How to Make Money from Rebates

Would you like to learn how to make money from rebates?  Its all part of my frugal living series.

Mail-in rebates are something that most people overlook when searching for a frugal living tips and ideas. If you are diligent and send them in, they can be a great source for free stuff or even a source of income and you can score tons of stuff for FREE!  Every week manufacturer’s are offing “try me free” rebates and rebates on all sort of new products.

What is a Rebate? A rebate is when a manufacturer of a product/item is offering money back, coupons, or a product for promotional purposes.

Where can I find Mail In Rebate (MIR) Forms? FamilyFrugalFun has a link to a data base of common rebate forms in and we’ll also note a link to the rebate when the “deal” for a particular item is listed on the blog so that you’ll know to apply for the rebate after purchasing that item. (go to the database link and type in “rebate” in the search to find all of the rebates currently available.

Helpful hint: Scan or photocopy the filled out rebate form and ALL supporting documentation (register receipts etc) including the UPC code. I prefer to scan in my information because it requires less space and you can send forward electronic copies of your documentation if you haven’t received your rebate in a timely fashion.

Here’s a listing of current rebates.  Be sure to check here on the Family Frugal Fun database and enter in the search term “rebate” to get an updated listing every week/month as they become available.  You can also use that same database to search for coupons too! (Example enter search term “paper towels” and all of the coupons available to paper towels will come up.

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