Ebates

A friend of mine recently said to me that she appreciated my thriftiness. I love to shop, but I always look for a bargain. I think it comes from my college days, when I was often very broke. I scoured discount and thrift stores for treasures and made my limited budget work for me.

Although I'm no longer in the financial constraints of my younger days, I still hold on to those habits. Yes, I do sometimes splurge on a full-price item but you better believe that's rare!

So one of my favorite tools for saving money right now is a fab website called Ebates. Ebates is a gateway to many retailer websites and gives you cash back on your purchases! Each retailer has a % cash back on your total purchase amount. They send the rebate checks quarterly, all you have to do is log in to their site and click through to the retailer you want to shop - easy!

For example, if you purchased through Macys.com today, the cash back is 6%. Spend $100 and get $6 back. Best part is, it isn't a discount code so you can stack the cash back with other discounts, like free shipping!

If you aren't a member of Ebates, click here and get $5 into your Ebates account.