How To Get The 3rd Bureau’s Free FICO Score
My previous post A Real FICO Score That’s Really Free! showed you how to get a free FICO score from Experian and TransUnion. There...
A Real FICO Score That’s Really Free!
You can get an actual FICO credit score for zip, zilch, nada. There is NO catch! This is NOT a free trial that charges...
Get Free Mobile Phone Insurance ($600 Per Phone x 4)
A rash of people in my life have dropped their cell phones in public toilets. How many people in a “rash”? Three.
My buddy's wife gave...
It’s Southwest Companion Pass + 50,000 BONUS Time!!
If you EVER fly Southwest, this could save you thousands.
Every now and then, Southwest doubles the signup bonus on their cards to 50,000 points. That...
Dave Lengel: Estate Sale Treasure Hunter
A few years ago, I shot this Peter Piper Pizza commercial with Ben Brady playing my son. Now he is all growsed up and...
700 Free American Airlines AAdvantage Miles in 60 seconds
American Airlines is celebrating their 35th anniversary by giving away 350,000 AAdvantage miles to 35 grand prize winners. You’ll get 350 miles just for...
Tale of The Plumber & The Check Cashing Place
30 minutes after I gave my plumber a check, my pocket rang. It was a check cashing place asking if I had written this...
Hilton Amex Limited Time Offers (100k & 75k Points)
1. Do you like to sleep around?
2. Have an affinity for weird hangers?
3. Like tiny bottles of booze in your refrigerator?
Well, have I got...
$5 for a $10 Starbucks eGift Card
Are you a coffee-achiever like Mrs. Olsen? If those nouns sound like gibberish to you, congratulations on being under 40. I’m talking about the...
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Here’s a quick follow up to How I Made $490 (in 10 Minutes) Paying My Property Taxes.
Last week, I got the card by clicking...
Highest Starwood Bonus Ever – 35,000!
This offer is good for only a few more days – through March 30th. American Express increased the bonus offers on their Starwood personal...
How I Made $490 (in 10 Minutes) Paying My Property Taxes
If you are a homeowner, here’s a way to make tax-free dough paying your property taxes. With just a few clicks and about 10...
Here’s Where You Can Shove Your Tax Refund
Many of us are getting back the "no-interest loan" we gave Uncle Sam. Generally speaking, that’s what a tax “refund” is. If you don’t...
Stupid Tax Tip #1
According to my mailbox, it's tax time. “The Running of the 1099s", if you will. I got a note from Discover Bank Savings saying...
Is This A Smart Way To Pay Uncle Sam & The Governor?
Tax Day is less than six weeks away. Some will get refunded a portion of the free loan that they gave the government. Others...
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...
Marriott’s 80,000 Point Offer!!
For a limited time, you’ll get 80,000 Marriott Rewards bonus points if you spend $3,000 in the first 3 months your credit card is...
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 #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...
New Year’s To Do List: #2 – Putting “FUN” in Unclaimed Funds
Back by popular demand is my New Years To-Do List. I’ll republish this six-part series on Throw Back Thursday. Here goes! Please share...
Get Your NFL Team’s Card
"Fan" is short for "Fanatic" - a person marked by excessive enthusiasm, intense devotion... and body paint. If you dress you baby in your...
New Year’s To Do List: #1- AnnualCreditReport.com
Back by popular demand is my New Years To-Do List. I'll republish this six-part series on Throw Back Thursday. Here goes! Please share...
Getting Money For Your Gift Cards
That gift card from your aunt has been sitting on your dresser for a few weeks now. It’s to that restaurant you loved when...