Posting this in case anyone doesn't know about it and is interested.

SavingStar is a digital savings program. It's kind of like using coupons, except it provides a cash rebate after purchasing. To use SavingStar, you create a free account, link all of your store loyalty cards, and activate offers that interest you. $1 off a box of General Mills cereal, $1.50 off three boxes of Hamburger Helper, etc. If you purchase the item during the month you activated the offer, you get paid. It tracks automatically on your store loyalty cards. Most grocery stores are included in the program, as are the major drugstores. When you reach a minumum of $5, you can cash out to Paypal.

I like to use this when I do drugstore or grocery shops that require purchase, and choose an item/items on the offer list for my purchase. This way, I am reimbursed through the MSC, and also receive a cash rebate from the manufacturer. You do not need a smartphone to use SavingStar, but they do have an app. At .50 to $2 per item, it is not much, but it does add up and doesn't require any work. I typically cash out about $20 a month through SavingStar. The best part is that you can use coupons while purchasing, and still receive the cash rebate. Essentially double the savings.

There is also iBotta. Similar to SavingStar, but it is app only, and requires a smartphone. You will also need to scan your receipt through the app. Ibotta works at most grocery stores, drugstores, and the big box stores.

Similar to iBotta is Checkout 51. It works at any store, but you must have a minimum of $20 to cash out, and cash out is done by check. I cash out maybe twice a year, but they have many of the same offers as iBotta and SavingStar, so you canredeem in all three.

UPromise is similar or an offshoot of SavingsStar and I have found that more stores seem to honor that. With UPromise you need to wait for $10 minimum and they will send you a check or put it in a variety of accounts for you.

Another one is Checkout51.com which has a weekly list of items you can get 'rebates' on including brand names and generic stuff. So yesterday's grocery slip gives me 25 cents each towards my bananas, tomatoes and cucumbers. I think I need $20 to cash out of there. With that one you do not need a loyalty card so the receipt from my produce market will work.

Yep, uPromise is the same as SavingStar. If you participate in the shopping program through uPromise, you can't participate in it through SavingStar.

A lot of CheckOut51's offers aren't brand specific, so you can often choose your favorite brand. They have a lot of non-specific produce/meat offers too.

BerryCart is the healthy version of Ibotta. Also receipt pal and receipt hog.

How is it a healthy version? I'm always interested in saving money and have a hard time finding coupons on the types of things I tend to buy.

Berry cart tends to have only healthy brands like gluten free etc.
Very much geared to the healthy eating shopper. I see many I can find at Walmart etc.
No junk food on it!

LisaSTL Wrote:
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> How is it a healthy version? I'm always interested
> in saving money and have a hard time finding
> coupons on the types of things I tend to buy.

Thanks. I will definitely check that one out

Hi all, non-SavingStar deal here, but posting if anyone is interested, or has shops here this week.

The new Vitamin Water Energy Drinks are on sale for $1.50 at Walgreens this week, and print a $1.50 Register Reward (coupon) to be used on your next purchase. Free after coupon, if you're getting anything else there.

Gold Medal 5 lb bag of flour is $1.79 after in-ad coupon.

Buy the Vitamin Water Energy drink first at $1.50, then use the $1.50 coupon on the flour, pay .29.

Y'all are my heroes!

Also use receipt hog and receipt pal and punchcard. They do add up. Shops receipts are legal on these too.
And Walmart receipt catcher.