Friday, July 1, 2011
Saving My Way to Blogher
This year I am determined to take my seat on plane bound for Blogher. Today I am transferring $350.00 to my bank account thanks to donations to my Blogher or Bust campaign. I can't tell you how thankful I am for each and everyone of you who took the time and money out of your own budgets to help me make this dream come true.In my efforts to make this happen I have put a spending freeze on my household...which means if it isn't bills or groceries...it's not getting bought right now.
Giving up things like automatic car washes and rainy day funds is the easy part...
But I needed shoes. I work in a restaurant and my work shoes (which I have been wearing since last June) have 2 small holes worn into the sides of them. At first I thought. Who cares. I would much rather be in sunny San Diego than have new shoes...but I found a way to make both happen.
I win swagbucks throughout the day searching online. It's a quick and easy way to accumulate Amazon gift cards for something that I already do as a blogger. If I need to go to my blog, I search blogger. Check my e-mail, I search Yahoo.
So all day long I search and then when I bank 450 swagbucks, cash those babies in for $5 Amazon Gift Card.
Lucky for me I had enough for a pair of shoes for work, 2 books for my summer reading challenge and a Happy Napper for Miss Maddy (which I am putting away for her birthday in August.) I got all 4 things for a whopping $3.86! I love Swagbucks!
Blogher or Bust Updates:
1. If you can and want to donate to my Blogher or Bust Campaign:
All donations will go towards flight, hotel and food while at Blogher in San Diego. No donation is to big or small and all are greatly appreciated. My paypal e-mail is:
mellisarock@yahoo.com
Want to donate but don't use paypal? E-mail me at the same address and I will share my mailing info.
2. Want to donate but can't spare any real money? You can also sign up for Swagbucks - for each referral I can earn 1000 swagbucks...which I am now cashing in for $5 in paypal. For every 700 swagbucks I can earn $5 towards my trip.
Don't worry - there's no e-mails to read, things to buy or anything like that. Once you sign up by clicking on a link in this e-mail - all you have to do is go to swagbucks.com, log in and search. If you win - I win. Simple as that. I search 3 times a day until I win. It doesn't matter what you are searching for or even if you follow the link to it.
3. My lovely friend Paula (Real Housewife of Singapore) is sponsoring a giveaway - for every dollar donated you get one entry to win this lovely necklace and free entries for every time you share the post online!
I can't wait to meet so many of the blogger's that I "met" through my blog, connect with brands and take my second trip for my blog. Thanks so much for all your help, love and support.
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Yay! You can do this! I can't wait to meet you next month :)
ReplyDeletemelissa if you want to do a handmade auction type thing, i will look through my crochet stuff & put up something for you. i had a friend that did one recently & she made over $2000! you have the friends & support, we could make it a success! here is the link to the auction if you want some ideas. maybe if you make your goal, you can save the rest for next year or a 'scholarship' for someone that is in the same position next year. :)http://boersmaauction.blogspot.com/ fyi, my items were #36 & 37 :) all we did was send pics & she posted the items & then when they sold we shipped them to the highest bidder.
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