Feathers in Our Nest

When I first heard about ebates, I was skeptical. I knew very little about the program, but I thought that it seemed incredulous that I could earn cash back on online purchases. However, when my sister-in-law Angela told me about it this weekend, I decided to give it a try.

Ebates is a site that you use to shop through in order to earn actual cash back when you purchase things online. I was amazed at the number of stores that are available, as well as the high percentage of cash back from some of the stores. Angela told me I would get $5 just for joining, so I figured I had nothing to lose! I made my first purchase (from Target) this week, and through using ebates I earned 3% cash back. That doesn’t sound like a lot, but it’s more than I would have gotten without using ebates! Just remember that the $1.50 you save here and the $3 you save there will quickly add up!

Here are a just a few of the stores that ebates gives cash back for:
– AVON (5%)
– Barnes and Noble (4%)
– BedandBreakfast.com (5%)
– Books a Million (3%)
– Canon (3.5%)
– Diapers.com (1%-4%)
– ebay (1%-3%)
– e.l.f. Cosmetics (4%)
– Home Depot (5%)
– Inkgrabber (12.5%)
– iTunes (3%)
– JC Penney (3%)
– Kmart (4%)
– Kohl’s (2%)
– LEGO (3%)
– Motherhood Maternity (5%)
– Old Navy (2%)
– Ritz Camera (3%)
– Sam’s Club (1%)
– Sears (4%)
– Shutterfly (10%)
– Snapfish (9.5%)
– Target (3%)
– Vistaprint (5%)
– Walmart (1%)
– and MANY more!!

Basically, if you shop online AT ALL, signing up for ebates will be worth it for you! I really wish I had known about it years ago. Click here to learn more and get $5 for signing up!

Another site I wanted to share is Swagbucks. This site gives you “bucks” (points) primarily for using their search engine to search the web. (You can also earn through taking daily polls, referring friends, and entering special codes.) Once you accumulate enough points, you can redeem them for prizes, such as amazon.com gift cards. I just started using Swagbucks this week, but I have found it to be really easy to earn bucks since I am just getting “rewarded” for what I already do: search the internet. Click here to learn more and to sign up!

Have any of you used ebates or Swagbucks before? What have your experiences been like?

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