SwagBucks: Daily Tasks

Today I'll earn my 2nd $5 Amazon gift card this month, I LOVE this site! There are so many ways to earn 'bucks' on SwagBucks. We've talked about getting started and codes in previous posts. Now I want to tell you a little bit about how to earn bucks through easy daily tasks.

There are several things you can do that I would call 'Daily Tasks', all of which earn you a few bucks everytime/day you do them. With the new SwagBucks 3.0 there are so many little things to do.

1. Make sure you are using SwagBucks as your search engine. I earn between 10 and 30 bucks each day just by searching the web. I find that the more 'natural/real' my searches are the higher my rate of return is. For instance, if I get on periodically through out the day and search for things I'm genuinely interested in searching (even searching for sites I'm about to visit like Facebook) that I earn more per day than if I just search to get bucks. Know what I mean? Let's be really conservative and say you only win 10 bucks a day on searches (one win per day) that's 3650 bucks a year!
2. Use Your Toolbar! If you haven't downloaded the tool bar... DO IT! Each day you use the toolbar you will be rewarded with 1 buck. I know that sounds like pennies when you have to earn 450 bucks just to redeem for a $5 Amazon card ... but let's look at this. You can do it every day so if you did it EVERY DAY than you would earn 365 bucks in 1 year... that's almost enough for a $5 Amazon gift card JUST for using a toolbar once a day! Combine that with all the other things you're doing to earn and it certainly helps you along.
3. Page through the Special Offers Blue Box every day! Before the birthday you could only page through the blue box once a week and the max you could get was 1 buck a week (now equivalent to 10bucks). Now you can page through it every day and the amount can be 2 bucks, or 3 bucks, or more. The amount is usually the same all week long. This week it's 2 bucks. Again, sounds like pennies BUT if you do it everyday that's 730 bucks a year... combine it with your toolbar bucks... your coming along now.
4. Watch some videos! On the Special Offers page go to Wall 2 and you will see a few videos. Right now there are 3 different videos on my Wall 2. There is a Karate Kid trailer that is worth 2 bucks, it's about 2 1/2 mins long. There is an Axe commercial that is 17 seconds long worth 4 bucks. Finally on page 4 (still on Wall 2) there is a Macy's video, also 17 seconds and worth 4 bucks. You can watch each video once a day. Right now that's 10 bucks a day if I watch them all each day. That would work out to 3650 if you watch the videos each day for a year.

Let's add those daily tasks up: 3650 for daily searches + 365 for the toolbar + 730 for paging through special offers blue box + 3650 for the videos = 8395 or 18 $5 Amazon cards* in 1 year for 5 mins a day ($90)! Nice little chunk of change!

Have I convinced you to join yet? Well, what are you waiting for? Go Join Now and get your $90+, probably even in time for Christmas!

*Amazon Gift Cards (e-cards) are currently 450 swagbucks. They are in my opinion the best deal and let's face it Amazon has EVERYTHING! You can stack the gift cards - use more than one at a time - and they will even apply to your shipping charge.

SwagBucks: All About Codes

Occasionally SwagBucks will put out codes that will help you earn even more 'bucks'! You have to find them and you are not supposed to share them or tell others where they are (your account can be deactivated for this) BUT you CAN give hints. It's like a treasure hunt every time they are out!

Codes can be worth various amounts and put out at any random time. They put them on their Facebook fan page, Twitter, Flickr, the SwagBucks website, their Blog, the Toolbar and even in the monthly Newsletter. Oh, my... let's not forget about the Swidget where you will find hints and codes on occasion as well. The Swidget is a widget you can put on you blog, your facebook page and various other locations. You'll find one at the bottom of THIS blog! You can find out if there is a code available and any clues of where to look for it, or the directions to find it, on the Swidget. You can download your own Swidget through the SwagBucks website. On the bottom of the Swidget is a button that is labeled 'SC' for SwagCodes, you click on that and it will tell you if there is an active swag code or not. As stated previously, the Swidget on occasion will also have a code directly on it. All you have to do once you find the code is to copy and paste it into the "Enter Code" box located on the right of the SwagBucks home page.

For more information about SwagCodes and where to find them check out their page about it HERE. Then check out Adam's blog TattooAstronomy where he walks you through finding previous SwagCodes that have expired. (this will help you find future swagcodes).

Sign up NOW if you haven't already and start being rewarded for surfing the web!

SwagBucks: Getting Started and the Basics

If you haven't already signed up for SwagBucks you really should! I LOVE SwagBucks! Last month SwagBucks celebrated it's 2 year anniversary... errr, birthday. Now it's even better than before with more was to win and a cool new look.

Last month I redeemed for $20 in Amazon gift cards (well, e-gift cards but the same since Amazon is only online) and I'm just a beginner! It's super simple and easy. SwagBucks is a 'Search & Win' site that is powered by Google and Ask.com. Basically you use it to search the web - can it get any easier than that? As you search you will randomly win "swagbucks" which you can redeem for giftcards, and/or swag (many, many items). They have a toolbar you can download for Internet Explorer and for FireFox that will allow you to do your searches very quickly and easily with out going to their home page. If you use Google Chrome you can change your settings to use SwagBucks as your search engine.

There are other ways to earn 'bucks' as well, one is through codes, another through daily tasks, special offers and online shopping and finally through referrals. I'll be telling you more about these other ways in the next few days so stay tuned....

For now watch this video of SwagBucks in the news and GET STARTED Swaggin' or in other words, searching the web and getting rewarded for it!

FREE Taco!

photo from www.drivethrudiet.com

Did you forget your lunch today? Do you love tacos as much as I do? Then this post is for you...

Taco Bell has announced it's new Drive Thru Diet. The idea is to NOT skip fast food or the drive thru but to make better choices. If you love fast food as much as most Americans than this is a pretty great diet for you! From now until the 28th (the end of the month so hurry!) Taco Bell is offering 1 FREE Fresco Taco to each person. All you have to do is go HERE and print the coupon for one FREE taco. Take your coupon down to your nearest Taco Bell and redeem it. This coupon is limited to one per person, you can print 2 coupons per computer so take the whole family (if you have enough coupons) and make it a lunch date!

National Pancake Day

photo from of www.ihoppancakeday.com

Next week we'll celebrate National Pancake Day. Wonder what it is and how you can get some? Let me tell you...

IHOP (that's International House of Pancakes for those of you that aren't too familiar with late night pancake eating), started their National Pancake Day in 2006. Here's their details:

Known also as Fat Tuesday or Mardi Gras, National Pancake Day dates back several centuries to when the English prepped for fasting during Lent. Strict rules prohibited the eating of all dairy products during Lent, so pancakes were made to use up the supply of eggs, milk, butter and other dairy products...hence the name Pancake Tuesday or Shrove Tuesday.

Since beginning its National Pancake Day celebration in 2006, IHOP has raised more than $3.25 million to support charities in the communities in which it operates. While IHOP's National Pancake Day typically takes place on Shrove Tuesday, this year the company will host its free pancake event on Tuesday, February 23, extending the fundraising window by one week to maximize donations for Children's Miracle Network. With your help, we hope to raise $5 million in five years for Children's Miracle Network through your donations in 2010!

Basically, on Tuesday, February 23rd you can go on down to your local IHOP and get a short stack of pancakes for FREE. They would like it if you made a donation to Children's Miricale Network but it's not required. So mark your calendars, Tuesday February 23rd from 7am to 10pm

Get out there and get some free pancakes, and donate to a great cause, in The Buff!

Birthday Fun in The Buff

We just had a couple birthdays in our house so I thought it might be a good time to bump this up. I've added a few new ones to the list, they are marked accordingly.

Birthdays are a great day to get free stuff and save a buck in The Buff. There are lots of companies that offer free stuff for you birthday and if you plan it right you can get all your entertainment and food for free on you birthday. Free stuff is usually limited to the person celebrating the birthday so if you plan on bringing a person with you or the family just know that you WILL have to spend some money.


A lot of the websites/companies that offer free items on your birthday will allow you to sign up your whole family with just 1 (your) account. It makes it so much easier!

*word to the wise - create a separate email account for free offers, you will get lots of emails from lots of companies after signing up for birthday clubs and free samples because they usually sell your information!

Here are some birthday clubs I've found.

Everyone:
PretzelMaker PretzelTime
**NEW**Baskin-Robbins (free ice cream)
**NEW**Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Shop (free ice cream treat)
**NEW**Cold Stone Creamery (coupon for free ice cream, good for 1 week)
**NEW**Dairy Queen (coupon for BOGO 16oz Blizzard)
**NEW**Famous Dave's P.I.G Club (free food coupon - could appetizer, dessert or even ribs!)
**NEW**Fuddruckers Fudds Club (free burger - all ages)
**NEW**Red Robbin (free burger)

For Kids Only:
The Children's Place
LearningCurve.com
AdventureLanding - Buffalo
Chuck E. Cheese's
**NEW**Boston Market Kids Birthday Club (free kids meal)
**NEW**Bob Evans Kid's Club (12 and under - free meal)
**NEW**Burger King Kid's Club (under 13 - free kid's meal)
**NEW**Denny's Kids' Birthday Club (10 and under, free meal including dessert)
Last but not least, don't forget to take your baby to the circus before they turn 1!
Ringling.com

So get out there and save a buck in The Buff on your birthday!



Here are a few websites I've found that help you find all the free stuff there is to be had and all the birthday clubs you can join:

Sites with lists:

ilovefreebies.com - no sign up or personal information required
bargainist.com - no sign up or personal information required
heyitsfree.net - no sign up or personal information required
totallyfreestuff.com - no sign up or personal information required
great-birthday-gift-ideas.com - no sign up or personal information required
spoofee.com - no sign up or personal information required
bithdayfreebies.com - sign up required but there is no charge for it

Site that does it all for you:

freebirthdaystuff.com - sign up and personal information required but there is no charge for it and they do all the leg work!

Once again 80% off Restaurant.Com

Starts today and ends Friday December 25th! This is a great last minute gift for a friend or family member! Go to Restaurant.com and get a $25 gift certificate for $2! AMAZING DEAL. Use promotion code SANTA at check out. While you are there make sure and give all your friends and family members a free $10 certificate to use through the Feed It Forward 2009 Offer. You can send up to 30 each day. Great deal if there are places that you go to a lot and just want to have some discount certificates on hand for whenever.

Get out there and eat for super cheap in The Buff, and let your friends eat too.