Chip's Money Tips

What do you do when you realize you haven’t set foot in Chicago in 25 years? You whip out your calendar and make a...

What's better than free money? Free 'scream! Today is Häagen-Dazs' "Free Cone Day" in the good ole USofA from 4-8pm. I'm partial to the Chocolate Peanut...

Merrill Edge will give you up to $900 if you move your IRAs over to them. They will do the same for your non-retirement...

One of my earliest memories of Bryce Harper was a few weeks into his 2012 rookie season. After grounding out against my Reds, he...

For those of you who play the game of getting credit cards to attain huge sign-up bonuses, here’s some help: A simple spreadsheet. Before...

Pick a date that your credit card statement closes.  Whether you have one credit card or 30, this will help organize your financial life....

Now that The Big Game is over, you need to cancel NFL Sunday Ticket. The sour grapes I have as a Bengal fan has nothing...

I’ve written ad nauseam about the awesome Southwest Companion Pass. Southwest came up with an easy way to get it for all of 2019!...

Here is something I suggest for couples who get a new card because of the huge sign up bonus that comes with meeting the...

Yesterday I mentioned that I use my No Annual Fee, 2% cash back credit card for everything possible. 2% cashback seems like nothing. That’s 2...

Nope. Not in America. At least I don’t seem to need one. For years, my primary card was an American Express card that I got...

Is there something that you have to do every year?  Mine involves making sure I take advantage of this $300K tax loophole. Does your...

“YOLO” is your credo. Over the past two months, you shopped, merried and rang your credit card to its limit. The card’s been swiped...

Make sure your “Snatch File” is up to date.  There may be a time when you need to snatch your important papers and make...

I kick off every New Year by grabbing a free credit report.  That explains my joie de vivre. AnnualCreditReport.com is actually free, unlike FreeCreditReport.com which costs almost $200/year. ...

My New Years To Do List item #2 begs the question: Do you have a bank account or credit card that you don’t use much,...