Resource: thredUP

thredUP.com, where moms swap kids clothes, toys and now BOOKS online, just launched a Summer Book Swap! 

Send a box of your used books to another mom who wants them (before June 14) and get a $5 swap credit! Credit can be used towards thousands of boxes full of pre-loved clothes, toys or books listed by other thredUP moms. 

When you send a box of pre-loved books to another family, you’ll also receive a Summer Reading Package worth over $40! You’ll get $25 towards book rentals from BookSwim, 30% off an order at Chronicle Books with free shipping and 5 credits (worth $2.99 each) towards eBook rentals at eBookFling.

How does it work?

• Gather all the books your child no longer reads, and list them by the boxful on thredUP.
• Sign-up for free and thredUP will send you complimentary empty USPS boxes (if you don’t want to wait, go grab them for free at your local post office).
• When another mom picks your box of books, thredUP lets you know. thredUP generates the shipping label and scheduldes home pick-up, so you can send books without leaving the house.

It’s even easier than Goodwill and you’ll send your family’s once loved books directly to another child who wants them.

The Best Part?

Forevery box you send on thredUP, you’ll earn additional ‘picks’ allowing you to select boxes of pre-loved kids clothes, toys or books listed by other moms across the country. Pay only $5 + shipping to pick one and have it delivered to your door!

Resources: 5 Ways to Shop Online Without Spending a Dime

·         Swagbucks (www.swagbucks.com) – Swagbucks is a site that enables users to earn virtual currency and real life rewards for performing the everyday actions they already take online.  Search the web on Swagbucks, play games, watch videos, fill out surveys, and “cha-ching,” users earn branded virtual currency — Swag Bucks — that translates into real-world rewards and prizes.

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Resources: 5 Ways to Shop Online Without Spending a Dime

·         Swagbucks (www.swagbucks.com) – Swagbucks is a site that enables users to earn virtual currency and real life rewards for performing the everyday actions they already take online.  Search the web on Swagbucks, play games, watch videos, fill out surveys, and “cha-ching,” users earn branded virtual currency — Swag Bucks — that translates into real-world rewards and prizes.

·         CheckPoints (www.checkpoints.com) – Get rewards for something you do anyway: shopping.  CheckPoints is a mobile app that instantly rewards shoppers for checking in and checking out products at any store they are sold.  Just check-in, scan barcodes, and earn prizes, including handbags and airline miles (and not to mention iPads and other gadgets).

·         FreeRice (www.freerice.com) – Okay, this isn’t exactly shopping for you.  But we wanted to include this one on there – you can earn grains of rice for the World Food Programme by answering trivia questions - a great way to shop online to end world hunger (without spending a dime).

·         Freecycle (www.freecycle.org) – Sign up for free and find a group in your area, then browse and see what kind of free stuff you can get.  Everything from guitars, clothes, bikes, etc., are on there, free for the taking.  Of course, don’t forget to donate some of your unused stuff!

·         SwapStyle (www.swapstyle.com) - An interactive fashion website where members can swap, rather than buy, unlimited designer clothes with each other, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for free!