We’re always looking for ways to save, but it’s not fun spending the day cutting out coupons and remembering to bring it with you when you go to the grocery store.
There are many ways to save money on your groceries without having to deal with the hassle of coupons.
By using cashback rewards card programs, not only can you save money, but you can also save time, with the ease of using these programs.
There are many cashback reward programs that you can join these days, and the cool thing is they are either an app built into your phone, which allows you always to remember to take advantage of these cashback reward programs.
Some other programs are online offers, where you can save on groceries you purchase online at home on your own time.
Here are a few cashback reward programs that you can be a part of:
Rakuten
Rakuten was formally eBates. It’s simple to join; all you have to do is get the app and signup.
You receive cashback when you shop on stores from their website. They have over 2500 stores where you can earn cashback rewards, which include grocery stores.
You can receive coupons or cashback from boxed, BJ’s, Fresh Direct, Kroger Albertsons, Julis Echo plated Tom Thumb Pavilions Randall’s Thrive Blue Apron pure formulas and wise emergency food. They also offer savings and deals.
The cashback you receive from grocery stores is between 1-3%.
It is also possible for you to receive cash back on some in-store purchases.
They also offer a credit card, where you can receive a 3% cashback through purchases you make on their website. And 1% on purchases anywhere else.
Mr. Rebates
You can visit the Mr. Rebates website and search for stores you shop at and purchase your items online. They also offer a mobile app if you like to do your shopping on your phone.
Currently, you can do your groceries at Albertson’s, Tom Thumb, Pavilions, Randalls, Jew Osco, Instacart, Shipt.
You can add the Mr. Rebates quick cash button on your google chrome browser, so you don’t miss out on cashback offers from the thousands of stores online.
You will receive 1% cashback from the different grocery stores. If you use Instacart and Shipt, you’ll receive a $5.00 cashback.
Ibotta
You will have lots of options with Ibotta for grocery shopping cashback rewards, with over 300+ retailers. There are three ways to save. You can earn In-store, live a loyalty card, and save during online shopping.
For in-store savings, all you have to do is link your loyalty account to your favorite retailer, add offers to your shopping list before shopping, and then receive automatic cashback.
To save online, you browse on their website, shop, and earn cashback in your Ibotta account.
You will also find offers where you can earn more cashback from specific items.
Cashback amounts vary and depend on the product rather than a particular grocery store.
Swagbucks
If you do your groceries at Walmart, HelloFresh, Instacart, then you can take advantage of Swagbucks.
With Walmart, you can earn 1% cashback, but the others you earn Swagbucks rather than direct cashback.
You will have to accumulate your Swagbucks and then redeem your points for gift cards to Amazon or Walmart (and others more), or get cash back through your PayPal account.
Saving Star
With SavingStar you download the app onto your phone. Add the stores you want to shop in, activate the rebates they offer, and then redeem them.
You can automatically link stores if you have loyal store cards, or you can add you a receipt to the app.
Before you shop, you must activate the rebates and any special offers.
Then you can cash out by selecting either a bank deposit or PayPal. Your payout will be processed within 1-2 days
of your request.
You have more than 70,000 location options to shop from.
Fetch
Save your grocery receipts because with fetch, all you do is scan your receipts to earn points, and then you redeem your points to get some rewards.
You receive points on participating products and special offers and it doesn’t matter which grocery store you shop at, and it’s more about the kinds of products you purchase.
When you have the app downloaded, you can also view special offers where you can earn more points on the products that you purchase from this list.
You don’t have to do anything special to get these extra points, but if you want to be more aware of which products they offer, which allows you to accumulate more points, you can check out this section on the app.
In the app, you can keep track of your points, and once you are ready, you can redeem your points, and you will receive an electronic gift card.
Some popular places where you can earn gift cards are Best Buy, popular restaurants, popular retail stores, or you can opt for a Master Card or Visa gift card.
Checkout 51
Similar to Fetch, it’s based on the products you purchase rather than where you are buying the products.
With Checkout 51, you download the app onto your phone/device, you check out the offer list, which updates every Thursday, and you have to add your favorite offers to your shopping list. You will have to select “redeem” and check off the items you purchased on your receipt, and then you upload your receipt, by taking a picture of your receipt with your phone. With Checkout 51, you can cash out once you hit $20.00.