Reimbursements should count as money. Some examples (other than the obvious gas reimbursment) would be grocery shops.
If I do 10 shops a month at $10 a shop AND get $10 reimbursement that is $200 to my groceries.
Another example that I personally use and love each month....
Competative audits... they pay $8 for actual pay and reimburse $12, they are done weekly, with 4 weeks in a month that is $32 pay and $48 in goods. I haven't had to pay out of pocket for pet food, flea treatments, paper plates, trash bags, paper towels or tiolet paper in a loooooooonnnnnggggg time!! Also, the grand baby started Kindergarten this year and all of her school supplies were reimbursed.
One more and this is probably the most profitable one for me... $12 shop with $60 reimbursement. Benjamin Moore paint. I did 4 of them so I made $48 and got $240 worth of paint.
I was able to paint my bathroom, hallway and the grand babies room, including trim and a chaulk board (sm. can of paint) for $0. The other shops I made $8 plus another $10 reimbursement for some hardware shops. I did MULTIPLES of these over time and got all the paint materials including spackle, brushes, pans, painters tape and tarps for $0. Also replaced the flapper and seal on my toilet and insulated the water pipes in the laundry room for $0.
I can't tell you how much more money I have, not just because of the money that I get paid to audit and report shops but for the stuff I do not have to put money out for... that, for me, is just as important.
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Happily shopping New England and beyond!!!!!