Use the Honey Chrome Extension When You Shop.
The Honey Chrome extension helps you make money by saving money. It attaches to your Google Chrome, and as you shop online, it automatically finds the Internet's best coupon codes for you, so you don't have to try finding them yourself. An icon will pop up that you click on, and it will apply the coupon to your purchase.
Sites That Get You Cash Back from Your Shopping.
Swagbucks helps you earn gift cards by watching videos, filling out surveys, playing video games, shopping through their site, using their search engine, try samples, or check out offers. Ebates gets a commission for sending you to partner websites to shop, and shares the commission with you. The downside to these applications is they can cause you to buy things you don't need, so you end up spending dollars to earn pennies. So be wise when using these applications and don't allow them to influence your buying habits.
Get Money Back from Online Purchases as the Price Drops Using Paribus.
First, you shop online and save the email receipts from purchases. Paribus tracks your confirmation emails and monitors price changes. When the price changes, Paribus will notify you and help you get your money back.
Cash Back with Dosh.
With Dosh, you connect your debit and credit cards to your account, so whenever you shop at a partner location, it deposits cash from your purchases to your Dosh account. The money can then be transferred to your PayPal, bank account, or donated to a charity. You also get eight dollars for every friend you refer.
Earn Cash with Ibotta or EarnWithDrop.com.
Both apps help you get paid to shop certain groceries and brand specific items. Ibotta asks you to pick items from their grocery list to buy. You submit a picture of the receipt after you purchase the item, and get paid with gift cards or cash via Venmo or PayPal. They also offer a ten dollar bonus for new enrollees. This is modern day couponing, but with your smartphone.
Free Money with CoinOut.com.
Just take a picture of any receipt, from any retailer, and you'll get paid to shop. I tried this, and I would get five cents to fifteen cents per receipt. This company gathers market research on your spending patterns so they can sell it to other companies which helps them spend their marketing dollars efficiently.
Get Paid for Walking into Stores with ShopKick.
You will earn points for walking into stores, scanning items, and for buying specific items indicated by the application. You get paid to shop with gift cards. If you don't have a lot of self-control in stores, don't use this; it'll just end up costing you money instead of helping you earn some.
Get Paid with the Toluna ShopTracker App.
The Toluna ShopTracker App is operated by The Harris Poll, a survey company that measures U.S. public opinion. It tracks your shopping habits for market research companies. They start you off with $3 for installing the app. Data is precious, and companies are willing to pay to get as much consumer information as they can so they can focus their marketing plans on people who will actually use their products. This type of apps simply gathers information on your habits, so the data can be sold to large companies.