It is Friday that means it is Mega Swag Bucks Day!
Several of you have emailed me recently about ways to save money in areas other than the grocery store. I do so many different things to gain a little income (you can see some things HERE) and since I just earned a $5 Swagbuck I thought it might be nice to remind you all about Swagbucks!!
Ok so how do making money and Swagbucks go together?? Well, I used the Amazon gift cards I earned from Swagbucks to cover about 80 -85% of my Christmas purchases!! So I consider that making money! The best part is that you earn Swagbucks with little to no effort–it is almost like FREE money! I set Swagbucks as my home page and when I do online searches I randomly earn Swagbucks that I can then trade for prizes. I also have the tool bar installed so I earn a few points that way too. A huge way to earn Swagbucks is by getting your friends to join! For every friend that joins you get a Swagbuck every time they do (up to 1000). So let’s break it down:
You join and let’s say you earn 100 points per week (low estimate) and you have 4 friends who join and earn 100 points as well….In a week you have earned 500 points!! You can then take those points and trade them for a $5 Amazon gift card (450 Swagbucks for a $5 GC) More friends = more points =MORE GIFT CARDS!!
It is January–that means I have PLENTY of time to accrue Swagbucks and gift cards so that I can use that money to pay for Christmas this year too! I will not depend on this as a way to fund Christmas but I look at is as a possibility! Every gift card I get means less I will have to pull from my pocket when December rolls around!!
Go HERE to visit Swagbucks and check it out yourself!
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I joined swagbuck on 1/1, and already have 36 swagbucks. Have you ever used them to recycle cell phones/ipods. I want to know more about that…please
I am going to sign up for this….what is your swag code, and I will say you recommended it to me, so you can get more!
hi shara..sign up here and u get 3 swagbucks to start out swagbucks.com/refer/killerjag
dont froget to load the tool bar and use it just like u use google..
have fun,~kc
How do you rate Swagbucks compared to MyPoints? I’ve had a MyPoints account for about a month and have earned enough for 1 $10 Target giftcard and I have enough points pending for another $25 Target gift card. I’m just wondering if Swagbucks is faster/easier. Thanks!
Note: if you EVER recycle cell phones, do NOT use CellForCash.com. I was a teacher and they not only did not send the check for my class, they also did not send several checks for personal phones sent in. I sent a letter to the BBB, and they responded that this company does not work with them. They are BAD news. It’s worth trying Swagbucks if they are different. I hope they aren’t affiliated with CellForCash (which is pretty big/popular).
I have used them to recycle an old Blackberry and was THRILLED. I got a TON of points and it was super easy!
Shara you will get a link you can forward to your friends once you sign up…if you click through the button on my left sidebar you will be added to my “referrals” THANK YOU!!
Stephanie–I do this in addition to MyPoints as they are TOTALLY different. I love both of them. MyPoints you have to read emails…with Swagbucks I just do web searches like normal. As you can imagine I am on the computer a fair amount so I am always looking for info. I use the Swagbucks site for about 1/2 of my searches. I find that google brings back better results when I need an image.
Wow, you got a 5 spot! I’ve only gotten as high as a three. Congrats!
I was wondering about using the amazon gift cards – can you use more than one on a single purchase?
Hey Misti
yes you get a code that you then apply to your account–so the amount just increases as you add the codes. then at check out you can choose to pay with your balance!! It is great!
Hey – I was wondering if this is better than the ShopAtHome cash back website…?
How to you buy the Amazon gift cards with Swag Bucks on the Swag Bucks website? I almost have enough for my first card (thanks to old.iheartpublix.com). Also, once I get the gift card, how do I use it to purchase?
kirsten, u need a amazon acct first. then u can just bank ur sb gift cards til u get the amount u need. once swaggy has posted ur gift cards ,u copy and paste that code onto ur amazon acct under gift cards and it is banked. quite simple my mom even has done it!!
tibia gold,