Saving Money Made Easy: A Beginner’s Guide to Using Ibotta

Posted on February 21, 2023 by Loopgan

If you’re looking to save money on your grocery bill, you may want to try Ibotta. Ibotta is a cashback app that offers rebates on purchases made at grocery stores, drug stores, and other retailers. With Ibotta, you can save money on everyday purchases without having to clip coupons or search for deals. In this post, we’ll take a look at how to sign up and use Ibotta, so you can start saving money today.

How to Sign Up

To sign up for Ibotta, you’ll need to download the app from the App Store or Google Play. Once you’ve downloaded the app, open it up and create an account. You can sign up with your Facebook account, your Google account, or your email address.

After you’ve created an account, you’ll need to link it to your preferred payment method. Ibotta supports PayPal, Venmo, and gift cards. You’ll also need to provide some basic information, such as your name and address.

How to Use Ibotta

Using Ibotta is easy. Here’s how it works:

Before you go shopping, open the Ibotta app and browse the available rebates. You can search for rebates by store, category, or product.
Once you’ve found a rebate you want to use, add it to your list by tapping the plus sign next to the rebate.
Go shopping as you normally would. When you get home, take a picture of your receipt and upload it to the Ibotta app. You can also link your loyalty card to Ibotta to automatically redeem rebates.
Ibotta will verify your purchase and credit your account with the rebate amount. Once you’ve reached a minimum of $20 in your account, you can cash out your earnings.

Tips for Using Ibotta

Here are some tips to help you get the most out of Ibotta:

Check Ibotta before you go shopping. Rebates change frequently, so make sure you’re up-to-date on the latest deals.
Combine rebates with coupons and other discounts to maximize your savings.
Take advantage of bonuses. Ibotta often offers bonuses for redeeming a certain number of rebates or for buying a certain combination of products.
Use Ibotta for online shopping. You can earn cashback on purchases made through the Ibotta app at certain retailers.

Conclusion

Ibotta is a great way to save money on your everyday purchases. With a little bit of effort, you can earn cashback on groceries, household items, and more. By following the tips outlined in this post, you’ll be on your way to earning more and spending less with Ibotta.

If you use my referral to sign up, you can help support this blog while qualifying for current sign-up bonuses!

Sparkling Ice New Rewards Program

Posted on August 19, 2022 by Loopgan

Sparkling Ice has come out with their new rewards program. For the month of August, you can get $5 Venmo for free! Just follow the steps below:

Sign up for Sparkling Ice Reward’s here.
Once sign up, complete enough activities to get 5 punches.

Head over to the rewards tab and View Details on the Venmo reward.

And that’s it! Plus, right now when you sign up they give you a $50 Live Nation credit. Come back in September where you can get a $5 Paypal reward.

What is your favorite Sparkling Ice flavor?

Great Deals on Sparkling Wine and Vodka!

Posted on September 18, 2021 by Loopgan

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Swagbucks is at it again with great rebates back on Belvedere Vodka and Chandon Sparkling Wine!

About Swagbucks

Swagbucks.com is the web’s most popular rewards program that gives you free gift cards and cash for the everyday things you already do online. Earn points when you shop at your favorite retailers, watch entertaining videos, search the web, answer surveys and find great deals. Redeem points for gift cards to your favorite retailers like Amazon and Walmart or get cash back from Paypal.

How to Get The Deal

Sign up for Swagbucks here (this is a referral link and will get us both an extra 300 SB = $3).
Head over to the Magic Receipts page under Shopping.
Add Belvedere Vodka and Chandon Sparkling Wine to your shopping list.
Shop at any of the eligible stores.
Submit your receipt for credit!

Photo of Belvedere Vodka and a bottle of Chandon Sparkling Rose together next to cut fruit and cocktails.

The Math

I will be purchasing mine at QFC, which has prices listed of $18.99 for Chandon and $19.99 for Belvedere. With local Washington taxes, the transaction witll look like this:

Chandon Sparkling Brut – $ 20.88
Belvedere Vodka – $26.92
Total OOP (Out of Pocket) = $47.80

Redeem for 1500 SB ($15) each
Receive 500 SB ($5) bonus for buying both
Total after rebate = $12.80 ($9.80 if you are new to Swagbucks)

The best part is that this deal can be done once a week (Saturday – Sunday) until September 30th, so you still have time to redeem a few more times.

What’s your favorite way to drink Vodka? I’ll be stacking with the any orange juice offer to make screwdrivers and mimosas.

Free Platinum 7X Vodka After Rebate

Posted on June 12, 2021 by Loopgan

There’s currently a stack of rebates to get a free 750 ml bottle of Platinum 7X Vodka at Kroger Affiliates.

Inventory listing from Kroger for Platinum 7X Extra Smooth Vodka 750 ml for $8.99, originally $10.99.

To start off with, Platinum 7X is on sale at Kroger affiliates for $8.99.

Photo of rebate for $8 Cash Back on Platinum 7X of Rich and Rare or Myer's Rum.

Which is even more amazing considering the Kroger Cashback program has a rebate for $8!

There is an additional rebate on Ibotta for $3 back. Don’t have Ibotta downloaded yet? Follow these steps:

Sign up for Ibotta here.
Go to the store page for the Kroger affiliate in your area.
Under the Spirits category, clip the $3 rebate.
Upload a picture of your receipt after purchase
That’s it – now you can continue earning to cashout straight to your bank, Paypal, or get yourself a gift card once reaching the $20 minimum cashout. Ibotta has free offers all of the time and you’ll likely get a bonus for signing up – mine was $10!

That’s not all! BYBE also has a $3 rebate. BYBE is available as a mobile app as well as having a desktop site. Once your receipt is verified, you can cash out via Paypal or a Visa Virtual card. You can sign up here or by downloading in your play store.

That’s a total of $14 in rebates! Even with my local taxes, a bottle at my affiliate (QFC) is $13.66. That makes for a small moneymaker to buy some vodka. How do you like your vodka? Boozy summer slushie, a fancy cocktail, or straight up? Let us know below!

The Sexton Irish Whiskey – Rebates and Giveaways!

Posted on May 29, 2021 by Loopgan

What is The Sexton Irish Whiskey?

Created by Alex Thomas, one of a few female master blenders in the industry, The Sexton starts with the best ingredients, using only unpeated Irish malted barley in the mashbill for a pure malt flavor.

Distilled in copper pot stills for exceptional smoothness and then aged in formed Oloroso sherry cask from Jerez, Spain, imparting uncommon complexity and richness of flavor.

Rebates

Want to try The Sexton Whiskey? We’ll you’re in luck! They have a few rebates out now.

You must purchase one (1) 750ml or larger bottle of a participating brand to earn a $5 cash back, two (2) 750ml or larger bottles to earn an $11 cash back, or three (3) 750ml or larger bottles to earn a $18 cash back. Visit here on your mobile device to earn your rebate before 12/31/2021. MUST BE A RESIDENT OF A VALID STATE AND 21+ AT TIME OF PURCHASE. AL, AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, DC, FL, GA, ID, IL, IA, KS, KY, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NH, NV, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, VT, VA*, WA, WV, WI, WY & U.S Military Installation.

Purchase TWO (2) 750ml or larger bottles of any participating brand to earn $10.00 back via PayPal. Visit here on your mobile device to earn your rebate before 01/01/2022. Offer valid to residents of AL, AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IA, KS, KY, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, VT, VA*, WA, WV, WI, WY & any Military Installation.

Contests

A The Sexton Irish Whiskey branded barrel on a stand. On the right is a full 750 ml size bottle of The Sexton Irish Whiskey.

Looking to upgrade your at-home bar? The Sexton is giving away fifty barrels to age your cocktails at home. The barrel is small enough to sit on your counter or bar cart so you can make a barrel-aged Manhattan at home with ease. Enter one time here by 12/31/2021 for your chance to win!

Freebies

Get a pair of Sexton branded drinking glasses with your purchase of a 750 ML bottle! Upload your receipt here by 09/01/2021. Offer valid to residents of AK, AZ, CO, DC, DE, FL, IA, ID, IL, KS, KY, MA, MD, MI, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NM, NV, OH, OK, RI, SC, TN, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY & U.S Military Installations.

End up not like Sexton? Submit a money back guarantee up to $26.99 here by 07/31/2021. Offer valid to residents of CT, DC, DE, FL, IA, IL, LA, MA, MN, MT, NC, NE, NJ, NY, OK, RI, SD, VA, VT, WI, WV, WY & any U.S Military Installation.

Make Money Buying Wine with FirstLeaf

Posted on November 28, 2020 by Loopgan

This post may contain affiliate links. The views and opinions expressed on this blog are purely the bloggers’ own.

The holidays always have some extra bubbly cheer and I can’t imagine 2020 would be any different! FirstLeaf and Swagbucks have an offer to refill your wine rack for free.

Right now Swagbucks’ offer wall Revenue Universe is offering 3600 SB ($36) back on your first month of FirstLeaf. Luckily, FirstLeaf is also having a Black Friday sale making your first six bottles of wine $29.95 + tax. That means you’re about to paid to drink wine!

About FirstLeaf

Firstleaf is an algorithm-based wine subscription service that learns more about your tastes and preferences as you try different wines and curates a personalized experience for you over time.

About Swagbucks

How to Get The Deal

Sign up for Swagbucks here (this is a referral link and will get us both an extra 300 SB = $3).
Head over to the Revenue Universe offer wall under Discover.
Sort by Highest Paying to see the 3600 SB offer for FirstLeaf.
Fill out the questionnaire to pick your six free wines.
Place your order and your SB will credit within minutes!

THAT’S IT!

If you have a Chase or Bank of America card, check your offers section for an extra 15% cash back offer that will stack for an even better money maker!

Don’t want to keep up the subscription? Canceling is easy! Once logged into FirstLeaf go to My Account > Club Preferences > Membership Status > Click “No, I will still like to cancel”

What’s your favorite type of wine? I’m going for all reds, including a delicious looking Malbec!

Five Frugal Things Week of October 22

Posted on October 30, 2018 by Loopgan

Double Checking Savings

We decided we could save if we did some of the home improvements ourselves. Normally before a trip to Harbor Freight, I would dig through my coupons to see what matched what we were buying. SO found an app recently that lets you scan the barcode of your items and tells you if there are any coupons on them and gives you a digital one for the cashier to scan. There ended up being discounts on everything we planned on buying and were able to get one of them as a free item.

Mystery Discounts

I had a light course load this week so I was able to schedule some mystery shops. On Tuesday I took my car for an oil change. They had a great lobby with coffee and I was able to bring home a couple clementines for SO who was home sick. Mystery shopping has made all my oil changes in the last few years free and this one actually paid me twenty bucks. I declined the car wash they offered because I had a shop the next day that paid me to do it.

On Wednesday I continued a route of merchandising shops that would add over a hundred dollars to my savings. The car wash was right across the street. While I was in the tunnel, I did a quick lookup on Field Agent and found out there was a pizza store next door that would pay me to order two pizzas. This, along with some greenery I had leftover, lasted us until the weekend.

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On Friday, I had a shop for a local movie theater. It covered the movie, plus a pint of beer and a slice of pizza (you can never have enough pizza). Field Agent had a bar audit available, so I grabbed it and swung by a British Pub I enjoy. They have a loyalty program that uses a digital punch card. On your fifth visit you get a discount, so whenever that type of beer audit comes up, I head over to the pub. The audit paid for a drink and got me one punch closer to a discount I can use later.

Delicious Deals

We haven’t set up the kitchen at the new place yet, so I kept an eye on food deals. I grabbed a free drink I earned at my favorite coffee shop on the way down to the house for the weekend. I also swung by McDonald’s. There, I used their mobile app to get a $1 McDouble and redeemed a free medium fry I won in their Trick. Treat. Win! promotion. Our city’s Restaurant Week was still going so we checked out a new place for dinner Sunday. I had a delicious (and large!) salad and filling mac and cheese. It was nice to see the restaurant did not cut down portion sizes for the promotion.

Small Wins

One of the perks of now owning a house is that we can get a grill. I was thrilled when I received an email from Sierra Nevada Brewing telling me a one a set of BBQ tools. We’re big craft beer fans, so we’ll totally be cracking a cold one in celebration on a first grilling session. This week I also won a bottle of Gatorade in the Subway Golden Token instant win game. I’m sure I could use the relief working on house projects. You can still enter once daily until November 18th for your chance to win NBA, NHL, and Daytona 500 trips, as well as Subway gift cards and merch. Use code Goldentoken2018 for a free entry.

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Cashback Adds Up!

I head back to Walmart to pick up some more money maker Glade candles from Swagbucks (still available until November 5th and mine already has been approved!) and free Forto coffee shots from Ibotta. We also went back to our Sunday pub. With all the Ibotta bonuses, I made three dollars going to the bar, even after tip! There is also a bonus out right now if you purchase through their mobile shopping and get a $2 bonus. I purchased green tea I had an Amazon deal for 50 cents and got back two cents plus the bonus!

How about you? What frugal things were you able to do this week?

Five Frugal Things Week of October 15

Posted on October 22, 2018 by Loopgan

This post may contain affiliate links. The views and opinions expressed on this blog are purely the bloggers’ own.

Pack Ahead

We went on a trip to visit family. SO was hungry on the trip back. Luckily, I knew I wouldn’t want to pay for airport food, so I packed some fruit, nuts, and a protein bar to tide us over until we landed.

Eating Out

Between traveling and visiting our new place, I didn’t have a chance to food prep this week. Tuesday I grabbed a mystery shop so we can enjoy takeout in the park before singing the closing paperwork on the house. We did work on the house Sunday and we were going to go out to eat when I realized Restaurant Week just started. It cost us $18 each for a delicious meal. We shared some calamari and bananas foster. I was full off my tuna sandwich, while SO had shrimp and grits. For dinner, I found another mystery shop for us to share some Chinese food.

Don’t Forget the Drinks!

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There’s a local pub that does half off your tab late Wednesday and Sunday nights. We could use a drink after the long weekend, so we head on in and used our Ibotta rebates. SO and I both have accounts, so they made all our drinks come to $1 plus tips.

Made Money Buying Candles

I head down to Walmart to pick up the moneymaker candle deal. The deal reset so I will do it again this week. While I was there, I also picked up some free Forto coffee shots via Ibotta.

Glad candles

Drove to the Airport

Normally when we are both flying, we take an Uber to the airport. We always assumed it would cost us more to park at the airport. After doing some research, we found out that it was cheaper to park in an off-site lot and take the courtesy bus to the terminal. The lot we use has a corporate discount SO just needs to show his badge for and a loyalty program that gives us extra coupons and earns points toward free stays.

What frugal things were you able to do this week?

Moneymaker Glade Candle Deal – Ends Nov 5th!

Posted on October 18, 2018 by Loopgan

There’s a great Glade candle moneymaker deal at Walmart until November 5th!

Glad candles

Swagbucks is offering 1,250 SB back when you purchase 3 Glade® Limited Edition Fall and/or Holiday scented products at Walmart. Swagbucks are redeemable for many gift cards, including Amazon and Paypal, for $1 per 100 points. These candles are only $2.98 each, so even with tax, these come out to a moneymaker. Plus, Checkout51 is offering $1 cash back each! Not a member of either? Earn a bonus $8 for redeeming these offers!

How to get the deal:

Purchase any 3 Glade® Limited Edition Fall and/or Holiday candles at Walmart for a total of $8.94 plus tax. 20181017_164335

Log in or sign up for Swagbucks and head to the Glade in-store offer. Receipts must be uploaded by 11:30 pm Pacific Time on October 19, 2018. New Swagbucks users receive a $3 bonus! You will receive $12.50 worth of SB back, already making this a moneymaker!

Log in or sign up for Checkout51 and claim the Glade rebate for $3 cash back. New Checkout51 users also receive a $5 bonus!

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All together that is a $6.56 Money Maker (before tax) $14.56 Money Maker for new members!

Five Frugal Things Week of October 1st

Posted on October 9, 2018 by Loopgan

This post may contain affiliate links. The views and opinions expressed on this blog are purely the bloggers’ own.

Contests and Banking

I like to enter contests for fun. While I don’t enter as much as I use to, I still fit some entries every day waiting in line or watching TV. This week I won a trip for two to the Sundance Film Festival! I had to get the affidavit and publicity release notarized within a few days. Luckily, my bank notarizes member’s documents for free. I was able to get an appointment by the deadline and my guest was able to scan in all the documents for free at work.

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Stocking Up Sale

Whenever I stop by the grocery store, I check the clearance meat section. There was a bunch of pork and beef already on sale and clearanced out 50% off. Turns out I clipped a personalized deal on the pork earlier in the week and forgot about it so only paid 98 cents a pound. It took a while but I vacuum sealed them when I got home and stacked them in the deep freeze. I only cook red meat during the weekends so even though this stock up cost me about $80, it should last me a few months. When it comes time to cook them, I toss them in a sous vide cooker for several hours so even the cheapest cuts come out delicious!

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Focus Group Fun

I participated in a focus group through User Research International on my day off. It only took two hours and I made $100. It was actually pretty fun and the interviewers said the feedback I gave was very useful. It put me in the same town as my favorite brewery so I enjoyed a new beer before finishing off errands.

Delaying Big Purchases

I held off ordering a textbook until after the first day of class. Found out I could get the online access code for $20 cheaper if I bought it straight from the manufacturer instead of the campus bookstore. Don’t get me wrong, it was still more than I would have liked to pay for a book I don’t get access to after the course but I still rather save on it.

Cashback on DIY

SO needed a zipper repaired on his favorite pair of jeans. He found a set of replacements on eBay so I reminded him to go through Ibotta to make sure he got cashback. Turned out that he had a bonus for $6 back after redeeming one mobile shopping offer.

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