Spin and earn free money with Qriket app

You know me, always a fan of the get-rich-quick schemes that don't cost me any money to start.. Here's another one!

I googled phone apps that make you real money. There are a bunch! Most of them require you to answer surveys and stuff, but I wanted one that took no brainpower. This one seems pretty simple, and everyone that has posted about it seems to like the real money you can steadily get. 

Let me prelude this with Ive had it for 2 days. But in 2 days I have $2.45 real dollars (that I can cash out into PayPal when it gets to $5 I think. Easy! 

The Game

Meet Qriket. Pick either blue or yellow and spin the wheel. If it lands on your colour, you get the 5, 10, 20 cents. I've heard-tell that it also jumps up and down to $1 and $2 in a spin. 

Get More Spins

There are a few ways to get spins. 

When you first get started, plug in my referral code at startup: Use the code D73E9F to get 25 free spins http://qriket.com/invite/D73E9F

You'll want those 25 spins, trust me!

Thereafter it looks like there are four ways to get more spins:

1. Spin locator

This thing shows you all the places that will give you 1 spin for every $1 spent at their place (mostly food). Most of them are in Toronto and none are near me unfortunately 

2. Buy Qriket gear. 

Buying a hat or shirt with the logo on it will come with a bonus spins code. 

3. Follow @jcomparel on Twitter or Instagram to get freebies he posts.

All of these codes go into the top little spin redeem button

4. Have your friends use your referral code when they download the game and you get $1 for every joinee. Don't forget to use mine! - D73E9F  http://qriket.com/invite/D73E9F

I hop on once a day, watch all the ads and spin 10 times. I go up at least .50 every day, so I will hang tight and see where I am in a couple weeks. Don't forget to use my referral code if you've found this info helpful!

Another it doesn't hurt to ask - missing parts

Some couples get a puppy or kitten, we go ahead and get another fish tank!  I already have a small 15 gallon fish tank, but I always kinda wanted a big one for the living room. Well, hubby and I went out "fishing" for some new additions to the 15 gallon, and ended up finding what we thought was a too-good-to-pass-up deal on basically the fish tank and stand I originally wanted and we both thought looked stunning. 

(Bowfront on stand with a closed cabinet underneath.)

It was on sale in the store for 20% off, which already made it a good deal. And then, it was marked down another 20% off that because it was missing the light accessory. We looked at the lights and the 20% off basically covered buying one of those lights. Done deal, we picked up all the stuff needed and brought it home. 

To prelude any more of this, let me explain that my 15 gallon tank was also a steal of a deal when I bought it a year ago. It's a National Geographic bowfront tank that when I bought it, had a defective light. The store tried to help me but they didn't have any more of that tank (hence why I got it for such a great deal). I called up National Geographic and after a little back and forth, they sent me a complete new lid and light set. 

So part 1. of "it doesn't hurt to ask", is I called up National Geographic again and asked how I could get lights for my new big tank. Without much hesitation, they are sending me the lights. When we get the lights, we can decide if we like them or not, and if we do, we can take back the light we bought at the store. If not, I can sell them to another aquatic fanatic and get another $25 or so off our bill. 

Part 2., there was a store coupon going around for $20 off your purchase of $75 for three days only. I took in my receipt and asked if they could refund me and "buy back" an item on my receipt. They said yes, and I saved another $20. 

Beautiful tank, we were happy with what we paid, and we saved here and there on something we wanted. Hooray!

Free is everywhere! - @ Toronto Airport

My hubby and I recently took a trip to Disney World. As with all flights, you try to get to the airport early, so we were there probably 3 hours early. Once there and through customs, our plane was delayed so we were going to be another hour or so just waiting around. 

Through customs and at the waiting gates, Toronto Pearson has little iPad stands. We took up shop there to charge our electronics and play on the iPads. One of the features of the iPad is the ability to win free stuff just for playing games and watching ads. I thought.. Why not!

We played some scratch card game that gives you points for opening chests with keys and matching three of the same icon (because it took no brain power or skill, and each "game" went quickest). When you run out of scratches, you watch a 30 second ad and you get 5 more scratches. My honey and I did this for the entire wait time (well, I did, he was totally bored after the first hour haha). 

Your points can then be redeemed right on the iPad for free drinks and snacks. If you play long enough they also had prizes like a TV, but you would have to win the jackpot spin to get that sucker!

So in 3ish hours, I won us 2 pops and 2 chips and he worked hard for some expensive chocolate bar thing that they were out of, and substituted for some awful peanut butter version (see his sad face :( ). 

You had to answer a skill testing math question correctly, and they would deliver your chosen prize right to the iPad you're sitting at. They had other games on there including card games and slots that you can accumulate prize points in. 

From these iPads you could also order and pay for food, which we tried, and I would suggest the flatbread as it was large enough to share, and a good airport-deal at $9. 

Freebies are everywhere, this was just another one I found and wanted to share. 

SPC - Student Price Card... Get one!

If you are in school or are a parent/grandparent/friend to someone who is, this has been probably one of the best "investments" I've ever made. Everyone who can, get one! 

The SPC card is a student price (discount) card that is accepted in more and more places, from food to shopping to entertainment to banking to travel. They have a great list on the back of the card that shows all the places it is accepted and there is even an app that you can quickly use on your phone in your area on the go. 

The card costs $10. Yep that's it. When I got my card years ago, I was making a purchase of something like $120. I bought the card first and used it on that purchase, and it paid for itself immediately, and every discount since has been free effortless money! This is a complete no brainer! Every time we go out to eat, I save something like $3-$5. A couple meals and the card is paid for again. 

I always ask at retailers if they have a SPC discount and more and more places are saying yes. Banking and travel too, every little 10% adds up! 

To qualify, you need to be in school with a student ID card to show when you make the purchase. As long as you are a student you can buy the card every year and it is good for a year. 

Then there is this awesome second part, called the BMO SPC MasterCard. This I got quickly after getting my original card (can apply through their website) and it is a SPC discount card combined with a no yearly fee, chargeable, credit-building MasterCard. This was great for me to start building credit as it was my first credit card, and one less discount card I had to carry around. PLUS you can hook up the card to air miles and get air miles with each $20 charged to the card. This card is like a triple dream! Annnnnd.. Every year they automatically renewed my SPC credit card, so in the entire life of my SPC affair I've spent only $10. 

Since I got the MasterCard, I no longer had to show my student ID either because retailers assume that BMO has already screened me. One less card I needed to carry around again.  

There are other student discount programs as well. On campus, grab one of those free planners they give out and inside should be the various places that will give student discounts for your school. I went to York University, and they had their own separate student discount card plan that was good off campus too. While I was in school I would also ask stores if they had a student discount, and a bunch did though they didn't promote it anywhere. 

It pays for itself almost immediately so in my opinion there is no reason not to get this card (or MasterCard) and use it!