It may be almost April, but in my mind, the end-of-year Holiday Season is on the horizon! Because I’m a frugal gal, I’m already looking ahead to see how I can afford great gifts for my besties, like Ms. KnowItAll and Ms. Sassypants, as well as for my niece and nephew!

But WHY are you planning THIS far ahead, Ms. Modern?
Because, I know that if I start earning Swagbucks now, they will add up to FREE Amazon e-gift cards that I can use to buy Christmas presents at the end of the year!!!!
Here …

A month ago, I was surfing Amazon (my other fave site besides etsy), when I came across the book, The Letters, written by Fiona Robyn.
Violet Ackerman has drifted through a career, four children and a divorce without ever knowing who she is or what she wants. After moving to the coast, she starts receiving a series of mysterious letters sent from a mother and baby home in 1959, written by a pregnant twenty-year-old Elizabeth to her best friend. These letters intersperse Violet’s turbulent relationships with her lover, her infuriating son …

I’m picky, let’s be honest. I read A LOT of books, and there are 4 different things I will do with a book when I’m done reading it.

Stack it back up on my bookshelf, never to be read again
Vaguely recommend it to a friend, then stack on the bookshelf
Give a friend the book so she can enjoy its splendor
Email the author, telling her how much I enjoyed the real-life characters and how she surely MUST write a sequel to this book

Wanna guess how many times I’ve done 1-3? Plenty.
Want to …

Yesterday, a friend asked me how much I was spending on my Christmas presents this year. I proudly replied, “Not a dime, but I’m getting my family and friends some really great stuff.” She, of course, looked perplexed until I explained that in 2009, I’d earned over $300 in FREE Amazon E-Gift Cards JUST by searching the internet each day. I believe her exact response was, “Heck, sign me up for that!”
I gladly told her all about Swagbucks! Here are my tricks of the trade. If you haven’t signed up …

We’re relatively “new” on the web here at Ms. Modern. After opening our gates on June 1, 2009, we had a flood of visitors. I tend to believe this was due to our 30 Days of Giveaways which was very popular with bloggers!
My main goal now is INTERACTION on this site! I want to draw the correct demographic here and get discussions started! PLEASE COMMENT (hint hint)!

Jessica at Jessica Knows has a FREE E-Book entitled “15 Days of Marketing”. She teaches bloggers and entreprenuers how to make you or your …

I know that Ms. Modern is relatively new, but aren’t getting very many comments on posts. I know you’re visiting, but I hear silence on the other end of the phone.
So, we’re going to play a little game today, Wed, August 12. Up for grabs is a $10 Amazon e-gift card. I have the code already. If you join Swagbucks today, you can start earning your own FREE Amazon e- gift cards.
How to play:

Find a Ms. Modern article that you find interesting, have an opinion about, etc, and write a post …

Yep, you heard me right. I, Ms. Modern, am giving away a $50 Amazon e-gift card this month to 1 lucky Ms. Modern reader!

As I mentioned in a prior post, I’ll be participating in this year’s Blogathon on July 25th to raise money for Band of Parents – a charity that raises money for pediatric cancer research. In order for my charity to get more exposed and to get more donations for these AMAZING kids, I figured I’d give away one of my personal $50 Amazon gift cards to one …