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June 7th, 2013 at 02:20 am

I did get the other two credit cards I applied for in the mail today. I still have to activate them. As I use them, I will show you what expenses we are using them for and how we will earn some extra funds towards our mortgage down payment.

I received another snowflake from Swagbucks in the amount of $25. It was deposited in my PayPal account. I will be putting that money in our Christmas Fund. With this money and the rewards I got the earlier this month I'm just $12 away from this years goal!!

I've been a member of MyPoints for a few years, but I stopped the emails a few months ago. As a result, I forgot about that avenue to earn gift cards. I recently remembered it. It is a much slower earning rate, so my goal is to get another 200+ points and redeem my final gift card. After that I will close the account.

Our weekend will be spent at an art fair in a nearby town, where my daughter is exhibiting and hoping to sell prints of her drawings for the very first time. We will actually have to collect sales tax! We have never done that before, but will include it in the sales price to make sales simple for customers. I also got to use my rusty Excel skills to figure our costs, tax and profit on each piece of art work.

Do you buy art? Do you budget for it or buy it spontaneously?

Posted in Spending, Sales, Surveys, Rebates, Family | 5 Comments »

5 Responses to “More In the Mail”

  1. My English Castle Says:
    June 7th, 2013 at 02:26 am 1370571966
    1370571966

    I run very hot and cold with my points too. But I order from Lands End sometimes and they give out points for that. Good Luck with the art fair!

  2. snafu Says:
    June 7th, 2013 at 02:50 am 1370573452
    1370573452

    If I go to an Art Fair I'm hoping to find something I love, that will fit the theme and space limitations of our home. Did DD post a few photos of her art with a brief write-up [time, place hrs.] of Art Fair on CraigsList or local Buy n Sell site?

  3. PNW Mom Says:
    June 7th, 2013 at 03:13 am 1370574805
    1370574805

    Good luck to your daughter! Smile

  4. LuckyRobin Says:
    June 7th, 2013 at 04:39 am 1370579975
    1370579975

    I buy art spontaneously, but I have to really, really want it.

  5. FrugalTexan75 Says:
    June 9th, 2013 at 12:25 am 1370737501
    1370737501

    I have the MyPoints Visa that I use mostly for groceries (since it credits Walmart as a grocery store!) I redeemed for a $50 Amazon GC earlier this year, and am 2k points away from another one. I try to visit my hotmail account (where I get my Mypoints mail) about every 7 - 9 days and then do a bunch of emails at once. It may be slow, but for me it is a fairly simple/easy way to earn a few extra dollars.

    I don't spend enough on groceries (anywhere) to make the AmEx card viable for me - so the 2% on the MP Visa works out the best.

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