Getting Paid to Shop Online: Top 5 Cash Back Sites

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Getting Paid to Shop On-line: Top 5 Cash Back Sites

It's that time of year when I am ordering a ton of stuff online. The silver lining in spending your hard-earned dough online is that you can earn some substantial cash back. Below you will find a list of my 5 favorite cash back programs:

1. FatWallet – FatWallet does not currently offer a sign up bonus, but it more than makes up for that in the generous percentages of cash back it offers. You can request a payment via check or PayPal once your account reaches $10.
2. Mr.Rebates– Mr.Rebates offers a $5 registration bonus just for signing up, and you can request a payment via check or PayPal once you reach $10.
3. BeFrugal– BeFrugal offers a $10 sign up bonus, and you can request payment by check, PayPal or gift card once you have reached $25 in your account.
4. Ebates– Ebates offers a $10 sign-up bonus.  Payments are automatically sent out, via check or PayPal, quarterly if you have earned over $5. If your account has earned under $5 that money is rolled over to the next quarter.
5. Top CashBack – Top Cashback offers a $10 sign-up bonus and payment can be requested, with no minimum via check or PayPal.

My Discover Cash Back
(I have been saving it for years!)

**Bonus Site** Discover Deals– Discover offers my ultimate favorite cash back program.  The catch is that you have to have a Discover card to join. Discover Cardholders can earn some serious cash back by shopping through Discover Deals. If you become a Discover cardmember you can get a $50 Cashback Bonus with your first purchase within three months, and earn rewards on every purchase after that. Sign up as a Discover cardholder here.

My FatWallet Cash Back

Cash Back FAQ

What is cash back?
Cash back is money earned by making qualifying online purchases from participating retailers through a cash back website. Basically, it's getting paid to shop online. The more you spend, the more cash back you receive. With cash back being offered from 1000s of online retailers, you can get cash back on virtually any online shopping these days… from WalMart, Macy's, Target and Kmart to Amazon and eBay to Home Depot and Lowes.

How do I earn cash back when shopping online?
Instead of going directly to the online retailer you will be shopping at, visit the cash back site first then click their link to your chosen retailer's website. By completing this very simple extra step, your purchase will be tracked by the cash back site and you will end up receiving cash back.

My BeFrugal Cash Back

How do I maximize my cash back?
If you are like me and want to maximize your cash back I recommend signing up for ALL the cash back sites listed above because there is not one clear winner. Each site beats out the rest when it comes to certain retailers. So sign up with them all, and bookmark all the sites. When you are ready to shop at a particular online retailer, check the cash back percentages offered at each cash back site and shop through the one which offers the most cash back.  This way you will end up getting the most money back! I have cash back adding up in each of these sites, just waiting for me to cash it out!

My Mr. Rebates Cash Back

As you can see, this cash back can add up to some serious cash!