Kaley, Author at Cha-Ching on a Shoestring™

Swagbucks: Win $10,000 on Monday playing Swag IQ!

February 23rd, 2018 By Kaley
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On Monday, February 26th, Swagbucks is putting up over $10,000 that you can win playing fun trivia games! SwagIQ (available for iPhone and. Android) is a live, multiplayer trivia game show you play from your phone!

Each weekday, Swag IQ broadcasts a live game. Simply tune-in at the appointed time by launching the SwagIQ app and log-in with your Swagbucks account credentials. If you don’t have a Swagbucks account, you can sign up for one here and then download the app!

In celebration of Swagbucks’s 10th Birthday, they’re going to broadcast 4 shows throughout the day and give away at least $10,000! It will likely be more since the more people who sign-up via SwagIQ prior to each game, the bigger the grand prize!

1st Game Show: 1:00 PM Eastern Time/10:00 AM Pacific Time. Grand Prize: at least $1500.
2nd Game Show: 4:00 PM Eastern Time/1:00 PM Pacific Time. Grand Prize: at least $2000.
3rd Game Show: 7:00 PM Eastern Time/4:00 PM Pacific Time. Grand Prize: at least $2500
4th Game Show: 10:00 PM Eastern Time/7:00 PM Pacific Time. Grand Prize: at least $4000

To play SwagIQ, download the app to your iPhone and Android today.

It’s really easy to play, too:
The game show host will ask a series of multiple-choice trivia questions. You’ll have 10 seconds to answer each one. Get it right; you get SB and move on. Answer them all correctly and you can win a grand prize! If more than one player wins, the winners split the grand prize.

Get it wrong; still play along. Some questions have a bonus SB award attached to them. If you answer those questions correctly, you get those SB, even if you’re out of the running for the big money. And, if you’re in a groove but miss a question, you’ll have the option to rejoin a game by redeeming a few SB. When you get to the end of the game, you can claim all of the SB that you’ve earned.

You can use all the SB points you earn playing SwagIQ to get PayPal cash or gift cards to places like Amazon, Target, Starbucks, and more!

New to Swagbucks and want to join me in earning free gift cards every month? Sign up here for your free account. Be sure to use my exclusive code CHACHING70 to start off with 70 FREE SB! (Just click on the words, “I have a sign up code.”) Then get started earning free $3 – $50 Gift Cards or PayPal cash by taking surveys, searching the web, watching videos, or shopping online.

Click here to find out how to earn a FREE $25 Amazon gift card every month with Swagbucks!

Best Amazon Prime Pantry Deals for February 2018 Updated

February 1st, 2018 By Kaley
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The Amazon Prime Pantry Best Deals list has been updated for the month of February. Not sure what Prime Pantry is all about?

Prime Pantry is a service provided by Amazon offering Prime Members low-priced groceries and everyday essentials (food, snacks, toilet paper, cleaning supplies, pet food, laundry detergent, etc.) sent right to your door for one small flat shipping fee. Pantry boxes can weigh up to 45 pounds or 4 cubic feet of products and ship for a flat rate of $5.99.

Head over here to check out the list of Under $3 and Under $5 deals.

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Get $3 when you sign up for Swagbucks in February!

February 1st, 2018 By Kaley
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Want an extra boost to your budget in February?? If you haven’t tried Swagbucks before, you can get a bonus $3 for signing up as my referral this month. Swagbucks is a rewards site where you earn points (called SB) for things you’re probably doing online already, like searching, watching videos, discovering deals, and taking surveys.

Then you take those points and exchange them for gift cards to places like Amazon, Starbucks, Walmart, Target, or PayPal cash. When you sign up through me this month, you can earn a $3 bonus!

Here’s how:

1. Sign up using this link

2. Earn 300 SB total before 3/1/18. You’ll get a $3 (300 SB) bonus for it!

3. If you want even more bonuses, you’ll get a $10 (1000 SB rebate) bonus for making your first shop purchase! That’s in addition to the SB you earn for every dollar you spend.

That’s it. It’s super easy, and Swagbucks is for real. I use it myself, and I’ve earned HUNDREDS in dollars in gift cards through the years!

Click here to find out how to earn a FREE $25 Amazon gift card every month with Swagbucks!

Get Free Gift Cards for taking surveys on Swagbucks

January 31st, 2018 By Kaley
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If you’re looking for a way to earn a little extra for your budget, taking Surveys on Swagbucks can be a great way to go. It’s really simple: You sign up, confirm your email address, and then use the Gold Survey Dashboard to see what surveys are currently available. For each survey, you’ll see approximately how long it takes to complete, and how many SB points you’ll get when you complete it. You can rack up lots of SB points quickly, and then redeem those SB for free gift cards to places like Amazon, Starbucks, and PayPal!

You can fill out a survey profile and then answer additional questions that will help Swagbucks deliver surveys that you’re more likely to complete. You get 2 SB for every 10 questions you answer!

For even more SB opportunities, you can click the Peanut Labs surveys tab and choose from any one of these survey options. You can also download the Swagbucks app for iOS and Android and take surveys right from your phone, no matter where you are!

Swagbucks actually works – I’ve earned hundreds of dollars in gift cards through the years!

Click here to find out how to earn a FREE $25 Amazon gift card every month with Swagbucks!

Thank You, Dollar Store Diva! (aka Mom)

January 19th, 2018 By Kaley
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Me and Mom circa 1979

Those of you who have been around for awhile are familiar with the talents of our very own Dollar Store Diva.

She’s also occasionally called “Mom” or “Mama” around these parts.

She wrote her very first post for Cha-Ching on a Shoestring back in December of 2010.

I introduced her in this way:

My Mom carries a special power. If she were a Super Hero, she would hands down earn the title of Dollar Store Diva. Which is why I am SO excited to share with you that over the next few weeks, I have asked my Mom to share lots of creative ways to make your Christmas fabulous using Dollar Store finds. I think you are going to be surprised and delighted!

Well, what started out as a three week venture turned into over 7 years of delightful and creative posts. From simple and thoughtful gifts for every season to organizational tips for visual learners to lovely printables, yummy recipes, and gift wrap ideas galore, her creative ideas and tutorials have blessed us time and time again through the years.

As her daughter, I have to add that I am so proud of the ways she has worked hard to develop her blogging skills through the years. She’s come a long way from snapping pictures with her little digital camera in her basement, during the pre-Pinterest image era. Not only did she learn to develop her picture-taking skills along the way, she learned to edit photos and became a pro at creating videos for her posts (like this one). At one point, she even helped my son create a video for school. How many Grandmas do you know that can boast of that?

I am happy to honor her today as she has decided it’s time to hang up her scissors and her camera and actually make some space to soak up retirement. She assures me that she get a little teary when she thinks about not sharing this space with us any more, but I am going to hold her to it. After raising 6 kids and years of hard work as an ESL teacher, she deserves a little break. I’m guessing she will never stop doodling or crafting or giving creatively, but now she just won’t have to snap pictures and take videos each time she does!

We will sure miss her around here, but the good news is that she is leaving her ideas behind! I took some time to highlight a few of my favorites below. Feel free to click through all of her posts here and I’ll be sure to keep highlighting them over on Facebook from time to time.

Thanks, Mom, for making this space a little brighter!

Now go put your feet up – daughter’s orders.

Check out more Dollar Store Diva posts here.

Get $3 when you sign up for Swagbucks in January!

January 16th, 2018 By Kaley
This post may contain affiliate links, which means I will make a small commission if you click and make a purchase.

Looking for a way to rebuild your finances after the holidays?

If you haven’t tried Swagbucks before, you can get a bonus $3 for signing up as my referral during January. Swagbucks is a rewards site where you earn points (called SB) for things you’re probably doing online already, like searching, watching videos, discovering deals, and taking surveys. Then you take those points and exchange them for gift cards to places like Amazon, Starbucks, Walmart, Target, or PayPal cash.

When you sign up through me this month, you can earn a $3 bonus! Here’s how:

1. Sign up using this link

2. Earn 300 SB total before 2/1/18. You’ll get a $3 (300 SB) bonus for it!

3. If you want even more bonuses, you’ll get a $10 (1000 SB rebate) bonus for making your first shop purchase! That’s in addition to the SB you earn for every dollar you spend.

That’s it. It’s super easy, and Swagbucks is for real. I use it myself, and I’ve earned hundreds of dollars in gift cards from Swagbucks!
New to Swagbucks and want to join me in earning free gift cards every month? Sign up here for your free account. Be sure to use my exclusive code CHACHING70 to start off with 70 FREE SB! (Just click on the words, “I have a sign up code.”) Then get started earning free $3 – $50 Gift Cards or PayPal cash by taking surveys, searching the web, watching videos, or shopping online.

Click here to find out how to earn a FREE $25 Amazon gift card every month with Swagbucks!

Swagbucks: January Swago with Spin & Win

January 5th, 2018 By Kaley
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The digital rewards site Swagbucks is offering big payouts during their January “Swago” promotion starting Monday, January 8th at 9am PT and running until Monday, January 15th! Swago is just like bingo, but in this case you’re filling out squares as you earn points on their site for doing things you already do online. If you’re thinking of trying Swagbucks, this is a great chance to learn all about how the site works and earn bonus points while doing it, meaning you can get more gift cards faster. Here are a few tips:

Each square on your Swago Board will contain an action item to complete. They can be anything from getting a search win, completing a survey, or just visiting one of our popular stores!
Once you complete the action item in a particular square the square will change color signifying the action item is complete.
You have until 12pm PT/3pm ET on Monday, January 15th to mark off as many squares as possible so use your time wisely.
Be mindful of the patterns and their corresponding bonuses located on the right of your Swago Board. The patterns will vary in difficulty and bonus value. Once you’ve achieved a pattern, the corresponding “Submit” button will light up. You can have multiple patterns available for submission, however, you can only submit ONE pattern so choose wisely.
Each activity you successfully complete on your Swago Board will give you anywhere from 1-20 spins on the Spin & Win Wheel. PLUS, when you submit your board for a bonus you’ll get additional spins. The number of spins will depend on the pattern you complete. The wheel has all sorts of great prizes that you can win, and each spin is a winner!

The Spin & Win Wheel will be available all throughout Swago and you have until 11:59pm PT on Monday, January 15th to use all your spins.

Fill up your board and then submit your pattern to get even more points – if you can fill in the whole board, you get a 500 SB bonus, which is enough for a $5 gift card from the retailer of your choice.

Click here right now and click “Join” to get started! If you don’t already have a Swagbucks account, you’ll be able to quickly sign up; PLUS, if you earn 300 SB before the first of January, you’ll get a bonus 300 SB!

Click here to find out how to earn a FREE $25 Amazon gift card every month with Swagbucks!

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