Tag: Chip’s Money Tips
Uber’s $20 Free Ride
With all the Christmas and New Year’s parties, there may be times when you should leave your car and grab a cab.
Grabacab is also...
3 More Costco Angles / Loopholes
For me, paying for the privilege to shop at a store reeks of buying a seat license for the honor of purchasing season tickets,...
Costco = Non-Members Can Buy Rx & Booze… Cheap!
When it comes to Christmas parties, you are either throwin’ or goin’. In both cases, alcohol is probably involved. It can get pricey unless...
Get Free Cell Phone Insurance ($600 Per Phone)
A rash of people in my life have dropped their cell phones in public toilets. How many people in a “rash”? Three.
This post’s title is...
Fly American? This One’s For You
The official okie-dokie came down yesterday for the merger of American Airlines and US Airways. This is an excellent chance to boost your American...
33% Off Everything at Amazon.com
UPDATE 12/3/13: It was sweet while it lasted, but this offer is now closed.
For a limited time - American Express will give you a...
Register Now For Shop Small – Get $10 Per Amex
Registration for Small Business Saturday is now open. Click here to register your American Express cards. You’ll get $10 statement credit per registered card...
Do You Want $200?
Here’s an opportunity for some free money. You’ll get $200 tax free if you get the new Chase Freedom card, and spend $500 on...
I Feel Like Quicken Tonight (2014)
I’ve been using Quicken for years. If you wanna dip your Fred Flintstone sized big toe in the Quicken pool, there is a Mac version...
Over 17% Off Starbucks Gift Cards
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...
Jock Straps, Bunsen Burners and Passive Income
”Crash & Bernstein” is a TV show on Disney XD, in which I play Hank Urkhart: Coach - Science teacher. How’s that for a...
Launder That Rubber Band o’ Cards
Do you have a rubber band around a stack of gift cards that you’d like to turn into cash? As I wrote about in...
AutoSlash Is Still Workin’ It
UPDATE 10/24: They sent an email this morning, slashing another $16.69, making my 3-day rate $40.68. The 90 seconds it took me to enter my info...
How To Be An Amex Merchant (+ Profit On Small Business Saturday)
A lot of my readers are comedians who sell merch on their websites - be it T-shirts, CDs, or downloads of their podcasts.
In my...
Make $100s Shopping Small
Last year I picked up $300 worth of gift cards at my favorite restaurants at no cost to me.
It’s only five weeks until the...
Square Cash Has Cheapskates On The Run
Scribbling an I.O.U. on a napkin may soon be a thing of the past. Options are running out for chronic cheapskates, welchers, and those...
How To Cancel MyFico Free Trial
I shamelessly pimped my TV appearance in my post “Arsenio Says Bad Credit = Soul”, as a way to tell you how to get...
Arsenio Says Bad Credit = “Soul”
Okay, maybe I was just trying to sell some newspapers with that headline. In the second night of Arsenio's new talk show, there is a...
50 Cents To Get Paid
There’s a new way for you to get paid quickly for only 50 cents. It’s from the makers of Quicken & TurboTax. This is MUCH...
Mayweather’s $123 Million Checking Account
During an interview for an ESPN The Magazine article, The Champ showed writer Tim Keown his ATM slip. Floyd has $123 million in there.
I...
25 Years Ago, I Took A Chance
For better or worse, today marks a quarter century since I left my 9 to 5 cubicle. “Chip Chinery – Director of Communications at...
My Take: NetFlix Free 30-Day Trial
I usually run a little late to the technology party. It’s a combination of not feeling the need for the newest gadget and my innate...
Up To $75 From Naked Juice
Back in the 1900s, I ran the New York City Marathon in 4:10:00. The winner did it in 2:15:00. If he was so good,...