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Thanks to Money Saving Mom for passing this along! Not only can you earn points toward free gift cards from all of your online searches and shopping, you can also earn points from the online searches and shopping of your friends and families!

If you never refer one friend or family member, you can still earn free gift cards just from generating your regular online searches from Swag Bucks. Depending on how many searches you typically generate, you’ll probably earn enough Swag Bucks every month or two for a free $5 gift card. Yippee, right?

Perhaps I should introduce you to a professional who is so dedicated to “economic endeavors”, that she’s paid for most of Christmas with her Swag Bucks (several hundred dollars worth)! Wowza! Good job, Lavonne! That’s an Economic Endeavor of Excellence!

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Many of you enjoyed the free Christmas gifts from Buy.com and Google Checkout last year, and while unfortunately, this year will be different, Buy.com is still a budget-minded shopping portal. I definitely encourage you to check out their prices before ordering elsewhere!

Just as an example, here are two great buys on photo gifts/supplies:

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E.L.F. just started another Restaurant.com promotion…purchase $20 in cosmetics, and receive a free $25 Restaurant.com gift certificate and a free Glamour magazine subscription. This is a great time to start thinking about Christmas gifts, and this promotion will allow you to shop for multiple recipients on your holiday list - 20 cosmetics items (all cosmetics are $1 each) as gifts/stocking stuffers for the girls in your family, a $25 Restaurant.com certificate for anyone, and a magazine subscription for a teen/young adult!

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I’ve posted these before, but given the approaching holiday seasons, each of these concepts is worth repeating, and you have plenty of time to start earning so that your orders can be placed in time for Christmas.

1.) Earn free candles, diffusers, decorative items from Candle Bay. Click HERE to register, then refer your family and friends to do the same. You’ll earn $5 for registering, and $0.50 for each of your family and friends. Once your account reaches $10 (or more), select a gift, and pay for the item AND shipping costs with the amount you’ve earned from registration and referrals.

2.) Earn free perfume and skin care products from Perfume Emporium.  Click HERE to register, then refer your family and friends to do the same. You’ll earn $10 for registering, and $0.50 for each of your family and friends. Once you’re ready to order, select a gift, and pay for the item AND shipping costs with the amount you’ve earned from registration and referrals.

3.) Need to refer more friends and family?  Earn $2-$4 (to spend on anything) by inviting people to join your list of friends on 6dgr.  Click HERE to register with 6dgr, then post a link for Candle Bay and Perfume Emporium on your own 6dgr social networking site.

All of the above are free to join, free to share, and result in free cash and gifts!

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The ONE ECB freebie this month is also one of the TWO ECB freebies this week (what’s up with that?).  Ah well, free toothpaste is free toothpaste…if you’re already fully stocked, you can always donate!

The following CVS items do require that you purchase the items first, though you may pay with ExtraCare Bucks if you have them, and you may also use coupons if you have them. After transaction completion with your ExtraCare card, you’ll receive ECBs equal to the purchase price.

To answer a few common questions:

• It is NOT necessary to purchase the full limit in one transaction. Purchase any quantity, including one, of any item below, and receive an ExtraCare Buck equivalent to the purchase price.
• The ExtraCare Buck(s) will print at the end of your receipt and can be used like cash to pay for future purchases.
• You can check out in multiple transactions, and use the ECBs from one transaction to pay for another transaction.
• Use manufacturer coupons or CVS coupons, to make the items below even better than free!

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Last year, the Victoria’s Secret deals were among the most popular holiday finds, and it’s that time of year again! I just spent $20.01, including shipping, and am receiving (see pics below): 2 VS bras, 1 pair of VS panties, 1 eyeliner sharpener, and 1 $50 bag…the order subtotal came to $12.50 before taxes, shipping, and handling charges!

First, click HERE to register/shop VS with Ebates to earn 2% cash back on your purchase, then continue with the instructions below.

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Thanks, McKids Family, for the “boo-tiful” savings!  (I know that was corny and unoriginal.)  For three days only, auctions won on Bidz will be free (up to $25).  Through November 2nd, place a bid on any of their already discounted items (tons of jewelry to choose from…or should I say carats of jewelry?), and take up to $25 off the winning bid total.

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The only sizes available are 4-6T, but how much fun is this?! Order a pirate costume for all of your child’s party attendees and pay less than $15! That beats the standard party favor bags - send each child home with their own costume to keep!  Hello, coolest mom on the block!

The costumes are on sale for $0.99 plus $6.95 shipping/handling…but up to 8 costumes can be shipped for the same charge! (If ordering multiple quantities, select no more than four of each color in one transaction to avoid additional multi-quantity shipping charges.)

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Thanks to The Bargain Shopper Lady for another great Bath & Body Works coupon! If you need to stock up on Bath & Body Works essentials (yes, the Anti-Bac Foaming Hand Wash is essential!), head to your local store with the coupon below AND the free pluggable diffuser starter set coupon!

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Thanks, McKids Family - this is great timing for the holiday shopping season! Amazon’s flipswap trade-in program allows customers to trade in their old iPods or cell phones for Amazon.com gift cards. The process seems fairly simple and you can view the estimated trade-in value by entering in your product specifics.

As an example for trade-in values:
1.) Our 14-year old’s first iPod (original $200 purchase price, at a discount) was worth up to $36…probably less, since it doesn’t work right.
2.) My husband’s old cell phone (original $225 purchase price, after discounts and rebates) was worth up to $81.

It’s like trading in last year’s Christmas gifts for this year’s gifts

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