Saturday, January 24, 2009

MyPoints.com

A few months ago, I joined a website called mypoints.com. Since joining, I have earned 3 $10 Panera Bread giftcards and I'm just a few points away from getting my 4th. I originally joined it because I was a bzzagent(post about this in the future) and they converted all of our bzzpoints into mypoints. With MyPoints, you can choose which giftcard you'd like to get. I just happened to choose Panera because it's a great way to treat myself to a yummy healthy meal out. To earn points from mypoints, you simply read the e-mails they send you every day and then there will be a spot to click and get your 5 points (every once in awhile there will be a survey e-mail and you'll get 10 points even if you don't qualify for the survey or 50 if you do the survey). I will usually get about 3 e-mails a day from them. To earn a $10 Panera giftcard, you need 1400 points. This may seem like alot but if you would get 3 e-mails a day(sometimes you get more, sometimes less) at 5 points each it would take about 90 days to get enough points. That's about $40 a year in free giftcards. You can also earn points other ways but that is the free way to do it. The e-mail will have "deals" from companies ranging from Columbia House, to Diapers.com, to Auto Insurance companies trying to get you a better deal. If any of the offers seem appealing, you will earn points by taking advantage of them. For example, I got an e-mail about a company that makes inkjet refills for 1/2 the price of ones at the store. I ordered a few and earned some mypoints. So not only did I get mypoints but I also got a good deal on some ink. Other ways I've saved money was through one of the insurance company ones. We saved over $600 a year by switching our auto and home insurance to a different company. And I didn't even think we were paying that much for insurance to begin with. Not all of the e-mails will appeal to you but some of them just might save you a few bucks along the way. If you are interested in joining, please let me know so I can send you a referral. I think I can earn some mypoints if you join through me. So there is another way you can earn some, by telling other people about it. Any other questions, feel free to ask.

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