30 Ways to Save for a Cash Christmas: Toluna Surveys

Almost three years ago, my husband and I took Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University class and began using a “cash only” system.  The last two years, we have used cash and gift cards that we’ve earned throughout the year to pay for our Christmas.  I can’t tell you what a relief it was to not be bombarded by credit card bills in January right when our property taxes and Homeowner’s association fees are due!

If you’d like to save for a “cash Christmas” this year, it’s not too late!  There are still plenty of ways that to earn some extra cash and gift cards for the holidays if you start now! For the next 30 days, I’ll be highlighting ways that you can stash away some extra cash!  Check out previous posts from the 30 Ways to Save for a Cash Christmas series here.

Surveys are a great way to make some extra money to pay for holiday expenses! I save the money and gift cards I earn from completing surveys all year to pay for gifts!  Typically, I can earn enough by doing “extra” things that we don’t have to take any money from our monthly checks to put in our Christmas fund.  Toluna is one of many survey companies I work with.

Here’s some information about Toluna:

  • Earn points worth $1 to $5 each time you qualify for and complete a survey! You’ll also earn for the polls and opinion topics you create! Each time you participate in or complete a survey you’ll be entered into our monthly $4500 prize draw!
  • Create your own polls and opinion topics to host on Toluna, or export them to your own blog or website!
  • Voice your opinion by participating in other community members’ polls and opinion topics! There’s no catch! Your membership is free, and all information you provide is strictly confidential and will never be used to advertise or to sell you anything.

As soon as you register, you’ll be entered into a monthly cash drawing of prizes totaling $4,500!  Click here to join!

PLEASE NOTE: You are probably not going to get “rich” completing surveys, but it is a nice way to bring in a little bit of extra money few minutes of your time.  Survey companies often target certain demographics so what works well for one person may not work well for another.  This is why it’s good to sign up with several different survey companies.  You figure out pretty quickly which ones work for you and which ones do not.  I try to set aside a little bit of time each day to go through and complete the surveys for the different survey sites I belong to and can usually make at least $50 per month just by doing this!

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30 Ways to Save for a Cash Christmas: Opinion Outpost!

Almost three years ago, my husband and I took Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace Universityclass and began using a “cash only” system.  The last two years, we have used cash and gift cards that we’ve earned throughout the year to pay for our Christmas.  I can’t tell you what a relief it was to not be bombarded by credit card bills in January right when our property taxes and Homeowner’s association fees are due!

If you’d like to save for a “cash Christmas” this year, it’s not too late!  There are still plenty of ways that to earn some extra cash and gift cards for the holidays if you start now! For the next 30 days, I’ll be highlighting ways that you can stash away some extra cash!  Check out previous posts from the 30 Ways to Save for a Cash Christmas series here.

Opinion Outpost is another survey site, and my personal favorite!  They will send you links when you potentially qualify for a survey.  Complete the screener and if you qualify, you will be able to complete a longer survery and earn points. You earn points for completing surveys and for every 50 “opinion points” you earn, you can choose to cash out for a check, a $5 Amazon gift card, a $50 Restaurant.com gift card, or a $5 Citibank pre-paid credit card.  I joined last March and earned $272 just for completing surveys throughout the year last year!

If you are not familiar with Opinion Outpost, here’s some more information about it:

How it Works

Once you register, you will receive e-mails about potential surveys you may qualify for.  When you click on the link, you will have to answer a few quick “screener” questions.  If you qualify forthe survey, you will then be directed to the survey.  If you don’t qualify for the survey, sometimes they will ask you if you want to see if you qualify for any other surveys.  Other times, you will be directed to a link where you can enter an instant win game to win $50.

As you complete surveys, you get a certain amount of reward points.  These points correlate to dollar amounts.  For example, 10 points is equal to one dollar.  From my experience, most surveys range from 10 to 30 points each, but I have completed a few 50 point surveys, an 85 point survey, and a 100 point survey.

To ensure that you qualify for more surveys, I recommend filling out all of the information in the “Member Profiles” section.  There are ten different areas – consumer, general, health, household technology, leisure & activities, personal finance, personal vehicles, professional, shopping, and travel.

Cashing Out

To “cash out” click on the “Rewards” link on the left of the page.  This will show you what your current accumulated award balance is.  Once you accumulate $5, you are eligible to cash out.  This is a much lower threshold than other companies require for cashing out.  You can cash out for a check, an Amazon.com code (sent instantly to your e-mail address), a Citi gift card(virtual or physical), or a Restaurant.com gift card.

If you haven’t checked out Opinion Outpost yet, you really should!

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30 Ways to Save for a Cash Christmas: My Coke Rewards

Almost three years ago, my husband and I took Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace Universityclass and began using a “cash only” system.  The last two years, we have used cash and gift cards that we’ve earned throughout the year to pay for our Christmas.  I can’t tell you what a relief it was to not be bombarded by credit card bills in January right when our property taxes and Homeowner’s association fees are due!

If you’d like to save for a “cash Christmas” this year, it’s not too late!  There are still plenty of ways that to earn some extra cash and gift cards for the holidays if you start now! For the next 30 days, I’ll be highlighting ways that you can stash away some extra cash!  Check out previous posts from the 30 Ways to Save for a Cash Christmas series here.

If you drink Coke products, save your bottle caps or the codes on your boxes and enter them here to earn points! The points can be redeemed for gift cards, magazine subscriptions, merchandise, or more Coke products!  If you have friends or family members who don’t collect Coke points, ask them for their codes, too!  This is a quick and easy way to earn some freebies from something you’re using regularly anyway! You’ll be surprised at how quickly the points add up!

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30 Ways to Save for a Cash Christmas: Pampers Gifts to Grow points

Almost three years ago, my husband and I took Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University class and began using a “cash only” system.  The last two years, we have used cash and gift cards that we’ve earned throughout the year to pay for our Christmas.  I can’t tell you what a relief it was to not be bombarded by credit card bills in January right when our property taxes and Homeowner’s association fees are due!

If you’d like to save for a “cash Christmas” this year, it’s not too late!  There are still plenty of ways that to earn some extra cash and gift cards for the holidays if you start now! For the next 30 days, I’ll be highlighting ways that you can stash away some extra cash!  Check out previous posts from the 30 Ways to Save for a Cash Christmas series here.

Pampers

Today’s “Way to Save” is by collecting Pampers Gifts to Grow points.

Have you signed up for Pampers Gifts to Grow yet?  If you’ haven’t, you’ll get 100 bonus points just for signing up here!

If you’re not familiar with Pampers Gifts to Grow, you can enter codes from Pampers diapers, wipes, and training pants and accumulate points that can be redeemed for rewards.  I typically save mine until they have gift card offers, but you can also get Shutterfly items (photo prints, photo calendar, photo books, etc.), toys, Diapers.com codes and more!  Right now, for 1,000 points, you can get a $10 Diapers.com gift certificate, a 20 page Shutterfly photo book, or a $10 BJ’s gift card!  I earned enough points just by entering bonus codes over the last year to get a $10 Red Robin gift card that also includes acoupon for a free kid’s meal!  They’ve just added new rewards including a $10 Applebee’s gift card!  You could use any of these items as Christmas gifts!

Here’s a new bonus code worth 5 points:  BABYISDUEANYDAY (valid until 8/6)

Here’s a list of other codes that may work if you haven’t entered them before – there’s 260 possible pointsplease let me know if these are no longer working so I can update the list! 

50 POINTS:
GIFTSTOGROW4MOM
JOINNOW4REWARDS
WELCOME2PAMPERS

10 POINTS:
10PTSFREECODE4U
CAREFORNEWBORNS
CONGRATS2NEWMOM
GETSTARTEDNOW10
GTGCOUPONPOINTS
GTGREWARDS4MOMS
GTGWELCOME10PTS
PAMPERS4MOMJFM1
PAMPERSGTG10PTS
WELCOME2VILLAGE
WELCOMEGTGPTS10

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Crowdtap: Earn Amazon gift cards and try free products!


Have you checked out Crowdtap yet? Among other things, it’s a GREAT way to earn Amazon gift cards! If you’ve been reading my blog for long, then you know that I’m a complete Amazon addict and so I’m always looking for new ways to earn gift cards! You can also try out new products for FREE! Some of their recent products have come from Old Navy, Vermont Teddy Bear, and Playtex. Plus, you can sign up to host “House Parties.” You can also donate to charities, which makes it even better in my opinion. Some of the charities you can choose from include the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, Autism Speaks, the American Red Cross, and the American Society for Prevention of Cruelty for Animals.

Here’s how this works:

1. Sign up for Crowdtap here

2. Once you complete your profile, you’ll be able to complete ‘Quick Hits’ which are basically polls to help you earn points. These are super quick and I have to admit, a bit addictive, too! The points help you to increase your status. As your status/level increases, so do your offers and opportunities. For example, yesterday I was given an opportunity to participate in an Old Navy Shorts party at my local store!

3. While some offers (such as completing Quick Hits or participating in discussions) only earn points, other offers will also earn “cash” which can be exchanged for Amazon gift cards! You earn “cash” by completing product reviews or participating in the house parties, and you can also earn $1 cash for every friend that you refer!

This is a fun and easy way to earn Amazon gift cards and save more money for your 100% cash Christmas!

Sign up here today and let me know what you think! I’m completely addicted to the “Quick Hits.”

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