Top Ways To Save Money

We’ve curated a list of the 10 best money-saving rewards based on popularity.

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Miles

7 min readOct 10, 2022

In this economy, saving skills are top-of-mind for everyone. To help you get started or boost your finances for the rest of the year, we’ve compiled the top rewards that are helping hundreds of thousands of people step up their savings (and earnings) game.

If you haven’t done so already, check out Miles, the app that rewards you for every mode of transportation from running to flying and everything in between! That way, you can commute to work, go on a run, bike to the grocery store, and get gift cards, discounts, coupons, and many more savings! You’ll find these and more rewards in the app.

10. Explore Your Family History on Ancestry, For Free

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We begin our list of top ways to save money with Ancestry, the largest genealogy company in the world, offering billions of historical records for those looking to learn about their family tree.

Miles members love this reward because they get to sift through all those records for 14 days, for free, before they decide to pay for their service. Since March 2022, over 20,000 members got curious about uncovering their family secrets and gladly redeemed the Ancestry reward.

9. Try It Before You Buy It with TryProducts’ Free Samples

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If you’re anything like the majority of Miles members, you love to try things out before you buy, or even better, free things.

TryProducts, like the name suggests, partners with over 300 brands to deliver anything from coconut orange shampoo bars to pet food and protein powder. The catch? Just tell them what you think! The possibilities are endless when you can save hundreds of dollars on helpful household products.

8. Cook 13 Free Blue Apron Meals with Free Shipping

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Too busy to cook? Here’s how to get free meals. As you accumulate miles, one way to get value for your travel is by redeeming the Blue Apron reward. As of the writing of this article, you get 13 free meals from America’s Original Meal Kit.

On top of the fresh, locally sourced ingredients in pre-measured quantities, this reward comes with free shipping. It’s no wonder our members used their precious miles to claim it, making this healthy option our #8 reward.

7. Listen to Music Streaming Service Pandora Premium For Free

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You’re no stranger to music playlists and podcasts to pass the time while on the go. For our 7th most popular reward, Miles members chose 3 free months (not the regular 2 months) of Pandora Premium, the top-of-the-line streaming option that delivers highly-personalized audio experiences. You get months to create your favorite stations, so give it a try with no strings attached.

6. Reading This On A Device? Nielsen Rewards Will Pay You For It

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You’re probably reading this on your phone. Or your laptop. Or your tablet, right? Well, why not get paid for it?

Tens of thousands of our members this year thought earning money from home for something they already do is a fair trade.

With Nielsen Rewards, they have another way to earn money without really working for it. From game tokens to gift cards you automatically get rewarded, and even get monthly entries to win $10,000! Before you know it, the app is humming in the background and providing you with passive income, making this a legitimate way to make money.

5. Watch Your Favorite Shows and Movies on Hulu For Free

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Hulu needs no introduction. As a top streaming service, it’s the perfect reward to redeem for any occasion. Anyone who wants to save money on entertainment can join the 50,000+ Miles members who made sure to use their miles to get a free month of Hulu and FX Originals (think The Handmaid Tales, Atlanta, or Only Murders In The Building), and more. Entertainment for everyone, indeed.

4. Learn The Investing Game with 12 Free Stocks From Webull

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Fall is a great time to cozy up, enjoy time with family… and invest? Truly, it’s never too late to open up an investing account, especially if you’re getting 12 free shares worth up to $30,600 from Webull! This popular offer is a no-brainer. Just open up the account, make your first deposit and the shares are yours.

Still unsure? Nerdwallet is betting a pretty penny that Webull will help you win the investing game with the lowest cost around.

Liking this offer? Check out our app for this reward and others like it that are conveniently located in categories for your browsing ease.

3. Get a $5 Signup Bonus When You Start a Side Hustle with InboxDollars

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If someone offered to pay you for giving them your opinion, would you do it? More than 70,000 of our members did, putting InboxDollars at our #3 spot for deals of the year. It’s a simple and great side hustle to make money.

You get $5 just for signing up, then get paid extra to watch videos, shop online, take surveys, and more! If you’re looking for ways to make extra money, this is a fun, easy option.

2. Level Up Your Travel, Beauty, Drinks, and Style with Bespoke Post

A layout of things on boxes: different size bottles of shampoo, soap, face cleanser, a jar of mud mask, a clock, a chef’s knife, a red duffel bag, slippers, a slingshot, a bottle of incense, two wrist watches, an electric shaver, three candles, a woolen sweater, a flame torch, a nail clipper, a copper pen, a bag of fusilli, tomato sauce, and olive oil.

We all love a good mystery; it keeps us on our toes and excited for what’s to come. Bespoke Post, a box subscription company with the aim to improve all aspects of your life with the right gear, just happens to be really good at this.

Dedicated to local, high-quality brands, Bespoke Post has enticed more than 80,000 Miles members to level up their life in travel, beauty, drinks, style, and more, making this one our second most popular reward of 2022. The best part? The first box you get is free and filled with … well, wouldn’t you like to know?

1. Get Free Samples From World-Leading Brands with PINCHme

A Loreal pure-clay mask jar, a bottle of Biore baking soda micellar water makeup remover, a charcoal acne scrub, cucumber and mint deodorant, purple conditioner and shampoo, morrocan oil, Garnier Fructis hair mask.

When it comes to saving money, our members mean business. The winner and most popular Miles reward of 2022 makes sense when you take that into account. If you’re looking for free, quality products, go for PINCHme. It’s the place to try samples from the world’s leading brands without paying a single dime.

Why would multinational corporations want to give away top food, personal care, household, or pet products? Because your opinion is gold to them (and us)! That’s all they’re asking for in return.

As our #1 reward of the year, it’s the best way to save money on everyday spending (you get to choose your samples) and to try before you buy anything. Go ahead and join the 130,000 members that chose to sign up, and start testing away!

In the end, it’s up to you to give savings a try

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If you’re new to saving money here are some tips. Start with the Nielsen Rewards for automated savings. Work your way through the free samples, trials, and boxes, and end with Webull (for seasoned savers) to catapult those earnings into stocks. Then, go to our app to find even more ways to save.

At Miles, we’re more than happy to help you boost your savings by rewarding your movement. After all, our motto is “Travel, Rewarded”!

If you’re already racking up miles and want even more to buy those coveted gift cards, make sure to follow us on social media for bonus miles giveaways, sweepstakes, raffles, and other goodies.

And suppose you’re new to Miles, welcome! Read more about our mission and community, and, when you’re ready, download the Miles app from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store.

Happy Saving!