Swagbucks - 10,000 points - Best way to use?

[KimBean]

So I hit 10,000 and want to get some gift cards. Want to do it in a way to help with upcoming Disney trip spending money for my girls. I have not swagged in months, so want to cash out and start doing it again to make more before Dec.

Would Target card be way to go, could I then transfer them to a disney card?

 

[RitaE]

If you aren't interested in the $5 Amazon cards for $450, why not just get it in Paypal cash and then transfer it to your bank account. Then you aren't limited.

 

[KimBean]

If you aren't interested in the $5 Amazon cards for $450, why not just get it in Paypal cash and then transfer it to your bank account. Then you aren't limited.

I'm in a PayPal situation... My DH has a PayPal connected to our checking. PayPal won't let me set up an account linked to the same checking. Swagbucks won't let me send money to a PayPal where the name does not match.

 

[RitaE]

If you aren't interested in the $5 Amazon cards for $450, why not just get it in Paypal cash and then transfer it to your bank account. Then you aren't limited.

BTW, I really don't recommend letting your points accumulate like that. It doesn't seem to happen near as often as it used to be Swagbucks used to be kind of known for suspending people's accounts. If that should happen to you, you lose your points balance.

Unless you're talking one of the discounted Amazon cards or they have a sale on something (I think they occasionally put Walmart on special of 450pts for $5), there really isn't an advantage to accumulating to high point balances. I cash out every 2500.

 

[KimBean]

BTW, I really don't recommend letting your points accumulate like that. It doesn't seem to happen near as often as it used to be Swagbucks used to be kind of known for suspending people's accounts. If that should happen to you, you lose your points balance.

Unless you're talking one of the discounted Amazon cards or they have a sale on something (I think they occasionally put Walmart on special of 450pts for $5), there really isn't an advantage to accumulating to high point balances. I cash out every 2500.

Yeah, I actually just forgot about it. I was doing it everyday and then my FIL passed away unexpectedly in May. All summer has been a mess. I just remembered because I just bought something at the Disney Store and it said I earned SB and I was like OH YEAH! The only reason I hadn't cashed out before was because I was complaining to SB that they should let me use my DH's PayPal but they said there was nothing they could do. Seems dumb to me.

 

[Marionnette]

So I hit 10,000 and want to get some gift cards. Want to do it in a way to help with upcoming Disney trip spending money for my girls. I have not swagged in months, so want to cash out and start doing it again to make more before Dec.

Would Target card be way to go, could I then transfer them to a disney card?

You could get Target GCs and then use them to purchase Disney GCs at Target .com (only 3 $50 GCs at a time) or in a Target store (amount only limited by whatever the store manager wants to make it). If your goal is just to pay for Disney, this would work.

You could also redeem for a few restaurant GCs. Both Landry's and Starbucks have locations right on Disney property.

If you want to set up your own PayPal account, you can open a checking account with CapitalOne360 (used to be ING). They have no minimum balance, no monthly fee and do not require you to have direct deposit in order to maintain the account. I have one that I don't use for anything other than to link with my PayPal account.

 

[trenty]

I'm in a PayPal situation... My DH has a PayPal connected to our checking. PayPal won't let me set up an account linked to the same checking. Swagbucks won't let me send money to a PayPal where the name does not match.

I believe you can add your email (the one you use to swag) to your husbands paypal account. I have one paypal account with two emails registered to it.

 

[Marionnette]

I believe you can add your email (the one you use to swag) to your husbands paypal account. I have one paypal account with two emails registered to it.

I think that the email isn't a problem. The name on the PayPal account is the hang-up. She needs a PayPal account with her own name on it.

 

[dreamin_disney]

can you go to your local credit union and open up an account in your name??? I have my own paypal account and my own saving and checking account . I transfer my swagbucks money into my credit union account. I love it!!!!!! Dh is shocked that 've earned $225 in swagbucks cash for our vacation-lol!