Week 1 — orientation, not FOMO
Pick one bandwidth app and one cashback portal. Read the RefDeal guide, create accounts on official sites, and ignore “instant €50/day” DMs.
Set a calendar reminder to check dashboards after 14 days. Early days teach you whether your IP/region has demand.
- Honeygain or EarnApp as first bandwidth experiment
- ShopBuddies or iGraal for purchases you already planned
- Freecash only if you accept survey screen-outs
Red flags
- Apps that ask for seed phrases or banking passwords
- “Investment” layers on top of bandwidth clients
- Forced recruitment pyramids as the only payout path
- Sideloaded APKs outside Play/App Store or official sites
Money hygiene
Use Wise (or your bank) deliberately when moving international payouts. Keep earning balances small until you trust the platform. Enable 2FA everywhere.
Taxes: micro side income can still be taxable depending on your status in Belgium/Netherlands — check a qualified advisor if amounts grow.