Current: Savings Apps

With so many coupon/savings apps, I find myself slightly addicted to saving and comparing with my sister how many points/money we have racked up.

Today, I will be sharing with everyone, all of the apps that I am currently using for saving.  On my home screen, I have a whole folder dedicated to "Coupon"

1. Google - Rewards

2. Target - Cartwheel

3. Ibotta

4. Receipt Hog

5. Walmart

6. Walgreens

7. Checkout 51

8. Kroger

9. H-E-B

10. CVS

1. Google Rewards

• You earn Google Play credits for answering survey questions
• Some of the questions offer you zero credits, and other questions offer you .70 cents
• I usually get 3 to 4 questions per week
• Your credits will expire after a year
• I have used my credits to purchase a movie
• So far, I have earned $28.67

"Is that the app that gives you dollars pennies for answering surveys?" - Quoted from my brother

2. Target-Cartwheel

• You can search for products you wish to purchase or you can scan the item to see if there is a coupon for the item (I love the scanning feature) if your product does not have a coupon for it, it will suggest similar products with offers
• Most of the coupons are just 5% off
• Target offers a school reward program which you can link to your Cartwheel barcode
• I have been a member since September 2013, total savings $35.43 (one of my friends has saved $183.57)

3. Ibotta

http://cdn1.moneysavingmom.com/

• They offer a mixture of brand and non brand coupon items
• For items with a barcode, you must scan/verify the item then scan your receipt
• I have collected $10.65

4. Receipt Hog

google.com/play

• You take a picture of your receipt, and you get coins based on your total. You can also get slot spins to earn more coins
• Your rewards are transferred to PayPal or Amazon gift cards
• I have collected 1531 coins or roughly $5

5. Walmart

http://www.vivaveltoro.com

• You scan your receipt, then Walmart will search other advertisements to ensure that everything you purchased was at the lowest price. If not, they will refund you the difference (the trick is, the product has to be advertised)
• As an added bonus, if you wish to return something but you do not have your physical receipt, you can open your app and show them your electronic receipt. 

6. Walgreens / 8. Kroger / 9. H-E-B / 10. CVS

• They are all similar to the Target Cartwheel

7. Checkout 51

www.livingrichwithcoupons.com

• This is probably my least used app, they look for more specific items and occasionally offer deals for produce (but you can only choose 1 out of 4 items)
• I have collected $6.75

In conclusion, I have decided that when I have kids, I will put them in the push cart seater and they will have the app open and I will hand them the product and scan/search for the coupon of the product.