Chip's Money Tips

Heading home for The Holidays? Let Pruvo know your hotel plans. Pruvo is a site that will alert you automatically if your exact same hotel...

A few folks emailed this week, “What’s that site that keeps checking for the best rental car deal for you?”  So I guess it’s...

Here’s how you can extend your Southwest Companion Pass another year! Last year Southwest Airlines had an amazing promotion for California Residents. If you...

See that photo? That's how much actual tax-free cash you can get with this next idea. Twice a year I have to pay property tax....

I just got back from The Big Apple where I helped my little sister celebrate a big birthday. Here’s how we lived in style...

PayPal owns Venmo. They are the fax machine of personal payment options. They used to be state of the art. Like a fax machine,...

My 1999 Infinity G20 celebrated Rocktober 1st by turning 200,000 miles. Here's the moment it went down, accompanied by Soft Cell: I've had two cars...

We watch TV. TV isn’t supposed to watch us. Tell your boob tube to mind its own beeswax, assuming it has any. If you have...

As most people know, a Will tells those you left behind who gets what – of your stuff.  A Living Will is completely differnet,...

Whip out your smartphone. Download the Chase app. Sign in and go to “Investments by J.P. Morgan”. That will take you to “You Invest”....

From 2012-2016 I got NFL Sunday Ticket for free. FIVE years! That's a nice little run. Technically, it was only four years in a row. In 2016, I...

If you watched the season premiere of HBO’s Hard Knocks, you saw Cleveland Brown Defensive Lineman Carl Nassib give some financial advice to his...

If you had NFL Sunday Ticket last season, even if you got it free, DirecTV will automatically charge you full price for it this...

I’m reminded of that phrase as I try to sell my dining table and chairs. Back in 1999, I purchased the dining set for...

Last year when my nephew was 15½ he was itching to buy a car. I offered him a sweetheart deal on my 18 year...

When you owe more on something than it’s worth, you are “upside-down”.  If this describes your home, fear not.  There’s an upside to being...