Swagbucks

Have you heard about Swagbucks? I just got an e-mail from a friend about it. Basically it's a search engine that earns you $$ every time you do a search. Since I do a lot of searches online, it's a nice way to earn a gift card or two every month. Here's how it works. You earn points everytime you perform one of the four following:

1) Search - Each time you use the Swagbucks search engine which you can download as a toolbar, you have a chance to win either 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 points.

2) Shop - For every $5 you spend, you earn 1 Swagbuck. This can be another way to add up points if you plan to do a lot of online shopping this holiday season.

3) Invite friends - For each person you refer, every time they win points, you win the same number of points! You can earn up to 100 pts per friend you refer. This can add up nicely in the long run.

4) Go Green - If you have old cell phones or mp3 players, you can earn Swagbucks by trading them in. I happen to have an old Nokia 6100 cell phone which I don't use anymore. It will get me about 20 swagbucks. Not bad at all.

What can I get for the points I accumulate?

There are lots of prizes you can claim. For example, here are some gift cards you can claim. I like gift cards because they're like cash. I am especially interested in the Amazon GCs because they require low points so 90 points can get you $10. Not bad at all. We also shop a lot at Target so I am interested in the $20 Target GC as well.

45 points = $5 AmazonGC
50 points = $5 Starbucks GC
99 = $5 Subway GC
115 = $10 Barnes & Noble GC
145 = $15 iTunes GC
220 = $20 Target GC
270 = $25 Disney.com GC
350 = $25 Exon Mobile GC

If you're interested, here's how to sign up! Swagbucks