Yes, This Is A Christmas Shopping Post.

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If you don’t want to read a Christmas-related post, consider this your heads up so you can skip this one. I just want to get my thoughts out there, especially if it can somehow help me get organized for the season. I’ve been working on building up my funds InboxDollars, as I do every year. I ONLY cash out on InboxDollars for Christmas, and then I spend the next year building up the funds again. Right now, I’m at $33.58. I can cash out (for Amazon) now, but I may see if I can hit $40 soon. I’m not sure yet because it’s already late October, and I’d still need to wait a few days for it to process. I’ve been pretty active on InstaGC, as that website has been a lifesaver for smaller purchases. Anything I earn between now and mid-to-late November is going toward Christmas shopping. I love that I get my reward right away (hence the name InstaGC, lol) rather than waiting several business days for it to process. It’ll make it easier to use it toward Christmas shopping. I always use Shopkick for Christmas, just like I do with InboxDollars. I may only be able to cash out for a $2-$3 Amazon gift card (I usually get $5), but I keep forgetting to scan things while I’m in stores. I think I’m going to use SurveyJunkie toward Christmas shopping (I’m halfway to cash out). I’ll probably just cash out when I hit the minimum requirement of $5. So, that’s still a nice chunk of change to go toward my Christmas shopping. I just need to get on the ball with things. I wanted to be at least a quarter of the way done by now, but I've only picked up a few stocking stuffers. Life happens, I guess. And before anyone tells me "it's too early" - it's not too early for me. I shop for multiple people, including a few out-of-town friends, so I don't want to still be shopping in mid-to-late December, other than for a few odds and ends. I’m going to use MyPoints, Swagbucks, and MyLot toward tax season. I’m only halfway to $5 on here anyway, so I don’t think I’ll be getting paid anytime soon lol. It’s okay though. I also need to order stamps for my Christmas cards. They usually arrive quickly, so I'm not too worried about that yet. I had some leftover cards from last year, but I think I unintentionally packed them up, so I’ll have to decide if it’s easier to dig through my belongings or just spend a few extra bucks on a new box. I’m not sending out the cards right now, so I have time to decide. I’m not buying any wrapping paper right now. There’s still a bit left from last year. I just need tape and maybe labels. I’ll get bags/boxes and tissue paper if there’s something I don’t feel like wrapping lol. But stocking stuffers… that’s where I’m at with my Christmas shopping, and I’m not even done with those. I really need to get going with it before last year repeats itself. Last year, I blinked and it was December. Look how fast October went by. Ey-yi-yiiii lol. I’ll get it together for the holidays though. I always do. :) Photo Credit: Pixabay.