Ibotta is an app and site which offers rebates and cash back for in-store purchases and, app purchases, and online shopping.
Sign-up here to get a $10 Bonus from Ibotta! See how to get the bonus below.
In-Store Rebates
My recent run to Walmart got me a free 2 Liter of Cherry Coke, soup, a free energy drink, and the best deal was the totally free 4-pack of IZZE sparkling juice.
The majority of the site is dedicated to in-store rebates which offers cash back when you purchase specific items from a participating store.
After saving a specific deal in the app, proceed to buy the product and get cash back into your Ibotta account. You might get $.75 back on the purchase of Toiletry Wipes, $.25 back on milk, or $3 back on a case of beer, for example. They normally offer cash back on just taking a photo of a receipt or buying a generic (any) brand of milk or cheese.
Just make sure to save or unlock the deal before making the purchase. Go to the Unlocked Deals tab in the app to see which ones you’ve already added. Once added, it doesn’t need to be added again until it expires.
Sometimes you have to answer a poll or question about the brand before being able to save the deal. Which is no hassle at all and is probably how the brands pay iBotta to give you generous discounts.
Dosh is a new card linked loyalty app where you link your debit or credit card and you receive credits for making purchases with Dosh partners. The credit can then be donated to charity or transferred to your bank account. They also have a travel section where you can earn credit for booking hotels, renting cars or booking activities.
Go to the Dosh App here and get a $5 Bonus for adding a card.
$1 Per Card You Link You get a $5 bonus for adding your first card but you can also add another dollar per additional card you add. Just make sure to click in and out of the cards section of the settings and you’ll see a banner at the top that says $1 bonus for adding another card. It worked for 2 additional cards for us.
Max this out with $200 in spend. Not sure when this offer will expire.
Dosh has raised over $6 million in investments so we know this app may be around for awhile (at least a year- ha!). According to Dosh they have partnered with over 100,000 brands and merchants to offer their users opportunities to earn credits. Currently, it seems that the card-link offers on Dosh are either for restaurants or some retailers such as Forever 21, Hallmark stores, or Sam’s Club.
Card linked loyalty programs are no-brainers for the most part. You can connect your credit cards and do shopping without worrying about receipts like you do with Ibotta or clicking links like you do with Ebates. Dosh runs on Empyr, along with a number of other loyalty dining programs that run on that platform including MOGL, Living Social, Swagbucks, and Yelp. If you are signed up for Yelp Cash Back for example you cannot use Dosh with the same cards since they use the same backend network.
One great thing about a card linked loyalty programs is merchants cannot restrict what transactions do and don’t earn rewards. You can’t restrict a purchase that uses a coupon for example. Dosh aims to provide value to merchants by using geo-targeted offers which can also benefit the consumer. When there’s an offer in your area you’ll be alerted to that specific deal.
In our area we noticed that the Dosh app offers a few local deals that you do not see on Yelp or Swagbucks:
7% back at Hallmark stores 2% back at Sam’s Club (Wholesale Club) – You can double dip this with a Sam’s Club MasterCard. 10% back at Denny’s restaurants
You only need $15 in credits to redeem your “Dosh.” So the best best would be to try out the app and use it until you hit $15 and cash out and move onto another card-linked app in the network and get that bonus.
Past Promos:
10% cash back on all in-store purchases when you shop at Sam’s Club From Friday April 13, 2018 at 6:00am PT to Sunday April 15, 2018 at 11:59pm PT you can get 10% cash back on all in-store purchases when you shop at Sam’s Club. Doshers will receive 10% cash back automatically for any Sam’s Club in-store purchase at participating locations during the promotion duration when they use a valid Visa, MasterCard, or American Express Credit or Debit card linked to their Dosh account. When using a debit card, cashiers will need to run the transaction as a credit card transaction in order to receive cash back. $25 maximum cash back limit per 24-hour period.
$25 Hotel Booking Offer Dosh is now offering $25 cash back on your first hotel booking made through the Dosh App, and that’s on top of the cash back you will earn for the hotel booking itself. Once you log in to the app, visit the “Travel” section, where the $25 bonus offer will display upon your first visit. There is no registration needed, so you just book a hotel to get your $25 bonus. You can book a huge selection of hotels around the world with the Dosh App and earn cash back for every stay that you complete, so take advantage of this $25 hotel cash back promotion if you are planning to book a hotel stay.
Freebird is an app that offers Uber and Lyft users the ability to earn rewards by visiting retailers, restaurants or bars. You get even more back when you link a card and visit restaurants and bars that are featured. If your like me the biggest reason you started using Uber in the first place was to get home from the bars after a drunken night out.
In addition to earning cash back for visiting participating restaurants, bars and retailers, you’ll also earn points from Freebird Rides when you go anywhere that Uber/Lyft takes you, like a friend’s house, work, airports or anywhere else. Keep in mind this is in addition and stackable with Uber Rewards that you already earn and credit card rewards from Uber rides.
UP TO $25 in Bonuses With This App + Super Bowl Bonuses!
After you download the Freebird Rides App and link your Uber/Lyft account, simply visit the “Promo Codes” section under the Menu and enter the below promotional codes to earn up to $20 cash back in sign-up bonuses and free rides.
Step 1: Download the Freebird App herethen link your Uber/Lyft Account. Then enter Promo Code A4436 in the “Promo Codes” section under the Menu to receive a $5 cash back bonus for each of your first 4 rides.
Step 2: SuperBowl Weekend Special Promos!
$5 RIDE HOME — Super Bowl Sunday 🏈 Get $5 back on your ride home from a bar or restaurant when you request it from the Don Julio ad.
BIGGER RIDE REWARDS Sunday OnlyBigger rewards for the Big Game. Earn 400 points on all points rides on Super Bowl Sunday.
⚡FLASH POINTS⚡Tuesday 6AM-NoonAre you skipping work on Monday because of your Super Bowl hangover? Of course you are. Ride Freebird for your morning commute, and get 600 points on all points rides.
All you have to do is open the Freebird app to call your Lyft or Uber to the airport, bars and restaurants, a park, your friend’s house, or anywhere else you plan on going. I love this app as i’ve made over $150 taking rides where they do extra money on certain bars that are $4 added to your account each time. It really adds up!
BONUS: Sign-up for the Hooch App if you plan on having cocktails on your night out for free drinks!
The above 3 deals are stackable for a total of up to $20 cash back for new Freebird Rides users. After you complete these steps make sure to add your credit card you will use for Uber rides to link to the account for bonuses and link a bank card for them to pay you. You will also receive 2,000 bonus points for doing these simple actions! In addition, They are paying a 500 bonus for adding your Lyft account since that is the latest partner.
Incentives Not To Drink & Drive
The best thing about Freebird Rides is keeping drunk drivers off the streets. The app will give you a $5 cash back bonus just for ordering an Uber ride home through the Freebird Rides App. This can help pay for a drink each night out.
One person commented “I live in OC and have used freebird exclusively for awhile now. The best part is you automatically get $5 for “getting a safe ride home”. Some places I frequent offer up to $8 to take an uber there (almost my first drink free!). I have about $200 in my freebirds account so far, saving for a rainy day. Clearly I go out too much, but the app is great so far.”
You can then transfer all of the cash back that you earn for visiting participating merchants to your checking account through your linked debit card, and the points that you earn for every Uber ride can be redeemed for cash back as well.
The Drop App offers points on shopping purchases at top retailers including Amazon, Walmart, Target, various grocery stores and restaurants, and more. Just link your credit or debit card in the app, and you’ll earn up to 30% back in points (look for special offers), with the points redeemable for various merchant gift cards from Drop. You can sometimes earn more with the bonus offers such as with Boxed.com.
You have to link your credit and debit cards to the app so they can see where you spent money. Then you’ll earn Drop points to redeem for gift cards at select retailers. Points can only be earned at the five specific retailers you choose from the list (full list below). After initially choosing five stores, it’s not possible to change your selection. Choose your 5 stores you frequent carefully!
How to get a sign-up bonus from Drop and start earning cash back:
SPENT is a free expense management service that pays you cash back on your purchases at participating brands and stores including Amazon, Uber, Staples and nearby stores. SPENT lets you register your credit and debit accounts in order to import your expenses and display them in real time, allowing you to automatically categorize and organize your transactions into folders however you want.
You can now get a $10 cash bonus when you download the SPENT Money App, register your new account, and make your first cash back purchase with SPENT. You can see the $10 bonus mentioned on the SPENT Money App page in both the App Store and Google Play.
3% Back on Gas Purchases including Costco, Exxon & Shell
The Spent app seems to be doing generous cash back offers but some of these are only for a limited time. One example, you can get 3% back at gas stations including Costco and other stations that normally do not offer any kind of incentives. The Shell 3% cash back especially sticks out for me because I’m already enrolled in their Fuel Rewards program and this is stackable with that to not only get discounted gas but earn cash back. The Exxon station offer is also an extra 3% cash back on top of the already generous new Exxon/Mobil rewards program.
The app was originally designed for freelancers and business owners to manage business and personal expenses easily. Just as Tinder popularized the idea of swiping left or right in its mobile dating app, SPENT uses swipes to categorize personal and business expenses: left for personal, right for business. Now the app seems to be going mainstream and taking the place of apps such as Personal Capital.
There are several apps that manage your expenses by connecting to your bank and credit accounts, pulling and organizing transaction data. Some may use Quickbooks, Quicken, Personal Capital, or even Billguard to track these transactions and feel a bit more secure than an app they haven’t heard of. You may also be wary of sharing account information or mostly use cash. We like this app because when you make a personal or business purchase at any one of over one million places, you qualify for cash back over and above what you earn with an existing credit card. This is without having to enter a receipt or do any labor if it’s done on your credit or debit card.
We’ve spoken before about Postmates and their beta rewards program. This one is much better for deliveries! Ibotta is a smart new way to earn cash when you shop. It’s way better than coupons but you need to use an app and normally take photos of your receipt inside the app. With this new 10% cash back offer with Postmates deliveries (and Delivery.com) there’s no need to get receipts because its all mobile. Read more on our review of Ibotta here.
If you launch the Ibotta app then launch Postmates before your order you automatically get 10% cashback on any delivery. This includes alcohol or even a trip to the drug store you need that someone else runs for you.
Here is how to get 10% Cash Back + $101 Free Credit on Postmates + $10 in Ibotta credits: 1. Sign-up here to get a $10 Bonus from Ibotta if you’re new to the cash back app.
2. Download the Postmates app or head over to Postmates.com to sign up. Use this promo code 478n and you should get $101 in credits to cover the delivery fee.
3. Search for Postmates inside the Ibotta app then after opening Postmates through the app you place your order. (more…)
SPENT is a free expense management service that pays you cash back on your purchases at participating brands and stores including Amazon, Uber, Staples and nearby stores. SPENT lets you register your credit and debit accounts in order to import your expenses and display them in real time, allowing you to automatically categorize and organize your transactions into folders however you want.
3% Back on Gas Purchases including Costco, Exxon & Shell