OK, if you’re searching for “is ibotta legit” or “can i save money with ibotta” or some other shit, and you end up here, I don’t have any new facts or data to throw at you. If you want the dirty details and stats, look here and here and here.
I can tell you, I have been using ibotta starting in 2018 and am pretty happy so far. From April thru December, and I “earned” $191. Some of this was rebates, some was in bonus rewards. So over 9 months, that’s about $21 per month. I’m not even the primary grocery shopper in the house, but I was able to link into Amazon, where I do shop for household and pet supplies.
I am now in the habit of checking ibotta for promos just like I would check for digital coupons before I shop. This way, I can stack my discounts. After the sale, I scan my receipts into ibotta as well as a couple of other receipt tracking apps, which further compounds the rewards. (hint: a great “job” for kids to learn budgeting and organization)
If you want to sign up with my ibotta promo code ctdxgof, click here, and thank you!!
Keep in mind: If something is FREE, then YOU are the product.
That seems a little creepy, but there’s almost no privacy left anymore. So fuck it. I’ve had no issues with security.
So back to that $191, or $21 per month. That’s not going to dramatically change my life right now, but it is real money. If I found $21 in the couch or on the road every month, you bet your ass I would keep it, and keep looking for it. So I decided to make a long-term experiment. I funneled it into a Vanguard EFT, along with some other “everyday” savings during the year for a total of $440 in 2018. I’m looking forward to adding 2019 savings into the mix, and watching how it grows as the years go by. To me, that seems worth the effort upfront.