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Sep 19, 2024

"Pocket money" sites?

With Christmas under 100 days away, it's a time of year where I really try to increase any extra earnings I can make for my household -- obviously there's a lot more outgoing expenses for those of us that celebrate at the tail end of the year. Back when I was a university student in my home country, there were lots of different market research survey sites where you could earn a bit of extra cash and be paid either via direct deposit to your bank account or with gift cards for supermarkets and the like. Does anyone know of any similar sites like that here? Obviously I'm not expecting tons of cash from any of them, but hey -- anything extra helps!

genkidesu

genkidesu

Love to travel, interested in J-beauty products and consider myself a convenience store snack aficionado. Navigating the ever-present challenges of expat life, particularly about my TCK's (third culture kids).

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  • TonetoEdo

    on Sep 20

    I get occasional offers from Japan Spark and E-Gaikokujin. Sometimes I have to turn down on-site surveys because they’re on weekdays when I’m working. I’m curious, too, about other similar product survey sites.

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  • genkidesu

    on Sep 20

    @TonetoEdo I've had a few from E-Gaikokujin too, but they tend to be few and far between. They pay decently, though, from the surveys I've completed through them – I've received a few 300 yen gift cards for Amazon from them for just a few minutes of a survey.

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  • TonetoEdo

    on Sep 20

    @genkidesu Ah! Spark’s invites have become less frequent, too. I also tried Swagbucks for surveys but the points accumulate slowly.

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  • helloalissa

    on Sep 27

    I started to use a site based in the UK called Prolific last year. It's great as far as survey sites go and I get a few surveys a month. They pay decently in Pounds and US Dollar, transferred to a PayPal account. They have a waitlist and limit participants, so you can register and see if there is a need for someone with your demographics. https://app.prolific.com/register/participant

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  • TonetoEdo

    on Oct 27

    Not a survey website, but a travel-oriented one is WAWO. They sometimes have surveys and also monitor tours that pay honoraria.

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  • TonetoEdo

    on Oct 27

    @helloalissa Thanks for sharing that link!

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  • Eli

    on Nov 4

    I use the macromill app. Make about 1.000 to 2.000 yen per month with surveys. If you get chosen for product tests or group interviews you can make a lot more, but I never get chosen. Here is a referral link if you are interested. https://monitor.macromill.com/int/?entry_kbn=460&int_id=Z18315322A

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