Have you heard of Recyclebank yet? It’s a new (to me) site where you enter points and then redeem the points for dozens and dozens of different items. You can earn the points a variety of ways – sometimes there will be short movies or quizzes you can do on the site, or you can enter codes from products you buy.
The reason I am LOVING it is that the points are high-value, and the rewards are low value. I’ve been entering my points at Pampers ever since Luke was born, and a big package of diapers might only get you 60 points….and a magazine subscription can need upwards of 1200 points. (Not knocking the Gifts to Grow program…I’ve gotten a lot of Starbucks gift cards that way! I’m just saying that it takes a lot longer.)
But on Recyclebank? So many of the rewards are super low in point requirements. For instance, just this week I got a magazine subscription to Better Homes and Gardens (115 points), and with just a few more points I can earn one for Martha Stewart Living (230 points)! Magazines are such a splurge for me – I love to read and I love getting something happy in the mail, don’t you? I currently get 4 magazines in the mail that I didn’t have to pay for, thanks to deal sites, and now I’ll be getting two more! Hooray!
I’ve tried different survey sites before, and I can’t stand when you take 10 minutes to do a survey, only to find out you’re “not qualified” for the “real” one. Ahhhh!! Drives me bonkers. Recyclebank is easy. There’s no qualification or long, lengthy surveys. The videos might be 2-3 minutes long, at most, and several give you 25 points. A survey is likely to be one question long, and give you 5 points or more.
The way I’ve been getting lots of points is by redeeming the 50-point codes on the inside of my Kashi organic cereal boxes. (So are you doing the math? That’s less than 3 boxes of cereal to get a free year-long subscription – and that’s if I ONLY entered cereal box codes and did nothing else.)
Seriously guys, it’s so easy! Give it a try! :) I’d love it if you could would sign up via my my personal referral link. I get 10 points for every person that signs up under me. Then you can share it with your friends and start getting points yourself!
Now go get those free magazines! :)
P.S. Do you subscribe to Money Saving Mom? She often lists on her site when new videos are available to watch on Recyclebank so you don’t have to constantly check the site.
Thanks for posting about this. I have heard about recyclebank before but never knew what it was, I am totally going to start doing this as well!!
ReplyDeletePS. I think we need to have an email chat about clean eating! Last month, for obvious reasons LOL, i was super busy and din't read blogs all that much and I am so bummed I missed your series. I did a series about 18 months ago on my blog about nutrition and diet (reason number 182 why I so wished we had lived in NEPA at the same time because I am pretty sure we would have been good friends!).