Swagbucks - the place to surf and earn!

I have to admit that I'm not a very good summer blogger.  It seems like I haven't been home long enough to do anything with this blog in months. 

So this blog is dedicated to Swagbucks!  If you haven't used Swagbucks you ought to try.  It's basically a search engine where you earn points that you can redeem for just about anything (gift cards, kids stuff, collector stuff, you name it - they probably have it).

I've been using them for a little over a year now and as you can see by the widget above, I've got a few points with them. 

A little bit about Swagbucks:

* Friday's are great search days - they offer more points, more often

* Coupons - yes, when you print coupons from their site and then use them at the store you will get points added to your total. 
* Check for Swagbucks codes - you will see people post about them on FB, or you can load their widget and check there.
* You can participate in surveys, check out advertisements for them, do surveys, polls and play games and in the meantime you're adding points to your total

There are endless ways of earning points, we all search from time to time - so why not earn points for doing it?  Add the Swagbucks toolbar and search from there.

And just for signing up they are starting you off with a 30 points to begin with.  Trust me - the points add up quickly.  So what are you waiting for?  Click here to get started!  Who knows, you may have enough points added up that you can pick out a few things for Christmas this year (wink...wink...).

Swagbucks partners with coupons - what a great marriage!

If you aren't familiar with Swagbucks and you like to earn free stuff - stay tuned!

I've posted about this before, but now they've added an even new feature that I'm sooo excited about.

Swagbucks is like a search engine, but the more you search the more points you earn. You can then go to the Swagbucks website and cash these points in for all kinds of things (my favorites are the gift cards, but there's a lot of variety).

So they just added a place where you can print coupons. The key is to print them (you can print 2 per computer) and use them. Once they have been redeemed at your local store you get 10 points for each redeemed coupon. It does say in the fine print that it will take 8-12 weeks to show up in your banks. This doesn't bother me since I'm a regular coupon user.

Honestly - I don't see a reason under the sun why you wouldn't join now, earn points for surfing and if you're a regular couponer like me - earn some additional points for things you already do!

So what are you waiting for???? It's free stuff.....don't we all like free stuff????

Go here, sign up, surf, read their blog, and when you sign up for the first time you get 30 points to start! I can't wait to start cashing in on coupons.

Odds and Ends

So, it's Swagbucks Friday again! If you haven't signed up for this search engine you ought to. What better way to earn points and cash in for cool prizes? Just use them when searching the web. Click here for more details. Oh, did I mention that Fridays are Mega Swagbuck days (you earn more, more often)?

Do you get one of the Salt Lake newspapers today? Check today's paper for a $10 of $20 purchase from Kohls.

No paper - no problem, I can get you set up with either of the Salt Lake papers for just $39 a year (Friday, Saturday, Sunday delivery). Basically it's $.75 per Sunday paper - cheaper than you can get anywhere else. Let me know if you're interested (rumor has it, this may be ending soon). callmestacy@yahoo.com or 801-589-3946.

Lastly - have you checked out the Grocery Smarts, grocery lists for this week? The best buys (stock ups) are in red (4 and 5 stars). Can I just tell you that this is the week of deals - there's lots of RED to be had. Check it out and save, save, save!

Grocery Tip ~ As we all know, Labor Day is approaching. It's sorta the end of the summer picnics, campouts and BBQ's. Sooooo, what better time than NOW to do a little inventory on your summer supplies. What I mean by this is that during the summer months you will find your condiments, grilling supplies and paper products at their lowest prices. You still have about a month to cash in on some the the great sales. Check your pantry/food storage for ketchup, mustard, pickles, relish, paper plates, napkins, plasticware, charcoal etc... Watch the sales over the next few weeks and stock up on these kinds of products. These items won't stop going on sale, but summer is the best time to get these items at their lowest prices.

Randomness....

Do you ever find yourself in a blogger funk? I think I've been there for a while. I guess we've just had too much fun this summer and blogging has really taken a backseat.

I'm dedicating today's blog to "stuff." It's a bunch of odds and ends, things I've liked and deals to be had.

1 - The first place I'm going to send you is to the Instant Win Games on Hip2Save's blog. I'm surprised at how many Instant Win games are out right now. So if you like this kind of stuff - give it a whirl.

2 - HouseParty - Have you heard of this site? It's so fun. You go to the website, sign up, apply to host a party and when you're selected you host the party, invite friends, neighbors, family - whomever. A few weeks before, HouseParty will send you a box full of goodies, samples, handouts, giveaways and coupons. Now you just need to send the invites and have the party revolving around the items you got. Prior to your party, the website has a lot of great ideas and support to help you along the way. So, what are you waiting for? Go sign up today :)
3 - Bountiful Baskets Co-op - If you haven't tried out a co-op you ought to. Where else can you get between 30 and 40lbs of fruits and veggies for $15? Usually you get about 6 or 7 varieties of fruits and veggies. Check out these previous links for more details. Currently ordering takes place on Monday nights starting at 8:00 pm and goes through Tuesday at midnight, with pickup the following Saturday morning.

4 - SwagBucks - Okay, we all use one search engine or another. Take advantage of using Swagbucks - especially on Fridays (the odds of winning bigger swagbucks and more often happen on Fridays). When you use this search engine to find things you start accumulating points that can be turned into prizes. Sign up today and start getting points towards great prizes!

5 - For Your Kitchen - I stumbled into this cute little Kitchen store a couple of months ago. It's family owned and run and they have some great stuff there. I signed my kids up for a kids class and I recently took a breadmaking class from them as well. Plus - they are an authorized Bosch store. Let me tell you - after taking that breadmaking class, it makes me wish I had a Bosch. I will be sending my hubby there for my birthday and Christmas though ;0) If you love cooking and need a kitchen tool or want to take a cooking class check out For Your Kitchen (they have some really good classes coming up). You can also catch up to them on Facebook to hear about their latest sales and helpful kitchen tips.

So that's it for now. I'm still teaching couponing classes if you're interested in hosting one. I can teach you how to save between 40% and 60% off of every grocery shopping trip. After taking the summer off - I'm starting to book again. Contact me at callmestacy@yahoo.com or 801-589-3946 to schedule your class.

Olay Quench for Clunkers

I haven't personally tried this yet - but I can't wait to pick up a bottle. I just ran across this ad while I was using the new Swagbucks site (see previous blog entry or use the banner right above this entry). You can earn swagbucks for doing surveys etc....

So I was really excited when Olay offered a free mail-in-rebate for their new Quench body lotion. You'll want to do this soon, since the offer ends on 4/16/10 (rebates need to be received by 4/30/10).

Check out this link on You Tube ~ Franglea's music video is pretty funny! You can also pick up the rebate here.

Swagbucks

Have you heard about Swagbucks? I've seen it popping up on people's blogs for the last couple of weeks and decided to jump in and try it out. Seriously, I joined about 5 days ago. It's basically a search engine. I loaded their toolbar and now when I search I use it rather than some of the other ones I was using.

Why??? you ask.... Well, Swagbucks allows you to earn swagbucks that you can spend in the swagstore. In the few days that I've been with them, I've already earned 77 swagbucks.

Oh, and on Fridays, they like to double the swagbucks you get - just another fun incentive to do more searching on Fridays!~ There's a lot of ways to earn swagbucks besides just searching, but you can read up on that on their site.

If you're looking for some free stuff (and when I say stuff, I mean they have a lot of variety) why not use Swagbucks to to earn it?

You can use the links in this blog or you can use the button right above this entry! Have fun :)