Yes, I know I missed and month of update. In my defense I have none. Yes, I am busy. I’ve been getting ready for Junk Bonanza with all the speed of a sloth. I’m way behind on everything it seems.

But I didn’t want to go another month without updating your on the Christmas for Free progress. We’re getting too close to drop the ball now.

There’s a new app this month

I did want to let you know that I added a new app.  This whole experiment has been fluid from the beginning with some apps falling away and now a new one coming on board.

The new app that I was told about by a fellow TikTok-er is Brand Club.  If you’re a loyal brand user, which for moth things I am not, this is a great app to download.  I don’t have a ton of brands that I’m loyal to but when I love something like my New Balance shoes, or my Dunkin Original blend coffee I’m a fan for life.  Brand Club rewards you for this fandom. In the 2 months that I’ve been using it I’ve already unlocked $34.92 in rewards. I have another $58.43 in locked rewards that I can still potentially earn if I buy more products. It’s a weird app in that I’m not qualified to explain all the nuances of. It’s best to read how it works on their app page.  I like that it’s simple to use. It connects to my accounts like Amazon, Target, and Chewy and once every couple of weeks I search for rewards and it gives me money. If you sign up from my referral link we both earn $10 so that’s a win!

Here are the rest of the August Christmas for Free totals

Ibotta has been a bit slow for me lately. Only because I haven’t been grocery shopping. I need to do another shop soon but I had filled my pantry and freezer so we were good for awhile.  I’m currently at $180.57.

Fetch Rewards Referal Code GB0QJ has been giving points steadily but again not shopping a lot so only in small 25 point increments.  I currently have $70.00 in points available to me.

Receipt Hog is finally at the $15.00 level!  Slow and steady my friends and every dollar counts.

POGO has been growing a bit because it gives me points not just for purchases but also my bill payments.  I currently have $9.53.

Upside has had very disappointing offers lately. I’m not going to turn away any cash back but we went from routinely getting 9-10 dollars back now down to $4 this month. Still I’m at $91.14 total for this app.

Shopkicks – Referal Code: SAVE725778 is another one I’m not doing much with because I haven’t been to the store. The ferver of shopping has died down quite a bit even with back to school now that the economy has soured. I did most of my shopping online to avoid having to use gas to get supplies so I only have $5 on ShopKick.

Target Circle I have $6.05 which is wonderful. We did buy back to school clothes at Target and that’s where most of the increases came from.  I also have $25 in gift cards from purchase cash backs available to me so $31.05 total at Target.

So in total for the last two months I’ve earned an additional $106.45 added to the $330.76 and we have a grand total of $437.21!  Wooooooo Hooooo! I couldn’t be happier!

Here’s the August Christmas for Free Totals!

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June is over and we’re already into July. If you watch my YouTube channel then you know I’ve been hunkered down and working on projects at home instead of running around. Part of that is because my daughter is out of school so I’m not driving into town every day.

For those of you who are new to the blog and are wondering what I’m talking about you can read the first post here. If you don’t want to read the whole thing here’s the gist. I’ve set a challenge to save enough with savings apps to pay for all of my Christmas gifts this year.

Here’s the June Christmas for Free Totals!

I’m going break the earnings down by each app and let you know my thoughts about going forward with each.

Let’s start with the lowest earner which is Target Circle. Not a huge shopping month for me at Target which makes sense because I’m not driving into town every day to take my daughter to school so Amazon deliveries are where most of my money is going. I only earned another 43 cents so now at $2.76.

Next up is Shopkicks – Referal Code: SAVE725778 . I’ve mentioned that this one is a slow earner for me. Most of the time I get what’s called “walk-in” kicks for walking into a store like Target. This month was slower than most months (again not going out much). I have 1,956 kicks which is enough for a $5 gift card, which is exactly what I had last month. So no additional earnings.

Next up is one of the new apps I’m using POGO. POGO it’s a data mining app and I know that people are uncomfortable with apps like this. I’m not. I figure everyone is using my data anyway I might as well get paid. And as you can see above every transaction counts for points. Right now I’m at $7.90 in earnings. This month is really feeling like fighting for every penny.

Next is Fetch Rewards Referal Code GB0QJ hands down one of the best apps for savings. This app give you points for every amazon order, and every receipt you scan. Including thrift store receipts. I have a lot of those. It’s one of my favorites because even if you don’t buy their preferred brand you still get 25 points for every receipts. This makes it supper easy to earn.

This month was another good earning month thanks to the Amazon integration and my Mother-in-Law signing up for Fetch. My earnings have increased from $53 to $62 on Fetch to use for Christmas. Not the best month but still better than pennies.

Upside Last month Upside was having so many issues that half my receipts didn’t get credited. This month I’m filling up less because again, I’m not driving my daughter to school every day. Still I was able to go from $68.60 to $78.92.

Next is Ibotta. June was a good month of earning on iBotta. My earnings went from $159.92 to $179.77. Can’t complain about an extra $19.85 in my pocket!

When a friends of mine signs up through my referral link and we both received a $10 bonus. You can get that bonus too if you sign up through my Ibotta referral link.

I just added Receipt Hog two months ago and I’m already at 10 (2 $5 gift cards since they don’t have a $10 level).

Like Fetch Receipt Hog gives you points for every receipt you scan and there are bonus drawings and Hog slots where you can win extra points each month. If you want to sign up use my referral code skemp327 and get some bonus points!

Other Savings

In addition to the savings apps, I’ve saved all the Target bonus cards I’ve received. No new ones this month so I have an extra $20 in these gift cards

The Grand Total for June!

Drum roll please! The grand total for January, February, March, April, May and June is $374.58!

It seems that I’m consistently earning at least $30 each month over all the apps. Some months are better than others. So far none of the months have been lower than that. If that pace continues then by November there will be another $150 added to that total. Fingers crossed!

I’m getting more confident that this year I won’t be paying anything out of pocket for my holiday gifts!

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May is over and I’m later than I wanted to be posting this update, again. If you watch my YouTube channel then you know I been running like a mad woman. But still I have no excuse. I should have been able to get to it sooner but I’ve lost track of time lately.

For those of you who are new to the blog and are wondering what I’m talking about you can read the first post here. If you don’t want to read the whole thing here’s the gist. I’ve set a challenge to save enough with savings apps to pay for all of my Christmas gifts this year.

Here’s the May Christmas for Free Totals!

I’m going break the earnings down by each app and let you know my thoughts about going forward with each.

Let’s start with the lowest earner which is Target Circle. I figured out last month that I had accidently spent my circle earnings after I had to reload the app because of a glitch and this switch was turned on, so I am back down to $2.33 for this month. I also received 2 more $5 gift cards for cat litter and food this month. That’s the additional $10 you see above. I love getting cards for items I was in desperate need of anyway!

Next up is Shopkicks – Referal Code: SAVE725778 . I’ve mentioned that this one is a slow earner for me. Most of the time I get what’s called “walk-in” kicks for walking into a store like Target. This month was another slow month. I have 1,941 kicks which is enough for a $5 gift card.

Next up is one of the new apps I’m using POGO. POGO it’s a data mining app and I know that people are uncomfortable with apps like this. I’m not. I figure everyone is using my data anyway I might as well get paid. And as you can see above every transaction counts for points. Right now I’m at $7.11 in earnings.

Next is Fetch Rewards Referal Code GB0QJ hands down one of the best apps for savings. This app give you points for every amazon order, and every receipt you scan. Including thrift store receipts. I have a lot of those. It’s one of my favorites because even if you don’t buy their preferred brand you still get 25 points for every receipts. This makes it supper easy to earn.

This month was another good earning month. So I now have increased from $46 to $53 on Fetch to use for Christmas. YES!

Upside I have been loving Upside for the past few months earning between $15-$18 each month just for buying gas. I’m posting the full month of transactions for this month so you can see that I’m not exaggerating. Something is going wrong and I mean badly wrong at Upside. All but 2 transactions had a problem. I manually uploaded the Casey’s receipt but they claim to have never received it. Holiday they check for my credit card last 4 digits but they couldn’t find it.

I will be printing a receipt for EVERY fill up going forward and watching these earnings this month. If I don’t receive my cash back in a timely manner I will have to follow up with customer service. Total now $68.60

Next is Ibotta. May was a good month of earning on iBotta. Not a lot bonuses in May so my earnings went from $153.35 to $159.92. Still nothing to be sad about.

When a friends of mine signs up through my referral link and we both received a $10 bonus. You can get that bonus too if you sign up through my Ibotta referral link.

I just added Receipt Hog two months ago and I’m already at $5. I didn’t get past the $5 mark this month. Maybe next month I’ll make it to a $10 earning (2 $5 gift cards since they don’t have a $10 level).

Like Fetch Receipt Hog gives you points for every receipt you scan and there are bonus drawings and Hog slots where you can win extra points each month. So far I have $5 on this app. I need quite a bit more to reach the next level. If you want to sign up use my referral code skemp327 and get some bonus points!

Other Savings

In addition to the savings apps when I pay my phone bill on time I get a $5 gift cards to Target. Unfortunately they expire (even though that is illegal in my state) so I can’t save these for Christmas.

I did get a $5 gift card for some hygiene products and this month another $15 in gift cards. I’m saving those as well so that’s another $20

The Grand Total for May!

Drum roll please! The grand total for January, February, March, April and May is $330.76!

The stress of paying for the holidays notches down every time that total notches up. Even though it wasn’t a huge earning month, another $30 will help a lot when it’s time to buy gifts.

I’m getting more confident that this year I won’t be paying anything out of pocket for my holiday gifts!

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April is over and I’m later than I wanted to be posting this update. If you watch my YouTube channel then you know I had to take an unexpected trip to Utah because my daughter won the chance to compete at nationals which was in Salt Lake City. But I’m back now and things are (kinda) going back to normal.

For those of you who are new to the blog and are wondering what I’m talking about you can read the first post here. If you don’t want to read the whole thing here’s the gist. I’ve set a challenge to save enough with savings apps to pay for all of my Christmas gifts this year.

Here’s the April Christmas for Free Totals!

I’m going break the earnings down by each app and let you know my thoughts about going forward with each.

Let’s start with the lowest earner which is Target Circle. I had a small problem with the Target app this month so I had to reinstall the app. When I did I didn’t realize that the “apply Target circle savings” was switched on so when I went shopping one day my $3.86 balance was applied to a purchase. (Slap forehead with palm) I could not believe it. So we’ve had a small setback. Now my total on Target Circle is down to $1.58. Oh well. Live and learn.

Next up is Shopkicks – Referal Code: SAVE725778 . I’ve mentioned that this one is a slow earner for me. Most of the time I get what’s called “walk-in” kicks for walking into a store like Target. This month I get a few extra because when we were waiting for out plane in Utah my Mother-in-Law wanted to go to Target so while she shopped I scanned a few extra points. I have 1,911 kicks which is enough for a $5 gift card.

Next up is one of the new apps I’m using POGO. POGO it’s a data mining app and I know that people are uncomfortable with apps like this. I’m not. I figure everyone is using my data anyway I might as well get paid. And as you can see above every transaction counts for points. Right now I’m at $6.18 in earnings.

Next is Fetch Rewards Referal Code GB0QJ hands down one of the best apps for savings. This app give you points for every amazon order, and every receipt you scan. Including thrift store receipts. I have a lot of those. It’s one of my favorites because even if you don’t buy their preferred brand you still get 25 points for every receipts. This makes it supper easy to earn.

As you can see in April I had a huge spike. That’s because I bought toilet paper, paper towel and tissues. Evidently my favorite brands for these are all Kimberly Clark products and there was a Kimberly Clark bonus. I bought the products over the 4 weeks and the app kept track until I reached the bonus threshold dollar amount. Once I did I got 20,000 points. WOW! So I now have $46 on Fetch to use for Christmas.

Upside I LOVE IT! It is by far my favorite savings app along with iBotta. Another $17.36 this month just for buy gas and a couple fast food purchases.

My Total is $64.30 so far this year! If Upside is available in your area you really should download and use this app.

Next is Ibotta. April was another shockingly good month for earning on iBotta! More bonuses in April made my earnings go from under $100 to $153.35.

When a friend of mine signs up through my referral link and we both received a $10 bonus. You can get that bonus too if you sign up through my Ibotta referral link.

I just added Receipt Hog last month and I’m already at $5.

Like Fetch Receipt Hog gives you points for every receipt you scan and there are bonus drawings and Hog slots where you can win extra points each month. So far I have $5 on this app. I need quite a bit more to reach the next level. If you want to sign up use my referral code skemp327 and get some bonus points!

Other Savings

In addition to the savings apps when I pay my phone bill on time I get a $5 gift cards to Target. Unfortunately they expire (even though that is illegal in my state) so I can’t save these for Christmas.

I did get a $5 gift card for some hygiene products and this month another $15 in gift cards. I’m saving those as well so that’s another $20

The Grand Total for April!

Drum roll please! The grand total for January, February, March and April is $301.41!

Wow. Just WOW! I’m definitely going to have an easier time paying for the holidays this year.

I’m getting more confident that this year I won’t be paying anything out of pocket for my holiday gifts!

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