What is Bonus Cash?

Simply put, a Bonus Cash Program is a program designed by a retailer of products or services with the express purpose of getting you to buy something in exchange for bonus cash back, a rebate, rewards or discounts on other products and services produced by that company or one of its partners.

That said; let us expand a bit using some examples, so you can better understand the concept. Bonus Cash is not truly free money. You get a credit card, a frequent flyer card, an online casino or free standing casino card and you spend money on goods and services, travel, gambling or any one of a number of other things. In return you get bonus cash, cash back or discounts. Restaurants, grocery stores and clothing stores give you discounts when you register for their store cards and purchase merchandise. Sometimes you get a free turkey at Thanksgiving, sometimes you get a discount on other products; sometimes you get percentage cash back or a free airline ticket.

Online bonus cash programs work the same way. You buy a book and, if you are a member of the online community who has registered with the online bookstore you get bonus-cash, a discount or perhaps free shipping. Free money, money for nothing! But, it really isn’t. If you look at it another way, you could buy from a company that gives you nothing in return for your purchase other than the product or service you bought. So, in that respect, card bonus cash, and bonus cash programs or rewards programs are not so bad. You get what you paid for and a little more in the form of a rebate or a small check every year, or perhaps a discounted hotel room or a coupon to redeem for a rental car. 

As long as you know there are strings attached to your wallet, a cash bonus or cash back program is not such a bad idea!