It takes 10 minutes a day—but it could save you $260 at the grocery checkout
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A young woman has uncovered a surprisingly simple trick to slash her grocery bills—without extreme budgeting or coupon clipping.
She managed to walk away with $279 worth of groceries from Woolworths and paid just $16 in cash.
The secret? It’s something many of us already do while sipping our morning coffee.
Bec Jane, 24, had been feeling the pressure of rising grocery prices, just like many other Australians battling through the cost-of-living crisis.
Living with her partner, she noticed the weekly food bill creeping up—so she decided to turn her phone time into something productive.
Instead of scrolling through social media first thing in the morning or while watching TV, she began completing paid online surveys.
‘I’m doing surveys at 5am when I wake up and I’m having my coffee instead of scrolling TikTok or Instagram, which we’re all guilty of … And then just at night when I’m literally just scrolling on my phone and I’ve got the TV on,’ she said.
She primarily used Octopus and Pure Profile but noted there were plenty of other options available.
The surveys typically took between 5 to 10 minutes and paid anywhere from $1 to $8, depending on the platform and length.
Jane said she initially cashed out her earnings directly to her bank account.
But everything changed when she discovered she could convert her survey balance into gift cards—including for Woolworths.
‘As your balance builds, you can then either choose to cash out directly to your bank account, which I was doing until I found out that you can actually cash out into gift cards,’ she said.
‘I was like, well, this could be a good way to do my grocery budget every week.’
Source: TikTok/itsbecjane
Over the past two weeks, Jane earned $250 in Woolworths gift cards using just online surveys.
She also took advantage of the supermarket’s Every Extra program, which gives her 10 per cent off one grocery shop per month.
Thanks to the combination of survey earnings and her monthly discount, Jane brought the total cost of her latest Woolworths haul down from $279 to just $16.
She said online surveys offered a simple way to earn a bit of extra cash and could fit easily into anyone’s routine.
To get started, users typically needed to share demographic details such as age, gender, and location, which allowed platforms to match them with relevant surveys.
Payments usually came in the form of cash via PayPal or store gift cards.
Pure Profile also partnered with Flybuys, enabling users to earn points for each survey completed.
The data collected through the surveys were often used by companies for marketing and research purposes.
If you’re curious about how others are keeping grocery costs down without sacrificing essentials, there’s more inspiration to be found.
One household shared how simple planning, smart habits, and a bit of creativity made a big difference to their weekly food spend.
It’s a different approach—but the same goal: spending less without feeling like you’re missing out.
Read more: From grocery strain to savings gain: Mum of nine reveals clever budgeting tips!
Could turning your scroll time into survey time be the small habit that saves your weekly budget?
She managed to walk away with $279 worth of groceries from Woolworths and paid just $16 in cash.
The secret? It’s something many of us already do while sipping our morning coffee.
Bec Jane, 24, had been feeling the pressure of rising grocery prices, just like many other Australians battling through the cost-of-living crisis.
Living with her partner, she noticed the weekly food bill creeping up—so she decided to turn her phone time into something productive.
Instead of scrolling through social media first thing in the morning or while watching TV, she began completing paid online surveys.
Young Aussie turns phone time into savings. Image source: TikTok/itsbecjane
‘I’m doing surveys at 5am when I wake up and I’m having my coffee instead of scrolling TikTok or Instagram, which we’re all guilty of … And then just at night when I’m literally just scrolling on my phone and I’ve got the TV on,’ she said.
She primarily used Octopus and Pure Profile but noted there were plenty of other options available.
The surveys typically took between 5 to 10 minutes and paid anywhere from $1 to $8, depending on the platform and length.
Jane said she initially cashed out her earnings directly to her bank account.
But everything changed when she discovered she could convert her survey balance into gift cards—including for Woolworths.
‘As your balance builds, you can then either choose to cash out directly to your bank account, which I was doing until I found out that you can actually cash out into gift cards,’ she said.
‘I was like, well, this could be a good way to do my grocery budget every week.’
Source: TikTok/itsbecjane
Over the past two weeks, Jane earned $250 in Woolworths gift cards using just online surveys.
She also took advantage of the supermarket’s Every Extra program, which gives her 10 per cent off one grocery shop per month.
Thanks to the combination of survey earnings and her monthly discount, Jane brought the total cost of her latest Woolworths haul down from $279 to just $16.
She said online surveys offered a simple way to earn a bit of extra cash and could fit easily into anyone’s routine.
To get started, users typically needed to share demographic details such as age, gender, and location, which allowed platforms to match them with relevant surveys.
Payments usually came in the form of cash via PayPal or store gift cards.
Pure Profile also partnered with Flybuys, enabling users to earn points for each survey completed.
The data collected through the surveys were often used by companies for marketing and research purposes.
If you’re curious about how others are keeping grocery costs down without sacrificing essentials, there’s more inspiration to be found.
One household shared how simple planning, smart habits, and a bit of creativity made a big difference to their weekly food spend.
It’s a different approach—but the same goal: spending less without feeling like you’re missing out.
Read more: From grocery strain to savings gain: Mum of nine reveals clever budgeting tips!
Could turning your scroll time into survey time be the small habit that saves your weekly budget?
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