I recently discovered Freebird – an app that aims to reduce drinking and driving, and partners with local bars, restaurants, and liquor companies to reward consumers for taking Uber or Lyft rides to their businesses (and back home). Rewards come in the form of points per ride, and cashback when you visit a participating business.

And right now, you can get up to $10 back when you connect your Uber and/or Lyft accounts and start riding.

Even better, it pulls prices directly from Uber and Lyft – but booking through Freebird gets you the benefit of earning rewards on every ride.

I’ve been using it for a week or so and I gotta say, it’s pretty cool.

Here’s how to get the cashback.

What’s Freebird?

• Key link: Download Freebird

When you ride with Uber or Lyft, you’ll earn points by booking through Freebird. Typically, you’ll earn between 100 and 250 points – and 5,000 points are worth $10. So basically you get ~50 cents back per ride.

But points are just one component – you can also earn cashback for visiting local businesses.

How it works is:

• You link your cards to the Freebird app
• Take an Uber or Lyft to the restaurant or bar
• Use a card linked with Freebird to pay at the restaurant or bar
• The business rewards you with cashback once Freebird detects the transaction (for any amount)

In addition, there are promotions for more points or cashback. For example, right now Don Julio will give you 500 points ($1) to take a ride home – in addition to the usual points you’d earn for booking the ride through Freebird.

On the app’s back end, you can link your Uber and Lyft accounts, and toggle between them. In this way, you can select whichever is cheaper (or whichever one you like better).

Freebird pulls the price directly from Uber or Lyft, so it matches exactly. There is no markup for using Freebird. It’s simply a promotional tool for local businesses and liquor companies.

Get up to $10 Back With Freebird

Freebird promo code:

• “OUTANDOUT” – $10 cashback ($5 for each of your first 2 rides)

When you’re ready to cash out, link your debit card and Freebird pushes the money to your checking account via a Stripe payout.

Afterward, keep an eye out for other new promotions. And continue to earn points by booking Uber and Lyft rides through Freebird. Like right now, you get an extra 500 points for linking your Lyft account.

And definitely use it if you genuinely want to go to one of the businesses offering cashback through the app – that’s easy free cash for doing something you want to do anyway.

Are there downsides?

I ran a couple of test rides on each app, and the price matched what Freebird found. There’s really nothing to lose. And if they keep it up with the points and cashback promotions, there’s a lot to gain, especially when you start using the app.

As a side note, the charge for the ride will appear on your account directly from Uber or Lyft, so be sure to set your payment settings to whichever card you want to use in the respective app (like if you’re trying to use travel credits or earn points for travel).

Bottom line

• Key link: Download Freebird
• Sign-up for Uber
• Sign-up for Lyft

I’m liking the Freebird app for my Uber and Lyft rides around town. If you can’t get points through Ebates, Acorns, or Ibotta, you might as well take these.

To add a promo code, click “Profile” then “Promo Codes” and enter:

• “OUTANDOUT“

Once they’re in your account, you can tap them to activate your rebate. And if you don’t have an Uber or Lyft account, you can use my links for free credits there, too (thank you for using them!).

I think I’ll continue using Freebird long-term, because I like their mission to reduce drunk driving. And of course, the points and cashback are great, too.

But if you just wanna score a few free rides, this is an excellent opportunity.

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