Earn Cash Back On Everyday Purchases With Ibotta

As a frugal shopper with a smartphone I often find myself searching for new apps that can help me save extra money on my shopping trips, find coupons, or earn extra cash.  I just don't have the time to spend hours searching for savings these days, so I'll take my savings any way I can get them.  I especially love the apps that offer cash back on purchases I'm already going to make, and that's why I'm really loving Ibotta right now.

This user friendly cash back app has quickly become one of my favorite ways to earn cash back on purchases I'm already planning to make.  Ibotta is available for both iPhone and Android phones, and is so simple to use even those who don't like cutting coupons are sure to love Ibotta.  Earn a percentage or amount off particular items by doing things such as watching a video, taking a poll, sharing with your Facebook friends, or checking out a recipe.  

Once you have completed the tasks to earn the rest is simple.  Visit one of the many participating retailers (there are lots to choose from including major chains like Walmart and Dollar General), purchase the item, and save the receipt.  Then use the Ibotta app to snap a photo of your receipt and scan the barcodes of your purchases.  It's that simple!  You will receive credit for your purchases usually within minutes, and you have the option to cash out to your Paypal account or donate the funds to the school of your choice or United Way!

Once you complete an offer a new offer will appear.  Offers are even personalized based on your own likes and dislikes.  What are you waiting for?  Download the Ibotta app for your phone and start earning cash back on products you already buy.  

Earn Cash With PaidViewpoint.com

Do you like to take surveys?  Would you love to earn money for filling out surveys?  If you answer “yes” to those questions you’re missing out if you haven’t joined PaidViewpoint.com.  It’s free to join, and you will earn money for every single survey you take. 

Anyone who is a member of any of the other survey sites knows you usually answer questions to see if you qualify, and that takes up valuable time.  Then you’re often told you don’t qualify, so you don’t get paid.  Paid Viewpoint pays you for every single survey you take.  Surveys you qualify for will automatically show as available to you, so you don’t have to waste your time qualifying for no incentive!

Also, there isn’t a high cash out threshold.  Many sites will hold the money you have rightfully earned until you reach $50, sometimes even $100, but Paid Viewpoint allows you to cash out at $15!  It’s super easy to accumulate $15 in earnings quickly through surveys and referrals.  You will receive $1 for each friend you refer who completes 6 surveys, and you can invite friends to join through most of the social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter.

New Ebates Members Choose Free $10 Gift Card

If you're not an Ebates member now is the perfect time to join the awesome website that gives you cash back on online purchases. Normally new members receive a $5 sign on bonus, but now through Tuesday (July 26) you can choose to receive a $10 gift card instead! The gift card can be chosen from the following stores: Barnes & Noble, Target, Home Depot, or Magazines.com.

With Ebates you can earn up to 26% back on your online purchases from stores like Home Depot, Overstock.com, Walmart, and Buy.com just to name a few. There are currently 1200 online stores to choose from, so it's easy to earn cash back shopping at your favorite stores! There are also coupons to help you save even more on your purchases, so this is a great way to earn a little extra back on purchases you need to make.  Plus right now you can get double cash back at a lot of stores that sell back to school items.  If you have school-aged kids you'll have to purchase these items anyway, so why not earn a little on your purchases?

What are you waiting for?  Sign up now to get your free $10 gift card and start earning cash back!

Keeping Track Of Savings

It’s the time of the year when I sit back and look at how much money I’ve saved by being a thrifty shopper.  I do keep to a tight budget, and whenever I save money on a purchase I drop the extra money into my savings box.  I let it accumulate throughout the year, and in January or February I add it up and figure out what to do with it.  I use to use most of that money to pay for our taxes since Hubby and I have both been self employed part time for years.  This year is different because Hubby was laid off from his full time job in September, and his side business came to a halt as well.  Construction is still in the dumps around here.

The good news is without Hubby’s extra income we really won’t have to worry about paying into the government this year.  The other good news is the lack of income has also caused me to be much more frugal with my purchases, and I’ve found I haven’t had to touch my cash stash very often.  I added it up today, and I have over $600 saved up!  I know what I’m going to do with my cash.  I’m going to put it into the savings account, and hopefully I won’t have to touch it.  If we do need it I know it’ll be there, though.

I know I’m not the only person out there who does this.  A friend of mine coupons like crazy (something I would do if any of the stores around here allowed us…most of them ban mass amounts of coupons at once), and she saves whatever grocery money is left over from her budgeted amount each week.  She saved so much this past year she's thinking she's going to buy a honda snowblower just in case we get hit with another bad winter next year. Personally we don't need anything like that because we hardly see snow in any given year, and this year was a fluke. She lives a few hours away in the mountains of NC, though, and they do get quite a bit of snow each year. She's saved enough money that she's able to provide something for the family that could make their life easier next year.

So what do you do with the money you save by using coupons, taking advantage of sales, and shopping wisely?  Do you set that extra money aside to use for something in particular?  Do you keep track of your savings?

Free Full Color Sample Pack From PrintDirectForLess.com

If you’re in need of printing services for items like business cards, brochures, club flyers, magazines, or more check out PrintDirectForLess.com. You can request a free full color sample pack, and you'll also receive $100 in store credit to use towards your purchases. Note that the $100 credit has to be used over multiple orders as you can only use $10 credit per purchase.

Also, if you need to create a mailing list they offer free mailing lists services.  Check out the mailing lists section for more information.

A New Reason To Sign Up For Swagbucks

If you're not already a member of Swagbucks there's a new reason why you should sign up for a free account. Swagbucks is now offering printable grocery coupons, and when you redeem them at your local grocery store you'll receive 10 Swagbucks for each coupon you use!

 

Not familiar with Swagbucks?  You’re totally missing out!  Swagbucks is a free program that allows you to earn Swagbucks for participating in surveys, using their search engine, participating in daily polls, and so much more.  You can redeem your Swagbucks for tons of gifts in the Swagstore or gift cards to many retailers. 

 

I redeem my Swagbucks for $5 Amazon gift certificates, and those gift certificates really do add up.  On average I earn a gift card a week, and I use them towards purchases of diapers and other essentials.  Thanks to Swagbucks I hardly ever have to spend my own money on my diaper purchases!  Instead I’ve taken the money I’ve saved on diapers and I’m putting that towards Christmas presents.  I’ve been able to afford to buy things like rifle scopes for my Dad and brother-in-law that I would have never been able to get on my normal Christmas budget.

 

So what are you waiting for?  If you’re not already a member sign up for a free Swagbucks account today, and start earning your rewards for normal everyday searches!

How I Earn With Swagbucks

This morning one of my friends who recently joined Swagbucks asked me exactly how I earn so many Swagbucks.  She wanted to know if I had to refer a lot of people  or cash in electronics to get my bucks.  I explained to her that I actually hardly earn anything from my referrals, but I do earn a enough Swagbucks to get Amazon gift cards regularly.  And I’ve never cashed in any electronics or games although I’ve been tempted to in the past.  Once I figured up how much I would get for each item I realized it just wasn’t worth it for me.  I can trade in my games at the store for a greater value.

 

How do I do it?  My method is really simple. 

 

First, install the toolbar.  It is a great thing to have because not only can you search directly from the toolbar, but you’ll receive codes exclusive to the toolbar!  Plus there’s a ton of other cool stuff on the toolbar that’s worth checking out.  I find myself using the built in radio player a lot.

 

Next think about how you’re wording your searches.  If I’m searching for “nodular acne”  I may reword it as “what is nodular acne”.  The more unique the search term the more I seem to earn Swagbucks for searching!  I can pick up at least 2-3 Swagbucks a day just using this method.  Another thing that seems to work is misspellings.  Instead of “freebies” search for something like “freibees”.  This almost always seems to net me a Swagbuck or two as well, and the results for my search will give me what I’m looking for anyway.

 

So there ya have it.  That’s my method!  If you haven’t joined Swagbucks yet you’re really missing out.  It’s a great opportunity to earn free stuff like gift cards, electronics, and even cash to your Paypal just for searching like you probably already do on a daily basis.  If you would like to help me out by joining through my affiliate link you can do so by clicking on the Swagbucks banner or any Swagbucks link in this post!