Going from two professional salaries to one is not easy for any family. Over the past 6 months I have found a few fun and easy ways to make our dollars stretch and still enjoy some of the unnecessary things in life. I’m going to take a couple of posts to share these with all of you other Mammas who are trying to make a dollar stretch or thinking of coming home with your kids.
A couple of days ago someone posted a question of if Amazon Prime was worth the cost? My first response was yes of course it is! But I realize not everyone uses Amazon Prime for all that it can be. We watch Amazon video and TV, use the free shipping, deals of the day and exclusive Prime deals. Below I’ve outlined 5 ways to rack up free Amazon credit that by the end of the year will more than cancel out your Prime membership (or you can use the rewards for whatever your little heart desires).
1. Ibotta – Oh how did I live before without Ibotta? All you have to do is simply sign-up, download the ap to your phone and link up your rewards cards for the grocery stores you use. Before you walk into the grocery just unlock the rebates you want to use. After you have reached $25 in rebates you get a $25 Amazon credit to be put on your Amazon Prime account. I use Ibotta rebateson things I buy already and that there aren’t usually coupons for like bananas or tomatoes. If you do use one for something you havea coupon for you can use both. I usually get about $25/month that is $300/year
2. Bing Rewards – If you aren’t using bing rewards you are wasting your searches. Follow this link and sign-up for Bing Rewards you get ½ point for every search you do up to 20 on your computer and an additional 15 on your phone. They also have promotions where you can get additional points for trivia or visiting a specific site. After 500 points you get a $5 credit toward Amazon. I usually get about $5/month that is $60/year
3. Coke Rewards – If you drink Coke products SAVE your caps you can set up a coke rewards account and ear credits for different prizes. I used to use these for Fandango gift cards so that I could take my boys to the movies for free. Now-a-days I trade in for Amazon credits. If you check back frequently you can catch the specials when you only need 150 or 200 points for $5 Amazon credit. I get about $5 every two months so about $30/year.
4. MyPoints – This is a lot like Ibotta but you can get point for all sorts of activities. Bzzagent is one way to earn MyPoints you can complete surveys and try out new products and give feedback for points. Or you can go to the MyPoints website to do surveys, shop vendors or do searches. I am new to this site but through the combination of free products and Amazon credits I am estimating this will be about $100/year if not more.
I used Amazon Prime as an example but some people have Starbucks habit or need help with groceries and each of the sites listed include different gift certificate you can use for all different needs (Starbucks, Walmart, GameStop, etc…)
Another Amazon Prime secret is if you don’t need what you are ordering right away and you choose extended shipping then most times you will get a credit on your account either for a movies, Amazon Prime Pantry or another fun Amazon product.
I get questions all of the time about the free products I try and review and these are a couple of ways I do it. I will write next week about three more ways to get free things so check back!
