Get $225 By Spending $500
Would you spend $500 to get $225 tax-free cash back? For a limited time - you can! Chase just increased the sign-up bonus on their Freedom...
My Airbnb Experiment
I am a land baron – kinda like The Donald but with a better coiffure. When a significant portion of my vast real estate...
5 Days Left (My “Cromance”)
You have 5 days to get some extra tax-free cash. I'm talking about $300.00 - $500.00+!!
Chase bumped the sign up bonus on TWO cards...
Free Movie Fridays via Fandango
Who doesn’t like a 2-fer? April 22 thru August 21 - go here on a Friday. Buy two or more tickets to a Friday...
Dude, Where’s My Refund?
I filed my taxes yesterday, so… Dude, where’s my refund? Don’t bogart my bucks! The only thing better than getting a tax refund is...
Here’s Where You Can Shove Your Tax Refund
Many of us are about to get back the "no-interest loan" we gave Uncle Sam. Generally speaking, that’s what a tax “refund” is. If...
How I Saved $217.59 in 5 Minutes
I hate coupons for individual products. My brain melts when I have to find the 14.627 ounce size of pomegranate toothpaste with menthol to...
How Many Days Old Are You?
We all have a friend or relative who sends us stupid emails. Let's face it, I may be that person. When I see their email in my Inbox,...
The Frugal Hoosier
Sorry about the break in posts, I was shooting an episode of the ABC sitcom “The Middle”. I play Clark, manager of the Frugal...
How I Bought A New Computer & Sold My Old One
I needed a new computer, but I didn’t have a guy. Do you have a guy? I don’t have a guy. Then it occurred...
A Pretty Quick $57
Freedom!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That was my William Wallace impression. Your thoughts?
The Freedom card from Chase can get you a pretty quick $57 in tax free cash. As you...
The Debit Card I Use For 2 Things
(UPDATE: June 1, 2015 - UFB discontinued the the ability to get 1% cashback when use their debit card to pay off your credit...
No Money To Pay Taxes? This May Help…
When I graduated from college, I got a job and spent every penny I had. Hey, those skis weren’t going to take themselves down that...
Presidents’ Day
Happy Presidents' Day! I’m dressing up as Teddy Roosevelt. Who are you going to be? Before I head out to all the parties, I’m...
Keith Partridge: “I Think I Owe You!”
David Cassidy filed for bankruptcy. According to the LA Times article, he has about $10 million in assets and about the same in debt...
Xoom – Not Just For Drug Mules
Are you a drug mule who needs to send money to the Kingpin, ASAP? Do you owe your Coyote some scratch for hitching a...
50% Off Quicken (Thru Monday)
Now thru Monday, February 9th, Quicken is 50% off. That’s on Quicken 2015 for Mac or any PC version starting with Deluxe. There is...
It’s Southwest Companion Pass + 50,000 BONUS Time!
If you EVER fly Southwest, listen up. For you aficionados and muchachos, there’s something HUGE in the second half of this post that can...
The Handy-Dandy Target Prepaid REDcard
It used to be only tax cheats, illegal aliens, and regular aliens didn’t have bank accounts. Now that banks are making it more difficult...
New Year’s To Do List: #6 – Update Your Snatch File
The final thing on my annual To Do list is to make sure my “Snatch File” is up to date. There may be a...
$100 (to $300?) Free for DirecTV Customers
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Here’s the skinny: Amex will give you a $100 Amex statement credit if you use your...
New Year’s To Do List: #5 – $300K Tax Exemption Deadline
Is there something that you have to do every year? Mine involves making sure I take advantage of this $300K tax loophole.
Hundreds of the...
New Year’s To Do List: #4 – YOLO!!
“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...