Share Your Rewards Toward Disney: Week of 10/22/17-10/28/17

[kristenrice]

This thread is about earning rewards and creative savings to fund your next Disney trip. The rules are simple - just create a post and edit it to share what you've done each day to reach your goal. Good luck to everyone! (Quoted @seeingstars ... thank you!)

Feel free to share your savings, however big or small, towards your next Disney vacation

 

[travelbug]

Sunday

• 174 Swagbucks - met 2nd goal
• Earned 515 Shopkicks
• Earned 25 Fetch Rewards
• Earned $1.00 from Ibotta
• Earned 20 MyPoints

Monday

• 137 Swagbucks - met 1st goal
• Earned 10 MyPoints

Tuesday

• 150 Swagbucks - met 2nd goal

Wednesday

• 191 Swagbucks - met 2nd goal
• Earned 15 Shopkicks
• Earned 20 MyPoints

Thursday

• 215 Swagbucks - met 2nd goal
• Earned 15 MyPoints

Friday

• 133 Swagbucks met 1st goal
• Earned 20 MyPoints
• Earned $0.25 from Ibotta

Saturday

• 146 Swagbucks - met 1st goal
• Earned 15 MyPoints

 

[Andrea1975]

Sunday

• $1.50 in mturk surveys
• 101 swagbucks (met 2nd goal)

Monday

• I had jury duty this morning but was dismissed before lunch, so I didn't spend any of the $30 per diem they gave us. So that went into the Disney account.
• $3.16 in credit card rewards posted
• completed a $2 mturk survey
• 138 swagbucks (met 2nd goal)

Tuesday

• $2.67 in credit card rewards posted
• completed 2 mturk surveys worth $1 each ($2 total)
• 155 swagbucks (met 2nd goal)

Wednesday

• a slow day, just 111 swagbucks (it did at least get my second goal checked off and a 14 day streak)

Thursday

• 39c in credit card rewards posted
• completed an mturk survey for $1.50
• 64 swagbucks

Friday

• 119 swagbucks (met 1st goal)

Saturday

• 69c in credit card rewards posted
• 148 swagbucks (met 2nd goal)

Balances (weekly/total)

• $30/$550.35 savings account (earmarked for Disney)
• $6.91/$203.01 credit card rewards balance
• $7.00/$36.97 mturk balance
• 838/2594 swagbucks

Grand Total = $43.91/$790.33 (not including swagbucks/ibotta/shopkicks)

 

[seeingstars]

Sunday

• Met first SB Goal-earned 173 SB
• Earned $.50 from Ibotta

Monday

• Met first SB goal-Earned 303 SB
• Earned $4 from Field Agent

Tuesday

• Met first SB goal-Earned 221 SB
• Earned $.34 from Find & Save

Wednesday

• Met first SB goal-earned 263 SB
• Earned $3 from Pinecone Research

Thursday

• Met first SB goal-Earned 305 SB
• Earned $.99 from Ibotta
• Earned $75 Amazon GC through online panel

Friday

• Earned $.39 from Ibotta
• Met first SB goal
• Earned $1 Amazon GC through online panel
• Earned $20 Amazon GC for testing an app

 

[dreamer17555]

Sunday

• Earned 390 Swagbucks (Made 2nd Goal- Bonus 37 SB)

Monday

• Earned 435 Swagbucks (Made 2nd Goal- Bonus 42 SB)

Tuesday

• Earned 460 Swagbucks (Made 2nd Goal- Bonus 31 SB)

Wednesday

• Earned 780 Swagbucks (Made 2nd Goal- Bonus 37 SB)

Thursday

• Earned 455 Swagbucks (Made 2nd Goal- Bonus 45 SB)
• Redeemed 2,500 Swagbucks for a Walmart Gift Card, Have 250 SB still in account

Friday

• Earned 500 Swagbucks (Made 2nd Goal- Bonus 45 SB)

Saturday

• Earned 1280 Swagbucks (Made 2nd Goal- Bonus 47 SB)

 

[Marionnette]

I'm back from my trip (it was wonderful!) and I'm already looking forward to the next one. Thank you to everyone who kept this weekly thread running while I was absent from the disboards. I went dark the week before we left for Disney so that I could concentrate on all of those last minute details but I did manage to collect another $50 is Target GCs from Perk and $25 in PayPal from SB. I also cashed in for $1.90 PayPal from Qmee, rented out some DVC points for next fall and redeemed for $35 PayPal on iBotta during that week. Now it's time to get back to work!

Sunday

• Absolutely nothing! All my devices stayed dormant and I unpacked, started laundry and did some grocery shopping.

Monday

• Restarted my devices and began Perking, SB nCraves and EarnHoney. Caught up on my Shopkick bonus kicks.
• Going to take an accounting of what we spend in Disney and how much I have left in GCs.

Tuesday

• Met my first SB goal but didn't bother trying to hit the 2nd one. My "streak" ended at 7 days because we left for our vacation early in the morning on the 14th. So, there's no pressure to keep it up other than to make as much as I can each day.
• Missed reaching my goal of cashing out for a $25 GC on Perk by about 2,000 points.

Wednesday

• Met my first SB goal and have no hope of reaching the second one. I'm on track to have more than enough to redeem for $25 PayPal by the end of the week.
• Reached my goal for Perk and redeemed for a $25 Target GC.
• Was sent an invitation from Southwest to join their new survey program. Got 500 RR points for doing my first survey.

Thursday

• Redeemed for $25 Target GC from Perk
• Made first goal on SB

Friday

• Made first goal on SB. Redeemed for $25 PayPal.
• Purchased 2*$50 Disney GCs using 4*$25 Target GCs earned from Perk.
• Filled my gas tank using Acme fuel perks. Saved 90¢ per gallon. That's $13.20 for my Mickey Money. Came home and put the cash in my change jar.
• Picked up 235 SK kicks while shopping at Target.
• Submitted receipts to iBotta, Savingstar, Fetch and Receipt Hog.

Saturday

• Received 500 points on Fetch for the receipt that I submitted. 25¢ on SavingStar for the pumpkin I bought, 25¢ on iBotta and 20 "coins" on Receipt Hog for the same receipt.

 

[KirbyLouWho]

Hi DisFriends! Glad for another day, another dollar! I think I'm going to try to keep track of some of my totals this time, so we'll see how that goes.

Sunday

• 141 SB - Made my first goal which is surprising since I went "out of town" most of the day to volunteer at an animal shelter a couple hours from here. It was an awesome day & this was just the icing on the cake.

Monday

• received my $50 PP from SB & bought a DGC
• 272 SB - made first goal
• $10 - the rest of my tips from working the game on 10/14 (long story)

Tuesday

• 419 SB - made both goals

Wednesday

• 4101 SB - WOO! I decided to try out the Gamefly offer while it was 2500 which credited instantly AND a 1500 gut check survey panel credit came through

Thursday

• redeemed SB for $50 PP
• 420 SB - made both goals

=
Weekly/Total
SB = 5353/5667 (769)
Cash = 10/500
DGC = 50/530.06

On a related note, my daughter is 6. She's been working on reading for about a year now, but her teachers have really taken an interest the past few weeks and we're all working with her more. She was the first Kindergartener this year to pass her reading test to be able to check out books from the library at school. So I've made her a deal that for every book she reads to me I'll put a dollar on her own DGC. That's all she asked for for her bitrhday last month do she already has $210 on hers, but I'll try to keep track of what she's earning too. She's read 3 books since we started so from here on out I'm going to note her stuff as CDGC

CDGC
3/213

 

[kristenrice]

Sunday
nCraves ran like crazy today! I earned 129 SB from videos alone...oh, and a whopping 4 SB search win.

Monday
nCraves are still running...I worked a 12-hour shift and came home to see that I had already made my first goal. I'll try a survey or two before I head off to bed and see what I can do. I will leave the nCraves running and update the final total in the morning. Final result for Tuesday was 208 SB...and I never did get a survey.

Tuesday
No survey success today, but the nCraves were running great and I also had a small shopping credit post to my account. I ended the day with 304 SB. I also had a successful plasma donation which added $20 to my cash account.

Wednesday
Worked a half-shift today and had my nCraves running while I was gone. I got 8 SB from DH referrals and 180 from nCraves for a total of 188 SB for the day...not bad for not one ounce of effort.

Thursday
Today, I made my 6th plasma donation of the month...which is AMAZING since I missed a week due to vacation and there have only been SIX times that I have been potentially eligible. Because it was my sixth one, I received a $20 bonus, making today's donation worth $70. On the SwagBucks side of things, the AYCE nCrave worth 3SB was running all day...until it stopped...3 SB shy of making my first goal...coincidence??? I have a few hours left to play around today, and DH isn't home from work yet, so I have confidence that I will make my goal and then some. I will update today's final total when it comes in...final total for today was 183 SB. My second goal was 180, but 9 of my SB's were referrals from DH which don't count so I fell a mere 6 SB short of my second goal...bummer.

Friday
First day of my 4-day working weekend , but SB was nice to me. I had nCraves that ran while I was at work, I finished a mobile survey between calls and I had a small shopping credit that posted. I made both goals and finished the day with 200 SB .

Saturday
Before work, I did a quick 6SB nCrave and a 2SB Discover. Then, I was able to start the AYCE nCraves that have been giving me 3SB per round and they have been running ALL day! I came home from work and found that I have already hit my first and second goals for the day. DH has had his running too so I have also earned 14SB in referral credits from him today. The final total for today was 298 SB and I did not do one, single thing...no shopping credits, no search credits...nothing. I simply started my nCraves and let them run.

My final SwagBucks total for the week is 1,519 SB

 

[seeingstars]

I'm back from my trip (it was wonderful!) and I'm already looking forward to the next one. Thank you to everyone who kept this weekly thread running while I was absent from the disboards. I went dark the week before we left for Disney so that I could concentrate on all of those last minute details but I did manage to collect another $50 is Target GCs from Perk and $25 in PayPal from SB. I also cashed in for $1.90 PayPal from Qmee, rented out some DVC points for next fall and redeemed for $35 PayPal on iBotta during that week. Now it's time to get back to work!

Glad you had a wonderful trip @Marionnette!

 

[kookiekat02]

Week 2

Sunday

• 239 Swagbucks
• Microsoft Rewards maxed
• 24 Perk points

Monday

• 256 Swagbucks
• MR maxed
• 9400 AppLike points

Tuesday

• 689 Swagbucks
• MR maxed

Wednesday

• 352 Swagbucks
• MR maxed
• 17000 total applike points

Thursday

• 607 Swagbucks
• MR maxed

Friday

• 160 Swagbucks
• MR maxed

Saturday

• 193 Swagbucks
• MR maxed
• 21000 total applike points

 

[OhMari]

I'm back from my trip (it was wonderful!) and I'm already looking forward to the next one. Thank you to everyone who kept this weekly thread running while I was absent from the disboards. I went dark the week before we left for Disney so that I could concentrate on all of those last minute details but I did manage to collect another $50 is Target GCs from Perk and $25 in PayPal from SB. I also cashed in for $1.90 PayPal from Qmee, rented out some DVC points for next fall and redeemed for $35 PayPal on iBotta during that week. Now it's time to get back to work!

Sunday

• Absolutely nothing! All my devices stayed dormant and I unpacked, started laundry and did some grocery shopping.

Monday

• Restarted my devices and began Perking, SB nCraves and EarnHoney. Caught up on my Shopkick bonus kicks.
• Going to take an accounting of what we spend in Disney and how much I have left in GCs.

Could you make a sticky on the first post what some of these programs are and how they work. Or put in the heading which post # so we can read about it. There is so much out there and I hav no clue what you have to do, except for my Disney Chase card.

 

[Marionnette]

Could you make a sticky on the first post what some of these programs are and how they work. Or put in the heading which post # so we can read about it. There is so much out there and I hav no clue what you have to do, except for my Disney Chase card.

There are so many rewards programs out there that it can be confusing. Some have rapid earnings if you really apply yourself to them and others are passive earners but slow. If you have a lot of time and the patience to do a combination of them, you can make a really big dent in the cost of your vacation.

Offhand, I can list a handful:
Perk - a variety of apps which run advertisements using smart devices. If you have a large number of old smart phones, iPads, iPod touches, etc. and a good internet connection, you can do quite well. Pays in GCs, PayPal or Perk Plastic (their own reloadable credit card).
Swagbucks - there's a long and very active thread on the Budget Board on how to maximize your earnings thru sign ups, shopping, running the apps on smart devices and watching videos on your computer, and answering surveys. Pays in GCs and PayPal.
EarnHoney - a passive program that pays for watching video ads on your computer and also has an app for doing the same. Can be a slow earner but they pay in Amazon GCs or PayPal and you can redeem for as little as $5. If you have an older computer or laptop, you can run it in addition to the other programs.
Shopkicks - app for your smart phone. Earn "kicks" for walking into select stores and for scanning specific products. Earn more for making purchases in store and online. Limited number of kicks available daily for "visiting" select online stores and opening ads. Redeem for eGCs.
Checkpoints - similar to Shopkicks. Points for "checking in" at local merchants and for doing scans of products. Can also earn by answering surveys and watching videos. Can be a slow earner. Redeem for eGCs.
iBotta - shopping app. Earn by purchasing select products at specific stores. Get extra for completing bonuses and when your "team" earns as well. Also rewards for online shopping. Redeem for PayPal when you have $20 or more in rebates.
Checkout51 - similar to iBotta without the online shopping. Redeem for PayPal.
SavingStar - enter your loyalty card number or upload your receipts. Purchase select items and get rebated. Mostly grocery items and usually includes a healthy item for the week. Redeem for PayPal, direct deposit to bank account or UPromise account or GCs.
Kellogg's Family Rewards - passive earner but can be slow. Add your loyalty card and get rewarded when you purchase Kellogg's products. Redeem for GCs or coupons. I get Starbucks and use the GCs at Disney.
Fetch Rewards - upload receipts and earn points for qualifying purchases. Redeem for eGCs
Receipt Pal - similar to Fetch. Redeem for eGCs
Receipt Hog - Similar to Fetch and Receipt Pal. Rewards in Amazon, PayPal or magazines.

 

[OhMari]

There are so many rewards programs out there that it can be confusing. Some have rapid earnings if you really apply yourself to them and others are passive earners but slow. If you have a lot of time and the patience to do a combination of them, you can make a really big dent in the cost of your vacation.

Offhand, I can list a handful:
Perk - a variety of apps which run advertisements using smart devices. If you have a large number of old smart phones, iPads, iPod touches, etc. and a good internet connection, you can do quite well. Pays in GCs, PayPal or Perk Plastic (their own reloadable credit card).
Swagbucks - there's a long and very active thread on the Budget Board on how to maximize your earnings thru sign ups, shopping, running the apps on smart devices and watching videos on your computer, and answering surveys. Pays in GCs and PayPal.
EarnHoney - a passive program that pays for watching video ads on your computer and also has an app for doing the same. Can be a slow earner but they pay in Amazon GCs or PayPal and you can redeem for as little as $5. If you have an older computer or laptop, you can run it in addition to the other programs.
Shopkicks - app for your smart phone. Earn "kicks" for walking into select stores and for scanning specific products. Earn more for making purchases in store and online. Limited number of kicks available daily for "visiting" select online stores and opening ads. Redeem for eGCs.
Checkpoints - similar to Shopkicks. Points for "checking in" at local merchants and for doing scans of products. Can also earn by answering surveys and watching videos. Can be a slow earner. Redeem for eGCs.
iBotta - shopping app. Earn by purchasing select products at specific stores. Get extra for completing bonuses and when your "team" earns as well. Also rewards for online shopping. Redeem for PayPal when you have $20 or more in rebates.
Checkout51 - similar to iBotta without the online shopping. Redeem for PayPal.
SavingStar - enter your loyalty card number or upload your receipts. Purchase select items and get rebated. Mostly grocery items and usually includes a healthy item for the week. Redeem for PayPal, direct deposit to bank account or UPromise account or GCs.
Kellogg's Family Rewards - passive earner but can be slow. Add your loyalty card and get rewarded when you purchase Kellogg's products. Redeem for GCs or coupons. I get Starbucks and use the GCs at Disney.
Fetch Rewards - upload receipts and earn points for qualifying purchases. Redeem for eGCs
Receipt Pal - similar to Fetch. Redeem for eGCs
Receipt Hog - Similar to Fetch and Receipt Pal. Rewards in Amazon, PayPal or magazines.

Thank you.

 

[.landry]

@KirbyLouWho that is ADORABLE. new readers are my favorite! Congrats to her. that is a HUGE deal.

I looked at my *actual* budget this week and realized that Ive saved about $300 in groceries this month by using what I had in the pantry!
and overall this month saved around 1k!!!!!
redeemed SB for $35 in gift cards and on track for another $25 by the beginning of the month.

 

[tzeitel]

Ack! So between the new job (3rd shift), remodeling, and moving I have not been able of keep very good track of my earnings this week and half of last week. But -

Swagbucks - 1st goals met everyday, 2nd goal met the past 3 days. Redeemed $25 Paypal
Bing - done all the points available (although I can never figure out the 5 point per hour thing)
Perk - sucks as usual. It seems like I have been at 21000 points since the first of the month.
MyPoints - doing super well, I do the daily 5 and then run nCraves at the same time I run them on SB
Receipt Pal - finally redeemed for a $25 card (max they offer) - took me about 6 months
ReceiptHog - got 400 points on a spin! i was so excited, usually I get 5 or 10. Have enough for $15 but saving for a $40 (their max)
KFR - I just got an email that staring on the 30th they will be doing some special offers on their rewards. Not expecting much but I am saving my points (have over 11K)

Month total -
SB $100 ($25 Walmart, $75 PP)
Bing $5 Walmart
MyPoints 13,333 (some are pending)
RP $25 Walmart

 

[kristenrice]

Bumping it back to the first page so we can get one started for the new week...

 

[Marionnette]

Here's the new thread for 10/29-11/04/17. Good luck everyone! Let's all have a good rewards week!
https://www.disboards.com/threads/s...ard-disney-week-of-10-29-17-11-04-17.3644004/