Okay, so maybe my title is a little misleading :) To receive money, you need to spend. Let me explain, it's not too confusing ... I promise! Ebates.com is a site that offers you a certain amount cash back. They don't have every shopping site, but they do have a lot!
You can choose to receive your "Big Fat Check" in the mail or through your PayPal account. I also have gotten some in the form of Amazon gift cards (usually with an extra dollar or two thrown on there), but I think that might be a special offer. If you're feeling generous, you can choose to donate your money to a charity or friend ... or your favorite money-strapped college student. ;)
To get the cash back, you have to sign into Ebates, and then click on a link to the store. I'm always super paranoid so I go into the store, put everything in my cart and then go through Ebates and check out.
They also like to double the cash back on certain stores for a limited time. Hey look - flowers! *hint hint* Just in time for Valentine's Day ;)
I would say that the percentages typically range from 2%-5% cash back. The stores also change percentages frequently. The percentages may not seem like much, but let me show you my totals from the past year.
I originally opened this account when I bought my laptop, which I splurged on (after using a coupon on, of course!) ... so that was a majority of my first check. The second check was cash back from my phone and something from Amazon. And then the most recent one, was comprised of cash back mostly from textbook purchases (except for $2.50). This semester, I bought more books from the bookstore or from friends this semester, so I only have $7 so far.
As an added bonus, they also have coupons and promo codes that you can see before
On top of that money, you also get rewarded for referring people. Both you and the person that you referred get $5 once they make their first $25 purchase..
This is how I see it: if you are going to make a big purchases online, these small percentages add up. In the past year, I've received about $68 of the money that I would have already spent buying things for school. That's enough gas money for a trip home :)
If you would like to sign up, here's my referral link:
Happy shopping!
Amanda
*They really like sending you emails to update you about all the cash back changes, but if you're like me and that really annoys you, you can change your account settings so that doesn't happen!
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