COcheesehead
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I love Ibotta, but you cannot count it the same way you do credit card rewards. I know that in my case, I often buy stuff with Ibotta that I would not purchase otherwise because I can get it free (or better, in some cases). It's kind of like in the old days with mail-in rebates. I would never count that as free money, as I would credit card rebates, although sadly many people on the Ibotta boards do.
I don’t “count” on anything. I look at all of it as a bonus. Fun money.