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

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:

  1. Before you go shopping, open the Ibotta app and browse the available rebates. You can search for rebates by store, category, or product.
  2. Once you’ve found a rebate you want to use, add it to your list by tapping the plus sign next to the rebate.
  3. 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.
  4. 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:

  1. Check Ibotta before you go shopping. Rebates change frequently, so make sure you’re up-to-date on the latest deals.
  2. Combine rebates with coupons and other discounts to maximize your savings.
  3. Take advantage of bonuses. Ibotta often offers bonuses for redeeming a certain number of rebates or for buying a certain combination of products.
  4. 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!

Free Platinum 7X Vodka After Rebate

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.

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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!

Five Frugal Things Week of October 15

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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. 

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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.

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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?

Save Money on Your St. Patrick’s Purchases

Did you know that one percent of total annual beer consumption occurs on St. Patrick’s Day? Whether you are heading to the bar or relaxing with some friends at home, make sure you are saving money on your drink purchases with the following deals.

Guinness

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Ibotta has several rebates for this Irish stout. You can save $2 off a 4 or pack of Guinness Draught or save $3 off a 8 or 12 pack. Looking to try some other Guinness brews? There’s also rebates for Extra Stout, Blonde American Lager, Rye Pale Ale, Nitro IPA, and Irish Wheat. Using referral code nbxysis earns you a $10 bonus on your first rebate and helps support this blog.

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There are several rebates out for Bushmills Blended Irish Whiskey. Ibotta has rebates for $3 off a bottle, as well as a mixed drink or cocktail containing Bushmills. The best part is, BevRage has the same offers so you can double dip! Here are the offers for a bottle and $3 off a cocktail or shot. Use BevRage promo code BONUS2017 to get back an additional $2 back from your first rebate.

Baileys

Ibotta has a rebate out for $3 off a bottle of Baileys Irish Cream Liquour. Enjoy a $1 bonus if you redeem both the Guinness and Baileys rebates. Plus, every rebate you redeem enters you to win $1,000 in cash.

Your go to drink not on this list? There’s still plenty of multi-pack and specific brand rebates on both Ibotta and BevRage that you should check out. Heading to Buffalo Wild Wings to celebrate? Check out our post on how to save nearly 20% off your bill.

 

 

 

 

 

Money Maker BudWeiser or Bud Light for New Ibotta Users

Here is a Free and even MONEY MAKER beer deal for you. If you are new to Ibotta, signup as a new user with THIS LINK. You can also download the mobile app from this link.

Next, unlock this offer: Free $3 cash back on any Budweiser Family of Products. Click the “Beer” category to find them on your app.

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After singing up for Ibotta and redeeming any offer, you’ll get a $10 bonus! The cash back will be sent to you via PayPal or gift card. Your receipt should be approved within minutes (up to 24 hours).

You can buy these items at several different stores including Walmart, Target, CVS, Sam’s Club and more. Read the fine print to find out which stores qualify.

Here’s how the deal works:

Click here to signup for Ibotta & Get a Bonus $10 Signup when you redeem any offer

Then head to Walmart and do this deal:

Buy one case of Budweiser or Bud Light 18-Pack, 12 oz cans, $10.77
+Submit for $3 Cash back on any Budweiser Family of Products thru Ibotta
+Automatically receive $10 Bonus when you signup for Ibotta and redeem any cash back offer
Makes it FREE + $2.23 Money Maker! WOW!

So what are you waiting for? Click here to signup and download the Ibotta app now!

 THAT’S NOT ALL YOU CAN GET FOR FREE! 
There are a few more rebates for free / moneymaker products at Walmart:

Truvia Natural Sweetener: $2.98

– $1.50/1 Truvia Natural Sweetener Printable
-$1 Truvia Ibotta deposit
-$1 Truvia Checkout 51 deposit limit 2
Makes it FREE + $0.52 Money Maker!
Banana $0.52/lb
– $0.50 Ibotta deposit 
= CHEAP banana
I don’t eat that many, so just got two for 36 cents and made 14 cents!
END TOTAL : 18 pack of beer + Sweetener for Money Maker of $2.75!!