Today’s Swagbucks success story is from Trisha:
I am a full time student and stay-at-home-mother to our busy three year old son. My husband is also a full-time student and in the Marine Corps Reserve. We are both twenty-three and have been married for five years.
Money is tight with both of us being full-time students, so if we want anything extra for ourselves or our home, we find different ways to earn money, like selling items we no longer use or by using Swagbucks.
I began using Swagbucks last year to help cut the costs of Christmas. After Christmas, I decided to save up to purchase Lowe’s gift cards so we could begin remodeling our kitchen and curb some of the costs. Lowe’s offers a 10 percent military discount so it helped stretch our gift cards a little further.
When my son would lay down for afternoon naps or fall asleep in the evenings, I would fill out surveys or special offers. My husband and I always use the toolbar to earn while searching the internet, and I made sure to fill out the daily polls and enter the special codes. I also downloaded the Swagbucks app so I could watch videos on my phone randomly during the day.
By devoting less than an hour each day, we were able to earn multiple gift cards. By May, we had enough Swagbucks saved up to buy 11 new brackets and handles for the kitchen cabinets that were freshly sanded and stained. The 11 new brackets and handles for our kitchen were $69.31 after our Lowe’s discounts and before taxes.
Being able to make the purchase with gift cards we got from Swagbucks was amazing, especially since hardware for our kitchen was the most expensive part of our cabinet redo. Going from navy blue cabinets to a nice wood with updated hardware really made our kitchen stand out. We are still saving up Swagbucks to buy nine more brackets and handles, after we finish adding a backsplash.
DawnP says
I just wanted to thank you for introducing me to Swagbucks. I started Mid-December 2012 in hopes of earning $100 for Christmas 2013. I do a lot of sourcing for my job so it only made sense to use SB. I’m almost at my goal already, but I yesterday, I made a single purchase through one of SB’s partner sites and I earned over $200… CASH. I still am giddy over it. So thank you. Thank you for such a wonderful tip. I am truly greatful. 🙂
hannah says
You did a great job! However, you should look for a Habitat for Humanity Restore in your area. We’ve been able to do a bunch of projects for dirt cheap because of the low prices there.
They sell those brackets in chrome for dirt cheap!
In our case, our landlord had updated the hardware, but it was in ugly chrome. I spraypainted it oil-rubbed bronze with a can of spray paint I bought with a 50% off coupon at Michaels. It looks so much better!
I got the idea to spray paint them from blog posts that have all the instructions. 🙂
Trisha says
I have heard a lot of good things abut Restore before! I haven’t been before because the closest one to our house is a little over an hour away, but I will have to remember to check it out. I refurbish a ton of things from spray paint, but our hardware was this horrible plastic silver looking stuff. Even if they were spray painted, it wouldn’t have done any good. Thank you so much for the ideas!
Rose says
love swag bucks !! A great way to earn gift cards or papal money!!
Rose says
oops : ) That should say paypal : O
Jamie Rohrbaugh says
Great job! Way to be dedicated!