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Duo Tested! – American Express Launches New Shop Small Initiative

July 10, 2020 by moneysavingduo

Shop Small with American Express

Do you shop with an American Express card? If so, you can get rewarded for shopping at your favorite local businesses!

American Express Shop Small

Its no secret that we love supporting our local businesses. In fact, we have money set aside in our budget to intentionally spend at businesses unique to where we live. We consider this an investment in our community and a great way to support the dreams of others.

As businesses look to reopen, its even more important to support our small businesses. American Express agrees and is encouraging its card users to shop local through a new Shop Small Initiative recently launched.

Here’s how it works:

  1. Enroll in the program by 7/26/2020 with your eligible American Express (AMEX) card.
  2. Make a single purchase of $10 or more at an eligible small business and get a $5 statement credit. Repeat up to 10 times between now and September 30th, 2020.

Eligible small businesses can be found on the AMEX Shop Small map.

American Express Shop Small Map

We hope you’ll help support your local businesses and enjoy saving a little money along the way.

Update: We enrolled in this program and used our AMEX card to make a purchase at a local grocery store. We received confirmation that a $5 credit will be added to our statement within the next 5 days, so the program does work!

For more details, visit AmericanExpress.com

Filed Under: Deals & Discounts, Duo Update, Save Money Tagged With: American Express, cash back, money back, shop small, support small business

EXPIRED – Right Now is a Great Time to Join Ibotta! You Could Win $5000!

April 27, 2020 by moneysavingduo

Ibotta $5000 Giveaway

Please note: This post contains referral links which means that if you click through them and sign up for Ibotta, we may be financially compensated for referring you. We just thought you should know.

Are you looking to save on everyday grocery purchases? If so, Ibottais the app for you. Plus, join now and you might just find yourself $5000 richer!

Win up to $5000 with Ibotta
credit: Ibotta

We’ve been using Ibotta now for a few years and have gotten $677.10 in cash back since we started using it.

Although we use a lot of different cash back apps, Ibotta remains one of our favorites because:

  • Its incredibly user-friendly
  • Its offers often align well with our everyday purchases
  • and it includes “any item” offers which means we can get cash back even for purchases that aren’t necessarily brand name items

Ibotta just announced that if you redeem an any item offer between now and May 4th, 2020, you’ll be entered to win up to $5000!

Get up to five entries and be eligible to win either $500 (four winners will be selected), $1000 (three winners will be selected) or $5000 (two winners will be selected).

Of course, to redeem offers and be entered to win, you have to be an Ibotta user. So why wait? Sign up today!

Filed Under: Duo Update, Favorite Money Saving Tools, Freebies & Giveaways Tagged With: cash back, giveaway, Ibotta

Our Ultimate Money Saving Grocery Shopping App List

December 11, 2018 by moneysavingduo

Money Saving Grocery Apps

This post contains referral and affiliate links meaning that if you sign up for one of the apps discussed below, we may be compensated for that referral. The views expressed our ours alone and we do use these apps regularly for personal use. 

Looking for ways to reduce your grocery bill but don’t want to mess with the headache of coupons in the checkout line? If you have a smart phone, there is a better way. Take a look at our favorite apps that will help you save money with little extra effort.

Money Saving Grocery Apps

Over the years we’ve worked hard to get our grocery budget down. We use to spend ~$200 a visit, but now we tend to average about $115 a week. These apps let me save even more by providing cash back or rewarding me with gift cards I can use on future purchases.

Ibotta. If you’re only going to download one app, this would be the one I’d suggest. I’ve cashed out the most often with the Ibotta app and I really appreciate how easy it is to use. Unlike other apps, Ibotta will often have “no brand” offers on things like milk, bread, eggs, produce and general receipts. This means you can get cash back for buying some of the basics.

To date, we’ve used this app throughout the year and cashed out $237.21 in 2018.

Want to give Ibotta a try? Sign up with our affiliate link and you’ll get $10 cash back when you submit your first receipt. 

Checkout 51. Checkout 51 works similarly to Ibotta in that it features various cash back offers on specific products. Offers are updated every Thursday and are often available in limited quantity. To be honest, the products featured typically aren’t the ones our family buys on a regular basis and sometimes the quantity required to purchase seems rather high, but every now and then we are able to find items and deals that do work for us.

Checkout 51 has also offered cash for watching videos in the past, but hasn’t done so recently.

To date, we’ve cashed out $92.10 in 2018 and have used the app throughout the year.

Want to give Checkout 51 a try? Sign up through our affiliate link and you’ll get $5 when you redeem your first offer. 

Receipt Hog. Another one of my favorites is Receipt Hog. With this app, you don’t have to select individual items to claim rewards. Instead, you simply upload your receipt and receive coins for each one you upload. There is a limit on how many tokens you can receive each week, but I’ve only ever reached that threshold once. And every week you upload at least one receipt you’ll get a chance for extra coins by earning spins on the slot machine. You’ll also get additional opportunity for more coins as you level up.

Occasionally Receipt Hog will give you bonus points for answering questions about a recent purchase. as well.

To date, we’ve cashed out $25 and have been using the app since July.

Want to give Receipt Hog a try? Sign up here. 

FetchRewards. This is another very easy app to use. Simply select which special offers you want to claim and select the brand names you typically purchase. When you scan your receipt you’ll get points for the items in your cart that fit under one of those brands or meet the criteria for your special offer. Every receipt you upload from the grocery store automatically gives you 25 points regardless of whether any specific items are present. Points can be redeemed for a variety of gift cards.

We’ve only been using this app since August and have already redeemed $16 via Amazon, Target and Walmart combined. Its been a great way to save a little extra money on Christmas gifts this year.

Want to give FetchRewards a try? Download at www.fetchrewards.com and use our referral code PD1CE to get 2000 points just for starting.

ShopKick. If you enjoy scavenger hunts, this app is for you. You can get “kicks” for walking into certain stores and for scanning bar codes on various items. This means it is possible to get rewards without having to actually make a purchase; however, if you happen to purchase the items you scan, you’ll get even more kicks to play with. Kicks can be exchanged for gift cards… or a Vespa. We’re always curious if anyone has scored enough kicks for that. We tend to use our kicks to redeem gift cards.

Want to give ShopKick a try? Use our referral code SHOP307617  when you download it and you’ll get 250 kicks once you scan your first item or complete a walk-in. 500 kicks = approximately $2.

Drop. This app is a little unique in that you don’t have to upload any receipts. Instead, you link your credit card and choose 5 stores or restaurants you frequent. Whenever you use your linked card to make purchases at those places, you’ll receive a certain number of points for every dollar you spend.

Bonus – once you’ve claimed 5 deals, you get to score bonus points by playing a Snake game! Aaron was made for this app.

We chose Target, Bath and Body Works, Starbucks, McDonalds, and Chipotle for our five core destinations. But other offers come in from time to time as well. So far we’ve earned about $23 back through this app which can be redeemed through a variety of gift cards.

Want to give Drop a try? Use our referral code x4u82 to sign up and get 5000 points (equivalent to $5) when you link your first card.

Have used any of the above apps to get cash back or redeem gift cards? Which is your favorite? We’d love to hear about it in the comments.

Filed Under: Duo Update, Favorite Money Saving Tools, Save Money Tagged With: cash back, grocery shopping, money saving apps

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