MyPoints and what collecting points can reward you with

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The first website I want to write about is MyPoints.  I have been a member for almost 20 years.  I was actually shocked to find out that information.  I didn’t realize that I have been using the site for so long. 

What they do is that you collect points for shopping online, doing surveys, reading emails and much more.  And with those points, you can redeem them for gift cards or PayPal cash.

I haven’t used all thy have to offer, but will explain what I do use on their site and what I like about it.

What I use

Surveys – Partake in surveys when I have the time and accumulate some points.  There are so many survey sites out there (I will discuss more in future posts) that I get tired of doing surveys or I don’t qualify for them, but I still do accumulate points.

Watch Videos – another one to do when I have the time and am not doing anything else.  I watch videos to collect points.  Not a lot, but they do add up.

Print Coupons – I use a lot of coupons when I go food shopping so this is the place I go to print coupons because everyone I use from the site, I collect more points.  What really sucks is that most grocery stores are beginning to use digital coupons which I think is easier and therefore will not be printing as much as I used too.  Yes, they are the same coupons you see here and other coupon sites.

Read Email - MyPoints offers great deals on email they send to your mailbox.  Even if you don’t take them up on the offer, if you click you still receive five points!

They also have the Daily 5 where you can collect 5 points by visiting completing five of the eight categories listed.  I always start off with the voting in the daily poll.

What I don’t use

Online Shopping – I don’t so a lot of online shopping. Amazon is my favorite place to go so I don’t do it through MyPoints.  But if you did, you can earn points through over 19,000 shops through them.

Play Games – You can earn points by playing online games.  Something I don’t do, but could be for the gamer for sure.

Local Deals – you can earn points through Groupon and Living Social voucher purchases.

Redeeming points

You can redeem points for gift cards, cash and airline mileage.  I redeem my points for Amazon gift cards because I do most of my holiday shopping on Amazon and by the end of the year, I costs me very little.  If I need cash, then I redeem my points for PayPal cash.  I have never redeemed for airline miles because I use other sites for that (again, will go into detail in future post).

So, what do you think?  Do you use MyPoints?  If so, how do you feel about it?  What do you take advantage of and what don’t you like?  If you don’t use MyPoints, why not?  Would love to read your comments.