Swagbucks for Amazon gift cards or extra money! II

earthkitty · #**881** 05/17/12, 11:34 AM

Well I really like using the search engine for swag bucks, because that is just free money. I am going to be searching anyway, and usually can get a five dollar amazon card every couple of months or so. But the time return on the other things is just not worth it to me.

It must take some of you hours every single day to accumulate the numbers that you do!!!! Has anyone here figured what it breaks down to per hour?

Pam6 · #**882** 05/17/12, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by earthkitty

Well I really like using the search engine for swag bucks, because that is just free money. I am going to be searching anyway, and usually can get a five dollar amazon card every couple of months or so. But the time return on the other things is just not worth it to me.

It must take some of you hours every single day to accumulate the numbers that you do!!!! Has anyone here figured what it breaks down to per hour?

I don't think about the 'time' spent on swagbucks because usually I am doing it while doing other things. Swabmobile (50 swagbucks a day) runs completely on its own. The other stuff I can do (or not do) while we are watching tv in our down time in the evening....games, videos, ect...
I hit the same sites everyday (what can I say, I am very predictable) so I go through swagbucks and get my search wins in.
Yesterday I got my second win by searching for afghan patterns. I found a super cute one and I am getting the book from my local library.
I am going to JoAnn's to get yarn for another afghan I am working on. Don't even ask about the time and money that I put into an afghan!! ACK! The return rate on that would be negative!! LOL!
I consider Swagbucks a hobby that I happen to make money on instead of it costing money! Like all of my other hobbies! LOL!

keno12 · #**883** 05/17/12, 11:44 AM

Mpillow- Do you remember which survey was for the cigs? The Boy's dad (and brothers and sister and gosh, his whole fam except him, smart boy) smoke, so I know plenty of people I could pass them off too, unfortunately. Sorry, smoking is a pet peeve of mine (respiratory issues and all) /rant. But I'll do it for 200SB!

EarthKitty- I saw a breakdown on some other website a while back, not sure if it's still accurate and unfortunately I don't remember what it was. The vast majority of us don't use SB as our only site. And I know a lot of us are at home during the day, so having the computer up and running is not a big deal. For me personally, SB is completely worth the time I put into it.

keno12 · #**884** 05/17/12, 11:57 AM

So...our cell phone company is doing away with unlimited data plans (which we currently have). Needless to say, I've been using some data since I found this site, the FB page, and have increased my daily SB earnings.

The Boy talked about switching back to basic phones (call me a brat, I looked at him like he had 2 heads...but he leaves the house 5 days a week and can do Internet stuff to his hearts content at work for 8-12+ hrs a day). My smartphone is my only way of accessing the internet, and I just recently figured out a way to rig it to my laptop.

So our options are go with one of the local providers (capped data plans and crazy expensive, cheapest is around $80/month for 5gb), and watch our data usage like hawks, and go back to basic phones.

Keep smartphones and go with whatever limited data plans they roll out, and again, watch data usage like hawks.

Debate about the phones (his has a cracked screen so bad you can barely see it and mine freezes/shuts down more times than not. We can upgrade, and were planning to, in June, until they came out with this mess), and drive into town to do Internet stuff.

I only put this out there bc since I found this site and started doing SB on a daily basis, I've developed a structured day. I get up at 4:30 w the Boy and the dogs, do the morning dog stuff, coffee, some news, coffee, some chores, coffee, then SB for a bit until the dogs and I either go for a walk or a romp in the woods/yard/playdate with a friend. Home for them to nap and I do SB and chores, prep dinner, SB, dinner, SB, bed.

Before...you don't even want to know. (The above is on days I'm feeling well, can move/get out of bed with minimal/no pain, etc) It was pretty much read/watch TV in bed, let the dogs out to play in the yard by themselves, sleep.

Anyway, this is long enough. I need to go find a survey that will credit. I've been DQd from ones about wine, animals and sports. I think SB has a personal vendetta.

mpillow · #**885** 05/17/12, 03:17 PM

why not get wifi or dsl for $25-30/month and go with basic phones?
or get a pkg deal with cable/sat. provider?

I'm thinking of getting it at home but still on the fence as the library is close by and a nice escape from the madness of 2 teenagers, a tween with BIG issues and a grumpy unemployed husband!

**Terri** · #**886** 05/17/12, 03:31 PM

When I get up very early, I do a search. I usually get points for it within a dozen searches, and then I can search again in an hour or two and get points again.

Usually 5 minutes (combined) work gets me 14 points. I can come back later to play the games or whatever. I am not a die-hard swagger, but I just put in for a third payment of $5. I am not much into wifi or consumer goods, but cash is VERY acceptable!!!!!!!!!!!!

nightfire · #**887** 05/17/12, 03:50 PM

Check out the portable wifi stuff. I know some cell phone companies offer them..Just don't know if they are unlimited data or what the deal is with them. I'm hoping that by the time I'm ready to get some land, that satellite internet will have come down in price. I think it's more expensive than cable internet at the moment, but I hate the service we get from cable internet.

keno12 · #**888** 05/17/12, 03:58 PM

Who offers wifi/dsl for $25/30 a month? Cheapest wifi (mifi, actually) around here with the lowest plan would be like 5g for $80. DSL is even more expensive, with equipment fees, 2 yr contracts, etc...not sure of the data plans, but I think he said the only reasonable company was around $60/month for 2g, and that was after a $300 install/'purchase' (even though you have to give the equipment back after you're done with it). And we'd go way over 2g, possibly 5g. Who knows.

No company around offers package deals. They do in the 2 neighboring towns (one about 40 mins away, the other about 30, and from what we hear, are trying to 'join' the two, so basically it would bring communications to the sticks).

To give you a basic idea of this area of the sticks: I'm 25 mi away from the nearest grocery store (next county over. The one in my county is 27 mi away). I'm 24 mi away (near nothing, so it doesn't justify a trip unless I'm going there JUST for that, which I never do) to the town library. 15 mi away from the nearest gas station. Next door to the nearest farm. Also next door to the nearest hunt club.
So...while I can see why big satellite/cable/tv/internet companies aren't clamoring to do business out here....it's also frustrating. It IS 2012 after all. I'm just glad we don't have kids. If we did, we'd probably send them to private school in the next town. The high schoolers here hand write their papers. They get into good schools, but still...I think they are at a major disadvantage, communications wise. My little brothers middle school (next town over, few years ago) was a pilot program for laptops. Everything he and his classmates did was on there, from textbooks to tests. Granted, the kids here learn a different set of skills, so....
and....I need to stop rambling.

Pam6 · #**889** 05/17/12, 04:27 PM

Keno, where are you located?
We just got DSL two years ago at my place. Before that satellite was our only choice...hughesnet. I shiver thinking about it! It was $70 a month and we got put on 24 hour punishment every time we went over our download limit for the day. ERRR!! Our DSL is now $40 a month. Packaged in with our phone (unlimited long distance) and cable with DVR for $120 a month.
I can not imagine living without DSL again! ACK!!

keno12 · #**890** 05/17/12, 04:48 PM

Central VA. About an hour and a half from the state capitol, if you can believe it.
Ugh, HughesNet....shudder. Have a few friends that have it. The plan we'd have to go with, just based on our internet usage (and we've tried cutting back!), it would be a $100 (one time) install fee and $100/month for 450Mb. We'd for sure go over that, (we have unlimited data on our phones, as of now, and we go over that now).

I think I'm just going to suck it up and get a Mifi. The Boy doesn't want it, bc it's a 2 year contract with Verizon, but I'll pay the ---- security deposit (since I only have an established account with another provider, not Verizon) and get one. Or maybe the other provider now has them? I haven't checked into anything about them since I moved out here, bc their cell signals don't work here. Who knows. All of this gives me a headache, and he refuses to discuss it, because he can get it at work, so what's the big deal?

mpillow · #**891** 05/17/12, 08:34 PM

LOL I have 119 points for the day....but I mowed a lot!

25/month is high speed w/ phone company...here..dialup is $9

My husband is from Lynchburg/Roanoake area but he has no clue with pc! or cell phone for that matter...

keno12 · #**892** 05/17/12, 09:06 PM

Mpillow- wow, those prices! I know those areas well. Have several friends in the Lburg area for school. Pretty country out that way.

keno12 · #**893** 05/18/12, 10:44 AM

Came into town to run errands, and brought computer to my parents house. Good golly gosh. What has taken me sometimes a good 8 hours, today took me 30 minutes. (100SB). The usual stuff: poll, NOSO, searches, videos, DQd surveys...nothing out of the ordinary like a 500 pt credit card sign up or something.
Taking advantage of high speed internet while I can!

See you ladies later!

nightfire · #**894** 05/18/12, 03:36 PM

There's a code out for anyone who wants 5sb

Pam6 · #**895** 05/18/12, 03:37 PM

70 Swagbucks up for grabs in 8 codes on Monday!
The Swag Code Extravaganza Is Coming To Town

keno12 · #**896** 05/18/12, 08:12 PM

Have some more searching to do this evening, but as of now, I'm at 565 SB for the day. All i can say is, wow, if we had internet speed like that at home, I'd be off the computer before my coffee was finished.

Excited about Monday. No idea what the daily goal will be. Probably something outrageous, since with the codes, poll and NOSO, that's 73 right there.

A 'friend' (old neighbor) was interested in SB, and what it came down to was she wanted me to create an account for me and use it (like a second acct) because 'it sounds like too much work'

keno12 · #**897** 05/20/12, 08:56 AM

That was an easy goal to meet today. Did it before the Boy was up, did some garden work, now off to crush cans. THAT I've been majorly slacking on. Oy.

It's supposed to thunderstorm here tomorrow. I have appts in town Tuesday, debating going into town or to my friends house (25 mi) to use internet bc I really could use the codes + swagbucks tomorrow. It would be a HUGE help towards redeeming GCs! I guess I'll see what the weather is like tomorrow AM.

Pam6 · #**898** 05/20/12, 12:55 PM

Yeah, today's goal is easy. That also means that it will not be a lot of bonus points for today.
I wish we would get a nice thunderstorm here! We need the rain! It is DRY here!

Pam6 · #**899** 05/21/12, 08:48 AM

Don't forget to watch for all of the codes today! If you need any help please post a message and one of us will try our best to help you.
I will be in and out of the house all day...doing gardening stuff...so I will try to check in here regularly to see if anyone needs any help. The first code is already out.

mpillow · #**900** 05/21/12, 10:57 AM

PL survey for 92 mechanical pencils----pentel brand worked for me