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

Influenster Jolly VoxBox Review!

So, sorry no clever title. It is late and I am tired. But, I wanted to review this Voxbox for all of you to see all the goodies and let you know what I think. I did receive these products complimentary from Influenster for the purpose of testing and reviewing. All the opinions are my own. 

First up, Skinny Cow Candy. I received an ENTIRE box of Skinny Cow's Peanut Butter Creme Divine Filled Chocolates (wow, what a name). Anyways, these were so good. For real. In the box were six packages and each package had three pieces of chocolate. So, if we do the math, that's 18 pieces of chocolate...holy skinny cow. They tasted like a creamier version of Reese's peanut butter. My husband even approved. I don't think that I ate an entire package by myself at all. One of the greatest things? The package is only 130 calories. 

The next product is perfect for this time of year aka cold and flu season. Also, when you watch all those sappy Christmas movies and embarrassingly get misty eyed when Christmas is saved. Puffs Plus Tissues were a lifesaver and have always been my go to brand for tissues. They are gentle but strong and get the job done well without scratching up my nose and irritating my face.

This product was a little different, but very handy indeed. Duck Tape Ducklings are these adorable mini rolls of decorative duck tape. We all know its great to keep some duck tape on hand for those things that only duck tape can solve, but these change the game. They come in a variety of colors, patterns, and designs and make crafting and creating with these so simple. Chase and I used some to add a little flair to our remote control (and keep the back on it because he always drops it off his side of the bed and looses the batteries...) 

And my favorite parts of the box...the makeup. Who doesn't like getting new makeup to try?! NYC New York Cosmetics supplied their HD Color Trio Eye Shadow in Long Beach Sands. At first I thought I would really love this, but it isn't the greatest. NYC New York Cosmetics is available in most drugstores for a very low price, which is a definite pro, but personally I love my Wet 'n Wild eye shadow trio much more. The colors aren't bad, but the brush is a little too skinny for me and doesn't apply a large enough area of eyeshadow. I used it a second time with my own makeup brushes and liked it better, but I switched their recommendation for lid color and crease color and liked it much more. 

Last product in my Jolly Voxbox was a Show Off Lip Lacquer by Rimmel London US. I'm not sure on the exact shade because I couldn't find it anywhere on the lip lacquer or on my product card in my Voxbox. It's a neutral pink shade, if that makes any sense. It matches my lip color pretty well and looks good with my skin tone. It's very easy to apply and the applicator brush holds a good deal of product so you don't have to dip the brush in the product again when applying. I like the satin finish and the fact that it's similar to a lipgloss but not sticky. I would say that it's more like a liquid lipstick.

Overall I really liked this Voxbox and can't wait to try out more products from these brands and Influenster. If you want to check out more from these brands, you can click on the links above or follow them by using the links below for Twitter or Instagram:

Rimmel London Show Off Lip Lacquer 

@RimmelLondonUS/ #ShowOffLipLacquer

NYC New York Color HD Color Trio Eye Shadow 

@NYCNewYorkColor/ #HDColorTrio

Ducklings Mini Rolls 

@TheDuckBrand/ #MiniDucklings

Puffs 

@Puffs/ #PassthePuffs

Skinny Cow Candy 

@TheSkinnyCow/ #IndulgeWithSkinny

Have you tried any of these? Like them? Hate them? Let me know in the comments below.

Happy Holidays!

- Courtney

Have a Holly Jolly VoxBox..a what?

Hey everyone! So I'm back finally after a longer than long absence while I've been busy busting my butt at school. Now that it's officially Christmas break it's time to get back to things I do for me. One of which being this blog. I can't wait to show you all some great new things I've found and tried. One of which, being Influenster.

What the heck is Influenster? Influenster is a  free-to-join community of all kinds of people who love to give opinions of products and experiences. You can learn about new products from different brands as well as review products you already use everyday. You unlock badges and the more you do, the more you can get. 

What's good about it? They invite their most active members to participate in exclusive VoxBox programs where members receive complimentary products to test and review. In exchange, they ask members to do what they already love to do: share their opinions with their friends & followers on social media!

They also have a lot of challenges, and giveaways. 

When I first signed up, I was very unsure about leaving reviews to receive badges, and I pretty much just took the surveys and that was it. Well, six months later I receive an email saying that I qualified for the Jolly VoxBox...Not exactly sure how, but I am SO glad I did.

Before getting my Jolly Voxbox I decided I would just jump in and start writing some reviews. I just grabbed my makeup bag and searched for brands and starting writing. It was so easy and my influenster scored soared. In my current profile (below) you can see my influenster score, and my expert badges. Right now I've got the Sweet Tooth, Fashionista, Beauty Queen, and Pop Culture badges.

Here's a sneak peek at my Jolly Voxbox. I'll let you know what I think about all of these products in a later post, as well as tell you more about unlocking your Voxboxes and Brand Badges. 

Be on the look out for another post very soon about this Voxbox because I am LOVING all the products and badges I'm earning. What an invite to join Influenster? Comment below with your email and I'll send you an invite.

- Courtney