Shop Online? Get Cash Back With EBATES!

Do a lot of online shopping?  Have you signed up for Ebates?  If the answers to those questions are yes and no, respectively, you are literally throwing away easy money!

Ebates has teamed up with 100s of your favorite online retailers and offers consumers a percentage of their purchase price back in Ebates.  In addition, Ebates members enjoy exclusive coupon codes.  Each day also brings with it a new “Daily Double,” wherein merchant’s double their usual cash back percentage.

One of the features I like most about Ebates is its referral program, wherein you can receive bonus money when your friends join.

Your earnings are paid to you quarterly, either by check or by a deposit into your PayPal account.

Now that you have the lowdown on Ebates, what are you waiting for?  Go sign up now at Ebates.com!

Office Max: Gift Idea For Grads!

It’s that time again, not sure what to get the grad in your life?  Office Max has a sweet deal on iTunes gift cards running through June 4, 2011–Save $10 when you purchase two $25 iTunes gift cards in a single transaction, that’s a 20% savings!  Perhaps you can earn some mommy (or daddy) points too, by letting your kids stake a claim on the second card!  This offer is good while supplies last.  Hurry, no rain checks will be offered.

Visit our Office Max forum to learn about more great deals available now!

Staples: $5 Ink Recycling Again This Week!

If you missed it last week, the folks at Staples will once again recycle your ink cartridges for $5 each in Staples Rewards, rather than the usual $2, when you buy $50 worth of HP ink on the same day.  This new offer ends on 05/28/11, buy if you plan to visit Staples on or before Monday, May 23rd, head on over to our Staples forum where there is a printable coupon for $10 off $50 HP ink that can be used with this offer.  Hurry though, it expires May 23rd!   If you need HP ink and have recycling to do, now is the time!  Staples will issue rewards for up to 10 cartridges per month.

Staples: Recycle Any Ink Cartridges Get $5 Back in Rewards

This week at Staples Recycle any ink cartridge and get $5 back in Staples Rewards, rather than the usual $2, when you buy $50 worth of HP ink on the same day.  To sweeten this deal, visit our Staples forum where–among the 20+ printable coupons now available–there is a printable coupon for $10 off $50 HP ink that can be used with this offer.  If you need ink, now is the time to recycle your monthly limit of 10 cartridges!  Offer Ends 05/21/11.

2011 Energy Tax Credits

Good news!  Tax credits for energy efficiency are available again this year, although the amounts are lower than we saw last year.  Keep in mind, however, that there is a $500 lifetime limit.  If you have not met that limit, here are the credits available to you:

  • 10% credit (up to $500) for energy-efficient roofs, insulation and/or doors.
  • $50 for advanced main air-circulating fan.
  • $150 cap for 95% annual fuel utilization efficiency (AFUE).
  • $200 cap for Energy Star windows.
  • $300 for air conditioners, air source heat pumps, water heaters or biomass stoves.

For complete information, visit www.energystar.gov/taxcredits.