I’ve been using Ebates now for almost a full year and it pains me to think of the amount of money I could have saved had I started using it earlier.
So, first off, what is Ebates? Well, Ebates is a consumer based company that stores (like Sephora, Levi’s, Target, etc) will pay a commission for sending consumers (like you and me) to their websites. Ebates then shares a percentage of their profits with us as a thank you and incentive for using it. Each store varies on what percentage it is that we receive and it can change, but by reading my tips below you’ll see how to maximize your savings.
There are 5 tricks to Ebates that I’ve learned and I’d like to share with you so you can start saving and living your best life.
1. Download and USE the browser add on. I cannot stress this enough. This made this biggest difference for me. Every website that I’m shopping on it automatically lets me know if I’m able to earn cash back and will let me click on the tab to activate it so I can have peace of mind that I’m saving money.
2. If you hop around on different tabs of your browser before actually checking out – make sure your Ebates is still active before you hit that little “pay now” button. If you have the browser add on – then all you have to do is just make sure the little check mark is still checked. It can make all the difference between getting cash back or losing out on money.
3. Ebates will often increase how much cash back they give on a store depending on if it’s a holiday or major shopping day (like cyber Monday, for example). So if you know a holiday is coming up – try to hold off on purchases that you know won’t sell out. It can make a massive difference if you buy something with 10% or 14% cash back versus just 2% or 3%.
4. Just before you get paid you can earn even more! At the end of the quarter before Ebates paypals you the money you’ve earned for the quarter they’ll first ask if you’d like it in a gift card form. Normally, I shy away from this because I’d rather have the money direct into my account. However, every once in awhile it pays for me to take the gift card if I know I’m planning to buy something from a store that they are offering a gift card on. (like Sephora, for example) With gift cards – Ebates will actually give you a 10-20% bonus depending on the store… which just means more money for you.
5. Lastly, you can earn $10 just by signing up and using it for the first time on a purchase of $25 or more. It’s as easy as that!
If you’re interested in signing up or learning more – please click the link below.
Sign up for Ebates here!
Here’s an example of how I saved recently using Ebates while booking a hotel reservation on Priceline!
If you have any questions at all about Ebates and how I use it – please just leave me a comment below and I’ll make sure to answer them!
Thanks for reading! 🙂
