*Not sponsored by Swagbucks or Barnes & Noble. Just wanted to share this option to other bibliophiles and spendthrifts out there!

How I Got a FREE $25 Barnes & Noble Gift Card

I, as many others on the internet, have been finding ways to make some extra cash on the side. Because I’m still in “broke college student” mode – even though I graduated college a while back. The spendthrift lifestyle has been permanently ingrained in me. I started using Swagbucks around 2018 but never took it seriously until about six months ago. And when I decided to use Swagbucks seriously, boy did I regret never doing it before!

Earn a (FREE) Barnes & Noble Gift Card

When I finally reached about 2,500 SB (Swagbucks)/points back in June 2020, I traded in my points for a $25 Barnes & Noble Gift Card. It is delivered electronically through email (e-gift card) to shop on the B&N website, but you’re able to print the e-gift card out to use in store too! For all the book/gift lovers out there, this wasn’t so bad for me spending my spare time to get money to continue feeding my book addiction (guilty). It’s like giving myself a little gift every so often.

I put “FREE” in parentheses because yes, it’s really no extra cost to you, but you DO have to put some work into it to earn points. But if you do it daily, you’ll start to see how easily your points add up. P.S. You can also score a $5 B&N Gift Card for 500 SB/points. (Let’s be real, $5 won’t really get you anything at Barnes & Noble. The $25 gift card would be a better option and it’s not difficult to get.)

Of course, there are other options to trade in your Swagbucks points for, but as a book addict, I had to get the B&N card. Especially since you know those books add up in cost.

My Ways of Getting Swagbucks Points

• Daily Poll (Free point a day just for answering the poll.)
• Web search (Roughly get around 4+ points up to 3 times a day – collector bills days are even better so watch out for these.)
• Surveys (Varies per survey. You typically can get 1 point if you’re disqualified from the surveys, but even those add up.)
• Collector Bills (My favorite – other than collecting these, I like that it’s pretty decent points for just doing your normal web searches. There’s some every month, usually around and on major holidays.)
• Swag Codes (This takes more effort I think as you have to watch out for these – but if you’re on their Facebook/Instagram page, they post Swag Codes roughly daily so you can watch out for those. These have a limited time or limited number of people who can claim the code.)
• Daily Goals (At the top of the page on your Swagbucks, it shows your daily goals. If you reach it, you get bonus points at no extra work to you. And if you meet your goals each day, you can get bonus points on top of that for each 7 day, 14 day, 21 day, and monthly streak you have.)

These are my ways of getting Swagbucks without you having to spend your money or opt into email subscriptions because I don’t like doing that. If I happen to already be buying something, I’ll go through Swagbucks to see if I can get cash/points back (FYI, I rarely shop so I’m thrifty AF when I do). Though, don’t purposely go shopping just to rack up points because you’ll end up spending more than getting returns (trust, do the math).

Basically, if you’re a book lover and you always have your eye on the next pretty little pages at Barnes & Noble or if you’re looking for a gift for someone, you can try out Swagbucks. It’s not brain intensive work. It’s little points here and there, but they add up and you can score a free gift card or get “cash” sent to your PayPal account.

Is this the best use of your time? Absolutely not!

Is this the worst use of your time? Also, no. Because you could waste your time on the couch, eating chip crumbs that fell on your stomach. (Hey, no judgment. I do the same.)

Warning: I repeat, this is not going to make you rich. But you can buy yourself or someone a nice little gift for racking up pennies a day, so why not?

Happy earnings! Thanks for the support as always!