Building up a nice Amazon gift card balance now, can take off some of the holiday pressure, for those on tight budgets.  There are several legitimate sites, that will pay you for you time & effort with Amazon gift codes.  These codes are then redeemed at Amazon, where they go on your balance.  There is no limit to how many of these codes you can redeem.  You just have to get them.

SwagBucks

Perhaps the easiest, and most well known of these sites is SwagBucks.  By simply utilizing SwagBucks for some of their regular online searches,  members randomly win “bucks”.   Generally, members earn from 1-3 “bucks” per day,  which can be cashed in for various prizes.  The best prize deal on SwagBucks is the $5 Amazon gift card (costs 45 “bucks”).  Where “bucks” can start to build up more quickly is through friend referral.  SwagBucks matches the earnings of your friends 1 to 1.  With just a few referrals, you will find yourself cashing in pretty regularly.  One of the big pluses of SwagBucks is, that it really doesn’t take up much time .

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Oodles

Another lesser known way to earn gift cards including Amazon, is by answering Oodles Trivia and playing games, on GSN.com (Game Show Network).  The site can be a little hard to navigate at first, but just keep your eyes out for anything that says Oodles, and you will find your way around. Members who earn the maximum points each day, will have enough to redeem for a $50 gift card in just over a month. Cards are usually sent within a few weeks of redemption.  Hint: Trivia is not timed, you can look up answers if you want to.

Gather

Gather is a social and writing network, where members earn points for their activity on the site.  Points are given for both viewing content, and the views your content receives.  Gather is very laid back.  Submit pretty much whatever you like.  Active and well networked members can earn $50 and up, per month, casual use can still net at least a  $10 gift card in a month.  $25 is the lowest payout value for Amazon and Paypal.   If you enjoy social networking online, Gather.com is a painless way to generate some spare funds.

MTurk

MTurk is actually a part of Amazon.  It is an online database of paid tasks called “hits”.  Workers claim “hits” and have a preset length of time to complete the task.  Once completed and approved, the worker is paid right in the Mturk system.  There is a $1 minimum to cashout into your Amazon gift balance, and a $10 minimum for automatic deposit into your bank account.

Although none of these sites will generate a lot of income for you.  If you need funds for Christmas, and have some time on your hands, they can at least help you buy a few gifts this holiday.

While you are here be sure to check my other post about Ways to Make some Christmas Money

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