Celebrate Leap Day with Free Money from Ebates

I must confess, I’m not a fan of crowded malls, however, I am a big fan of getting a great deal. I can accomplish both by purchasing my items online through shopping portals, a great way to earn extra cashback in addition to rewards earned with your credit card. And today only, Ebates, a popular shopping portal, is offering double cashback at over 500 stores to celebrate leap day.

What is a shopping portal?

In short, a shopping portal is a website that provide links to various internet retailers. In return for directing customers to their site, those retailers pay a commission to the portal for each customer that makes a qualifying purchase. The portal then allots a portion of that commission–in the form of points or cash–to the original customer. You get paid to shop and everybody wins! There’s no cost or purchase requirement to sign up and if you do so using this referral link or the one in the sidebar, you will be supporting this blog, and I would appreciate it greatly.

How Does it Work?

Log in to Ebates, enter an online retailer such as Staples in the search box, press the Shop Now button, and you will be transferred to Staples.com. Do your shopping as you would normally by adding items to your cart and checking out as usual. Of course, at Staples, I would be paying with my Chase Ink Plus card, which will earn me 5 Ultimate Rewards points for each $1 I spend in addition to the extra cashback I will receive from Ebates.

The bottomline: Making your online purchases through a shopping portal is an easy way to earn great rewards, with almost no extra effort. And for shoppers like me, who prefer to avoid the crowds and lines at conventional brick-and-mortar stores, taking advantage of shopping portals is the convenient and painless way to go!