AARP Rewards Online Community Budget Contest 2025

'telling us about how you have been able to reduce the cost of everyday expenses like travel, gifts, fast-casual meals (ex: Chipotle, Dominos, Panera), and/or online purchases and how the AARP Rewards programs have become an easy, low-effort way to stretch your budget further and stay financially mindful.'

Looking forward to the winner announcement. I mean the story that wins. So cool.

📎  [Friday 6/6/25]

(1) @AARPTeri , have the WINNERS been selected? 🤔

(2) Lol, I doubt I will win but miracles do happen.  😉  CONGRATS IF YOU WON!!!  🙃

Stick to one weekend each month for casual lunch out. If possible split meal into two so I can have it for Saturday and Sunday.  Super thrifty! 😁

Hello, the rewards program is getting to be too tedious. At the beginning I enjoyed winning and working toward five dollars gift cards. Now I find these five dollars gift cards tedious and too expensive for copy paper and printer ink that's needed for printing them. Don't get me wrong, I had such a trill at winning that it was good. Anyway, accumulating points these days also has become very difficult. The rewards page definitely could use some changes. Also the rest of AARP articles, etc. are super. Holidays hidden prizes are also super. But not so fun when you have about three thousand points only.

If an item I regularly use is on sale, I buy more, often using AARP reward gift cards

    I have used the sweepstakes I have won for  gifts. I also have used them for shopping at various stores. 

I've been able to lower my grocery and necessary purchases bills with Walmart and Amazon gift cards until recently, when those gift cards are glaringly absent from monthly point purchase availability.

Before 20-Jan-2025, these savings were regular for AARP Members; not infrequently and terribly random.

Thanks, @aarp for the savings before now; I was able to afford eggs and TP then. Now, not so much...

#StaySafe

 I just looked at my AARP rewards savings, and it shows that, since I've been a member, I've saved over $1200. Using my reward points to get gift card discounts with gas, grocery, hotel, clothing, and restaurants adds up to a pretty penny in savings. I also used my points to purchase an online estate planning service, which saved me the cost of paying an estate lawyer to draft the very same forms. If you haven't checked out the "local savings,' you'd be surprised to see how many places in your area offer AARP discounts. The quizzes/tools and calculators have taught me a lot about my health, my well-being, and if my financial picture is on track for retirement. And the videos, especially the ones that focus on technology, have taught this old dog some new tricks, and saved me a few trips to the mobile phone store. Learn something new, while accumulating points at the same time! So, actually, the $1200 gift card/instant win savings balance is just one area where I've benefited from being an AARP rewards member. Thank you!

Three of my household members (myself included) are AARP members.  We each used our points this month to get gift cards for Bonefish Grill.  We placed our order online for a family bundle to go which is already really reasonable considering the items included.  We used the gift cards to make it an even better deal.  If we would have went in to place the order, we could have saved even more by showing our AARP membership card to receive a discount.    Thank you so much for offering the AARP Rewards program.  

I buy discounted gift cards through AARP and also use the travel service to save when booking a hotel.