A&W Root Beer owes you five bucks and change all you have to do is claim it.

And making a claim is easy.

It just takes a minute or two to fill out a brief online form.

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It all has to do with aclass-action lawsuitthat A&W is settling.

Were just going to repeat that one more time: You dont have to provide proof.

Also, this is important: You must submit a claim by Oct. 18.

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What If You Have Proof of Purchase?

What Is This Lawsuit About Anyway?

Like we mentioned, this is a class-action lawsuit.

Did you know?

In a preliminary settlement, A&W denies misleading anyone.

The online claim form can be foundhere.

But the deadlines to file claims are fast approaching.

Those are the terms of a class-action lawsuit that Google settled for $23 million.

How much money does Google owe you?

It depends on how many people come forward to claim their share of the settlement.

The current estimated payout is about $7.70 per person.

The deadline is coming up fast, though.

The deadline to file a claim is Monday, July 31.

Its pretty easy to file a claim, but it takes more than just one step to do it.

Youll have to go through a few steps.This article will walk you through it.

Between the Google and A&W settlements, thats $13.20 in free money thats available to you.

You have until Aug. 25 to file a claimhere.

Mike Brassfield ([email protected]) is a senior writer at The Penny Hoarder.

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