This is really helpful information everyone! I'm in a similar boat with YouTube ad revenue - making maybe $8-12 per month but Google only pays out after you hit $100, so I won't see actual payment for like a year at this rate. Based on what everyone's saying, I should definitely report the earnings when they're generated each week, not when I eventually get paid by Google. The spreadsheet idea from Christian is brilliant - I'm going to start tracking everything by certification week. It's honestly ridiculous that we have to report such tiny amounts, but the horror stories about overpayments are enough to convince me it's not worth the risk. Thanks for sharing all your experiences, this community is way more helpful than trying to get through to EDD directly!

As someone who's been navigating this exact situation for months, I can confirm what others have said - you absolutely need to report those Amazon Associates earnings when they're earned, not when paid. I learned this the hard way after initially thinking the amounts were too small to matter. What really helped me was setting up a simple system: I check my Amazon Associates dashboard every Sunday (which is when I usually certify) and record the earnings that were generated during that specific certification week. Even if it's just $2.47, I report it. The good news is that with amounts this small, it typically won't affect your benefit amount due to the $25/25% rule others mentioned. One tip that saved me a lot of headaches: Amazon's dashboard shows earnings by the date the commission was earned (when someone clicked and bought), not when Amazon processes it. Use that "earned date" to figure out which certification week to report it in. I keep screenshots of my dashboard each week just in case EDD ever asks for documentation. The whole process feels ridiculous for such tiny amounts, but after hearing about people getting hit with massive overpayment notices, it's definitely not worth the risk. Better safe than sorry with EDD!

Hey OP, any luck resolving this yet? I'm curious because I might be in the same boat soon.

I ran into this exact same issue a few months ago! What finally worked for me was creating a completely new account using a different email address, then calling SDI to have them merge my old claims history with the new account. It took about 2 weeks to get sorted out, but the rep was able to transfer everything over. Make sure you have your old claim numbers handy when you call - that speeds up the process significantly. Good luck, and don't give up! The system is frustrating but it can be fixed.

That makes sense. I reported some part-time hours for the second week, so maybe that's why it's under additional review. Fingers crossed it gets sorted soon!

Hey Sofia! I went through something very similar last year when I had to submit paystubs for wage verification. The mixed "paid" status (one week yes, one week pending) is actually pretty normal when they're reviewing documentation. What you're experiencing sounds like standard EDD procedure - they often process weeks individually when there are discrepancies to review. The paper check timeline everyone mentioned is accurate in my experience too. I got mine in about 7 business days. One tip: if you have a local EDD office that's open for in-person visits, sometimes going there can help get faster answers about document processing status than calling the phone lines. They can actually pull up your file and tell you definitively if your paystubs were received and are being processed. Hang in there - it's frustrating but it will get resolved!

btw when you reopen make SURE you check your benefit year end date in UI Online first! If your benefit year expired while you were working that temp job, you'll need to file a whole new claim instead of reopening. The process is different and you might get a different weekly benefit amount based on your temp job earnings.

Just went through this exact situation in January! When you reopen your claim, EDD will let you backdate to when your temp assignment actually ended 3 weeks ago. You'll have to certify for all those weeks at once (which is tedious but worth it). The key is being super accurate about your last day of work - have that date ready when you reopen. My claim went into pending for about 10 days after reopening, but once it cleared I got paid for all the backdated weeks. Don't stress too much about the 3-week gap, as long as you report everything accurately you should be fine!

Good choice switching to direct deposit! I went through the same thing a few months ago and it was definitely the right move. The Money Network cards seem to have delivery issues pretty regularly - mine took almost 6 weeks to arrive. One thing that helped me feel more confident about the switch was checking my Payment History page in UI Online obsessively for the first week after making the change. You can see exactly when each payment gets processed and which method it's going to. Really takes the guesswork out of it. Also, when your Money Network card does eventually show up (it probably will), make sure to activate it and check the balance even if you're getting direct deposits by then. Like others said, there might be payments on there from before you switched.

I'm in almost the exact same situation right now! Requested my Money Network card about a month ago and still nothing. Reading through all these responses is making me feel so much better about switching to direct deposit. One question though - for those who switched, did you get any kind of confirmation email or notification when the change went through? Or do you just have to keep checking UI Online to see when it takes effect? I'm probably going to make the switch tonight but want to know what to look for to confirm it worked. Also super grateful for the tip about checking any funds that might end up on the card when it eventually arrives - definitely would have overlooked that!