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How to Earn Money With Cash Back Apps | Get Money with Ibotta

How You Can Start Making More Money With Cash Back Apps & Referrals

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Long gone are the days where you sit around and cut coupons to save money. This is the time for cash back apps, digital coupons, and automatic promo codes that make the things we buy every day, more affordable. If you are not saving a little money on your everyday purchases, you are missing out. Months ago, I introduced She Makes Cents readers to the Cash Back App, Ibotta.  I shared my review of Ibotta after using it for one month because I was impressed with how easy it was to earn money quickly with minimal effort by shopping for the things I would normally buy.  Seriously, they have over 300 supported Ibotta retailers so there is no excuse not to earn money.  Since downloading the app, I have earned money back from buying groceries, clothing, Uber rides and even experiences from Groupon (I used that one as a birthday gift for the Mr. last year).  The $10.00 welcome bonus was also a great boost to add to my lifetime earnings using Ibotta.  Since then, I have learned a few ways to raise the earning potential so that everyone can get more money even faster.  

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How to Use Ibotta

How To Earn More Money With Ibotta

  1. Welcome Bonus.  Who doesn’t love FREE money?  A few people (my hubby included) missed out on the $10.00 welcome bonus because they did not know how to redeem it.  Repeat after me: “We are not leaving money on the table anymore”.  This happened to them because they didn’t  understand that after downloading the app with my promo code (tahbinu) you MUST redeem your first rebate within the first month of setting up a new account.  You will receive your special bonus AFTER you have redeemed a mobile shopping offer or an in-store offer (Any Brand and Any Item offers excluded).  Follow the link to begin earning money with Ibotta.
    **Please note: Make sure you sign up through my link on a unique mobile device that is not already associated with another Ibotta account. Also, remember to verify an offer (excludes “Any Brand” or “Any Item” offers) within the allotted time period found on your bonus.**
  2. Add Things You Are Planning to Buy to Your “My Offers” When You Find Them.   The folks from Ibotta suggest that you should save your desired offers as soon as you see them.  It is what I do especially when I am planning our household meals for the week.  I quickly scroll through to see if any of the items on my grocery list are also cash back items and when they are I add them to “My Offers” tab on the navigation bar.  I find it to be a much easier process when it is time to redeem.  
  3. Try to Redeem Offers Weekly.  Unless you are on a no spend week, I imagine that you will make a purchase from one of the 300+ retailers at some point during your week.  I say this, not to encourage you to shop and spend more but more so to make you aware that it really is easy to earn money back from things you are already spending on.  You can earn even more by redeeming weekly offers and earning bonuses with your team.  Plus when you check back weekly, it ensures that you won’t miss out on the option to opt into additional bonuses that usually have a bigger payout.  
  4. Invite Friends. Build Your Team. Earn Cash $$$ Faster.  By simply inviting friends to Ibotta and helping them redeem their first offer (excluding “Any Brand” and “Any Item” offers) you earn money and they do too.  Build your team by inviting friends. Each month, your team will be given a total earning goal. If you and your team reach the monthly goal, everyone on your team will earn a cash bonus! The more friends you have, the faster you will earn.

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How to Make Money from Cash Back Apps | Ibotta Hacks

Ibotta Review | How To Make Money with Cash Back Apps

Published on by Danielle YB Vason3 Comments
Ibotta Secrets | Get Cash Back Every Time Your Shop | Money Saving Hacks

I am always researching ways to save more money and I kept coming across this app called Ibotta. I would see it most on blogs where bloggers shared their income reports and I noticed that they were getting more money from cash back apps than they were with some of the sources of income associated with their respective blogs. I thought it was interesting, but I put it on the back burner… something to check out for another day. Well, that day came last month when I was researching ways to save more money on the category that I spend the most frequently- groceries. So what did I do? I decided to give it a try for a month and share my review with you. So sit back, grab your cell phone because you are going to need it and get ready to save.

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So What is Ibotta Anyway?

Ibotta is a free app that you can download on apple and android that pays you for everyday purchases. It collects rebates from grocers, retailers, and experience brands like Uber, Groupon, and Amazon and pays you according to the rebate terms. It’s all in one place so no need to spend time searching around for coupons and discount codes. Since downloading the app, I have a balance of $22.87 that can be redeemed via Paypal, Venmo, and gift cards. The first $10.00 came from the welcome bonus for signing up (get your $10.00 welcome link here). I was so excited about how easy it was that I even got hubby on board to try it out.

How Does Ibotta Work?

Before I go shopping, I check out the app and add rebates on the brands and items that usually make it onto my shopping list. I shop as I normally would and then scan my receipt(s) to redeem the cash, which usually shows up on my account after about 48 hours. After about 2 weeks of doing it this way, I found it easier to scan my items as I shop instead of after I have made my purchases.   PRO TIP: Do not buy things that are not on your list just to get the cash back. You will not save or make money by doing it.

How Do You Join Ibotta?

 1. Create an Ibotta account using this referral code.  This will allow us to be teammates so we can earn bonus cash together.
2. Log in on a unique mobile device that has not been associated with another Ibotta account.
3. Redeem your first rebate. (Any Brand and Any Item rebates do not qualify for the referral bonus.)

Things You Should Know About The Cash Back App

  1. To redeem the $10.00 welcome, you must download the app and use my promo code tahbinu. Once you claim your first rebate (any brand and any receipt offers excluded) you will get $10.00 added to your account.
  2. You can start redeeming your money after you have $20.00 on your account (which is super easy to do).
  3. The highest paying opportunities that I have seen come from beer, wine, and liquor sales. Think $3.00 – $5.00 per bottle. So, if you need to stock your bar, this is a good time to get paid to do so.
  4. You can use Ibotta along with your store rewards cards.
  5. Teams are utilized to complete teamwork bonuses, of which there is a new teamwork program each month.  By working as a team, we can all earn more cash back together!!

Long gone are the days where you sit around and cut coupons to save money. Now are the days for cash back apps, digital coupons, and automatic promo codes that make the things we buy every day, more affordable. If you are not saving a little money on your everyday purchases, you are missing out. Last month, I was trying to think of ways to save some extra money in on groceries. This month, I have created a new habit of redeeming money by scanning my receipts. I’m not really the coupon cutting type but when technology makes things so darn easy, I’d be crazy not to use money saving apps like Ibotta.  She Makes Cents | Get a $10.00 Welcome Sign Up for the Ibotta Cash Back App