Here’s an easy lucrative cash back offer for readers: the popular shopping portal site Rakuten (formerly “Ebates”), is currently offering a best ever $50 cash back referral welcome bonus for new users. New users must join via a Rakuten referral link from existing users (myself included) by September 30, 2025, and then make $50+ in purchases by using the Rakuten site/app/extension to initiate a purchase at any of the 3,500+ sites that Rakuten partners with (e.g. Target, Sam’s Club, Best Buy, Apple, Walmart, Kohl’s, Macy’s, Lowe’s, giftcards.com, etc.) within 90 days.
This $50 welcome bonus is the highest welcome bonus I’ve every seen from Rakuten. Before this, the typical $30 Rakuten welcome bonus has periodically increased to $40. There was a weird “up to $50” welcome bonus offer previously, but it only offered 10% cash back up to $50. This current offer would equate to 100% back on a $50 qualifying order.
To get this limited time $50 referral welcome bonus, simply:
- Become a new Rakuten member (it’s free) using this Rakuten referral link by September 30, 2025.
- Start at Rakuten.com and find the partner(s) you want to purchase from (purchases must total $50+ within 90 days of becoming a member), and click the referral links at Rakuten to go to the partner’s site to make a purchase.
The fine print says:
To qualify for a Referral Sign-up Bonus, you must be a new member and place qualifying orders totaling a minimum of $50 within 90 days of becoming a member. You must be located in the 50 United States or D.C. to qualify. Offer may be modified or cancelled anytime.
After making the $50+ in purchases, you’ll get the referral welcome bonus deposited into your account. You can then withdraw/transfer the bonus (I opted for the mailed check option, but you can also opt for payment via PayPal or Amex Membership rewards points).
How can Rakuten afford this? They have ad agreements with retail partners and get a small commission from the retailer for any purchases that are referred from Rakuten. And, once you’ve become a member, you can share the offer with anyone else so that they can get a referral welcome bonus too!
Disclosure: I don’t have any advertising or sponsorship relationship with Rakuten, I’m simply a Rakuten user who wanted to pass along this promo to my readers! If you take advantage of the offer, I may be eligible for a member referral bonus. Enjoy the bonus cash back!
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