Save 30% at SEPHORA with Rebates! Hurry before Jan 24!

I love shopping at Sephora, but they rarely offer discounts. The biggest I've seen yet is 20% off when you renew your Beauty Insider VIB status.

So how did I go to Sephora yesterday and save 30% off a $50 purchase? (admittedly, I spend a TAD more than $50, but that's the minimum needed to get the full rebate offer.)

1. BEFORE I went to Sephora, I went to the SendEarning rebate site and registered my Visa card for the Sephora promotion - $10 rebate when you spend $20 or more. This promo runs until January 29, 2014.

Go to the Send Earnings website here

2. Shop! Easy! Staying under $50 is the hard part!

3. Upload your receipt into Ibotta for their $5 back on $50 at Sephora rebate. It takes about 24 hours for the rebate amount to show up in your account. I believe this promo ends Jan 24.

Register for Ibotta here

If you spend $50, the $15 CASH rebate is a total 30% off! Awesome deal!

Fashion: How to have champagne taste on a beer budget

OK, so let me start by saying my "champagne" tastes in fashion aren't Dom Perignon or Cristal - I'm much too pragmatic for that (plus I have kids, and don't want them to go without, so...). This means that Gucci, Prada, Chanel, etc...are out of my league. For the time being.

But I do like the nicer things: leather, silk, designer jeans that aren't laser cut in piles - and for those of you who don't know: CHEAP SHOES ARE ALWAYS A BAD IDEA. They hurt, they stink, they fall apart. There are some places you just can't skimp! So I still have Moet Chandon fashion taste. HOW am I supposed to keep up with this?

I also consider myself to be someone who suffers from fashion ADD - do any of these sound familiar to you?

1. You have a closet full of clothes with "nothing to wear".
2. You rarely wear something more than 2-3 times.
3. Getting something new (and I don't mean brand new, but new to you) is EXHILARATING.
4. Except for a few key pieces, you could easily roll over your entire closet every few months.
5. Despite all this, you still want high end, quality items.

May I present: POSHMARK!!!! This is like eBay for fashion, on steroids. You install the app on your Android or Smartphone, and once you sign up, you have access to every closet on there. I don't know the stats, but it's a LOT of closets. All women like myself,  or somewhere on the spectrum, all selling new or gently used clothes for deep discounts off department stores.

The app is user friendly, easy to post, and there are no listing fees. Listings don't time out. Poshmark takes a percentage of your earnings after the item sells. From what I've seen so far, the women on there are very nice - sharing and liking items even if they don't fit or aren't their taste so their other followers can see them. Good communication. Trades, barters, and bundles are welcome in most closets.

There is also the positive environmental/economical impact. This is a great way to recycle clothes instead of throwing them out. The money goes into the hands of other women who need it, or you can trade items without it costing a thing! This is a great idea.

Get the Poshmark app here, and if you sign up and enter my referral code BYZGI, we both get $5 in shopping credit. Happy shopping, champagne snobs!

Get $0.75 off a dozen eggs at any store

Here's how:

1. Check the grocery rebates in the Ibotta app. There are several stores that offer a $0.25 rebate for a dozen eggs.

Get the Ibotta app here.

2. Get the $0.50 rebate coupon from Checkout 51.

Eggs coupon: Mobile and online grocery coupons and offers - Checkout 51

Scan your receipt into both apps for your CASH rebates!

And don't forget to scan all grocery receipts into Receipt Hog to earn additional points that can be redeemed for CASH.

Get a large 2.5 quart brand new Crockpot for $7.50!

Now through Sunday, January 10, Fred Meyer has marked down their Crockpots.
This particular item was reduced from $19.99 to $9.99 (I can only assume it's because of the sunflower design - which doesn't really appeal to me, to be honest).

If you take advantage of their in-store coupon, you will get an additional 20% off ($2.00). Pick up the weekly add circular on your way for the additional 10% off housewares coupon (another $0.80). So before taxes, the price of the Crock Pot is only $7.20! That's 64% OFF the original price.

Get up to $70 off at Cabela's - BEFORE 1/5/15

This one is a little more labor intensive. But, in my experience, it can be hard to find Cabela's coupons, and this ended up being an awesome deal.

Today the boy and I bought two pairs of leather boots and ended up getting $70 off the whole deal. That made my adorable leather harness motorcycle boots (which I have been SEARCHING for, for like, EVER) $30. LET ME SAY THAT AGAIN. Leather. Harness. Motorcycle boots. $30.00. HEAVEN.

Here's how I did it.

1. text JOIN to 247365 - you will get a $10 off $50 coupon for Cabela's.

2. If you haven't already, join Ibotta. Here's your link. There is a $20 rebate there for spending $150 at Cabela's.

3. Get your behind to Cabela's. Select item(s) up to $75. Check out using your coupon and spend $65. GET YOUR $20 OFF COUPON. The first cashier gave it to us, the second time she didn't and we had to ask.

4. March yourself right back around and select another item(s) for $75, Check out using your $20 off coupon. GET ANOTHER $20 OFF COUPON.

5. Upload both your receipts into the Ibotta app and get your $20 rebate (remember, this isn't points, this is cash that you can send to your PayPal account).

6. You now have another $20 off coupon which doesn't have a minimum purchase amount - my boy is going to use it to get $20 of tackle gear, which will end up being free.

SO, to sum, we got two pairs of boots for a total of $50 off our $150 (that's 30% off), and now we have ANOTHER $20 off that we can use between now and January 11. Yeah, baby.

SendEarnings + grocery coupons = additional $0.10 per coupon redeemed!

The more time I spend on the SendEarnings site the more I think I love it.
Any grocery coupon printed from their site and redeemed earns an additional $0.10 per coupon over and above the coupon savings!
The catch? They are batched in groups of ten, so you need at least that many to get your $1.00 payout, And it takes a few weeks to show up in your SendEarnings account. BUT - why not print and redeem from the SendEarnings site and get a little extra?
If they had a digital option that would be ideal.

Visit the SendEarnings website here

Get $10.00 back in SendEarnings cash when you spend $20 at Sephora!

Enroll with SendEarnings before January 16, 2015 for this Sephora offer! All you have to do is register your Visa card with Send Earnings for the promotion, then spend $20 or more at Sephora! You will get $10 CASH back in rebates in your SendEarnings account!

Go to the SendEarnings website here

Click on "offers" in the upper right hand corner, and filter by Sephora.

Receipt Hog - earn points (for giftcards or cash) for uploading copies of receipts

In my quest for additional rebate apps, I found Receipt Hog. This app simply wants you to upload receipts from visits to the grocery store, convenience store, pet store, liquor store, and a handful of other retailers they specify.
You don't have to scan codes on items or anything of the like, just scan the receipt. It updates weekly. Once you earn "coins" they can be redeemed for gift cards or cash.

Visit Receipt Hog and sign up here!

Ibotta rebates - UPDATE

I've been using Ibotta for a month - already earned $16.00 cash. These aren't points, it's cash that I can move directly into my Paypal account. And I didn't buy anything that I wouldn't have already - I just took the time to input the information into the app.




















Ibotta is an app that offers rebates for buying certain products at a specific retailer.
For instance: if I shop at Fred Meyer, I can earn a $0.25 rebate for buying milk, which I would buy anyway. Most of the rebates are brand specific. You can also earn rebates for online shopping (caution! Often this is ONLY if you link to the retailer from the Ibotta link) or for going to the movies. I earned $1.00 last week for going to "Mockingjay".
The downside with this app is it's a little labor intensive. You have to unlock the rebate, then scan the barcodes, then photo your receipts. I don't mind, but I can see how this would deter some people.

Here is the link for the Ibotta app: https://ibotta.com/r/quldkxv

Shell Fuel Rewards

Fuel Rewards is a loyalty program. Once signed up, you link debit/credit cards through the program that award you points for purchases - groceries, dining out, online shopping, etc. There are some additional offers available for linking a Mastercard (which was my KeyBank debit card....see posting below on getting $100 for opening a KeyBank account). As your points add up, your fuel rewards increase at Shell stations, which equals money off at the pump.

You can also link your grocery rewards for some retailers which allows you to double dip points.

Sign up with the Fuel Rewards Network here

EBATES! Super easy, cash quarterly

Ebates was the beginning of my online rebate experience. I LOVE to online shop, and this is the easiest way to get cash back! Once you create an ebates account, all you have to do is link your online shopping through their website, Some retailers have cash rebates as much as 10% back, and there are also specials regularly.

I even link my travel purchases (car rentals, hotel stays) through them for participating vendors, and those big purchases add up fast in the form of cash back.

Every quarter they send you a paper check or deposit the funds right into your Paypal account! EASY!

Visit the Ebates website!

Groupon + SendEarnings = BIG SAVINGS!

Most people already use Groupon to get great deals locally. You can increase those deals by purchasing your Groupon through the SendEarnings website. For every item you purchase, you will get a 5% rebate to your SendEarnings account, which pays you in CASH once your balance reaches $30.00.

SendEarnings will also link you to other deals, offers, and surveys you can take for cash.

Click here to go to SendEarnings webpage

Get $100 from Key Bank

KeyBank offers $50 to existing account members who refer a friend. The friend (YOU) gets $100 after they make $1000 of qualifying deposits!

The refer a friend invite must come from an existing account member. If you are interested, email me and I will send you a link!

Bing Rewards

Bing is a search engine similar to Google. They have created a rewards program where you can earn points simply for searching through Bing!

If you don't have a Microsoft account, you will need to create one, which only takes a few minutes. Then you can sign up to receive points just for using Bing. Points can be redeemed for gift cards to various places, like Amazon and Starbucks,

Click here to join Bing Rewards!

DirecTV referral - $100 bill credit

Lots of places will give you credits for referring customers,

DirecTV will give you $100 in bill credit for you and every friend you refer. IN fact, here's mine:

Call 1-877-581-5992 to start service, give them my account number 015792605 and we both get $100 off our monthly bills, spaced out as $10 monthly for 10 months.

Bundle your services

I called Centurylink today for something completely non-related, and after being on hold for a zillion years and first talking to someone I could barely understand, I was finally transferred to a very helpful young man who asked me about bundling services. I was annoyed after holding so long and wanted to brush him off - glad I didn't,

Little did I know that I could bundle my services I already had into one bill. These being: Centurylink, DirecTV, and Verizon wireless. By allowing Centurylink to bundle the accounts I save $5 from DirecTV and $10 from Verizon. $15 bucks a month. The services all bill Centurylink, who pays them, and then I just make one monthly payment for all! Timesaver, too.

Check your providers and services and see who you can bundle!

"Ibotta" rebates

I've been using Ibotta for a month - already earned $16.00 cash. These aren't points, it's cash that I can move directly into my Paypal account. And I didn't buy anything that I wouldn't have already - I just took the time to input the information into the app.




















Ibotta is an app that offers rebates for buying certain products at a specific retailer.
For instance: if I shop at Fred Meyer, I can earn a $0.25 rebate for buying milk, which I would buy anyway. Most of the rebates are brand specific. You can also earn rebates for online shopping (caution! Often this is ONLY if you link to the retailer from the Ibotta link) or for going to the movies. I earned $1.00 last week for going to "Mockingjay".
The downside with this app is it's a little labor intensive. You have to unlock the rebate, then scan the barcodes, then photo your receipts. I don't mind, but I can see how this would deter some people.

Here is the link for the Ibotta app: https://ibotta.com/r/quldkxv