Swagbucks – A little work for a lot of freebies

Swagbucks is a cool little site if you have extra time to do things like this. They give out “bucks” for searches, entering special codes, shopping, referring others, interacting on their Facebook page, commenting on their blog, playing games, and more. The bucks add up in a hurry and can be exchanged for a big variety of gift cards, including airline and travel stuff. There are a few of these websites out there, but this is the best one with the best redemption options.


Search & Win

I Just Made 3,000 Easy Miles

American Airlines is handing out up to 3,000 miles for subscribing to emails. This won’t work for everyone but it’s worth a click. Click here to give it a shot. If that link doesn’t work, try this one. Make sure you are unsubscribed from all American Airline emails before you click the links. Boring details are below:

  1. Promotion ends September 6, 2011
  2. Participants can either (i) become a new subscriber to one or more of the following email products: AAdvantage eSummary®, AAirmail®, Net SAAver Fares®, AAdvantage® Promotions, and AAVacations® Travel Picks; OR (ii) set and/or modify the online preferences associated with their AAdvantage® account, and be eligible to receive 500 American Airlines AAdvantage® bonus miles for each new unique email subscription and/or online account preference selection or modification made during Offer Period, up to a limit of a maximum of 3,000 AAdvantage® bonus miles (“Gift”) Approximate retail value of Gift is $49.75 for each 500 AAdvantage® bonus miles.
  3. To be eligible to receive any Gift, participant must keep each subscription(s) and preferences for a three (3) month period.
  4. Gift will be automatically deposited into the participant’s AAdvantage® account six (6) weeks after the end of each applicable three (3) month email enrollment period.
  5. Participants must be: (i) a legal resident of one of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia; (ii) at least 18 years of age; and (iii) an AAdvantage® member as of receipt of offer announcement email and/or direct mail piece. Other conditions and restrictions may apply.
  6. Limit of a maximum of 3,000 AAdvantage® bonus miles per AAdvantage® member as specified above.

Using Those American Airlines Miles

If you grabbed a ton of American Airline miles here, you’ll obviously want to use them at some point. Before you do, make sure you check out Reduced Mileage Award tickets here. Why pay retail when you can get sale prices?

Tip When Churning Cards

Make your life easier. Always talk to a representative when activating any new credit card. Confirm (1) The amount of bonus miles you’ll be receiving, (2) How much money you need to spend, and (3) The date you need to spend it by. Trust me on this. You’ll be in much better shape with any disagreements if you  handle them at activation.

Southwest Airlines Card – 2 Free Round-Trips

Great Southwest credit card offer to report!

I’d still get the Sapphire card first (click here for the credit card page) but they’re both great choices. If you haven’t applied for a Chase card in the last 30 days, you should grab one of these. Here’s the details:

  • 50,000 points (enough for 2 Wanna Get Away round-trips)
  • 6,000 points on every anniversary date (equal to $100 towards Wanna Get Away fares)
  • Annual fee of $99 is not waived
  • Click here to apply