About paid surveys...

I've joined many paid survey sites over the years, and to be honest I actually enjoy doing the surveys for the most part... so it was no huge loss to me. However, I have never reached the minimum payout on these sites before.

This doesn't mean you shouldn't try them out, though. I just never qualified for many of the surveys because I'm Canadian and it seems they all want American data. So you might have a lot more luck than I did, since I have heard of plenty of people making good money off of these sites.

Make sure you check the terms before signing up, though. Some sites will pay you per survey, others will simply enter you into a draw for some huge sum (which rarely results in you making any money at all). Also, keep an eye out for focus groups. You can generally make more money off of these than you would off of surveys, and all you need to do is go into a chat room at a certain time and discuss your experiences with certain products.