Give Me That Universal Discount

I am addicted to buying things online. I don’t have to endure bussing all over town just to look at a limited selection and to stand in line. Arguably,  I’m spoiled. It makes sense to me to see every variation on a product possible, every Chinese knockoff, every designer brand. Everyone has standards, sometimes my standard is; “I have this much money”.

I already have explained my opinion on the “universal discount” that I should get just for being me. Recently I found an app that comes pretty close to that online. Rakuten (formerly Ebates) is another in a long series of cashback apps. The thing that makes this one special is that it works. There are hundreds of participating retailers and you get a significant amount back. I’ve made almost $50 in the last couple of months. It’s not huge but it’s super easy.

I installed the Chrome extension and the phone app. When I’m browsing a relevant shop, I get a notification to turn on cashback and then it’s done. Qualifying purchases automatically return cash to my account. I often use this in conjunction with purchasing an Amazon gift card. You get 5% from the gift card and 4% from Rakuten. Not a shabby return on something I would have bought anyway.

Another unique bonus of this app is that it works on Lyft rides so you get discount transportation to boot.

You can get started with Rakuten here. You’ll get a free $10 bonus the first time you shop with the app for using my referral link. Enjoy your free money back.

A Band-Aid for Financial Oozing

I seem to bleed money from day to day expenses. It seems hard to get ahead with the passive income when it’s just nickels and dimes and you’re being nickel and dimed to death. It’s not just a matter of collecting resources without daily work. It seems to me that it’s just as important to keep as much of those funds in circulation to work with as possible,

That’s why I’ve decided that it’s important to take advantage of every little discount or cashback opportunity I can find. Ideally, I shouldn’t have to do anything and I should get a discount just for being me. That’s why I have started using the Ibotta app. It’s a simple way to get cashback.

Most of these coupons/cashback/retail apps seem to be crap. Ads and horrible UI. Ibotta is actually pretty smooth. Especially when compared to the competition.

It’s pretty simple. You install the app and then you browse deals for cash back, picking the ones that are relevant. Sometimes you’re forced to view an ad. Once you’ve made a qualifying purchase somewhere you just upload the receipt and the money is deposited to your account. I’ve been using it for a month and so far I’ve made about twenty-five bucks.

As an added bonus, you get five bucks for each new person you refer.  Why don’t you give it a try using my referral code: hpwusfq  

You can sign up and download the Ibotta app here.

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