How To Make Money For Christmas

Times are very tough in this economy.  So many people are struggling with their finances. Do you need money for Christmas?  Unfortunately many people think their holiday's this year will have to suffer due to lack of money.  But that doesn't have to be the case!  There are many ways to make money for Christmas. 

Here are a few ways to make money fast for Christmas and holiday presents and parties.

-Swagbucks:  This website allows you to earn points, or "swagbucks" for things like daily polls, surveys, watching ads and clips of videos like celebrity gossip shows, etc.  The biggest way to earn money through swagbucks is just to use the search feature and the toolbar!  Say bye-bye to Google or Bing and hello to free money for presents and even food!  The most popular ways to redeem your Swagbucks are for things like Target or Amazon giftcards (each costing about 500-600 points for $5.  But higher values are available.  As well as other presents like toys, CDs, posters, etc.)

-Jingit has some similar properties like swagbucks.  Only you primarily watch videos/ads and then after each one answer a few on screen questions similar to surveys.  For each video you watch (completely through) and after answering the questions at the end approximately 10 cents to about $1 will be deposited to your account.  There is also an app you can download to a smartphone and use it to "check-in" at your nearby Wal-Mart to get even more money.  Jingit tops your account at $10 per week unless you refer a few others to join, then they up your max amount.  You can opt to get your money sent to you on your personal Jingit debit card or use the money to buy music at their online store.  Either way you slice it its a great way to make money for Christmas gifts.

-Crowdtap is a quick way to make money for Christmas gifts.  Crowdtap has a mission to help companies understand what customers want and like, so answering questions about certain things like if you prefer chocolate or vanilla ice cream or if you dress up for Halloween, etc.  Most answered questions get you 25 points, you can do various other things to earn points.  Sometimes companies like Old Navy will offer to send you coupons for FREE CLOTHING and then take pictures of yourself wearing it and post it to Crowdtap.com.  This is such a great deal and it is a lot of fun! It's the perfect way to multitask while watching tv or cooking dinner.  If you need money for Christmas you can't beat it.  Crowdtap also does charity donations to several charities (you can choose which) based on how much you "play".  You can redeem your points for gift cards, t-shirts or even more charity donations.  For example, 20,000 points gets you a $10 Amazon e-giftcard.  20,000 points may seem like a lot, but my first 24 hours resulted in about 5,000 points.  I took as many survey questions as they would allow me to, probably totaling about 2-3 hours of "play" on crowdtap.  I also plan to do some higher value gigs in the future like the Verizon Pumpkin contest! 

-AMS Article Writing:  Do you like to write?  Do you have a few hours to spare each week?  When you sign up to write for AMS/London Brokers you will see the big long list of articles they need written.  None of these are hard to write at all, but you MUST make sure you watch the video that explains the guidelines on how to write for their company.  They have specific rules to follow for writing, but it's all SEO based on the keywords they provide.  You get to write about a huge range of topics which is really fun.  Articles range from about $2 for very short pieces of about 300 words (which takes about 10-15 minutes to write for most people.) To 1,000 words at about $7-8 per article.  Each article has a time limit, most are 48 hours, but some are rush articles that are due within 12-24 hours of accepting them.  You get paid more for articles that are rushed or are passed in within 24 hours (called a bonus.)  With AMS you can easily make $50-100 a week (there are about 10 weeks until Christmas time! That's an easy way to make $500-1000 for Christmas presents and party supplies!)


Please be encouraged! If you need money for Christmas gifts, presents or holiday parties there are plenty of ways to make this money in your spare time with your smartphone and/or computer.  You CAN afford a great Christmas for you and your family.  Stay tuned for more info on ways to get money for Christmas and ways to save money on Christmas presents.

-Katie