Swagbucks Part 3: Discover and Shop

T.G.I.F. This week has been crazy to say the least. I finished my week learning about the Chinese New Year and had a very silly day with my students. They finished their benchmark testing earlier this week - pre-snow days - and almost all of them improved their scores! One proud mama teacher right here!

I'm almost finished with sharing all the goodness of Swagbucks with you all. For part 3, I'm talking about the Discover tab and the Shop tab.

When you scroll over the Discover tab, you will find Special Offers, Coupons, Extenstions, and Activities. So many things to do to earn SB! I've earned many SB by completing special offers. Usually these are trial offers with companies where you will earn SB. Other might be offers for free product when you pay shipping and handling. I completed a special offer for Julep nail polish subscription and received 3 gorgeous nail polishes and 500 SB while only paying the shipping and handling ($3.99). How awesome!

I haven't yet printed off any coupons from Swagbucks to redeem, but when you do, you earn 10 SB per coupon. So that's pretty awesome.

Shopping through Swagbucks is also super easy and rewarding. I used my Old Navy rewards to buy some cute workout attire through swagbucks and earned 3 SB per dollar spent. I was also able to buy our Emeals subscription (check the blog late for more info on that a-ma-zing discovery) for 65% off through Groupon/Swagbucks and earned 7 SB per dollar spent. So many great benefits if you do a lot of shopping online.

What's the latest thing you've purchased online?

-Courtney

Swagbucks Part 2: Searches and Surveys

Good morning everyone! Most of the ice has officially thawed and we are getting back to work here in Savannah. Thankfully I didn't have to go back to work until 10 this morning and there was no school for students. Somehow teaching is so much easier when there are no students!

I'm back with Part 2 of my Swagbucks Series, and I'm talking about Searches and Surveys. On the Swagbucks Toolbar, there is an option to Search.

You can search for anything - as long as it isn't just a random string of letters or numbers - and you can earn up to 20 Swagbucks (SB) each day. Just today, I was able to earn 17 SB. Seriously...you can just type in what comes to mind, and before you know it, you've earned some bucks!

Surveys can be challenging when earning SB, but they can also be the most rewarding way of earning SB. I try to complete a couple of surveys each day. They range in time from 5 minutes to 30 minutes, and can be on any topic. So far I've completed surveys about alcoholic beverage advertisements, bedding, buying a car, health insurance, movies, and some short video ads. Surveys are one of the easiest ways to earn SB. And they're easy to do.

Just scroll over the Answer tab, then click on Paid Surveys. I like to go to my Survey Dashboard before I look at other opportunities.

Some surveys you won't qualify for. They may be full, or you may not fit the demographics they are targeting. That's ok. You still earn 1 SB just for trying - up to 5 SB per day by being disqualified. Sometimes survey rewards are entries into "swagstakes" rather than SB. I tend to not do those, just because I prefer to work towards earning SB in exchange for paypal deposits (cash).

Got questions? Have other ways of earning SB? Let me know in the comments below!

-Courtney

Swagbucks Daily To Dos

I promised I'd be back with some more details on how I earn swagbucks each day, and with this snow day upon us I've got some extra time (yay!)

When you go to Swagbucks.com, you will see a To Do List on the left hand side. These are super easy (and  quick!) things to do each day. There is a Daily Poll, which is a simple question that you answer for 1 swagbuck, and the NOSO or No Obligation Special Offer. The NOSO is just a path of offers that you can choose to do, or like me, just click through. You earn 2 swagbucks for finishing the path. These two things usually take me a minute or less to do.

The other task in the To Do List is Toolbar. You will earn 1 swagbuck just for interacting with the toolbar. Installing the Swagbucks Extension Toolbar is a super easy way to do almost anything you can do on the actual swagbucks.com website, but there is one really great addition to the use of this toolbar. By using the toolbar, you are alerted when there is a new swagcode.

Swagcodes are A W E S O M E. They are codes that are posted on facebook, twitter, and swagbucks blog that you earn points for by finding. Several are posted each day in various venues and all you have to do is enter them to earn the points. Swagcodes have a time limit, so you'll have to check often to see if a swagcode is available.

I'll post more of my tips tomorrow. No school for students and staff don't have to report in until 10! Get your swag on people!

-Courtney

Just buzzing again.

You all know how much I love being a BzzAgent. This month I've got to try Schick's Hydro Silk Sensitive Care Razor...whew, that's a mouthful. I've used my trusty Venus razor for some years now, but what is there to lose in trying something new, especially when that something new is free.

This razors boasts "a hypoallergenic moisturizing serum that hydrates your skin for up to two hours after shaving while the 5 curve-sensing blades protect your skin from irritation." This razor also has a very unique handle so that the blades on the razor don't lay on the counter and the moisturizing serum doesn't stick to your counter and come off. I found that the razor does leave my skin super smooth, but the moisturizing serum doesn't seem to work as well as my Venus embrace. I don't think that matters so much as long as you use a good shaving cream. I like this razor and think that the blades get super close, but I'm not sure yet if I'd give up my Venus embrace for it.

I also used the Try Me Free! Skintimates coupon and got a free Shave Creme. I found that the shave creme smells very plain, like baby lotion, and isn't as moisturizing as my current shaving cream, Whish's shaving cream in Blueberry.

I do have some more of the $4 off coupons for this razor, so if you're interested and want to give it a try, just let me know in the comments below and I'll mail you one out.

- Courtney

Hop up out the bed, do my Swagbucks.

I discovered Swagbucks in January through one of my favorite email subscriptions, Money Saving Mom. I was very curious as to what exactly Swagbucks was, so I signed up and read all I could about it...then I started earning.

Swagbucks is basically a website where you can do different things to earn "swagbucks" which are basically points. When you have a certain number of swagbucks you can redeem them for giftcards, or in my case, PayPal dollars...C A S H.

Here's a peek at my Swagbucks home page. You can earn swagbucks by doing tons of things - searching the internet, shopping online, printing off and redeeming coupons, watching videos, playing games, and taking surveys. It's so easy to earn these points. I earned 2,500 points in only 18 days typically spending around 30-45 minutes each day online.

This month, I was able to redeem 2,500 swagbucks in exchange for $25 into my PayPal account. My goal is to be able to make $25 each month and save it all for Christmas purchases.

I will post again this week on exactly what I do to earn the most swagbucks I can each day, but if you're already interested in signing up, which I think you are, please use this link: Swagbucks

- Courtney