The "Other Money": What's in YOUR Wallet? *Closed - Use 2013 Thread*

[$avvy$hopper]

Quick update on my "other money" wallet:

I've decided to redeem my swagbucks for Amazon.ca this month, $25 for sure and thanks to the March Swagness promotion, I'll have enough left over for a 6th reward before month's end.

On Superpoints, I am now 30 points shy of a $10 Paypal reward! Woohoo! Earned that in one month and two days. Looking forward to more redemptions there...will use it all for paypal since it's cheaper to buy it on SP than Swagbucks.

I'm checking out a Mompreneurs event this weekend in prep for the prospective fall lauch of my business. It's registered! Will enjoy this quiet phase while I use some spare time to get a portfolio going.

[avoncallingu]

Maybe I'm doing something wrong - but I find that Superpoints is like crawling backwards sometimes - I find there are never any videos to watch and the surveys take forever and then tell me that I don't qualify. I've tried several times. Maybe I'm just the wrong demographic!
Any hints?
I've found that swagbucks is slow for me but I have cashed in for $50 Amazon.com and have almost that much again.
I did get a card at VV today - stumbled into a 50% off winter clothing sale - and managed to buy a lovely mostly cotton knit year-round cable sweater for $3.75. It was an original VV pricetag of $14.99 - on for 50%= $7.50 - but it had a stain on it that I really feel that it will wash out. They tried to say - well, you're already getting 50% off - but I said, I could buy one that I don't have to stain-treat for 50% off so I deserve more of a rebate. So they finally - after checking with 3 people did give it to me.
I have a silly little tip - if you get US pennies or other coins in your change - as we do a fair bit down here in southern Ontario - save them and keep them until you go to the states. Presuming that the US dollar is worth MORE than the Canadian $
If, on the other hand, the US dollar is worth LESS than the Canadian $ - spend the suckers here in Canada especially if you got them as change in the US.
(This is hardly high finances but it can keep kids busy sorting the coins!)

[Giving-Small]

avoncallingu - I found Superpoints slow at first. It's very different from Swagbucks which has many ways to earn, doesn't really require you to have any referrals to do well and has lots of variety.

Here's what has helped me:

- Getting to Gold level - more spins, cash out sooner etc.

- Having 2 referrals that click the button really makes things move quicker. Say you average 10 points per day and so do 2 of your referrals. That's 30 points/day from the button. So $9/month. Sometimes getting those 2 active referrals takes a while. I know one of my friends just got a 2nd referral today after many many weeks. Other people seem to pick them up right away. Part of it is timing - if there's a ton of newcomers to SC that helps increase chances or if you have an active blog, twitter or facebook area.

- This past week as been pretty good for videos. Videos are often on the walls - not listed on the video page itself. Today I think I had 3 points for videos.

- Do you get the Superlucky email with points?

- Another thing that helps is the tasks. I can only do the Canadian 3 point ones for the casino - they used to be worth 15. So 6 points per day now -- some people were getting more than 100 points /day for a few days.

The thing about Superpoints is that it's very little time at all. At 30 or 50 clicks of button ... you can do that in 1 - 2 min per day.

I'd love to have a new Superpoints referral ... it's been a few weeks since someone signed up with my link.
If you do join with my link big thanks and love to help you out with Superpoints, coupons ...

[avoncallingu]

Thanks for the tips, Giving Small - I am already signed up, however.

[hogama]

awesome thread!!! I was looking for something that rounded everything up all together like you did. Great job!!!

I just wanted to add... you can earn 10 points per day just for signing into your Lean Cuisine Rewards account.

*PINS/CODES: lots of products have pins on them for rewards including Pampers, Huggies, Stouffers/Lean Cuisine, Nature Valley, Kelloggs etc. Trade in your points for GCs or other prizes! The new Stouffers promo starts March 1.*

[scrapbookingoasis]

avoncallingyu - with superpoints I have never qualified for a survey, don't do tasks and usually don't have videos. I rarely complete offers.

Honestly, I have earned most from my own clicks and my referrals.

As a bonus - went to RCSS to get groceries last night and they had shelves of clearance. 50% stickers on small cans of hot chocolate (grabbed 4 - could have got more), 50% off on squeezable mustard (there was no squeezable in the aisle - so maybe a package change thing?) I have a dd who would eat mustard plain....so I grabbed 5 (again could have got more), a few cans of 50% off campbell's soup (took them all since there wasn't many).

Treated myself to Heavenly Hash ice cream with my chapman's $5 coupon (so I had to pay $0.99 for it since it wasn't on sale)

[Giving-Small]

Thanks for the reminder - I saw that and then whoosh out of site, out of mind. I'm going to add that to the list of sites I bookmark to search on Swagbucks and visit each day. It's how I get most of my search wins.

awesome thread!!! I was looking for something that rounded everything up all together like you did. Great job!!!

I just wanted to add... you can earn 10 points per day just for signing into your Lean Cuisine Rewards account.

*PINS/CODES: lots of products have pins on them for rewards including Pampers, Huggies, Stouffers/Lean Cuisine, Nature Valley, Kelloggs etc. Trade in your points for GCs or other prizes! The new Stouffers promo starts March 1.*

[CatWoman]

I would love someone to sign up under my referral for superpoints! I don't have anyone yet

[wolfwoman]

try saving your loonies and toonies as well. I'm up to $1000.00 so far!

[IRefuse_2_PayFullPrice]

woohoo...just cashed in my HBC rewards pts for $100 GC

[Ceren]

I also cashed in today but only for $10 lol

woohoo...just cashed in my HBC rewards pts for $100 GC

[IRefuse_2_PayFullPrice]

the pts took me forever to accumulate...until I joined SC...I catch up quicker ;-) the card was for my hubby's BD gift ;-)

I also cashed in today but only for $10 lol

[Giving-Small]

So you just cash out at the customer service desk? Get a card and start using it to buy what you like?

woohoo...just cashed in my HBC rewards pts for $100 GC

[IRefuse_2_PayFullPrice]

You can redeemed at any cash register....

So you just cash out at the customer service desk? Get a card and start using it to buy what you like?

[Big Pink]

Love this thread!