I try to get enough points a day to get the bonus (pretty easy to do since they lowered the daily amount), a lot of days I get more though. I installed the toolbar and do the noso and poll everyday. I use them for searching, run the SBTV, do the easier activities and play some games. I do not do the surveys (I do them on MyPoints and Inboxdollars). Basically if I am on the computer I am earning SBs - SBTV is running right now
The big SB points I get from shopping. I do check other sites to see which one has the best point value (Southwest, MyPoints, Ebates) but a lot of the time it is SBs - the
Amazon cards are a great deal and make it worth going through SBs. Christmas was a great time for points
I have been doing SBs for almost 2 years and have earned over 33,000 points (that would be $300 in regular cards, a little more in Amazon cards). At first I was using up bucks right way on Amazon cards (and still do around Christmas) but I have been saving them for Southwest cards.
If you really make an effort and save up you can get a few nice cards for a future trip. If you just do it once in a while you can still get enough a month for a couple of Amazon cards. I have used them to buy things we need on our trips -clothes, shoes, camera bag and accessories, luggage (my now favorite carry-on rolling suitcase!) etc.