I'm new too, but I earned enough to cash out in about seven days.  After you do all the free offers, then it slows down a bit because you have to wait for new offers to come along.  Last night, I did my first offer that required a credit card for Gevalia.  $3 for the coffee and a $5 payout.  If you drink coffee at the rate that I do, you find it hard to pass that deal up.  I will see if I like it and go from there.  
I am working on referrals now.  If you are internet savvy you will just have to hook up with some of the suggestions on this forum.  Me, on the other hand, I am getting an education on domains, splash pages and html.  Wow am I confused.
Right off the bat I think I could make more money getting a second job, but I can't because paying a sitter kinda defeats the purpose.  However, I do feel that if I will work steady and not get lazy, ultimately I can make much more doing this and other sites and getting referrals than I could with a second job.  The thing I like about it is that I don't have to give people a sales pitch.  I was a sales rep once, and I just don't have what it takes.  But on the web, I don't have to talk.  I can write.  I am much more comfortable with that as opposed to making phone calls or sales calls.
Good luck.  I hope you like it here.