Several months ago I put myself on the waiting list for a new app called Bumped that paid its shopping bonuses in the form of stock of the company you were shopping with. To me, it seemed like the ultimate customer retention play and I gladly waiting for my invite to join. […]
Tag: shopping portals
Big cash back potential through iConsumer
iConsumer’s payout on giftcards.com fits manufacturing spenders perfectly. Here’s the deal: When you make an initial $25 purchase, they give you 500 shares of stock in the website. It is currently trading for 17 cents per share (symbol RWRDP). That’s about $85 if my math is correct. Update 8/1/19: iConsumer […]
Should you bother with iBotta?
That’s not just an annoying rhyme – it’s an actual question I got from a reader recently. A year ago, iBotta was a great way to offset manufactured spending fees. The app paid out $0.50 per day for an “Any Item” receipt at Walmart and elsewhere. A lot of folks would […]
Is Yazing’s 10% fee on payouts fair?
Yazing recently announced that they would begin taking a 10% fee on all portal payouts, starting March 2019. Reader Tariq forwarded me the following email from Yazing: Dear Valued Yazing Members, The goal with Yazing is to continue to grow and build a solid and health business that creates opportunities […]
Earn 4x rewards on dining with Swagbucks
It’s been a while since I’ve covered SwagBucks on this blog (Yazing’s cash back rates have generally been better). In fact, I had completely forgotten about SwagBucks until they turned up on CashBack Monitor while I was searching for a niche merchant. So I clicked through and found something interesting: […]
How to offset manufactured spending fees with iBotta
If you’re on the lookout for ways to offset manufactured spending fees, there’s a new app that helps you do that: iBotta. iBotta is sort of like a coupon app that pays out rewards when you buy specific products at participating merchants. Participating merchants include CVS, Best Buy, Safeway, Amazon, Target […]
United MileagePlus X app: Earn 3X more miles
I downloaded the United MileagePlus X app last year but never really used it since it was all the way on the second page of my phone screen. I’m not a big shopper and prefer to buy things online, where I make use of shopping portals to earn extra miles […]
Giftcards.com lowering portal cash back to 1% on April 6
Adam over at Yazing just notified me that Giftcards.com will be lowering their cash back rates for Visa gift cards to 1% on April 6. Meanwhile, e-gift card payouts are doubling to 2% cash back. So if you’ve got a spending requirement to meet or if you’re trying to earn […]
Online merchants that offer cash back on gift card purchases
A lot of you guys are using cash back portals to save money while shopping online, but did you know lots of merchants out there offer cash back on gift card purchases? This is a great way to stack savings on personal purchases or reselling. Adam from Yazing recently sent […]
Beauty Box subscriptions: Save cash and earn tons of points and miles!
Beauty box subscriptions like Birchbox and Glossybox are very popular these days. For $10 – $39.95 per month, subscribers get a box of premium beauty product samples shipped to their doorstep. If you’ve ever been subject to a hard-sell at Sephora or dealt with a MAC makeup artist who hasn’t […]