A SAVVY shopper has made £1,000 using a simple browser trick while shopping. Data manager, Nicola Frapwell, has made it her mission to earn as much money as she can through cashback when making purchases online. She does this via Topcashback , a platform where you can get cash simply by shopping with retailers via their website.
The 33-year-old supercharges her earnings by using it when shopping for Christmas presents - or in the January sales. The shopping supremo, who lives in Haywards Heath, mid Sussex , with her partner, Luke, has been a member of Topcashback for around eight years. She told The Sun: “I first found out about cashback sites from MoneySavingExpert, and then did my own research too.
” Read more on shopping Initially, when Nicola signed up, she wasn’t expecting much from the cashback site. But that soon changed. “Little did I know that I was going to end up earning £1,000 in ‘free money’ in a relatively short time – just for shopping smartly online,” she said.
“For me, it’s been a complete godsend.” Get money for your spending With cashback sites, once you’ve found a deal on something you want to buy, you click through the link to your chosen shop. Most read in Money The retailer then pays the cashback site a commission for referring you.
After this, the kickback is paid into your account – usually within 30 days. With Topcashback, you can save on everything from everyday shopping, fashion , beauty, holidays and takeaways to insuran.
