amount of videos a week, and with search function you get a bonus for doing searches 4 days a week. There are limited payout options and the payout threshold is $30. With a referral link, you get $5 just for signing up to help you get started! Additionally their paid emails net you .02 per email you confirm them.

Their watch feature works very well, and you can make up to $.50 a day with this. They have an app that can run videos as well. 

Earnhoney

Earnhoney is a site I've been trying out the last few months and has really been paying off.
I'd start with running videos.
The videos will autoplay one after another with an advertisement played at the beginning of most videos. This is the most passive ways to earn with EarnHoney. It must be the active tab of your browser, but can be run on tablets and their apps sometimes work. After every advertisement you'll earn "Nectar" which is worth a part of a Honey Dollar (HD). This is similar to SBTV desktop where the bar fills up till you earn your SB.


You can also do tasks and complete surveys to earn. 100 HD=$1 USD. Cashout for Paypal, Amazon gift card, bitcoin, or Visa Giftcard. They've recently added the VIP redemption option which come much more quickly once you qualify. Click here to get a 50HD bonus just for signing up!


                                                 
 Gifthulk
The big upside to this site is that once you get past a certain amount, you get cash back on any redemption, the more you do the better this site is as you rank up from bronze to platinum.  This site has a good amount of other offers and surveys though that can help you bring in money on the side. Sign up with my link for a bonus!

One of my favorite daily tasks to do here is the card draw. It's simple and you can make money simply with this.

Some fountain of youth codes to get you started:
Code                Amount
9usptr8bc     13
356enbtkw     20
uz2zq2mmk     31
hfx9hbqzr     35
qeb5b2iar     13
4iseyaeau     23
05sm7ii7v     23
e521v8iur     15
5g4tgnvcw     34
zagg3bc9p     28
dv26eoatp     28
7rg23qcq6     24







Don't forget if you have questions about any of these sites please comment below or shoot me a tweet @Frugaldadt on twitter.

InstaGC Holiday Bonus

The InstaGC Holiday Bonus is back! make sure you make the most of it!

If you haven't used it before InstaGC is a get paid to(GPT) site like Swagbucks where you do tasks, complete offers, do surveys, and watch videos to earn points. Those points can then be redeemed for gift cards. The big difference between other sites and instagc? your gift cards come immediately. So no waiting for 2-4 weeks for your reward to come in.

What's the best way to earn? I like doing watch(click the earn tab then click watch videos) and then doing offers that I see are crediting well for others in the panel to the right. EngagemeTV can be played on smartphones or computers and is a nice passive way to earn as well. Hypermx offers take a few clicks but are easy to do and can really rack up the points!

The Holiday Bonus offer gives you the opportunity to earn an additional 10% of anything you make weekly. Don't have a InstaGC account? Signup here. Start out by trying a couple of 5-10 point offers on Adwall(try insurance branch offers, submit zip and earn), Acorn, Adwall(try Dailybreak offers, they're easy and fun), and Peanut labs.

So what is the InstaGC holiday bonus?

From the InstaGC Facebook Page:

The Holiday bonus event is now active. Earn up to a 10% bonus from Oct 15th through Dec 30th.

This year we have made some changes to the event to have it work in conjunction with your current weekly bonus. No more need to reach specific goals to unlock a higher percentage. You will earn the same way you do now for the weekly bonus.

During the holiday bonus period you will be able to earn a maximum 10% bonus every week for your activity on site. We will be increasing the amount of bonus units you earn from all activities as well to make reaching the max bonus easier (up to 200 units daily instead of 100 units).

The holiday bonus will also feature a bonus unit rollover. 50% of your total bonus percentage earned for a week will "rollover" to the following week giving you a headstart in earning the highest bonus you can.

Follow the InstaGC facebook page for codes and updates on easy to do tasks.

How to Win the Swag Haunt Team Challenge; Expert Tips and Tricks

Another Team Challenge is here! For those of you who are not familiar with team challenges, these fun events give you an opportunity to gain points as a team to win a prize, normally a Swag Up (a rebate on your next gift card). Points are not the same as Swagbucks. If you are new to Swagbucks I recommend you check out my guide to earning 80+ a month with Swagbucks.


From the Swag Haunt Team Challenge Page:
"All members who participate and contribute at least 600 points to their team’s total will receive a SB bonus in the form of a SB Swag Up Rebate! Members of the 1st place team will receive a 100 SB Swag Up Rebate, members of the 2nd place team will receive a 50 SB Swag Up Rebate, members of the 3rd place team will receive a 30 SB Swag Up Rebate. The Swag Up Rebate will be made available on October 21st and will expire on Thursday, October 31st at 11:59pm PT. 

Learn more about the Swag Haunt Challenge by visiting our blog."


Doing small offers on discover will be the fastest way to earn points. RadiumOne, PeanutLabs and other walls have dozens of 1 sb offers, and each of these will be worth 20 points for the team challenge. Mobile discover offers are worth 10 points each. Check out some of these too some of them have great payouts for not a ton of work. Also check adgate for the Insurance Branch offers.
One option is  to check the sponsored videos section and there are multiple options, I start by clicking on the guy with a laptop. Normally this takes about 10 separate clicks but only takes about two to three minutes. It's worth 2 sb each time you complete it and can sometimes be done 15+ times a day. If you see a girl in a tank top, always click on it, it'll be about 30 seconds, you must interact with the ad in some way, and it credits 2 sb each time. The others I do less often because they take more time and sometimes have issues crediting.

Do some watch when you get a chance, it's worth 15 points per completed playlist. Check out my instructions for doing this the quickest way to make the most through watch on the computer. This includes watch, Toolbar Tv .  NCrave is  being counted as watch this time around, and is also excellent for general earning.  The 1 sb ones will be the quickest way to get points. Try this list of the shortest videos to earn. Earning on the Swagbucks TV app will contribute 10 points to your team

If you want to boost your search wins I recommend following my instructions here to maximize your earnings there, this can help you get your daily list finished daily. For general earning check out my Advanced Guide to Swagbucks.

Visit any store from the featured shops and you'll contribute 5 points to your team! This is an excellent way to get quick points for your team. Max of 10 stores.

I encourage you to check the Swagbucks subreddit or the Swaggernaut Facebook group for more helpful hints! As always, feel free to check out the rest of my blog and all of the tips and tricks for earning money online! I'll try to keep this post updated daily with any new information that I have, so check back daily!

A couple of recent offers that are working. Make sure to do these on desktop with your adblocker turned off and using the same email as you use for Swagbucks for the best chance of crediting. The Blue Apron, Dollar Shave Club, Gillette, and Naturebox offers all creditted for me, and are money makers. They're great for getting your daily bonus and things you already need/use.

8 Apps You Can Install On Your Phone to Make $50+ a Week

Sometimes you just need a little extra money. If you have a smartphone here are 8 apps you can download today that can help make you $25 or more per week. I have rated these based upon my own personal experience with each/ease of use. Some are more passive than others, and there is far more to be made with most of these apps than just $25.

1. Swagbucks- by following this guide you can easily make $7 a week. Much more can be made on this site, including cash back on online purchases, watching videos, doing surveys and more. Giftcards available as low as $2. Only one phone can be used per account, but multiple devices allowed per household Check out my guide for more information.



2. Slidejoy puts ads on your swipe screen. On average it nets .15-20 cents a day meaning a possible 1.40/week Lowest payout is 100 points, but points are only redeemable the month after they are earned, so points earned in January are available in February.


3. Microsoft Rewards-do searches on mobile and computer to earn a possible 28 points. Once you reach gold level(less than a month of being active) gift cards are discounted down to 475 points, which means you can redeem them for a $5 gift card. I recommend you check out my guide for earning through changing your search engine.

4. Perk -you can run videos overnight on a phone overnight. There are a couple of additional apps including some games that you can download to make more points. Possible to make as much as .40 per phone per day at best up to 5 phones per account(multiple accounts per household allowed) just from watching videos. $2.50 possible per day. $12.50 possible per week. Gift cards available through amazon and others starting at $1.00. Can redeem for paypal. They also have a quiz, word search and other apps.

5. Ibotta -scan in your receipts and redeem cash back on grocery and other purchases. Sign up with to get a sign up bonus! You can redeem through paypal or gift cards.

6. App Trailers -watch videos and make points. 10 points= $.01. Lowest cashout is 100 points. Pretty straight forward, you can link this to your perk account and cashout easier. Max devices for this app is 5.


7. Inboxdollars -watch videos, search and do surveys to earn points. Payout is by check or prepaid card. It's a steady amount with watching and has a desktop version as well. Easy to make .50 a day on here.


8. Rewardable TV- watch videos to make points 10 points =$.01. Cashout for paypal or gift cards. Can be run on as many as 7 devices, but it is recommended that you run it on 4 or less per account (multiple accounts allowed) Get the app here. Use referral code TNEWTON8 when signing up for a bonus $.50 to get you started!

How to Win the Swagathlon Team Challenge; Tips and Tricks

Another Team Challenge is here! For those of you who are not familiar with team challenges, these fun events give you an opportunity to gain points as a team to win a prize, normally a Swag Up (a rebate on your next gift card). Points are not the same as Swagbucks. If you are new to Swagbucks I recommend you check out my guide to earning 80+ a month with Swagbucks. 


From the Sweet Treat Team Challenge Page:

"Swagathlon Team Challenge

At Swagbucks we love a good sporting event, that's why we've created the Swagbucks Swagathlon! Join today and be assigned to either the Back Stroke Folks, the Pedal of Honor, or the Stride Pride team and get ready to take home a medal and up to 100 SB In Bonuses! Starting Monday, July 17th, we're kicking off this race at 8am PT. Get to the head of the pack by earning SB in all of the activities below. You must contribute at least 600 points to your team in order to medal, so don't waste any time and get to earning! The team that comes in 1st place will earn 100 SB, the 2nd place team will earn 50 SB, and 3rd place will earn 30 SB! 

Learn more about the Swagathlon Team Challenge by visiting our blog."

Doing small offers on discover will be the fastest way to earn points. RadiumOne, PeanutLabs and other walls have dozens of 1 sb offers, and each of these will be worth 20 points for the team challenge. Mobile discover offers are worth 10 points each. Check out some of these too some of them have great payouts for not a ton of work. Also check adgate for the Insurance Branch offers.

One option is  to check the sponsored videos section and there are multiple options, I start by clicking on the guy with a laptop. Normally this takes about 10 separate clicks but only takes about two to three minutes. It's worth 2 sb each time you complete it and can sometimes be done 15+ times a day. If you see a girl in a tank top, always click on it, it'll be about 30 seconds, you must interact with the ad in some way, and it credits 2 sb each time. The others I do less often because they take more time and sometimes have issues crediting. 

Do some watch when you get a chance, it's worth 15 points per completed playlist. Check out my instructions for doing this the quickest way to make the most through watch on the computer. This includes watch, Toolbar Tv .  NCrave is  being counted as watch this time around, and is also excellent for general earning.  The 1 sb ones will be the quickest way to get points. Try this list of the shortest videos to earn. Earning on the apps will contribute 10 points to your team

If you want to boost your search wins I recommend following my instructions here to maximize your earnings there, this can help you get your daily list finished daily. For general earning check out my Advanced Guide to Swagbucks.

Visit any store from the featured shops and you'll contribute 5 points to your team! This is an excellent way to max out your points needed in a day. Max of 10 stores. 

I encourage you to check the Swagbucks subreddit or the Swaggernaut Facebook group for more helpful hints! As always, feel free to check out the rest of my blog and all of the tips and tricks for earning money online! I'll try to keep this post updated daily with any new information that I have, so check back daily!

A couple of recent offers that are working. Make sure to do these on desktop with your adblocker turned off and using the same email as you use for Swagbucks for the best chance of crediting. The Dollar Shave Club, Gillette, and Naturebox offers all creditted for me, and are money makers. They're great for getting your daily bonus and things you already need/use.