Monthly Archives: July 2012

“Good fences make good neighbors” should be on coins in Los Angeles.  Out here, people trust in them more than God.  Virtually every home has a six foot high walled-in back yard for privacy and zombie attacks. Despite earthquakes, a...

Wipe your credit card interest slate clean. Pay 0% on Purchases and 0% on Balance Transfers for 15 months + No Transfer Fee!! Oh, and No Annual Fee. Click on Chip’s Favorite Credit Card Offers for up-to-date deals, terms, and...

One year ago, I started loaning money to complete strangers via Lending Club and Prosper.  My returns are 7.30% and 8.85% respectively. Sure, I'm flashy, devil-may-care, makin’ the scene…  But when it comes to playing banker, I am quite conservative.  I chose...

If you are a money-grubbing rate-chaser like me, and have an account at FNBO Direct, you will get 1.35% APY on any new money that you add after close of business on June 29, 2012.  This great rate is...

My “new” car just turned 13.  I’d say it’s my car’s Bar Mitzvah, but it's not Jewish.  And… it's a car. I replaced my 328,536 mile Honda Hooptie with a then brand new 1999 Infiniti G20.  I have had two cars...

Here’s how you can quickly get up to $2 off per gallon, up to 35 gallons per fill-up, through September 30, 2012. What: Kroger is the largest supermarket chain in in the country. It is parent to 16 other chains.  If...

I just got $80 off DirecTV because of the Viacom kerfuffle.  As you may know, Viacom pulled its channels off DirecTV, while they try to hash out a deal.  That ain’t my problem!  A quick call to DirecTV’s Customer...

Same deal as before, but different.  What the?  Through July, put $50 on a prepaid card and get $10 for doing so.  You can do it with up to three cards.  That means you can get $30 free.  Order now! NO credit...

UPDATE for 2013 --- ING DIRECT is now Capital One 360. 360 Checking (formerly Electric Orange) 360 Savings (formerly Orange Savings) 360 Kids Savings (formerly Kids Savings) 360 Money for Teens (formerly Money) ING DIRECT is giving away a lot of cash.  Period.  You must act...