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Cha-Ching! Christmas Club: Turbo Edition (Day 12)

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Welcome to Day Twelve of the Cha-Ching! Christmas Club Turbo Edition.

The goal?  To share tips on how to bring in some extra dollars in time for your holiday spending.

Each day I will share a similar post with a list of ways that you can put your time to work bringing in rewards and finding creative ways to stretch your dollars.   Take advantage of as many or as few as you’d like!

Today’s Tip:  If you have signed up for survey companies, take some time to figure out which one works best for you.  You may just want to focus your efforts on one company to get a quicker return for your time.

Daily Activities:

Less than 10 Minutes Each (after sign-up):

Swag Bucks:

Sign up for Swag Bucks. (Learn more here.)  Cash out for $5 Amazon gift card at 450 Swag Bucks.
Do multiples online searches throughout the day on Swagbucks.com.
Click on ‘Earn’ at the top of your Swagbucks Homepage to find daily ways to earn Swag Bucks through daily polls, Special Offers, Swagbucks TV and more.
Take advantage of Swagbucks new 5 for 5 promotion.  Refer 5 friends and earn 500 additional Swag Bucks when they each have earned 50 SBs.  Click here to learn more.

MyPoints:

Sign up for MyPoints.  Click through the 5-10 emails that are sent each day to claim 5 points for each email.  (Learn more here.)  Cash out for $10 gift cards as low as 1600 points.
Click on ‘Easy Points’ at the top of your MyPoints homepage to find ways to earn points such as surveys and Easy Offers.

YouData:

Sign up for YouData: Earn money simply for looking at ads.  The pay-out isn’t big, but it only takes a few seconds per day and you will be paid weekly.  Learn more here.

Survey Offers:

15 Minutes or More Each:

Sign up for SurveyHead: Earn money paid via your PayPal account for taking surveys.  You’ll get $5 just for signing up and when you accumulate $25 you’ll get paid via your PayPal account.  Other rewards include Amazon gift cards.
Join the Survey Spot Panel.  Select surveys offer points for those who qualify for and complete the entire survey. Once you reach the minimum threshold of 1000 points, you can receive a $10 PayPal payment.
Sign up for Opinion Outpost: Earn points to redeem for money or amazon.com gift cards. 10  Opinion Points = $1.00 and you must accumulate a minimum of 50 Opinion Points ($5.00) before redeeming. Also refer a friend and once they complete their first survey, you’ll receive 20 points = $2!
Sign up for MySurvey.  When you accumulate 1100 points, you can cash out for a $10 PayPal payment.

One Time Offers:

Sign up for Shop It To Me.  (Learn more here.)  Earn a $10 gift card to a store of your choice (Gap, Starbucks, and more!) for each set of 10 friends that sign up through your referral link.
Clip SavingStar eCoupons.  Once you reach $5 in savings, you can cash out as a bank deposit, Paypal cash, or an Amazon gift card.  eCoupons are added periodically throughout the month, so keep checking back!
Take advantage of these FREE after rebate offers.  Once you receive your check, add it to your Christmas fund!  (Be sure to send in your form asap in order to receive it before Christmas.
FREE after Rebate Renuzit Holiday Fresh Accents Air Freshener
Kellogg’s Rebate: Buy 10 get a $10 PrePaid Mastercard
FREE after Rebate: LaCreme Coffee Creamer
Claim your FREE $15 credit to One Kings Lane and be on the lookout for a way to use it for Christmas.  Plus there is now a $15 off $30 purchase coupon code to give you a total of $30!

Shopping Strategies:

Stocking Stuffer freebies:
FREE CoverGirl Makeup at Walmart
FREE Old Spice Body Wash at Walmart and Target
FREE Listerine Total Care at Walmart
FREE Rayovac Flashlight at Walmart

Christmas Gift Freebies:

FREE Snapfish Planning Calendar ($5.99 shipping)
Get a FREE custom T-shirt ($4.50 shipping)

A Chance to Win:

Leave a comment on this post letting me know at least one of these offers that you participated in today.  At the end of the 30 days, I will randomly select 10 commenters to each win $5 Amazon Gift Cards.

Comments

  3. Janice K. says

    I’ve been Swagging. I tend to lean toward only Pinecone Research for surveys. I’ve had the absolute best return with them and now I don’t feel overwhelmed with too many surveys. Thanks for all of the tips too!

  4. Nic says

    I use swagbucks (the $50 amazon card takes longer to earn, but is a better deal (points wise) than the $5 or $25 card.

    I use YouData, MySurvey and CashCrate.

  6. madeline says

    I am on swagbucks, my points, and surveyhead. Next I will be trying youdata and just go from there. It is helpful that you have given the information in nuggets. I don’t feel overwhelmed by the information, but I think I would have if it was given all at once.
    I LOVE the site. I lost my job a year ago and my 8 year old daughter and I live with family. This site has helped me feel empowered. I am still unemployed, but am able to help my family by getting great deals! My dad hasn’t paid for razors in ages… no one has! Thank you!

    • kaleyehret says

      Thank you, Madeline. That means so much to me to know that this site has been a resource for you in such a challenging time. Hang in there!