How I Plan to Spend Less Than $50 On Christmas This Year Part 4

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I just finished another step in my spending-less-than-$50-this-Christmas-money-saving strategy.  Right from the comfort of my own home.  (Click here to check out the rest of this series.)

I used some of my MyPoints to snag a gift card. Since most of the people on my Christmas list read this blog faithfully (or so they say!), I hesitate to divulge the exact details of the gift card.  I will simply say that I am confident that the recipient of the gift will be delighted.  (Although no cash was spent on the purchase of this gift, there is still a lot love in those hard-earned MyPoints.)

I actually can’t believe that I haven’t talked with you all more about MyPoints.  I have been a MyPoints member since 2003. Although money-saving blogs were not even a twinkle in their mother’s eye yet, this was the beginning of a beautiful relationship between me and free stuff on the internet.

I have accumulated over 30,000 points over the years, and hope to save up for some home furnishings when we finally buy our own home.  However, occasionally I like to dip into my savings for special occasions and Christmas happens to be one of them!

Becoming a MyPoints member is simple:

• Simply sign up here.
• You will begin receiving e-mails and will receive 5 points each for ‘reading’ them.  (All you really have to do is click on them once you’ve opened the e-mail.)
• If you decide to accept the offer that is being shared, then you will receive a certain amount of points for doing so.

Here are some of my favorite ways to earn points:

• Refer friends.  You will receive 25 points for each of the first 20 friend that sign up through your referral link.  You’ll then receive 10% of the eligible points that your friends earn.  Click on ‘My Network’ to learn more.
• Shop through MyPoints.  Planning on doing some on-line shopping at Christmas time?  Check out their extensive list of merchants by clicking on ‘Shop’.  You’ll receive a certain amount of points per dollar spent by clicking through the MyPoints site when you do your shopping.
• Simply be faithful in reading your e-mails!  I typically receive 8 -10 e-mails a day from MyPoints. That’s 40-50 points a day just for clicking on my e-mail.  Since rewards begin around 1400 points, it should take only about a month or so to earn enough points to claim your first reward!

My gift card should arrive in 2-6 weeks, which gives me plenty of time to order a couple more if I decide to use them as Christmas presents.  If you choose to sign up today, why not plan on making MyPoints your savings center for next Christmas?  By then, you should have plenty of points to use!

Stay tuned for even more money-saving Christmas ideas!