It’s true, we are in the home stretch until Christmas. If you are just starting your shopping or putting the finishing touches on your gift pile, do not forget to earn your cash back.
When you shop online retailers often offer a small percentage of money to the site that referred you. When you go through a cash back site you get money back in your pocket. It takes a few strokes of the keyboard to line your pocket with a little extra money. Ebates is my favorite cash back site. Two other good sites are Mr. Rebates and Shop at Home. Here’s a real quick run down of each:
Ebates: Sign up and receive $5 just for joining. Once your account reaches $5.01 Ebates will mail your big fat check at the end of each quarter. For each friend you refer who makes a purchase you will also get a $5 credit. To make this holiday season very merrry, Ebates is offering a $50 bonus if you refer 5 friends.
Mr. Rebates: Sign up and receive $5 just for joining. Once your account reaches $10 you can request payment via PayPal or check. When you refer your friends you receive 20% of your referrals’ cash back percentages.
Shop At Home: Sign up and receive $5 just for joining. Once your account reaches $20 you can request payment via check. When you refer friends you receive $5 when they make a purchase.
To use these sites simply log in and search for the merchant you are shopping with. You will then see what percentage of your purchase you will earn in cash back rewards.
If earning cash by referrals isn’t something that interests you, it’s still worth your time to investigate and sign up for one or all of these sites when shopping online. Each of these sites has partnered with hundreds of online retailers where you can earn cash on your purchase. Lower your expenses by using online coupon codes!
I am very quilty of not using cash back sites when making online photo and photo gift purchases. I have definitely learned my lesson and will be checking Ebates every.single.time before I make an online purchase.
Leandrea is a married mom of two girls, ages 13 and 12, living in Atlanta, GA. She is passionate about helping people save money one coupon at a time. Read more