​​Well, fellow procrastin8r, we just turned our clocks back and I know your lazy little self appreciated that beautiful extra hour of sleep. 

It seems like an outdated practice to do that though, quite frankly. I mean, no one likes it. No one even understands why we do it. It’s just something we do.

I’m surprised we don’t have more people up and arms about this whole “clock mandate” thing, crying “You can’t make me! It’s my right!” like they do with masks and vaccines *rolls eyes*.

Don’t get me wrong, if I can take an extra hour in bed, I’ll go ahead and take it, but changing the time on our clocks seems like an unnecessary ritual to perform in order to achieve that. I just stay in bed, if I don’t feel like getting up despite whatever the numbers on the clock say.




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Nonetheless, every fall, we wind our clocks back an hour and it throws our biological clock out of loop for a few days, making us feel tired at odd hours, 

But in less than a week, things get back to “normal” once we adjust to the new schedule. Of course, nowadays our phones just automatically change the time for us and it’s almost unoticeable - the fact that we do change clocks.

Heck, to be honest if it weren’t for the fact that my microwave and oven didn’t automatically change the time, I wouldn’t even notice that we altered the clocks to begin with. Being a lazy bastard myself, I tend to just leave the oven and microwave clock at the wrong time.

I figure they’ll eventually tell the right time if I leave ‘em there long enough. After all, we’ll change our clocks yet again later in the spring.


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Anyway, I’m not here today to go on and on about clock changing today, as that would be a rather boring topic for a blog; I just figured I’d start with an amusing little anecdote. But today I want to once again, dive back into the roots of what this blog was all about and that is of course making money from the couch.

When you’re making money from the couch, you’re naturally going to look to find ways to make money online. 

That can be quite a daunting task because let me warn you folks: there are so many freaking scams out there on the Interwebs. While making money online can be easy, it can be even easier to get scammed and waste your time or even money if you’re not careful.

Now one thing I hate wasting is my time. I don’t mean that in the sense that I like to make every single minute productive. You know damn well I’m not. What I mean is if I am actually going to do (or at least attempt to do) something productive, I want it to be worthwhile. I want to minimize effort and maximize results, baby! That’s what laziness is all about, as I say all the time.

So needless to say, I don’t want to be scammed out of my time or my money, as that requires me to put in effort and get no results in return. Any work I actually do should be worth my time, damnit! Likewise, any money I invest should reap in profit. I don’t want to spend hours and hours doing surveys, downloading games, watching ads, or whatever only to not get any sort of pay out, nor do I want to shell out my wallet only to watch it wash down the drain.

In the time spent on a scam site, I could have been, I don’t know, playing  Dead by Daylight or some shit, then I’d at least, ya know, have fun. It would be *worth* my time for the pure sake of enjoying myself. In the money invested in  a scam site, I could have ordered pizza or something. Cowabunga at least my mouth would be satisfied.

When I say I don’t like wasting my time, I mean to say I don’t like spending time on something that offers no benefit in return for the time that I invest. To clarify even further, I don’t consider lying around doing nothing is “wasting time”, as at least then you’re getting to relax and ease your stress. 

So I hate scams as much as you do. Making me work and put in effort and get nothing in return goes against my lazy mantra.

Making money online *is possible though*. There are apps that pay you to play games. There are websites that pay you to watch videos and take surveys . The problem is, a good chunk of those sites and apps, probably an overwhelming majority, are nothing but a complete scam and waste of time.





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​People will say that making money online is a scam, and to be fair, they aren’t completely wrong. I mean, saying “making money online is a scam” is much like saying “cops kill people”.  It’s a broad statement and certainly not all websites and apps are scammy; just like not all cops are bad killers, but put it this way: there are so many “bad apples” that the entire apple farm is tainted.

In other words, because there are so many scams out there, every online money-making method out there has a bit of a bad rap, even those that are legit.  Now I’m telling you folks, there are legit ways to make money online, and I’ve covered some suggested methods in the past.

But, given the fact that the vast majority of websites and apps out there are gonna try to either waste your time or steal your money, it’s good to have the “know how” in the ability to spot these scams so that you can avoid putting yourself through the hassle of doing extra work only to never be compensated.

It’s worse than working a 9 to 5 job if you get scammed, because at least then you’re getting paid *something* for your hours.

What am I saying here? The whole corporate grind is an entire scam in and of itself! I mean, that’s why you’re here, isn’t it? You want to escape the 9 to 5 job and make a full time income from home. You’re sick of being a corporate slave and want the freedom to work from home.

Anyway, it’s important to know what you’re getting yourself into. Look, I want you to succeed. I want you to build an online income and earn cash the lazy way. I’d hate to see you waste your own time, as much I’d hate to see myself waste mine. After all, we’re in this together. We’re gonna achieve success as procrastin8rs and say together fuck getting a real job.

So, in order to succeed in this whole online money-making thing, you have to be aware of what a scam looks like. After all, if you can avoid wasting your time in a scam, then the time you spend *trying* to make money online will be actually...profitable, because you’ll know you’re using a legit site or app.

Look,  I’ve been making money online for nearly a decade now, and believe me, I’ve seen a lot of bullshit. I mean A LOT of bullshit. I’ve learned the ins and outs of the methods these scammers use to try and steal your time for ad revenue, collect your data for their own monetary gain, or just flat out rip you off.

My bullshit detector is sensitive and I’m able to recognize when a scammer is lurking behind a flashy, appealing design of a website/app.


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But I’m going to save you the time of literal years of experience in online money-making by sharing with you today how to spot a scam.

I wasted my time so you don’t have to. I got scammed so you can avoid falling in the same trap.

Now I could put together a list of names of these scams so you can definitely avoid them, but honestly there are just too many to list. I may provide a few examples, especially if they’re still around, but I’m too lazy to gather every app or website I’ve ever been scammed by.

Many of them are already offline. They got their paycheck, packed their bags, and headed off. And while there are some scams still around, it’s only a matter of time before they close too, or reopen with a different name more accurately stated.

See, because fact of the matter is, scams are ALWAYS going to be out there. When one closes, another soon opens its doors. So not only is creating a list of scams more work/research than I’m willing to do, it’s also quite impractical. It would have to be a list that kept growing bigger and bigger every day.

You don’t want to have to keep checking back on the list as much as I don’t want to have to keep updating it. So rather than making a list of “scams to avoid”, I instead did the lazy thing for us BOTH, by writing “how to avoid scams in the first place”. I basically compiled here today a set of red flags to look out for when it comes to making money online. 

Once you know what red flags to look out for, you’ll be on your way to making money successfully, as you’ll be able to avoid the types of places that’ll have you make money rather UNsuccessfully, to say the least.

So here it is another ProcrastiN8r List! Eight top red flags to look out for to avoid online money-making scams.

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​RED FLAG #1:  If It Sounds Too Good to be True, It Probably Is

It’s an old saying, one in which I personally wish I listened to, but it’s true. If you’re being offered riches for seemingly nothing, then there’s probably a catch. And the catch in this case is wasting your time and/or money or even exposing your personal information.

There are apps out there that promise to send you  hundreds of dollars directly to your PayPal account just by downloading a few games, for example. Sounds enticing.

But ya gotta think, what company is going to pay you a couple Benjamins just for a single download? You’re not reviewing it. You’re not testing it for bugs. You’re just downloading it with a click of a button. 

No business person in their right mind is going to pay THAT much for a single download. You’re not that important.

Other sites, like TuneGaGa (SCAM) offer upwards to 40 cents PER video you watch. Like c’mon now get real. No marketer, advertiser, or indie artist in the world, ever, is going to place that much value on a single view on their video. I mean I know you like to think of yourself as some sort of deity, but I’d hate to break it to you, your view ain’t worth that much. It’s just not. Cut dry and simple.

I’ve seen it before over and over. These sites will offer high-paying rates to watch videos BUT in order to qualify to watch videos, you need to pay a membership fee. These membership fees can run you up to hundreds if not thousands of dollars.

It’s nothing but an elaborate ponzi scheme, disguised as some sort of VIP membership. There is no membership. You’re putting funds into a ponzi and getting paid by people that paid into the ponzi after you.


You can earn FREE MONEY online, including by downloading games in legit paying apps like Mistplay, PlaySmart, and Cash Alarm. Likewise, you can watch videos on sites like Swagbucks and InstaGC to make money.  It’s true. But it ain’t gonna make you rich. Not by any means. Not by any stretch of the imagination. Not even close.

But it can be easy money.

Easy money, however, is never LOTS of money. Keep that in mind when you get excited about the marketing schemes that tell you can be rich by playing games or taking surveys or whatever sort of task these apps/sites have you do.










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RED FLAG #2: The Minimum Cash Outs Are Way Too High

Apps that legit pay usually have a cash out minimum of $20 or less. Often, as low as $1. Any of these sites or apps that require something like $50,  $100 or even more to cash out are really just trying to get you to waste your time and earn ad revenue off of the time you do spend on the app/site.

These clever little sleeze balls will have you earning like $10 per game download on your phone. And you’ll be thinking “Wow, I’ll be rich in no time.”

But then reality will smack you in the face. Because what happens is once you reach about $90 in your account balance, then you start earning 1-2 cents per game download. 
And lo and behold the cash out threshold is $100. You literally have to download hundreds of games to reach that.

Usually these high cash out thresholds have you WATCH ADS in order to cash out. Now legit apps do have you watch ads to EARN, but never to cash out. 

And it’s just like  “ph watch this one quick ad to get your cash out.” Oh no! You have to watch dozens upon dozens of ads to “prove you’re real”. Yeah, prove you’re a real idiot for falling for their scam.

Face it, it doesn’t matter how many ads you watch, you’re never getting paid.

Maybe they’ll pay. Maybe they won’t, but they set the cash out threshold so high and make the requirements to cash out so ludicrous (like watching hours worth of ads) in hopes that you just give up and never cash out anyway.

They probably wouldn’t pay you even IF you did jump through all the hoops. But they can just throw out the “the user didn’t meet the minimum requirements” card to cover their asses because they’re banking on the fact you’ll call it quits before you ever reach that point where they would be obligated to pay you anything.

The Google Play Store is full of these shady apps and it sucks that Google, being such a big company and trusted brand name allows shit like that all over their store.

Just be aware that if the cash out is close to the numbers of a regular pay check from a “real job”, it’s a friggin scam and a half, man.














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​RED FLAG #3: If They Use “Reviews” to Vouch for their Legitimacy, They’re Probably NOT Legit

It’s pretty common for a company to brag about their 5 star rating or even use customer testimonials to vouch for their product or service, but there’s a fine line between wanting customers to verify the quality of what you offer and using it as a ruse.

If the company seems a little *too* pushy about how their customers feel about them, well either they’re really insecure or trying to hide something (like the fact that they’re a scam).

It’s okay to mention that people love your product/service, but really going over the top about it is a sure red flag.

Look, people love us. Look, people trust us. You should love and trust us too.

It’s the same tactic psychopaths use to lure people into trusting them. Use other people’s trust  to gain trust. Don’t fall for that bullshit. It’s manipulative.

This also leads us to FAKE reviews. Scam companies will use bots or even hire people to write glowing reviews for them.

You gotta read the reviews. Do you see a pattern in how they’re written? While they may not be exactly copy/paste, they may be using AI like quillbot to reword reviews or use the old fashioned method of using a thesaurus to replace words with similar words. Something you gotta look out for in spotting a fake review.

Does it even sound human? There’s a certain language that real people use in conversation, yet alone reviews online. There’s a certain cadence and dialect people use. Robots can’t seem to pick it up. It quite simply doesn’t sound...natural.

For example, “This is the most amazing app I have ever had the pleasure of downloading. I’m so glad that I have found it. It brings me great joy!” has artificial tone written all over it. Okay. Let’s break that down. Like.. No actual person speaks like that, especially about a friggin mobile app or online website.

Do people a little *too* passionate about how awesome the app/website is? A lot of fake reviews come across as a “love letter” of sorts, as if they’re courting their soulmate, not reviewing a freaking app/website.

“This is truly the most incredible website I ever had the opportunity to find.” a fake review may read.

Like, you also see how that sounds generic, like it could pertain to *any* website or app, not just the one you’re looking at. Be careful of reviews that are too generic sounding as well.




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RED FLAG #4: If You Have to Spend Money to Earn Money, You Probably Won’t Earn Anything

If you have to pay for any sort of subscription or membership, if you have to purchase “ad packs” to qualify for PTC (paid to click) ads, then I can almost guarantee you that you’re looking at a scam point blank.

Now there are a few exceptions to this rule. For example, Better Bits Club is a PTC that requires you to purchase ad packs to earn, but they have been paying for nearly half a decade and still going.

That’s a very rare exception though and in most cases, paying up front means giving away your money to scammers.

And sure, they MAY pay you back *some* of your money. But any day they can just decide to stop paying. You don’t want to take that risk.

Most money-making methods that I use online are FREE to earn. You don’t have to pay to be a member or any sort of hidden fees to make money. You can start for free and can always earn for free.

I mean imagine applying for a job and they tell you that you have to put a deposit down in order to be an employee. They promise that your paycheck will more than compensate for the upfront fee you pay.

You’d be like “Get the fuck outta here. You ain’t takin’ my money!”

Well, it’s the same thing with these online businesses. Don’t let them tell you that you have to PAY money to MAKE money. That’s not how it works










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RED FLAG #5: Support? Psh, You’re On Your Own Kid

One simple way to spot a scam is simply send an e-mail to their support/customer service. Do they get back to you? I mean, does a HUMAN get back to you. I’m not talking about some automated response. Of course, you’re going to get an automated response. But, does a person answer your question?

If not, then you can pretty much write it off as a scam completely. No legitimate company is going to ignore communication from their current or even potential clients.

Now I understand that some start up  companies (who are NOT scams) don’t have the proper systems in place to effectively handle all the support  requests coming in, but I’d say if you still have no reply after a full week, a full week, seven days, that’s plenty of time to get back to you, then they’re probably not ever going to give you any sort of reply and like I said, you can write it off as a scam.

A real company wants to talk to clients; they want to answer questions. They’re not going to ignore you. Slow support is one thing. No support is another. I’m a bit of a sloth myself, so I like to take it slow and I’m a it forgiving when it comes to support taking a while to get back to me.

However, I ain’t gonna tolerate absolutely NO reply at all. That means I’m out. 

Look, if you can’t get a hold of support, that’s such a blaring red flag.

Out of all the companies I’ve gotten scammed by in my years of online money-making, I’d say a solid 100% of them lacked any sort of support.

And by the way, I should mention that many of these companies will have active support for a while, but then one day just disappear.

So let me throw you this: if they stop answering support questions, it’s only a matter of time before they stop paying as well (if they haven’t already stopped already, because chances are you’ll be reaching out about a missing payment).

Damn, I’d go as far as to say if you have to reach out to support about a “Missing Payment”, you already know you’re not going to get an answer and you already know it’s a scam.











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RED FLAG #6: Lack of Updates and/or Social Media Presence means Lack of Pay Outs

If the website hasn’t been updated, no news, no word on social media, nothing for I’d say over a month, then you’re looking at a scam right there.

No legit company is going to disappear like that ever. Legit companies want to have an active presence online. The online space is so important when it comes to marketing and customer relations, as well as brand building, that there’s no reason a legit company would ever forgo that all of a sudden.

Silence speaks loudly and says “WE’RE A SCAM AND NOT PAYING ANYONE ANY MORE!”

Seriously, every single one of these scams, and I mean that, every single one, either deletes their social media accounts or stops posting updates all together, including on their own website.

While I myself find myself guilty of lacking the social media game, as you can see clearly, I keep the site updated and fresh with new content.

Whether it’s blog posts, news, replies on the in-house forum, *something*, there should be a set of regular updates, I’d say at least once a month, minimum.

Otherwise, this demonstrates the company is inactive and being inactive means they took the money and ran.
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RED FLAG #7: Asks for a LOT of Info Before Paying Out

It’s common practice for even legit companies to ask for a name, e-mail address, and maybe phone number, but anything beyond that should be approached with extreme caution.

Oftentimes, scammers will use this as a method to gather your data and sell it (or possibly use it for identity theft).

Be extra careful when you have to fill out your address or other personal information.

While you almost can’t avoid at least providing your e-mail/phone, I’d recommend using a burner e-mail and burner phone number (you can get a free one from Google Voice) just to be used with these apps -- that way your name is never tied to your main email address and phone number. You can even go as far as making an alt account for your social media.

Scam apps will ask for a bunch of information about you immediately upon signing up, like even your current residential address or picture of your ID. They might as well be asking for your social security, bank pin, and Driver’s License number at that point.


It’s kind of like the creepy dude who wants to know where a girl lives before he even knows her name.

Now that said, there are legit apps that require your full name and address and other seemingly confidential information. JustDice, for example,  has a range of apps that pay you to download and play games and are all 100%  legit. They do ask for Face ID using your phone’s camera to verify you're a real person and receive a cash out.

So while it’s not a complete red flag here to be asked personal information, it’s still something to be wary about. Do your research and know who you’re sharing your information with before making that decision to actually share it.

A simple Google search is all you need to do and see if the company is someone you can trust with your personal info.










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RED FLAG #8: They Say They’re NOT a SCAM

All liars will tell you they never lie. 

All cheaters will tell you they will never cheat.

And all scammers will tell you they will never scam.

Seriously, think of major brands and trusted companies like Amazon, Google, McDonald’s Coca-Cola. You don’t see them advertising how they’re not a scam.

They don’t have to. Because they aren’t a scam. It’s a simple as that.

See, a company with any amount of legitimacy to it doesn’t need to sell to you the fact that it’s not a scam. They don’t have to state that at all. They just go about doing their business and in doing so, it becomes very clear that they aren’t a scam. You know why? Because they aren’t! And they ain’t gotta justify it either.

In a legitimate company’s natural practice of business, they’re not going to scam you and they don’t have to say it.

Imagine you go to a store and the minute you walk in the cashier says to you “Don’t worry we’re not gonna scam you.”

You’d be like “What?”

Then they say “We’re not going to use facial recognition to track you and your buying habits then sell your data to other merchandisers.”

You’d be like “yo, I’m gettin’ the fuck outta here.” Then go call the cops or something.

The same principle applies to online business and not just brick and mortar. Saying you won’t do something is sketchy af. It should raise your eyebrows of suspicion whenever a company mentions to you that they’re not trying to rip you off.

Like if a salesman walks up to you and says they aren’t going to try and rip you off,  doesn’t that make you think they’re going to *actually* try and rip you off?

It’s nothing but a pathetic lie and of course our final big red flag





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Wrapping Up

There you have it. The ProcrastiN8  top red flags to look out for to avoid online money-making scams. I hope you find it useful and can begin avoiding the loads of wastes of time that are out there.

Now that you know what to look for, you’ll be less likely to fall victim to a scam and can instead find legit earning methods on your own.

The time you save not getting scammed is time you can use to sleep, play video games, or do whatever you want. Stay lazy, my friend and make that money from the couch.




Take it easy,


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​​Aloha, fellow procrastin8r. We’ve got something special for you today. Now if you’ve been following my content for quite a while, you’ll know that lately, I’ve typically given you a dose of weekly words of wisdom in regards to what we call the L.A.Z.Y. mindset. We’ve covered everything from How to Deal with D-Bags in a calm laid back sort of way to how to Relax and Let Go of Regret and pretty much everything in between that touches base on taking it easy in life and not worrying or getting stressed out.

After all, hard work is NOT the way to success, contrary to popular belief. It is laziness that leads you to living a happy, fulfilling life. It is laziness that allows you to actually enjoy life, and not just merely exist as another cog in the corporate machine.




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So it’s important that we often talk about implementing laziness into nearly every aspect of your life -- that way you can actually be happy. And happiness -- that’s the true measure of success right there!

Anyway, despite the core values of what this blog has become, every once in a while, when I feel like it,  perhaps once in a  blue moon ,I like to dive back to the roots of what this blog was originally all about -- and that is making money from the couch.

Of course, we’ve expanded a lot since this blog first started. It’s become more of a philosophy or way of life than a simple list of money-making methods.

While money-making from the couch is no longer the sole focus of what we do here, there’s no denying that putting cash in your pocket by by literally doing nothing is a *part* of the overall lazy lifestyle we want to achieve here. I mean, I don’t know about you, but I’ll take a chunk of change for sitting on my ass if I can. That’s certainly minimizing effort and maximizing results, the core of what laziness is all about.

We’re gonna take a look at my favorite apps for earning money passively, that is apps that pay you for doing *nothing*. Like that idea? Of course you do, you lazy bastard! So you’re gonna absolutely LOVE what I put together for you today.

But...before we get started, and I go ahead and give you that list, I want to clarify the parameters that determine what this list is made of.



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1. First of all, these are apps that are for your smartphone. I’m using an Android phone and some of them may not be available for iPhone, which is important to note. Also, many of the apps require a working SIM card to function (and earn you money) properly. So these aren’t gonna be apps that you can dig up an old phone that you no longer use for the purposes of earning cash.

It needs to be your “main” phone, the one you carry around in your pocket and use to text, post selfies on Social Media, and look up pictures of sloths on.

And I mean, look, it’s 2021, you more than likely have a phone, and if you don’t well then c’mon old man, get with the times! No but seriously, this is a way to earn money from a phone that you’re already using anyway.





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2. The second requirement I have for this list is that they must be actually paying (as of September 2021, the publication of this article). Look, I’ll be straight with you. I ain’t one of these bloggers that’s gonna waste your time downloading scam apps. 

Many sites will post lists of “apps to earn money passively” and include ones that put bluntly: don’t fucking pay out. You waste your time accumulating points over weeks or even months only to receive some sort of error (and lack of reply from support for that matter) when attempting to cash out once you’ve reached the godforsaken large threshold.

There are lots of scam apps out there that simply don’t pay and only collect your data. I don’t like wasting my time and I certainly don’t like wasting yours either.

I’d rather post about genuine shit that works, than merely post something for the sake of views/content. 
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I value integrity over profits, unlike a lot of these sleezy greedy corporate owners. I’m like you, just a dude trying to abide. My goal is to give to you, not take from you and I want to give you ways to earn easy money that, like I said, actually freaking work!

So, these are apps that I have *personally* gotten paid by. I wouldn’t want to share with you apps that DIDN’T pay, unless of course I made a list of “scam apps/apps to avoid”.

Now true, I’m just some random dude on the Internet, but I always condone that lying is the one thing you should NOT procrastinate on. Take that for what it’s worth. At the end of the day, I suppose you’re going to have to choose whether or not to take my word for i, but that’s completely up to you at that point.

I’m just a dude with an opinion, man, so take anything I suggest as that and not some sort of rule to follow.




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3. The third requirement for this list is that they are 100% passive, meaning there’s nothing you have to do other than sign up and install the app. It’s very…”set it and forget it.” Once you complete the initial set up process, that’s it. You’re done. Sit on back and earn money. Cha-ching! baby!

You don’t have to take surveys or complete micro-tasks or even click a button as a daily check in. It’s something you login whenever you feel like it, check your points, and cash out when you’ ve accumulated enough of them.

No need to do anything on your part other than install the app. It’s about as lazy as money can get.





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4. The fourth parameter of these apps is that they are all available in the United States. That is my country of residence and so the apps I use are going to be ones that are in fact useable in the US. They may be available in other countries outside of the U.S., but I cannot personally vouch for that, as I only have access to these apps within my own country. So if you are one of my global readers, keep in mind that the apps I suggest may or may not be available to you.

The final thing I’d like to bring to your attention, as a matter of transparency, is that I’ve included some referral links and referral codes for these apps and I do get a small commission incentive if you choose to sign up under my referral.

Now I’m not one of these dudes out here just trying to collect a big referral train. Again, I value integrity over profits, so I will be including a non-referral link as well. I appreciate your support if you choose to use my referral.

Also, I just want to throw it out there that these apps are in no ways going to supplement your income. It just flat out doesn’t pay that much. But hey, free money is free money and I’ll take what I can get.

Anyway, todayI put together for you another ProcrastiN8  list, the top 8 smartphone apps to earn money passively and without further ado, let’s dive...right into it!










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1) McMoney (referral code QS8E9QSS)

Minimum Cash Out: $6 via PayPal

Time to Reach Cash Out Minimum: Varies (6-12 months)

WTF is it?

McMoney comes from Cm.com, a cloud software company, one of the services they offer to their clients is mobile service, and so they want to measure and track mobile data.

That’s where you come in. See, they basically test mobile networks by sending “test” messages and they compensate you for allowing them to send these testers.

In short, this app pays you for receiving text messages. Since you need a functioning SMS phone,  you definitely need an ACTIVE Sim card for this to work, as I mentioned earlier. If you can’t receive regular text messages, then you’re shit out of luck.

Also standard text messaging rates apply, so if you don’t have unlimited text messaging, this app honestly ain’t worth it, which is sort of why I put it on the bottom of the list, among other reasons.

Now you may be asking what exactly are these messages you’ll be receiving and the answer is... I couldn’t tell you. No, it’s not some type of mysterious secret I’m keeping from you. It’s literally I can’t tell you. I mean it’s complete gibberish. Unreadable nonsense. For example, the last text I received from McMoney read as follows: “nakepaw ut groga zeacgi usiebe ind stra klangigtuce without” You see what I mean, just silliness.

You can simply delete it, but honestly I’m even too lazy for that and literally just have my inbox flooded with these “biskongus” type messages.

Now, that may bother some, to be spammed with weird messages, but I personally don’t give a fuck.

I’ll let someone text me “gooji makka linki” all day if it means I’m getting paid!

Anyway, one important note, because I know what you’re thinking. “Well, can’t I just block the number and not have to even worry about getting spammed like that anyway?”

Here’s the thing: You can’t block the number. If you block the number then the text cannot be received, thus no payment can be received either. Again, you’re being paid to *receive* text messages; can’t get paid if you’re not *receiving them.

The messages themselves, other than making your head spin trying to read it, are completely harmless. There’s no viruses or any of that shit. It doesn’t hack your phone or whatever. It’s just a random string of characters to test the mobile network.

Besides, receiving a random message can make you feel like you have friends that care about you. Seeing that little notification on your phone may excite you. Of course, you may be just disappointed when you see it’s not your friend or anyone you know, just some robot speaking gibberish to you.

Admittedly, there have been quite a few times where I was expecting a text back from someone, feel my phone vibrate in my pocket, go to check it, only to see a random number creating gibberish word vomit.

It can be a tad frustrating at times, but not enough to warrant uninstalling it or avoiding downloading in the first place.

 But seriously, it shouldn’t bother you too much.

It’s not gonna be buzzing your phone off the table. The text messages don’t come *that* frequently to the point of annoyance. It’s like a once in a while thing. That said, the frequency of the text message arrival may be a little *too* inconsistent. It may be a few days before you get one, it may be a few hours. You never know. Expect the unexpected I suppose.

You don’t have to open or even read the texts, by the way. That’s what makes this completely passive. Yes, you do have to receive it, but it can remain in your inbox unread for all eternity and still count as payment.


What I Like:

• You don’t need to keep the app on your phone to receive messages. You will continue receiving paid texts, even if you uninstall the app. You do need the app to cash out, however, and cannot do that through the website, unfortunately. This is good if you’re concerned about taking space up on your phone. Many of the other apps I’ll introduce to you here in our list of passive money apps require the app to not only be on your phone (taking up storage) but also consistently use up your data, leading us to the next thing I like about this app...

 

• McMoney doesn’t use data. It only uses up your texts. Most phone plans have some form of unlimited texts and a monthly data allowance (which some other apps can chew up quite quickly), making it more “worth it” if you have unlimited text but not data.

What I Don’t Like: 

• The frequency of paid text messages is very...infrequent. Sometimes I get one every few days. Sometimes I’ll go a whole week without any. Other times, I’ll receive a slew of half a dozen gibberish texts in one single day. There’s never a specific time of day I get them, although it tends NOT to be late night into the wee early hours of the morning (like 10pm to 6am, Eastern Time)

 

• The amount you get per message varies depending on your location and to be frank, really isn’t that much anyway. We’re talking a few cents here and there and sometimes even fractions of a penny. It does add up though.

 

• Reaching the cash out threshold takes *forever*. I mean a really long time. It takes at least a few months to get to just a measly $6. Maybe even a year or more.That might be too long of a time investment for such a small payment, but the way I see it, it’s passive and easy. I understand why someone wouldn’t want to deal with that though.

Some of you might not find the hassle of opening your text app and seeing random gibberish for that long worth it, and admittedly as much as I procrastinate and put things off to later, this app is more of a procrastinator than I am and is really slow at earnings.

It’s about an extra 50 cents to a dollar per month, which ain’t bad for doing nothing. Still, there’s no denying that there are higher paying apps that are just as passive.

- The cash out itself takes 2-3 business days to arrive.  While they do pay out, it takes a while to see it in your account










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2) Embee Mobile Performance Meter 
(Non- Ref)

Minimum Cash Out: $1 via gift cards
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Time to Reach Minimum Cash Out: 10 - 15 days

WTF is it?

It’s pretty straight forward. What it does is in the title. It measures the “mobile performance” of your phone by tracking your location and the stability of your network, whether you still have service and how strong the signal is.

You get paid for them tracking this data. This may be something you’re completely uncomfortable with, so fair warning, this app is tracking your data usage and location 24/7.

Of course, many companies (Facebook, Google, Twitter, Apple) are tracking your data.  I suppose it’s a matter of whether you want to trust *yet another* company with your data or not. This company actually pays you for your data though.

You have to share your phone number, e-mail address, and demographic information in order to sign up.

I’ve been using this app for years and haven’t experienced anything malicious from them nor data breaches.

(I have experienced data breaches from “trusted” companies like eBay and Sony though, but I digress.)

Once you sign up and are approved, you’ll be given and “earn rate”. It’s pretty vague how they determine this rate, but I know it has something to do with your location and which mobile carrier you have and it can range from 10-30 points daily. 

Then that’s it. You gain points equal to your earn rate simply for having the app on your phone. No need to check in daily or anything.

You’ll have to give the app a few permissions then make sure the meter status says “RUNNING” and you’re good to go. Embrace your laziness and watch your points grow.

You can also  choose to turn on “Survey Booster” as well and get surveys to complete for bonus point. The surveys pay usually between 50 and 100 points (one point is about 1 cent, so that’s equivalent of 50 cents to a dollar per survey), but since this article is focus on *passive* ways to make money we’ll turn that off for now.

Once you have enough points, you can cash out for a gift card that’s sent directly to your e-mail. There are dozens of places to choose from, including but not limited to Amazon, Cabello’s Staples, Starbucks, Target, Red Robin, JC Penny, and GameStop.

I usually go with Amazon, but go ahead and pick whatever tickles your fancy. Note that if you do choose Amazon, you can cash out the very low cash out of $1 HOWEVER, this costs 150 points, whereas a $5 AMGC costs 500 points (which is equivalent to 100 points per dollar instead of 150). It’s better to procrastinate and wait til you have enough for the larger cash out, so you get more bang for your buck (or value for your points for that matter) 

No sense going for the lower cash out, besides that makes it less passive when you’re opening up the app to cash out more frequently. Have some patience. It’s the heart of procrastination.


What I Like:

• Earnings are consistent. You will always earn “x” amount of points per day. For me, it’s 15 points per day. Some have as high as 30 and some as low as 10, but unlike McMoney, for example where some days you get paid and some days you don’t, you always get a set amount of points each day. You basically earn anywhere from $3-9 a month, which really ain’t bad.

 

• You can earn bonus points for referring and completing surveys. Although not exactly 100% passive, it’s a nice little bonus if someone signs up under your referral or you taking a shit and take a survey in the meantime to earn a few extra cents.

 

• Cash outs are practically immediate. I usually receive my gift card in my inbox within a matter of minutes. The longest delay I had took a few hours. 

What I Don’t Like: 

• It uses a SHIT TON of data and battery. We’re talking 1-2GB per month. And I don’t even travel that much. I’m lazy af and barely leave the house, yet alone trek for very long, so that rate I imagine would only be higher for someone that travels/commutes a lot. Fortunately, I have unlimited data so it doesn’t affect me all too much, but I know not everyone has that luxury, so it may not be worth the extra data usage it eats up. The battery drain is also insane at 10-15% per full charge. Fortunately, I barely leave the house and always have access to a charger, but still that’s a lot of heat on your battery.

 

• Sometimes the meter randomly STOPS.  This isn’t *that* big of a deal since all you have to do is click the “play” button to turn the meter back on and wait for it to say “RUNNING” in the status bar, but it can be a bit frustrating to realize you haven’t been earning any points for a few days because the app stopped running. It doesn’t notify you that it stopped running in the first place. You’ll just notice that it’s not in your drop down notification any more.  I find that it often happens if there’s an update available for the app that I haven't downloaded yet. I have since turned on AUTOMATIC updates via Wi-Fi and haven’t experienced that problem in a while. Still, it’s a bug to look out for.

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3) Telephia 

Minimum Cash Out: $3 via PayPal

Time to Reach Minimum Cash Out: 3 weeks

WTF is it?

Much like Mobile Performance Meter, it tracks your mobile data usage in exchange for payment. Again, it’s completely set it and forget it.  Download the app. Sign up.

Then just keep it running, while you lie around in your PJs. No need to move anywhere. No need to go anywhere. Lazy cash at its best.

Do be aware that similarly to MPM, you are basically “selling” your data to a company. If you’re not comfortable sharing personal information, then you might want to flat out avoid this.

However, if you’re like me and have pretty much just accepted that companies know everything about me anyway, and feel ya might as well get paid for it, then go ahead and sign right up 

You earn a steady $1 per day that you have the app running (for at least 8 hours) plus an additional $1 for every full month (or 28 days) you have it running. The days do NOT have to be consecutive. 




What I Like:

• Earnings are consistent. You will always earn $1 per week. Plus as additional $1 for each consecutive 28 days you run the app

 

• You can turn it off to save data. Unlike Mobile Performance Meter, which basically requires you to be running the app 24/7, Telephia only requires 8 hours a day as a “target”. Once you hit said target, you can stop running the app. This is good id you’re on a limited data plan and need to conserve as much data as possible but still want to earn from the app.

 

• It keeps track of your Lifetime earnings. I’m all about gamification and seeing stats and numbers grow. There’s a number at the top of the app that shows how much you’ve earned since you first downloaded it. It’s not anything huge but it’s pretty cool to know how much money you’ve made doing nothing with this app. There’s also a countdown to show you when you will earn your next incentive, which is cool too because a lot of other apps can be confusing about when the “server time” is. You’ll be looking at another app and be like “WHy didn’t I earn my points for the day?” Seeing a server clock takes away that ambiguity which is nice.

What I Don’t Like: 

• There’s no bonus incentive to keep it running past 8 hours. Running it 24 hours a day pays the same as running it 8 hours a day. You’re pretty much wasting data and even the battery life of your phone if you keep in running more than you need it to. I tend to keep it on so it’s more passive, and even though I have unlimited data, it still drains my battery. That said, the battery drain isn’t too heavy running the app consistently, but it definitely drains faster with it running than without it. I’m too lazy to calculate the numbers for you though.

 

• There’s no Referral system or bonus ways to earn. It does have a streak bonus (28 days for one extra dollar), something Mobile Performance Meter does not have. But you can’t get people to sign up under your account to earn additional  incentives

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4) Reklaim (aka Killi)
(Non-Ref)


Minimum Cash Out: none

Time to Reach Minimum Cash Out: 1 month

WTF is it?

Your data is being sold and Reklaim, former known as “Killi” wants to give you a cut of the pie and “reclaim” your own data.

After providing your e-mail address, the app  will scan social media networks, websites, and services like Facebook, Google, Netflix, Twitter, and Pinterest to see who bought and sold your data and what they’re using it for.

You’ll be given a list of these companies as well as how much they’ve been selling your data for. You’ll also see the grand total of how much your data sells for (in total) annually.

Honestly, the points you earn are a bonus, because this app is simply a great tool at getting a good view at who’s trading your data.

You can also link your credit/debit card to earn from your shopping data or install a browser extension to earn form your browsing data.

Once you do all that, the earnings are completely on auto-pilot man.

While there seems to be no minimum cash out, your account needs to be active for a full 30 days before you’re able to cashout, which to be fair is about as long as it takes to reach the cash out threshold  of other apps.

You earn points each week, which is dependent on how much your data is being sold for. You basically get a portion of the profits. And when I say portion, I mean very small portion. But still, it’s better than nothing.

Like Mobile Performance Meter, there are surveys available via Pollfish, but they pay measly points and aren’t worth your time. Plus, doing the surveys is totally unpassive, which completely defeats the purpose we’re trying to achieve here. 



What I Like:

• My data. My money. I like the whole philosophy of these guys. You to take back (or “reklaim”) the data that’s yours. It’s your data being traded. You deserve some of the profits.

 

• See what companies are stalking me. It can be a real eye opener to see what companies are essentially spying on you. You can then choose not to associate yourself with that brand.

What I Don’t Like: 

• You need to be active on social media. Fact of the matter is, your data ain’t worth shit if you’re not very active on social media. Personally, my data isn’t worth much since I’m not on social media very much, nor do I do a whole lot of online shopping, and if you’re in the same boat, then don’t be surprised if your earnings are rather low.

 

• It’s unclear how many points you’ll earn each week. While the app tells you “you’ll earn x pt this week”, that number can vary from week to week. It’ll fluctuate up and down I suppose depending on how little or how much your data is being traded for.

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​5) Facebook Viewpoints

Minimum Cash Out:  $5

Time to Reach Minimum Cash Out: 2 weeks


Speaking of reclaiming your data.  Facebook actually has an in-house program called “Viewpoints”, where again they track your data and cell phone usage in exchange for a small incentive.

And let’s be honest, if you have the regular Facebook app on your phone, they’re probably tracking that type of data anyway soo...might as well get paid for it!

Once you download the app, you’ll need to join the “Study” program, which is yet another app you have to download.

You’ll earn a solid 500 points per week and it costs 1,000 points to cash out for a $5 reward in gift card form, so it takes a solid 2 weeks before you reach that threshold, which is honestly the fastest time to reach cash out out of all these apps.



What I Like:

• Fast to reach the cash out threshold (only 2 weeks). You’ll get a total of $10 a month for literally doing nothing, other than keeping it on your phone.

What I Don’t Like: 

• You need to install TWO separate apps for this to work. You need BOTH the Viewpoints app and the Study app for this to work. (technically 3 if you want to count Facebook itself, but you don’t need that one installed on your phone. You can use the website from a browser to login or create an account)

 

• You need to have a Facebook account.  Most people have one, but maybe you younger kids don’t since FB is “the old people” social media. That said, you don’t need to necessarily be active in it (I know I’m not). You just need to have an account.

 

• -You’re feeding the Zuck. Yes the ultimate data eater AI, Mark Zuckerberg himself is siphoning off your juicy juicy data. But all jokes aside, signing up for this app means giving more information about yourself to him. Facebook as a company has been sketchy at best and totally corrupt at worst. Let’s not forget the whole Cambridge Analytica incident. And while you may in fact trust the Zuck, you should be aware that Cambridge wasn’t the first nor will it be the last company to take advantage of the data Facebook gives them.

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​6) AppOtix


Minimum Cash Out: $10 via Amazon gift card
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Time to Reach Minimum Cash Out: 3 months

WTF Is It?

Yet another get paid to share your data, a completely passive app. You earn 25 points per week and need 300 to cash out.

No need to cash out manually, which means more passive-ness, which means more laziness, which means this is a BIG PLUS in my book.

What I Like:

• Very low battery and data usage. You barely even know this app is running in the background. It used a whopping 5.86 MB of data since June and it’s now September and uses only 1-2% of the battery charge at full charge

 

• The gift card is sent to your e-mail AUTOMATICALLY. This si the only app I can find that does this. Other apps require you to MANUALLY request a cash out, but with AppOtix, once you hit 300 points, you’ll receive your gift card usually within 48 hours.

What I Don’t Like: 

• There’s a delay between signing up and beginning to earn points.  After signing up, you need to get approved for the panel. This took me personally at least a week, which could have been 25 points I earned. Also, they don’t always accept new applicants ,so you might not even get a spot.

 

• You need to “Save Your Profile” every few months, EVEN IF there aren’t any changes. This is really just a minor inconvenience but it’s still kind of annoying. If nothing changes, I shouldn’t have to login. This is the ONLY feature (if you want to even call it that) that prevents this app from being completely passive, since unlike other apps you don’t have to login to cash out.

 

• Only one cash out option: Amazon. Now personally, I’d probably choose an Amazon gift card out of all the gift cards I could choose form anyway, but at the same time fi you’re not into supporting Jeff Bezos’ side hobby of taking space field trips, I understand. It’s also nice to just have a variety of choices. Unlike PayPal, which you can transfer to your bank or use the PP card at a store, you’re limited to only using the Amazon gift card at Amazon. Of course, that site literally has everything so I suppose you can’t really go wrong.















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7) Rewards by Four Square (formerly Panel App)
(Non-Ref)

Minimum Cash Out: $1 via gift card

Time to Reach Minimum Cash Out: 2-3 months

WTF Is It?

It’s run by FourSquare,the social network that has you earning badges for checking in at local restaurants and other venues. Needless to say, they want to collect your location data with this app.

You collect points passively, though usually a low amount of 10-15 per day

You can manually answer questions about your trip  or manually chekc in for bonus points, but I skip out on this because a) I’m lazy and b) I want passive income not income I have to work for and answering questions is extra work I just don’t want to deal with.


You can cash out for an Amazon, Visa, Google Playstore, or WalMart gift card. They have sweepstakes for a low  amount of points (5-15) that you can enter for a chance to win these gift cards and you have an unlimited amount of entries you can put in, granted you have enough points to purchase multiple entries.

Like lottery tickets, it ain’t worth the gamble and you’re likely just throwing away your points. A total waste.

You can, in turn, choose to take from the “guaranteed” prize pool. This cost like 1000x more points to get, but in all honesty, you’ll probably be spending that amount to win the sweepstakes anyway, so best to procrastinate, wait, and save up ‘til you have enough for that guaranteed prize.


What I Like:

• It’s passive. I know that doesn’t really set the app apart from the others in a list of passive money-making apps, but really it’s the only reason it’s still on the list. You sign up, you install the app, and you watch your points grow with no further input needed on your end.

 

• It’s from a trusted brand name. No doubt Four Square holds a bit more trust and notoriety than a name like CM.com or Embee Mobile Performance Meter. Of course I guess the question is how much can we really trust these companies that are collecting our data for profits anyway?

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• Battery drain and data usage  ain't to bad.  Just a couple megabytes each month and a few percentile points per full charge (1-2%).

What I Don’t Like:

-  The “guaranteed prizes” are way overpriced. I mean I get it, they’re trying to get you to enter the sweepstakes (and lose all your points in the process so they don’t have to pay out anything), but seriously the point cost for these prizes are insane.

• Points are earned abysmally slow . Make no mistake the sloth is my spirit animal. I’m all abut going slow n’ steady, but damn man we’re really earning the scraps on the table here.

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8) LifeCoin
(Non-Ref)
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Minimum Cash Out: $50 via gift card

Time to Reach Minimum Cash Out: 2-3 months

WTF Is It?

It measures the steps you take automatically. You don’t need to hit “start work out” or sync it with an external running/exercise app of some sort like RunKeeper. It just works as an automatic pedometer.

The downside of it automatically tracking your steps though  is that it's constantly using your data, though not much  (about 6mb per month) compared to other apps that hit several Gigabytes in data usage per month.

You don’t have to manually collect your coins/points, which other “get paid to walk” apps require.

Since it’s only counting your steps, the steps you take from your couch to the bathroom “count” (as long as you bring your phone with you, which, face it, you’re gonna probably do for a long dump anyway).


What I Like:

• Lots of Cash Out Options: Foot Locker, Stub Hub (for concerts and events), Best Buy, Adidas, AMC. They also have physical prizes (not just gift cards) like Apple watches, phones, tablets,and even smart scales.

What I Don’t Like:

-  JESUS CHRIST the cash out threshold! Fifty dollars. Like are you kidding me? What’s more is that your steps really aren’t worth a whole lot of points. Like the other day I did 1000 steps. That net me a point gain of 0.95 LifeCoins. Not even a full point. Holy hell!

A thousand steps is a little under a half mile, so itt takes a half mile (in steps) per point

You need 2500 to cash out for a $50 gift card. That means you need to walk 1250 miles total to reach cash out.

Now fortunately points don’t expire and there’s no “minimum” amount of steps you need to do, so it does slowly add up over time.

> Life Coin isn't an actual cryptocurrency tradable on the market, just some in-house point system within the app.  Like c'mon now. Total opportunity missed here! I would love to be able to trade this for Bitcoin or  Ethereum something or at least have that as a cash out option.







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Wrapping Up:

There you have it. The list of my top passive income apps.

I guess the takeaway here is that if you’re willing to share your data, you can get paid. It ain’t gonna make you rich by any means, but hey, it is money for doing nothing. You wanted a lazy way to make money and there you go.

Now sit on back and watch your earnings grow slow n’ steady.

Take it easy,


N8

So you want to spend all day laying on the couch?


But you have bills to pay and you’ve got at least one mouth to feed.


They tell you “go to school n’ get a good job”


Well, the student debt is right now over a TRILLION dollars. Trillion. With a T.

People are going to school, gettin’ their “good education”, earning their degree and failing to find *any* job, yet alone one in their field of study, that can get them to hardly break even on the cost of said degree.

Case and point: a college degree is nothing more than the largest, most expensive, singly ply piece of toilet paper and you’re better off dropping out.

Sure, you could drop out and go for some “trade” like HVAC or plumbing or construction or something, but no, that requires work and actually getting off your lazy ass.


No, thank you.

I know some guys in HVAC and all of them work like 60 hour weeks, including weekends, and are always “on call” even on their days off.

I want to be in control of my own time, do things when I want, when i feel like, not feel obligated by someone else’s demands and schedule.

Also, there are some low effort jobs, like security, that are pretty laid back most of the time and the job consist of *mostly* sitting around doing nothing, but I don’t want to wear a uniform or a three piece suit. I want to sit in my cozy pjs on the couch or the bed, not a desk with a chair that spins but probably doesn’t recline.



If you’re like me, you want a job where you can 

• Make your own hours (sleep as late as you want)
• Do it from the couch
• wear PJs while working
• Put in as little effort
• Have little or no start up cost

Today, we’ll take a look at the top jobs you can have that cover all of those criteria, ways you can earn money from home. You’ll be able to wake up at noon, live your lazy lifestyle, and pay your bills, without having to “go to work” ever again. You can work from home, and I use that term work very, very loosefully because these things are so easy.

Anyway, let’s dive into it.




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. Content Creator (Vlogger, Streamer, Podcaster, Blogger)

Content creation is basically monetizing your online activity and building a following of people that enjoy or find value in what you do online.

When beginning content creation, people will say “oh, well find your passion”, like you need some intense infatuation and obsession with a field or hobby.

You just need to like the damned thing. You don’t need this magical path of destiny.

If you like video games, make content about video games. If you like cooking, make content about cooking.

Sure, you could find a more profitable niche than what you actually like, but you’ll quickly burn out [LINK] and get bored with it. It’s better to stick with something you like and go for the long, slow game, rather than the quick hardworking one.

And here’s the kicker: You’re already a content creator. You just need to start putting a price on it.



Do you make comments online, either on forums or social media?

Do you make posts on reddit or create your own juicy memes?
 
Do you post pictures on instagram or Snapchat or even Facebook?

What about Amazon reviews?

Well, guess what?

All of that is content that*you* created. You just haven’t been monetizing it yet.



Take content you already wrote and repurpose it for a blog or repurpose it for a video or podcast. Copy those words and paste them into a script, as I talked about on lvl 31 of the  the ProcrastiN8 Podcast “Copy & Procrasti-naste”.


Bonus points if you’re female.  As a matter of fact, you don’t even really have to do much on “quality” in your content, just look pretty. Look at Belle Delphine.



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This chick was selling “gamer girl bathwater” for $35 a pop.

I ain’t knocking her. I mean hell, if a tiny jar of MY bath water were worth $35, I'd take 50 baths a day

She sold 500 jars at $35 a pop. Christ that's over $17k, minus the cost of jars and shipping.
Some people are working 9-5 for five days a week to earn LESS than that.


Can't say she's not a PRO-crastiN8r.

Marketing genius honestly.



She knows her target audience is dumb enough to pay for it. The way she smiles and says to the camera “Hey gamer boys” [who are lonely and/or virgin] -- she knows what she's doing and her target demographic.

That's some next level online money making. These guys were thirsty and not because they wanted a drink. They wanted to quench their thirst for something, for sure.

People are calling her a “scam artist”. Look, she said she was selling dirty bathwater and people bought it. She didn’t hide what she was doing.

I’m more flabbergasted by the idiots who bought this thing. I mean gamer girl bathwater, c’mon dude. She SOLD OUT too. Well, at least her website said she sold out but still.

I bet the chick who licked ice cream coulda re-sold it as "gamer girl" ice cream and be fine

Anyway, Belle Delphine also trolled her followers by promising to make a Pornhub account if she got 1m likes. Well she got over 2m likes and made her account. She then proceeded to make an slew of videos including...

“Playing with her pussy”, where she played with a stuffed cat

Or “making cream pie” where she *literally baked a cream pie in the kitchen with ingredients

Her fans were pissed, but maybe it’ll wake them up a little and stop drinking dirty bathwater from a girl they’ll never even meet.



Now if you’re not female and/or at least semi-attractive, or simply don’t want to exploit male horniness as sales tactic, you have to go the old school method of monetizing your content.

• Advertising: post Google ads or other ads from other networks or reach out to sponsors and ask

 

• Affiliate Sales: saying “hey check this thing out” and getting paid when someone buys through that link. Wildlink is pretty awesome for using affiliate links from tons of stores. (Check out the full review of Wildlink here)

 

• Selling an Information Product (create a webinar  or video series, write and publish an e-book or audiobook

 

• Creating a Patreon page and getting monthly donations

You can also stream and get paid to basically sit there and hang out, doing it is what you would be doing anyway, like playing video games...or playing with yourself.

Speaking of which, next week on the ProcrastiN8r Podcast, we'll be having a guest -- a straight married man who makes money jacking off in front of gay dudes on Snapchat.


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2. Programmer(Game Designer/Software Developer)

This is literally sitting in front of the computer and typing lines of code. 

Pajama Pants? Check

Laptop on couch? Check.

Programming is a language but instead of using the witty banter or informative dialogue as you would with content creation, you’re using problem solving and logical reasoning.

You can sell software.

Inspired by his own laziness, Robin Singh, founder of e-junkie, created an automated way of selling his software and it became the backbone of his business.

You can listen to the ProcrastiN8r Podcast on episode 12 for the full interview.

Basically find a solution to a problem. Make lives easier with technology.

There are a lot of start ups nowadays that are literally just selling software or digital services. 

Back in the day in order to start and run a business, you needed to own real estate, hire employees ,the whole nine yards.

Now, you can literally start a whole business on the couch with just a laptop.

Look at Uber, the biggest taxi company in the world, but doesn’t own a single vehicle. Then there’s GrubHub, the largest delivery service for food, that doesn’t own a single restaurant.

Remember, entrepreneurship is just a fancy word for “professional laziness”.

With programming skills (which you can by the way, learn easily online), you can also make games 

The mobile market makes it very easy to get published as a developer.

I don’t encourage this behavior at all, and as a matter of fact am adamantly against it as a gamer, but making addictive  “hyper casual” games that appeal to the masses with a heavy focus on getting them to purchase more energy, more lives, better cards, whatever, are insanely profitable.

You can also throw in ads to enhance the profit even further.

Just don’t be too invasive with the ads, otherwise, people will uninstall your app.

There is definitely a market for “serious gamers” that would pay full price for a game to avoid any IAP crap oir ads, even if it’s not the mainstream audience.





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3. Investor


Investing is actually pretty easy and you don’t need to be a certified accountant or expert stock broker to profit. Invest in stocks of companies you’re familiar with, companies you buy from.

If you’re familiar with a market, the research is done for you. You’re already familiar with the trends going on in a specific niche that you like and are a part of, so all you do is invest accordingly.

For example,if you are a gamer, like myself, you may be aware of upcoming titles from noteworthy developers. Well typically, you can “jump on the hype” of a release and make a profit.

Of course, as a disclaimer, there’s always a risk of losing money whenever you make any sort of investment with your money and there is absolutely no way to *guarantee* you can find investing to be profitable.

Even if you don’t want to day trade or constantly flip shares by buying low and selling high, you can pretty much stick to “blue chip” stocks, your safest bet, and profit in the long run. 

These are companies like Johnson & Johnson, Coca-Cola, McDonald’s, ya know, companies that do they’re thing and aren’t really going away any time soon.

Just invest in quote on quote “boring” companies. It doesn’t have to be the most profitable, just the most stable. Have patience like a sloth and climb that tree to the top eventually.

Besides trying to find “THE NEXT BIG THING” is too much of a hassle. Just keep it simple, man.


Investing in crypto and HYIPs is also an easy thing, with the right strategy. I cover the basics in my podcast on I was Gonna Get a Job, Then i Got HYIP.

You can invest in crypto mining equipment as well as phones for "phone farming", having your phones run videos passively and earning money any.d your computers mine money.
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4. Tutor/Counselor/Life Coach

While there are some legitimate “Life Coach Certifications” you can earn  like the ACTP, legally, there is absolutely no formal education, certification, or background required to call yourself a life coach.

Some Psychology background may help, but is not actually necessary.

And besides, all a degree is is a piece of paper that says “I showed up for class and passed exams”. It doesn’t determine how much experience and knowledge you actually have.

What I’m saying is, anyone can be a life coach and offer life coaching services.

There are websites, like VIPKid, Nicetalk, and PALfish, where you can tutor kids from China who are learning English. Best of all, there’s no knowledge of the Chinese language necessary. You just have to talk with them and let them practice their English.

You can even create your own course on sites like Teachable, Udemy , or SkillShare.

If you like sharing your knowledge about a topic to your friends/family anyway, you might as well offer to teach it and get paid.
 

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5. Freelancer (artist, audio producer, musician, writer, web designer, developer, SEO expert, social media manager, voice talent)

This is similar to content creation where you choose something you like but instead of publishing stuff for people to consume, you are focused on providing a service.


Pick a skill.

If you’re going to be playing guitar in your free time anyway, you can offer to record racks for money.

If you’re going to be building websites for fun, you can offer to do it for companies and get paid.

If you’re going to be drawing, you can offer graphic design services.

Just monetize your hobby. That’s all. That’s the lazy way to do it.

Fiverr and Upwork are some great places to start freelancing.

You can even offer “gaming services” like leveling up and grinding on Fortnite or World of Warcraft or Runescape or something. G2G and Gameflip are great sites for that sort of “freelancing”




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6. Online Merchant

Find a product within your niche that is sellable and doesn’t have much competition. You can make your product  “Fulfilled by Amazon” so you only have to make the shipment once (to Amazon) and then only send more when they run out of your inventory.

This makes it easy so you’re not constantly running to the post office personally.

Limited edition “Collectible”  items within your niche (the thing you like that keeps you procrastinating work and class) are insanely profitable. This is more of a buy and hold strategy though, since it may take a few months or even few years for the value of the collectible to really be worth a lot more than what you paid.

Remember, you have to cover the cost of shipping and materials.

Black Friday is also a great opportunity to grab deals and flip them for a lot higher price.

Look for sales throughout the entire year though, outside of just that last week of November though. Again  it helps to actually like the damned thing, because you’ll be aware of the prices, what people want, and what makes something a “good deal”. It’ll be easy to find a good item to flip if you like the niche your flipping in.

Avoid niches you’re unfamiliar with because that's just asking to lose money.

You actually don’t even need to purchase your own products, either. You can sell t-shirt designs, which you either make yourself if drawing is you’re thing or sell other people’s designs though an affiliate system like the one TeePublic has. You can open your own store and add other artists designs to your shop.


You can combine this with Content Creator to promote said shop and products.
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8. Micro-Tasker

One could argue that this type of work is “more tedious” than a day job. Yeah, but you’re your own boss. You call the shots. And again, pjs and couch is better than suit and cubicle.

You take surveys or enter data, like the items on a receipt

You probably already take surveys on Buzzfeed to find out what type of chair you are or some shit, might as well take surveys and actually get paid, oh and not to mention, contribute to science.

YEAH SCIENCE! YEAH MONEY!


mTurk, which is owned by Amazon, is a solid site for both surveys and data entry jobs, and since it’s Amazon, it’s not gonna be one of these cheap little start up companies that is gone ina  few months; it’ll be here for a while.

I used to make a couple hundred from mTurk alone, but have gotten bored with it. I do take the occasional survey now just for some pocket change though. mTurk  is limited to the US, Canada, and India

Prolific Academic is global, with a focus on surveys, but the queue (available survey tasks)  is usually a lot lower

I tend to avoid sites like InstaGC or Swagbucks or any of these other various “GPT” (get paid to) sites as far as surveys are concerned

I always seem to get “disqualified” after 20 minutes or more of my time.

Swag n InstGC are worth it for the passive video apps, though.





Well, there you have it - the top ways  to make money from the couch. No need to get a "real job" when you can make an income living in your cozy, lazy, humble abode.

Enjoy your frequent naps and pajama parties, while other people complain about going to work.



Take it easy,

N8
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Continuing our Micro Moneymaking March Madness, where we feature an easy way to earn extra money online each week throughout the month of March, we’ve got a new app for ya!


Lucktastic is a FREE scratch card app where they claim you can “win prizes daily”. But...is Lucktastic a SCAM?

Now, despite the name and the advertising and whole brand they attempt to perpetuate, complete with a cute little four leaf clover as the logo: This isn’t really a “get lucky and get rich quick” app.


It’s not.

I mean unless you are somehow charmed by the golden Leprechaun gods or have Pegasus’ horse shoe on your door...

Lucktaktastic is NOT a way to WIN money.

It’s NOT a scam, per sue.

I mean they DO  in fact pay out.

But if you’re diving into this app with a blind happy go-lucky attitude that you’re going to bring home the bacon from your winnings, if you’re thinking you’re gonna be “one of the lucky ones” then you’re delusional and  gonna be immensely disappointed.

You’re not gonna win. Hate to break it to you, but not really. I give you the raw deal and I’m not here to blow sunshine up your ass or get your hopes up,

Now to be fair, you probably have a better chance at winning this thing, then let’s say, purchasing a *real* lottery ticket.

And you may be thinking: well, maybe it’s worth it “just in case” -- “just in case I win ya know? “ No, I don’t know.

Who’s to say the whole game isn’t rigged?

I mean let’s look at it: Lucktastic, a FREE lottery scratch card app. Where you can win real cash and prizes.

For free. Okay, so what’s the catch??

Because if there’s anything to learn in life, which you’ve probably already learned by now at some point, it’s that NOTHING is *actually* free.

There’s always some sort of cost, commitment, or sacrifice.

Like Google,  Facebook and Amazon, a “free” service you get by sacrificing your entire life privacy.
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But anyway, they create a big prize to draw attention, make it very super ridiculously rare to actually attain, then give away said prize with the goal of getting shared and creating “buzz” to draw even further attention.

I mean who doesn’t want to talk about something cool they just got...and for FREE!


Chances are you are not going to win a huge prize and those that do are really nothing more than a tool used as advertising for their own app.



I’m just calling it as I see it.

The entire business model is, in terms of turning a profit, is well, absolutely genius though and plays on excited emotions and gambling addiction.

That said, we’re gonna look at how to play Lucktastic and make it worth your run, knowing we’re likely NOT going to win a ridiculous amount of money.

We’re in it for the long haul and taking our time, like real procrastin8rs.

You want to go for the GUARANTEED prizes. Click the “GO” button in the top and navigate to “Redeem” to get there.
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​Payment Proof from Lucktastic:

​Hello fellow ProcrastiN8rs, it is the first blog in the month of March and if you’ve been subscribed to my newsletter and caught the announcement or joined the ProcrastiN8rs group on Facebook, you know that means…

It’s time for... Micro Money-Making March Madness!

Each week, throughout March, we’ll be covering an easy way to make money with very little physical or mental effort


Look, I don’t really care too much about sports, yet alone basketball, yet alone college basketball.

But I do care about making money and I do care about doing that with as little time and effort as possible. Although, you can combine both moneymaking and sport with sports betting (and don’t even need sports knowledge)


I want to sit at home and earn my living, not get out of bed and slug at a desk job for hours on end. I want simple tasks that require no knowledge or hard work on my part.

That’s where micro money money-making comes in!

Micro-money or better known as “beer money” are small little tasks you can do to earn a little extra cash and you don’t need any sort of training or education for, nor do you need to work hard.

They’re easy and rather mindless tasks.

Beermoney is all about earning a buck or few cents with minimal effort, skill, and knowledge.

You can literally spend this money on “beer” (or I prefer rum) but really “beer” is more of a metaphor than a literal sense of the word.
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The first Micro Money-Making March Madness App we’re gonna cover is called:

VoxPopMe

VoxPop me is a video survey app for iOS and Android. You get a question, record an under 60 second response, upload it, and BOOM you’re done.

It’s like getting paid to create Snaps. Easy.

50 cents in your wallet for that vid!

Well sort of, there is a minimum cash out of $15 via PayPal only and video response questions vox “pop up” only a couple times a week, at least for me. So it actually takes a few months to reach that cash out minimum.  The cash out itself is usually done within a week.

It’s slow, but like I said these aren’t apps I’m sharing with you to get rich quick, these are apps that get you extra money more easily rather than quickly.

Totally worth being patient for this one.

You can earn up to $90 per hour from your smart phone!


(if you account for the time you actually spend using the app)

That’s pretty solid. Now wait,not gimmicky, not entirely:  let’s break that down


The minimum length of the video is 15 seconds and it can go up to 60.


(I usually go for the full 60 seconds, but that’s just cause I like to talk. I enjoying doing it, whatever.)


The questions themselves are open-ended, no right or wrong answer (you don’t have to pretend to like something  if you don’t like it) typically about specific brands, advertisements, personal hobbies interests, current events, or political views. They’re simple topics anyone with half a brain can talk about and form an opinion about.
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Just give your opinion!

Even if you have no freaking clue what the topic is, they provides links to videos and articles that sum it up for you, then you just give your reaction to it.

You can pretty much say whatever you want as long as you stay on topic -- oh and don’t talk like a sailor. Don’t curse.

I learned that the fucking hard way…

Anyway, I’ve experimented with different lengths of videos: shorter and longer ones and it seems as long as you answer the question and give your honest opinion about it, and follow a few rules (which we’ll cover in a minute),  you’ll get approved.

Approval time is a bit slow, but I cut them a little slack because they’re watching and approving all the content from all of their users manually. God knows we’re not at the point where automation can moderate video content *cough* *cough* YouTube *couch*

Anywho…

50 cents is the flat compensation you get, no matter what your video length is, so if you want to maximize your “hourly wage”, it makes sense just to make it 15 seconds.

I mean you’re basically earning anywhere between $.50 and $1.50 per minute, multiply that by 60 for each minute in an hour,  and effectively, like I said we’re looking at $30-$90 per hour.

I’d say that’s a pretty sweet deal for speaking your mind, which you’re going to do on your Instagram or Snapchat stories anyway.  Might as well make money doing it.

Of  course it’s not like you get a whole list of these videos and are literally working by the hour.

They just come in waves, every once in a while.

The point I’m trying to make here though is that they are totally worth doing when they do come and are available.

The amount of time/effort spent into recording the little. piece is worth the pay out. There’s no right or wrong answer -- it's just like your opinion, man.
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​Another gripe of mine is that there’s no way to download your video responses.

As a matter of fact, I went to download my response for this blog, but to my disappointment, found there’s no option to do that.

You have to use a third party app to record your responses.

If I get around to it, I’ll update and post one of my VoxPopMe videos here. It’ll definitely be over at the ProcrastiN8rs group on Facebook.

Downloading your own content is a feature something like this should have.


Overall, VoxPopMe is definitely worth downloading & keeping on your phone. It offers  a high payout for the amount of time and effort you actually spend making videos. The questions are easy and straightforward and the approval rate is high, although a bit slow.

The minimum cash out takes a few months to achieve. Many will probably hop out before they ever reach it, but not a patient ProcrastiN8r will keep get there...eventually

The race mechanics of trying to grab a spot before the crowd fills the quota is kind of annoying and can be stressful, but if you don’t pressure yourself, relax, and take opportunities as they come, it’s quite a nice little bonus cash.

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