Other Helpful Sites

Here are some other sites I've found to be helpful, and that have saved (or earned!) me lots of money.

1. Swagbucks
This is a site you use as a search engine, and a couple times a day you earn 'swag bucks' for your searches. Normally 8-12 a few times a day. You also earn one a day by voting on their daily poll, various amounts when you redeem special codes they release, complete special offers, play games, get 10 for each of their coupons you use - so many options! You can get a $5 amazon gift card for 450 swag bucks (or there's plenty of other rewards to choose from!). I haven't been doing much with it lately (other than using it for search) and I still get about 3 $5 amazon cards per month. Right now I have a little more than $200 in my amazon account from this and a survey site I belong to. That's after Tim has already bought a couple of his seminary books with the money too. I'm trying to decide if I should keep saving it up for the future, or go ahead and get a kindle. ;)

2. Ebates
If you EVER shop online, you have to use ebates! Even if you buy something from the daily deal sites in my previous post (groupon, mamapedia, etc.), you can earn a % back. Each store is different and they give a rebate anywhere from 1%-25% back (for places like Target, Walmart, Barnes and Noble, etc.). Might as well get some money back for something you would buy anyway! Plus you get an extra $5 rebate after your first $25 purchase through them. Easy to use - check it out!

3. Offermatic
This is another rebate site, that is credited right onto your credit/debit card. A fantastic site! They give you special offers when you join (1/2 off amazon purchase, $10 off a $20 purchase at Target, etc.). It doesn't only have to be online either! I recently got an offer for $10 off a $20 purchase at Walmart, so I purchased a couple packs of t-shirts that that Tim needed (and those are hardly ever on sale, but 1/2 off was nice!) - total was $20.80 (including shipping) and offermatic credited the $10 the next day, so the total was only $10.80. I've also gotten a $10 off of $20 purchase at Target (and I had another one of the same offers through another site, so my purchase was free for a dress for me and a bunch of onesies for my nephews!!). It is definitely worth looking into if you use a debit or credit card to make purchases - which is pretty much everyone nowadays!

4. Beezag
This is a site that you are rewarded for watching commercials. Kinda crazy, I know. But they give you a certain number of points for each commercial you watch, and then you earn actual cash through it (you can redeem your points when you have $8 worth). I haven't belonged to it for a long time, but just watch them if/when you have a few minutes to spare!  They also give offers for 10% off certain online stores, sweepstakes entries, and sometimes deals like $25 off a $50 purchase at certain places. Not my favorite thing ever, but it's a good thing to check out.