BeFrugal vs Ebates
If you like to save money when you shop online there are some great websites that make saving money easy. BeFrugal.com and Ebates.com both offer cash back rebates but each website offers something a little bit different. These websites offer cash back when you shop so if you make a purchase that links from the website the cash back will be credited to your account. Both websites also offer coupons on the sites so you have the option of saving money with a coupon and cash back at the same time. Both of the websites work with a long list of vendors and stores and though one website may be listed on both BeFrugal.com and Ebates.com the cash back amount may be higher on one website. You can choose to be loyal to one of the sites but it helps to join both for the ability to compare amounts.
Neither of the websites will ever ask you for your credit card information. Your credit card information stays private and is only shared with a vendor if you are making a purchase directly from them. The only information that you have to share is your name, home address and email address. The websites ask you for your home address so they can send you your cash back check. Both sites also have the option of receiving your cash back through pay pal instead of as a check in the mail. For this reason they will ask for your pay pal email address.
You will see when you sign up with either Befrugal.com or Ebates.com that there are special rewards awaiting you in addition to the cash back and coupons that are available on the site. When you sign up with Ebates.com you can a choice of a $10 gift card that can be used at certain stores or a $5 Ebates.com cash back credit that will be sent to you with your first cash back check. Befrugal.com does not offer a choice but automatically credits $10 cash back to your account to be received with your first cash back check.
Both websites also offer incentives for referring friends and family. You can send referrals to your friends to their email directly through the Ebates.com and Befrugal.com website. Both websites have a couple of options for referring friends like a link that can be added into an email, and buttons that can be added into personal websites. Ebates also has the option of posting a link directly to your Facebook page while BeFrugal.com has the option of posting a link directly to your Facebook page or your Twitter account. Whenever someone clicks on one of these links and signs up for Ebates.com or BeFrugal.com the link is tracked and a reward is credited to your account.
On Ebates.com, for every person that signs up $5 is credited to your account. Ebates.com also offers prizes like an extra $100 gift card for the first 10 people who sign up, or a $250 gift card if 25 people sign up. If you refer 50, you can earn $500 or even an iPad2! Bloggers can also earn up to $5,000 by spreading the word on their blogs.
Befrugal.com has a little bit less in the way of rewards for referring friends. This option is probably good for the person that does not do a lot of social networking on their computers. Befrugal.com also rewards $5 for every person that signs up via your referral but it does not offer prizes like gift cards and iPads. They also have some extras such as calculators that you do not see on other saver sites online.
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