Free Apps – Ibotta
July 15, 2014
Looking to see how your smart phone can save you money? Hopefully you are on a cheap plan at least, which is a great topic for another post in the near future… OK, so one major way people try and reduce their expenses is to use coupons for shopping. However, spending the weekend clipping coupons sounds really tedious to me, as I’d rather be on the beach, plus Mrs Frugal Prof and I prefer to get local, fresh organic produce that we use to make our meals (ok, I have to admit here that Mrs Frugal Prof is by far the superior cook!).
The Ibotta app looks like a much easier way to do the coupon thing, and it is a way to earn actual income from your shopping, which gets deposited in your paypal account , as soon as you have earned $5 or only $2 if you choose a gift card instead. To earn this cash you have to complete a task, such as watching a video, taking a quick survey or learning some facts about the product, before you purchase it. Once purchased, you can redeem your cash by taking a picture of the receipt. There are a quite a number of stores you can use Ibotta in that look really useful, such as CVS, Home Depot, Costco, Target, as well as movie theaters. 🙂 I’m not going to bore you with the full list as it is quite long, so go and check it out here.