Get Paid to Shop Online this Christmas

Making money online can be effortless.   Swagbucks is my number one source.  My number two source?  Cash back sites: Ebates and Shop at Home.  Once again, I love these sites because it provides me with the opportunity to make a few extra dollars without extra work.  Basically, you get paid to shop online.

Here is how it works. 

1. Go to the Ebates or the Shop at Home site and register for free. 
2. Then simply look for the store that you are going to shop at for your purchase.  You will notice that the stores have a cash back %. This means that anything you purchase from that store will put cash into your Ebates or Shop at Home account.
3. Click on the store and the Ebates or Shop at Home site will take you directly to the store’s website. 
4. Shop as normal.
5. Your cash back is put directly into your Ebates or Shop at Home account.  Each site handles cash back slightly differently.  Ebates sends checks every 3 months, but you only have to have $5.01 in your account to earn a check.  Shop at Home sends checks every month, but your account needs to reach a $20 balance.  

Other things to know before signing up with Ebates or Shop at Home:

They provide coupon codes to use at various stores.  For example, right now Ebates has an extra 15% off coupon to use for your online Kohl’s purchase.

Each site offers different cash back offers.  Currently, Ebates offers 4% back at Kohls and Shop at Home offers 2% back.  The cash back amounts constantly change.

Almost every “major” store is included.

Cash back offers are put on special and will sometimes double.

Consider using cash back sites to order appliances and large ticket items.  We did that recently and simply picked up the order in store to avoid shipping charges. 

Last year on Black Friday, I shopped in the store to see the merchandise.  I came home and ordered online because it was much cheaper for me using my Ebates cash back plus online coupon codes.

Don’t just use cash back sites for your Christmas shopping.  Use them as a way to “make” a few extra dollars all year long.

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