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I know a lot of you have said you don’t have a Kroger near you in order to take advantage of earning 14% or 20% off your gift card purchase, so this post is for you (or anyone who wants to save money!).

This is the first post in a series of how to save money when shopping online.

Rakuten, formerly known as Ebates, is your one stop for earning cash back when shopping online. When I first heard about Rakuten, I didn’t think it would save me that much money because the only online shopping I do is Amazon. Well let me tell you, I was wrong.

First of all, I quickly discovered that Amazon is not the only place that I do online shopping. Since Cullan is really into antique toys, we do most of our shopping for him on eBay. Over the past few months, most stores have been closed so I’ve been doing online shopping at Kohl’s and Old Navy. I also recently bought a few Groupons, and they were eligible for cash back through Rakuten as well.

To start earning cash back with Rakuten simply go to their website and sign up. If you sign up using my link you will automatically receive $10 cash back after you make your first purchase. That’s $10 in FREE money!

After you’ve registered an account all you have to do is visit Rakuten.com prior to shopping online, and select the store you are going to be shopping at. Rakuten will log your visit in order to give you credit for any purchases that you make. It’s that simple.

For example, if I want to buy the kids some clothes at Kohl’s I will go to Rakuten.com and log into my account. I will then search for Kohl’s. Once I select Kohl’s then I see a list of options. The nice thing is that Rakuten will display other coupon codes that you can use as well. So you can see that you can get free shipping with an order of $75, plus earn 2% cash back from Rakuten. After you scroll through and see all of the offers, just click “Shop” next to the offer that you want. Rakuten will take you to the Kohl’s page, and after you place your order your cash back will start being processed.

Some stores only offer cash back for certain categories. Amazon and eBay are two examples I can think of. For example, I made a furniture purchase from Amazon and it was eligible for 6% cash back. That same day I made a toy purchase, and it was not eligible for cash back. You can see what categories currently offer cash back available on ebay.

Don’t forget to download the Chrome extension. Sometimes I forget to click through Rakuten first, or I think that the website I’m visiting probably wouldn’t be eligible for cash back through Rakuten. If you download the Rakuten Chrome extension, then you never have to worry about missing out on eligible cash back. I’m always surprised at what pops up on the Rakuten Chrome extension. I went to buy a Groupon the other day and my Chrome extension popped up. Thankfully I didn’t miss out on that cash back – I earned $10.14!

I was looking at booking a hotel directly through the hotel’s website and again the Rakuten Chrome extension popped up. I was buying something on eBay and it popped up again. The Chrome extension makes it so easy to remember to use Rakuten so that you don’t miss out on cash back.

You don’t even have to remember to request payment either. Rakuten automatically pays out your cash back once a quarter. If you have earned at least $5 cash back, and have an address or PayPal account on file, then your payment will be sent automatically. I have my PayPal account linked, so the money is just deposited for me.

You can also earn cash back from Rakuten when shopping in a brick and mortar store. Just log into the app and select the store that you will be shopping at. If you’re going to be shopping at Vera Bradley, click “get deal.” Then you will need to link your credit card if you haven’t already done so. When you pay with that credit card in the store you will automatically get the cash back added to your Rakuten account.

Here is an example of restaurants in my area that are offering cash back if you pay with a credit card via the Rakuten app.

Sign up now through my link and you will receive $10 cash back after you make your first purchase. Don’t miss out on your FREE $10!

If you have any questions about the Rakuten app or website, please leave a comment below. I’d love to help you start saving money and earning cash back with Rakuten.

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