Make Extra Money in 2016 with These Websites

You've made it through Christmas and are now facing the credit card bills. Not only can you knock a bit off those with sites that pay you cash, but you can earn some extra dough and gift cards to ensure 2016 is your best financial year yet!

I highly recommend you create a secondary email address before registering for any of the sites below because most will send you email. By creating a new account for those emails, you ensure your important emails don't get lost in the shuffle.

Swagbucks
What you put into it is what you'll get out of it as with any "job". For just 15 minutes a day, you can earn about $25 a month. But there are people out there who earn hundreds of dollars every month on this site.  Register now, then default your search engine and you'll win points on a few of your searches each day. You can also earn extra points through surveys, special offers, and from watching videos. Choose gift cards or PayPal and watch the money stack up!

InstaGC
This site is similar to Swagbucks, but the redemption process is much easier. You can cash in when you've got as little as $1 and gift cards are instantaneous... no waiting period before they arrive for you to use.

ibotta
Download the app (required), unlock rebates, go shopping, upload receipt... get paid cash!  The products are pretty much every-day items like peanut butter, meat, eggs, etc.

ShopKick
Super fun and easy app. Download it and get "kicks" just for walking into certain stores. You can get more kicks for scanning specific products and for referring friends.

There are literally hundreds of ways to earn money online, but many of them are time-consuming and don't pay very well. Start with the four above and see how they go, then add a few more if you've still got some time!