People buy things online every day with no idea how much money they could be getting back for every purchase! Before you start shopping online, you should take a minute and check to see if the store you're about to use is supported by any of the popular cash back shopping websites (RakutenEbates is my favorite of these!).
If you follow the link from a cash back site to your shopping destination, you'll get a certain percentage back of the total amount you spend.
So where do you look? Well, you actually have a lot of options. If one of these sites below doesn't support the store you want to buy something from online, just move down to the next 🙂 You definitely don't want to miss out on free money if you can help it:
CashBack Shopping Sites – 5 Great Options!
1. Rakuten/Ebates
This is by far the most popular cashback shopping website. At Rakuten (formerly known as Ebates), you simply browse for your store, follow their link, and you'll see the cash back go into your account within a few days to a few weeks after purchasing.
Rakuten pays quarterly as long as you have $5.01 in your account, and I have received many payments from them personally.
Go here to sign up for Rakuten/Ebates. Or, read our full review of Rakuten/Ebates. Payments are issued in the form of mailed check or Paypal. They are currently giving out $10 bonuses to new members!
2. Mr. Rebates
Mr. Rebates has cash back shopping at 2500 popular stores online. You can get as much as 30 percent back for every purchase you make through their site. The site has been in existence since 2002, so it's one that you can trust.
They give you $5 for simply signing up, and they have a showcase section with weekly deals.
Within 1-3 days after purchasing, you'll see your rebate amount show up in your Mr. Rebates account. Like Ebates, they pay via mailed check or Paypal. You can also request your earnings in the form of an Amazon gift card if you'd prefer that.
Go here to sign up for Mr. Rebates.
3. Swagbucks
If you're familiar with our site, then you know we regularly mention Swagbucks as one of the best rewards sites for earning extra cash and gift cards. But, you may not have realized one of the ways you can maximize your Swagbucks earnings is cash back shopping through their site!
Yes — just like Rakuten and Mr. Rebates (above), Swagbucks will reward you for making purchases at popular stores through links on their website. You only need $5 in your Swagbucks account to request payments via Paypal or Amazon codes.
If you already use Swagbucks, this is one more way to earn more. And if you don't, you can go here to sign up for Swagbucks.
4. MyPoints
MyPoints is another very old site. It's interesting because it actually started out as a cash back shopping site and then morphed into a rewards site (similar to Swagbucks).
To use MyPoints for cash back shopping, you just search their database of stores and click the link for the one you want to shop through. Once your purchase has been verified, MyPoints will reward you with the number of points they promised to as thanks for shopping through their links.
You can redeem for gift cards and also Paypal cash. Amazon codes are redeemable for as little as 250 points ($1).
Go here to sign up for MyPoints if you aren't already a member.
5. Lemoney
This is a newer site I'm just hearing about that promises cash back and coupons at over 1700 stores. They have a handy extension you can install to insure you'll get whatever discounts are available when you're shopping online. Also, they make it very easy to sign up using your Google or Facebook accounts.
Lemoney is known for “turbo” cash back, which gives you occasional opportunities to earn more cash back than you normally would when shopping via their site.
You must have at least $25 in your Lemoney account to request a payout, and all payments are made via Paypal.
Go here to sign up for Lemoney.
And that wraps up our list of five cash back sites you can start using today! If you know of any other good sites for getting cash back for your online purchases, please share about them in the comments below. Good luck!
