Our Freebie Christmas 2010

As the 2009 Holiday Season comes to an end, I can't help but think about Christmas 2010. I know, I know... Who really wants to start thinking about next Christmas already...well, I do for one!

Not because I love Christmas so much (Though I really, really do) and not because I've completely lost my marbles - (happened quite some time ago) but because I have 2 children now to provide a wonderful Christmas for, and a bunch of family members that all deserve to get something wonderful for Christmas!

Now the reason I start planning so early is because our family lives on a VERY tight budget, and with another mouth to feed now, it's only getting tighter. So I do tend to use my skill of smart shopping, coupon usage and freebie offers to fill many of the stockings in our house...(and save a ton of money at the same time)

So, now that many credit card bills are starting to arrive, it's time to start planning next years Holidays and keeping the bills as small as possible. Here is what I am doing right now to start my 2010 Christmas savings.

Swagbucks - Swagbucks is a search engine that pays you in giftcards for using their site to do regular searches. I use it daily and try to make sure that I earn at least one point per day. 45 points = $5 at Amazon. And there are many other giftcards available. The Amazon is what works best for me. Since I am Canadian I get the Amazon.ca giftcards, but Amazon.com giftcards are available too.

If Swagbucks is of interest to you, I would love to refer you. Just click this link to sign up then start searching!

The next site I use to help fill our stockings is Lunch Mate City . When you buy Lunch Mates they each come with a code that you can enter on Lunch Mate City. Each code has a point value and you can save your points to redeem for great items from Playstation, Crayola, and Hasbro. I usually redeem for Crayola products as they used daily here at the A Busy Mommy home, and they go well in a Stocking! (Canada Only)

I also use a site called Chapman's Kids Club. It is a site where the kids in your home can play games to earn points - those points can be redeemed for Chapmans Prizes. They have markers and aprons, t-shirts and toys (all with Chapmans logo on them) They also have a $5 coupon available for 7500 points (about 13 days of playing) that can be redeemed for twice a year. I save the $5 coupons for Christmas Treats as they are good on any Chapmans products. (Canada Only)

Last, but definitely not least is Airmiles. Many people will save their Airmiles for for discounts on flights, but since I don't go anywhere I use them for the giftcards that they offer. I usually redeem them for Sobeys giftcards (because who doesn't want free groceries at Christmas Time) but they do offer a ton of other giftcards, as well as great Items you can get directly from the site. I usually get my Airmiles by shopping at Sobeys and getting my gas at Shell.

So - Since it's early January, I'm basically starting from scratch. Below you'll find a list of my goals and totals so far. I intend to keep updating this post to reflect new totals, goals and freebies I have aquired.

Good Luck To Everyone! And I hope you all have an Inexpensive 2010 Christmas.

Goals

Swagbucks - $200 in Amazon.ca giftcards - 1800pts
Lunch Mate City - 600 pts
Chapmans Kids Club - 2X$5 Chapmans Coupons - 15000pts
Airmiles - $100 in Sobeys giftcards - 700pts

Totals So Far

Swagbucks - 40pts (5 points away from my first $5 giftcard)
Lunch Mate City - 23 pts
Chapmans Kids Club - 2230 pts
Airmiles - 21 pts

Do you have a Freebie Christmas Plan for 2010? If so, let us know!! Write a post about it and link it up! This post will be available from my top nav bar year round.