Online Portals: Online portals are websites that you go to BEFORE going to the website you are going to shop on. In the portal website, you search for the online store, then click the store. The portal website will open a new tab to the store website, and you will earn whatever percentage back the portal website offered on your purchased in the store website. I use two portal websites, and I always check them both to see which one is offering the most cash back for the particular store I want to online shop at. These two portals also have apps, so if you shop from your device you can use the app as a cash back portal. (Often times the app has more cash back than the website). I have hyperlinked the portals, so you can just click on each one to sign up if you want.
1.) Ebates
2.) Top Cash Back
Cash Back apps: The cash back apps are different from the online portals, in that you use these after physically shopping. They work best for groceries, but some apps are good for other stores, as well. I think most of these apps have websites besides just the app, so you can manage your account on a webpage if you prefer. I usually just manage everything on my apps because most of them are easy making it so I don't have to go to the website. The option is there if you want it. You will, however, have to use your device (phone, tablet, ipad/ipod, etc) to take a picture of your receipts after you shop so your purchases can be verified.
1.Ibotta- I use this app the most because it offers the most products, and has bonuses like if you buy both products in the same brand you get an additional amount of cash back. It has name brand products, but I use it more for the ANY brand products, such as milk, eggs, orange juice, etc (they change a bit). This app is also the easiest when "cashing out" your cash back. I prefer to get money transferred to paypal, but it offers Amazon gift cards, as well. I linked the website, but if you prefer to download the app and sign up that way use my code and you will get a dollar right off the back. My referral code is: 7qz2za.
2.) Saving Star is a portal website and a cash back app, so it works for shopping online and in stores. I have never used it as a portal because it is mostly groceries, but I use it just about every time I grocery shop. Every week Saving Star has 20% off a healthy offer like carrots, corn, etc. It also has a freebie on Fridays, and it can be used Friday and Saturday. This app also, let's you add loyalty cards, so the savings (cash back) automatically go into your account when you use your loyalty card. My main grocery store is Safeway, which does not have an option on the app the add a loyalty card, so I have to take a picture of my receipts to get my cash back.
3.) Checkout 51 supposedly has new products with cash back weekly, but most often I see the same things. I mostly use this app for bananas and other fruit and vegetables. It's super easy because you just take a picture of your receipt and check the product you bought. You will have to "unlock" the fruit or vegetable, though, but that is also easy!
4.) Snap is a lot like Checkout 51. It's pretty easy,
5.) Receipt Hog- This is a unique app in that you don't have to buy anything specific to get cash back. The cash back also works differently. After shopping in the store, you just upload/submit (take a picture) of your receipt. Then you will earn coins for the amount of your receipt. You can also earn coins by spinning the wheel. You get spins by uploading certain receipts. Once you get so many coins you can cash out. I have already earned $30 just from uploading receipts. Plus, I have used the app more than once to look up a past receipt for one reason or another. If you use my referral code on this one you get 5 free bonus spins for coins. My referral code is :SPUSP132.
6.) Find & Save This is my newest cash back app, so I haven't earned too much on it, yet, but I loved it. Every week it features stores. If you spend so much at the store it gives you so much percentage cash back. These are common stores and the amount to spend isn't usually a ridiculous amount. In fact, it often has Safeway where I do my grocery shopping, and I easily spend the amount specified, so it's an easy way to get an extra 3% back on my groceries. It also does special promotions. Like last week I could submit any store any amount for 2% cash back.
7.) and 8.) Shrink (My referral code: NELCTI) and Shopmium (Referral code: HFEUYKTY - use this code to receive a free Lindt Chocolate Bar). Both of these apps are really similar in that you have to "Discover" the product. Most of their products are not things an average Joe would buy, but if you are into organics or trying new brands and products these apps are perfect. Every once in awhile Shopmium will have a brand and product I buy regularly like Smuckers jam, so I check the app just to see if I happened to purchase something from their products. Shrink has all sorts of organic and new brands. Sometimes I pair other offers with these ones and get the products for almost free or cheaper than the no brand product. Then, since I am not paying the full expensive price, I am more comfortable trying the product. Shrink also has two products every week that I buy on a regular basis. They are any brand products such as milk, meat, vegetables, etc.
I have tried a few other apps, but they always crash, so I am not even sharing them here. Hopefully, this list helps with the expensive spending of the Holiday season!!:)
