Savings Sites .. An Overview

If you have heard of Ibotta and Ebates and wanted to know how they worked and if they worked, here is the low down.

The big question you may be wondering is are they scams, and I can tell you first hand, they are not.  I recently cashed in over $700 on Ibotta, and I have earned over $530 on Ebates.  But these are not the only sites that you can save on and I am never going to turn down free money. 

Ebates:  How Ebates works is simple, first you need to sign up.  Second, you stop at eBates before you shop and see if the retailer you are going to shop at is on Ebates.  If they are, click on their link from Ebates.  Ebates, opens a tracking ticket and then brings you to that retailer’s website, where you shop as you normally would.  The only difference is, Ebates, will gives you a percentages of your sale back to you once a quarter in a check .. NO LIE!  Some of my favorite stores are on Ebates are The Loft, Old Navy, Kohls, Groupon, Sephora, Clarisonic, QVC, and so many more!  Ebates has promotions where your favorite retailers have double their usual percentages back as well.   Sign Up Today (https://www.ebates.com/r/LSCIME4?eeid=28187)

MyPoints:  MyPoints is very similar to Ebates, but works in Points.  So if I find a retailer is not on Ebates, I check MyPoints.  MyPoints doesn’t give you cash, but you can use your points towards gift cards – either physical gift cards or electronic gift cards.   You can also earn MyPoints by taking surveys and watching videos.  MyPoints also teamed up with Coupons.com where you can print your grogery coupons our thru MyPoints and then earn points for when you redeem your grocery coupons, so your MyPoints can add up very quickly.   Just some of the retailers that are on MyPoints include Groupon, Apple, Living Social, Amazon, Alex & Ani, Pottery Barn, QVC, ULTA, and many more.  Sign up today. (https://www.mypoints.com/?rb=23780164)

ibotta: ibotta allows you to get cash back on items that they are offering in their app.  So, first you need to download that.  Connecting with Facebook is best, because you earn more with “teams”.    The way ibotta works, is you unlock the items you want to save on, and you purchase those, and then you scan the bar code and provide a picture of the receipt – all of which is done with app.  Some stores will work on linked royalty cards, so you don’t have to submit a receipt.  You have 5-6 days to scan in your receipt.  ibotta doesn’t care, if you used coupons during your purchase.  ibotta has 4 monthly challenges, which are broken out into 2 parts, the amount of rebates you redeemed, and the amount of money you redeemed.  You personally are responsible for redeeming the rebates in these challenges – but your team is responsible for the money redeemed in these challenges.  These challenges will give you more money each month and are totally worth doing, so connect your ibotta to Facebook and team up with your friends and see how much more you will make.  There are also Facebook groups dedicated to ibotta and there are people that want to connect to people just to make more money on ibotta. You can cash out money into paypal, venmo or use toward gift cards.  Sign up today. (https://ibotta.com/r/xmqrruf)

Checkout 51: Checkout 51 has a limited number of items offered but in some cases it will be general items, such as a loaf a bread.  I have found it has taken a very long time to get to $20, but I love when I can double dip on an item from ibotta.   You need a minimum of $20 to cash out, and they will mail you a check. You scan proof of purchase with the app.  You can download the Checkout 51 app from your phones app store.

MobiSave:  MobiSave, I find the least amount of items I purchase are offered in it, although in the last few weeks MobiSave is starting to have more items offered. You scan proof of purchase with the app.    MobiSave pays through PayPal.  You can double dip on items offered in both Checkout 51 and ibotta.  Sign up today (https://www.mobisave.com/referral/pldyibdo)

I do scan my receipts to these apps as I am unloading my groceries, while it may add a few more minutes, it is worth it to add more money to my pocket.