I think Rakuten might just be my favorite site. After all, their slogan is “Where It Pays to Shop Online.” What’s not to like! I’ve been a member since June 2008, and I absolutely love it! I’ve received over $3,400 in quarterly cash back payments, just for buying things I would normally buy. Who doesn’t like money?
My friend Blakely told me about Rakuten that June. I was skeptical. Surely this was a scam. I thought it would spam me. She assured me that it wouldn’t. I signed up that month, and I started shopping. I just bought things that I would normally buy, like wedding presents, birthday presents, Christmas presents, clothes; little things here and there. Each quarter, checks were coming in!
So How Does Rakuten Work?
How Rakuten works is simple; they are a web portal. You go to here, sign up, then search for the store where you want to order something. Let’s choose Nordstrom for 2% cash back. I click on the Nordstrom link, and a new window pops up telling me that they are taking me to the Nordstrom website. (Nordstrom is no longer available through Rakuten, I just need to update this at some point.)
The website I want pops up, and I start shopping! Everything is just like normal. It’s the normal Nordstrom website, everything is in the regular place, I can even pay with my regular credit cards. As long as I complete my transaction while on that website, I earn my cash back. At the end of each quarter, Rakuten calculates how much cash back you’ve earned in that period, and they write you a check for that amount. Checks are mailed on the 15th of February, May, August, and November for the previous quarter’s cash back amount. That’s it! Super easy right?
Other Rakuten Benefits!
You can get a FREE $10 Gift Card to stores like Target, Home Depot and more just for signing up and making your first $25 purchase!
Rakuten has over 1200 stores; places you’ve heard of and new stores to try out! Each store has a different cash back percentage. Sometimes, Rakuten has promotional deals where they raise the cash back for a period of time. They always have a theme where several stores are raised and sometimes doubled or tripled!
You can also earn extra cash back by referring your friends!
Rakuten is a great website where you can earn money just by doing what you normally do anyway, buy stuff online! There’s no spam, there’s no scam, just cash back! I love using my Big Fat Checks to put toward the Stacy’s Savings Weekly Savings Challenge! Sign up today to start earning and get your FREE $10 Gift Card!!
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