Rebate Offers - Do I really have time?

There are so many rebates out there on products -- products you bring home every day and don't even realize it. Manufacturers want you to try their product and they are willing to pay you to try it. In my other life, I did not take the time to fill out a rebate but now that I am organized and feeling the economic pinch that I am sure you all must be experiencing, I have changed my way of thinking. It only takes me seconds to pop that rebate in the mail and wait for a check for $5.00, $10, etc. I have received a check for as much as $100 on a rebate.

The key is organization. I have envelopes, stamps, and return address labels ready to go when I find a rebate. The other day, my grocer had BOGO (Buy One Get One Free) on a new Windex spray which was a good offer by itself but also in the weekly coupon flyer was a rebate for one bottle of Windex up to $4.99. Not only that, I also used a coupon on the Windex that I purchased -- cost of both bottles: FREE.

It took only a minute to gather the receipt, the UPC, the rebate form (mfg. only needed my name and address) and I just dropped it in the mail -- mfg will send a check for $4.99. Trust me, these rebates add up.

Hopefully, this post is getting you motivated to save and to make you think about how you are spending your hard earned money.

Here are a couple of rebate samples you may be interested in trying, if not these, there are tons more out there.

Click here and print form to try All Bran. Offer expires April 30.

Try Sure® MAX FREE -- Click here for rebate form. Click here to also get $1 off Sure Deodorant coupon and then if you find them on sale, you will probably make money. Rebate must be postmarked by April 30, 2009.


Tip: Try to buy item when it is on sale, use a coupon on it and use the rebate for extra savings.