I posted this a few months ago but I thought since Christmas is a little more than 100 days away – we could use the reminder!
For the past couple of years I have earned gift cards for about 75% of all my Christmas shopping. If you start now with some of my tips below, you can also earn some “FREE” cash for Christmas!! Plus you can get some FREE gifts! You will not make a ton of money off of these tips but enough to make a dent in your shopping if you take a little time. These will not be time consuming things, you can do most in just a few minutes a day!
Swagbucks – This is a very easy way for me to earn Amazon gift cards. For every 450 Swagbucks you earn you will get 1 $5 Amazon gift card. There are many ways to earn them such as surfing the web, Swagcodes, and shopping. Click here and here to read more about Swagbucks. Click here if you would like to join Swagbucks. You get 40 Swagbucks just for joining!! (You can redeem your Swagbucks for many gift cards, but the $5 Amazon gift cards are the best deal. Amazon usually has awesome deals for Christmas!
Opinion Outpost – This is a newer place I have discovered to earn Amazon gift cards. You take surveys and for every 50 points you get, you redeem for a instant $5 Amazon gift card. The surveys are easy and they are worth a decent amount of points. I have 10 surveys available and they range in value from 10-75 points. Click here to join. You can also save up your points to get a prepaid Visa. You can use this card to shop anywhere online. You can also pay about $2 and get a actual card to use at any store. I made like $200 in about 3 months! (*You will not qualify for ever survey. Make sure you completely fill out your profile so you are offered more surveys.*)
MyPoints – You read emails or shop through this site and earn points. You trade the points for gift cards. This is a simple way to earn free gift cards, but it takes time.
Sign up for SavingStar’s eCoupons. They are digital coupons linked to your store loyalty cards. If you buy a product listed at SavingStar’s eCoupons you will get that amount (between .50 cent – $2) put in you SavingStar’s eCoupons account. Once your account reaches $5 you can cash it out for a PayPal gift card, Amazon gift card, or deposited into your bank account – and there are more options to come! Right now there are $29 in digital coupons available!! You can use these on top of your paper coupons!!
Plan ahead and buy thinks from Daily Deal sites:
These deal site usually give you referral credit – you can use these referal bucks to buy anything and get some deals free!
Groupon – I have found some great deals on Groupon. You can make referral money through Groupon. You earn $10 for every friend that joins and makes a purchase. You can use this money to buy your own Groupons. Groupon has offered $20 Build a Bear gift certificate for $10 or $50 Gap certificates for $25. There are many great offers. So refer your friends so you can make extra money! Click here to join. They will send you an email with the deal of the day. You may also find a great gift at a discounted price.
NoMoreRack – This is a site that has 8 new deals every day. Use this link and you will get $10 to use towards a purchase at NoMoreRack. Shipping is just $2! Refer your friends to earn a $10 credit to use towards your purchases!
Check out Savemore you get a FREE $10 credit – which will make many deasl FREE! Many of the deals are less than $10 and some of the deals include free shipping so this would be a completely FREE deal! (unknown expiration)
Join Eversave – They give you $3 when you join. Plus if you refer your friends and they make a purchase – you will get $1o in Eversave money to use on any deal! If you purchase a deal and share it on Facebook, they will also give you a $2 credit in your account.
What other ways to you “earn” money towards Christmas shopping?
If you do ANY shopping online – you really should read about cash back sites. It’s really simple. I consider it like another discount on my purchase.
There are many survey sites and daily deal sites out there but I have written about companies I have had a personal experience.