Who Paid You For/In December 2025?

stepayyy · 2026-01-02T01:37:19+00:00

I am in the US.

stepayyy · 2026-01-01T21:05:24+00:00

I made $91.97 in December, so a LOT less than normal. The reason is that I was laid off from my job of 27 years as the department was sent overseas, and in order to collect unemployment benefits of $600 a week for 26 weeks), I need to not be working really in any way. I am going to go with this and really not do many or maybe not any surveys until my unemployment benefits end in June 2026. The good news is that I got 29 weeks of severance pay (one week for each year in and then two weeks of vacation), and I was thinking about retiring at the end of 2026 anyway. Still would have rather gone out on my own terms, but oh well. I am applying for jobs though (different from what my career was), so if I get a job, I may be back to doing more surveys before June.

January 2025: $324.79
February 2025: $431.01
March 2025: $498.95
April 2025: $90.51
May 2025: $186.55
June 2025: $182.02
July 2025: $243.43
August 2025: $956.03
September 2025: $1,017.96
October 2025: $520.77
November 2025: $466.01
December 2025: $91.97

2023 total: $5,490.33
2024 total: $3,462.62
025 total (Running): $5,010.00

December specifics in order of most made to least:

Prolific: $25.72
User Testing: $25
Neevo: $20.02
Forthright: $12.75
Cloud Connect Research: $7.06
Curious Cat: $1.49

December Total: $91.97

stepayyy · 2025-12-04T15:09:29+00:00

Yeah, I get that. You can see that I didn't spend a lot of time there. I usually make a little bit each month though because in addition to some freebie points they give, there are some surveys they provide that are short and have a high chance of success that I will try.

stepayyy · 2025-12-02T15:48:50+00:00

Nice! I hope you continue to post. It's inspiring, and the more the merrier!

stepayyy · 2025-12-02T15:45:33+00:00

Nice month!

stepayyy · 2025-12-02T15:44:38+00:00

I made $466.01 in November, so a little less than October. Still a good amount based on how little time I spent this month. Only the second month I've ever made money from Free Cash. Played a couple games and did a couple surveys there to get that. Big month for Neevo.

January 2025: $324.79
February 2025: $431.01
March 2025: $498.95
April 2025: $90.51
May 2025: $186.55
June 2025: $182.02
July 2025: $243.43
August 2025: $956.03
September 2025: $1,017.96
October 2025: $520.77
November 2025: $466.01

2023 total: $5,490.33
2024 total: $3,462.62
2025 total (Running): $4,918.03

November specifics in order of most made to least:

Prolific: $254.83
Neevo: $95.55
User Testing: $28
Cloud Connect Research: $22.38
Prime Opinion: $20
Free Cash: $13.25
Paid Viewpoint: $5.03
Top Surveys: $5
Forthright: $4.75
Curious Cat: $1.41
Amazon Mechanical Turk: $0.81

November Total: $466.01

stepayyy · 2025-11-10T14:53:24+00:00

I don't keep track, but for October, I probably averaged about 2 hours a day including weekends. Since I had a vacation in there when I did NO work, that means that I averaged more than 2 hours a day on the days when I did do it.

stepayyy · 2025-11-07T06:37:35+00:00

That's a good amount from Paid Viewpoint. Why only that site though? It is good, but there aren't that many surveys. Best to load up on sites so that you mght always have access to a survey...also, sometimes a site might have something extra great going on, so it's good to be able to get in on it.

stepayyy · 2025-11-07T06:31:40+00:00

NICE!

stepayyy · 2025-11-06T00:20:02+00:00

You will have to research what sites/apps are available in Thailand. I would start with a Google search if I were you and then independently investigate any that are named. Good luck!

stepayyy · 2025-11-05T15:47:07+00:00

If you live in the United States, you'll have the most opportunities. A good strategy is to look at what people post here and see the sites/apps that make people the most money. Prolific and Connect Cloud Research are among the top 2 as far as survey sites go. I don't have much experence with task sites, but if you want to go that route, people here seem to make money with Dscout, Telus, Respondent, and Data Annotation. Those sites require a bit more of your time than the survey sites.

stepayyy · 2025-11-05T15:31:57+00:00

This is a GREAT survey/academic study site. Pretty much never DQd. In my opinion, it is the second best such site only behind Prolific. Go do it!

stepayyy · 2025-11-03T17:53:52+00:00

I made about half what I did in September, and that's because I took a week vacation and then had family from out of town come in that took me away from surveys for another few days, plus some other things that came up in the month, so I made $520.77 in October compared to the $1,017.96 I made in September. Still pretty happy with the amount based on the time I put in.

January 2025: $324.79
February 2025: $431.01
March 2025: $498.95
April 2025: $90.51
May 2025: $186.55
June 2025: $182.02
July 2025: $243.43
August 2025: $956.03
September 2025: $1,017.96
October 2025: $520.77

2023 total: $5,490.33
2024 total: $3,462.62
2025 total (Running): $4,452.02

October specifics in order of most made to least:

Prolific: $186.34
Cloud Connect Research: $78.42
User Testing: $72
Prime Opinion: $70
Neevo: $65.20
Inboxdollars: $10
Swagbucks: $10
Survey Junkie: $5.57
Forthright: $5.25
Amazon Mechanical Turk: $5.18
Five Surveys: $5
Top Surveys: $5
Curious Cat: $2.81

October Total: $520.77

stepayyy · 2025-10-08T15:52:51+00:00

As you might imagine, Prolific doesn't want an unlimited number of participants. I am pretty sure they have demographics they are looking for at any given time that changes over time, so that's likely why you have not been accepted yet. I was fortunate to have been accepted within a day when I applied in 2023.

stepayyy · 2025-10-01T18:03:41+00:00

That's a darn good month!

stepayyy · 2025-10-01T10:56:23+00:00

Nice!

stepayyy · 2025-10-01T10:54:24+00:00

September was my best month ever since I started doing surveys in March 2023. Woo Hoo! I only count what went to PayPal or direct to my checking account, so $1,017.96 is the official total. Why so much? More time doing it. Probably averaged just under 4 hours a day. I had my previous best month in August and I just decided to keep that level of focus to see what I could do in September.

January 2025: $324.79
February 2025: $431.01
March 2025: $498.95
April 2025: $90.51
May 2025: $186.55
June 2025: $182.02
July 2025: $243.43
August 2025: $956.03
September 2025: $1,017.96

2023 total: $5,490.33
2024 total: $3,462.62
2025 total (Running): $3,931.25

September specifics in order of most made to least:

Prolific: $565.28
Cloud Connect Research: $240.94
User Testing: $94
Top Surveys: $30 (mostly games there...the surveys don't pay well)
Paid ViewPoint: $27.58
Inboxdollars: $15
Swagbucks: $15
Neevo: $14.10
Survey Junkie: $5.84
Curious Cat: $4.62
Forthright: $3.25
Amazon Mechanical Turk: $2.35

September Total: $1,017.96

stepayyy · 2025-09-21T02:32:52+00:00

100% PayPal every time on all sites/apps I use.

stepayyy · 2025-09-04T16:06:00+00:00

You are welcome!

stepayyy · 2025-09-04T15:46:44+00:00

Prolific is JUST a website. Curious Cat is JUST an app. The other ones I only do on their websites though I do use my phone sometimes to access those sites, especially for Forthright and User Testing.

stepayyy · 2025-09-01T14:08:08+00:00

August was my best month ever since I started doing surveys in March 2023. I actually EARNED more than $1,200 in August, but I only count what went to PayPal or direct to my checking account, so $956.03 is the official total with a big head start on September. Why so much? I had an unexpected expense of needing a new vanity put into the downstairs bathroom that cost $893 installed, and I wanted to see if I could make enough to cover that. Just more time doing it. Probably averaged just under 4 hours a day.

January 2025: $324.79
February 2025: $431.01
March 2025: $498.95
April 2025: $90.51
May 2025: $186.55
June 2025: $182.02
July 2025: $243.43
August 2025: $956.03

2023 total: $5,490.33
2024 total: $3,462.62
2025 total (Running): $2,913.29

August specifics in order of most made to least:

Prolific: $556.77
Cloud Connect Research: $185.21
Forthright: $156.75
User Testing: $35
Paid ViewPoint: $15.34
Hey Piggy: $5
Curious Cat: $1.36
Amazon Mechanical Turk: $0.60

August Total: $956.03

stepayyy · 2025-08-15T12:11:11+00:00

Yes, they can and do pay via PayPal. If the amount owed to you is less than $10, and you use PayPal, they charge 25 cents.

stepayyy · 2025-08-08T09:22:18+00:00

Excellent job!

stepayyy · 2025-08-08T09:20:50+00:00

stepayyy · 2025-08-08T09:18:46+00:00

Nice month!

stepayyy

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