Monday, January 11, 2016

Get Cash Back on Your Groceries Through Ibotta.

When you're looking to save money, getting the most for your cash is a must. One way I've learned to maximize my money at the grocery store is to use Ibotta. So let's get down to the details of what this site does. Right now is a great time to get started as it will give you $10 for using a referral link to sign up.

What it does: ibotta has a good selection of redeemable products, and is probably the easiest of this type of app to get started with. Rebate categories in the app (required) range from groceries to flights. I have only used it for groceries, but if you shop at stores with more expensive items, the instant rebates can be higher. ($5+)

How to redeem:
Find the product you’d like and redeem the rebate in-app by either: learning a fact, watching a video, taking a poll, or looking at a recipe (all directly from the app, ~5-20 seconds).
Buy the product at any supported store.
Scan the product barcode and take a picture of your receipt. It's really that simple. I find that it is easiest to do this as soon as I get home, so that I don't forget. This app works for me at all of the big box stores, but not always at specialty foods stores. Any brand items can mean huge savings, but don't generally qualify you for bonuses. 

Profit.
Other ways to earn: Shopping online by first going through the ibotta website (to be honest though, I’ve always found that Swagbucks and Ebates give much better percentages for cash back). 

You can also invite Facebook friends to be part of your “team.” The more team members you have the easier it can be to unlock bonuses(if your friends are already on Ibotta, it will connect you to them, and you will help each other with bonuses), which is the last facet of earning on ibotta (signing up does not in any way put us on a team, they are for when you invite your FB friends only). Bonuses are simply things like “buy vegetables twice in a month for an extra $1” or “Get an extra $10 to your account when your team’s total savings in a month reaches $40, or redeem 5 rebates this month, and your team redeems $20 total.” There are multiple levels to this, so the more you do with this app, the more you can get back

Payout: $20 minimum on Paypal  for cash, or $10 for giftcards for anything from Amazon to iTunes.

You can use this link to sign up.

Sunday, January 10, 2016

The Swagbucks Team Challenge! How to Pump Up Your Winnings

Tomorrow morning starts the beginning of a new team challenge!

From the Swagbucks website:
"Starting Monday, January 11th at 8am PT/11am ET you'll be stretching those muscles and budgets on your way to a new you. The Team Challenge ends Friday, January 15th at 12pm PT/3pm ET but a resolution is only successful if you can maintain it for more than a few weeks!

All members who participate and contribute at least 200 points to their team's total will be receive a SB bonus! Members of the 1st place team will receive a 40 SB bonus, members of the 2nd place team will receive a 20 SB bonus!"

For more information and to sign up for the competition go here.

My tips and tricks for this. Watch and Discover are going to be the fastest way to earn. Check out my instructions for doing this the quickest way to make the most through watch on the computer. This includes watch, Toolbar Tv and NCrave.

Discover earns you more than watch, and if you have the set up going for max points on watch, you can move onto the discover tab and work on 1 SB offers in Radium One and Peanut Labs. I also recommend you sort by lowest to highest, as this will maximize your time and points. The lower ones require less effort and often pay out more steadily.

If you want to boost your search wins I recommend following my instructions here to maximize your earnings.

Referrals are always a great way to earn more swagbucks, not only will you earn 10 points for your team, but you will earn an additional 10% of everything your referral earns forever!

I encourage you to check the Swagbucks subreddit or the swaggernaut facebook group for more helpful hints!

Good luck!