Budget Tip of the Week: Make Your Money Count Twice

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If you’re planning on doing some shopping online, try using MyPoints.com. It offers reward points per transaction at many retailers. Rack up the points, then redeem them for gift cards for a ton of stores – including Barnes & Noble, Target, The Home Depot and more. Not into gift cards? Ebates.com is also a great site to get money back instead of points. (The only catch? You have to hit a certain limit to withdraw funds.)

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04/17/12, Comments:0
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Samantha Leal (you can call her Sam) is the assistant editor of TheNest.com, where she writes about food and money. She also helps out with The Knot and TheBlush.com, where her beauty and fashion obsessions are put to good use. (Her first article was on blush for GirlsLife.com. Destiny?) She has written for Glamour.com, Latina.com, and GirlsLife.com, among others. You can find her at SamanthaLeal.com and tweeting over at @samanthajoleal read more