Your "newbie" status reflects the fact that you've only posted 24 times. You need to post 30 or more times in a calendar month then click on "Paid to Post" at the top of the forum page. That'll take you to a page with a link for the "forum bonus request". Click on that link, when you have 30 or more in a month, click on the link to show your posts, copy the post numbers from three of your posts and paste them into the form, click the agreement box and submit. I usually get my $3 at the end of the next month, but it can take longer. It's $3 just for joining the conversations with others here on the forum.