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Monthly Archives: November 2012

They keep sweetening the deal to get my dead dad to sign up for a United MileagePlus Explorer card.  Well, it is a generous offer – but he’s not doing any more flying. These card offers come because he didn’t Opt-Out of...
Chip's Money Tips Subscriber-Extraordinaire Jacko has a question: "Can you recommend a decent rewards card that will allow me to float some payables for a few months?" Absolutely!  Three of the four Chase Ink cards have a 0% introductory rate for...
Why walk from the airport, over the river and through the woods for MeeMaw's roast beast? If you need some wheels, check out the free AutoSlash rental car search engine.  What makes them different from Expedia or Orbitz, is that AutoSlash tracks your...
Now for something really SEXY: Saving on your Sewer Service Charge (SSC). Hubba-hubba. My most recent bill’s SSC was $22.89. I had paid as much as $155.55 until I wised up. I will tell you the answer first, because the...
Happy Guilt-Free Fun Spending Day! Today's the day to help yourself and small businesses.  Take a minute to enroll all of your American Express cards at ShopSmall.com, then spend at least $25 per transaction on each card to receive a...
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) Shhh!!! ING DIRECT doesn't know what "sale" means. They think it means to...
If time is money, you gotta applaud this guy’s money tip. Wednesday is considered one of the busiest travel days of the year.  If you are getting in your car, maybe you should take a page out of The Book...
If you aren’t hip to this week’s Small Business Saturday awesome deal - read my post on it.  Enrollment started in the wee small hours of the night.  It ends on Small Business Saturday – November 24th.  Go to...
My bromance with my Ink Bold card has never been stronger.  Its terms were tweaked on 11/13/12, but I'm still smitten. Click on "Chip's Favorite Credit Card Offers" at the top right side of this website for up-to-date deals, terms, and...
Welcome to the 2012 Chip’s Money Tips Subscription Drive!  As Bluto Blutarsky says: Don’t cost nuthin’.  To encourage you to spread the word, I am giving away three iPad Minis. Good News is that those who already subscribe to Chip's...
I make hundreds doing this.  Shop Mom & Pop stores on November 24th aka “Small Business Saturday” and you will get a $25 statement credit PER CARD if you spend at least $25 in one transaction on your enrolled...
Like many of you, I am self-employed.  It’s not that I don’t play well with others.  It’s because I like to throw company picnics on my bike.  Being self-employed, I pay estimated income tax every quarter. I had always written...

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