Archive for October, 2008


Ebates $5 Sign Up Bonus

Posted by Madison on October 31st, 2008

It’s time to prepare for the holiday season. I already started my online shopping for holiday gifts. Before you shop, you should get your online cash back plan in order. I’ll highlight a few of my favorite cash back programs over the next few weeks… because we all love Free Money. Ebates The first is [...]

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The Future of My Dollar Plan is Up To You!

Posted by Madison on October 30th, 2008

Almost a year has gone by since the beginning of My Dollar Plan. With 1700+ readers strong, we have lots of ideas, stories, and opinions on personal finance. I want to hear from you! Personal Finance Topics The topics of my articles come from various sources: reader questions, my own financial situation, things I read [...]

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An 866% Return and Debating Taxes

Posted by Madison on October 29th, 2008

Andrew Lahde Did you hear about Andrew Lahde? He was a hedge fund manager until about two weeks ago. His fund was only a year old and returned 866%. He bet against the sub prime collapse. And now he’s calling it quits. Obviously, it’s nothing that any of us can repeat, but there is an [...]

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What Happened to Your Credit?

Posted by Madison on October 28th, 2008

During a recent interview, I was asked if the credit crisis has had any affect on our credit card arbitrage. I hadn’t even thought about it because so far, it hasn’t. Of course that could always change with one trip to the mailbox! I thought about many of the different angles that I have dealt [...]

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16 Ways to Save Buying in Bulk

Posted by Madison on October 27th, 2008

Now that we joined Costco and are having a blast with the Grocery Game we’re shopping in a whole new way. You have to set some rules for yourself, or bulk buying will end up turning into bulk spending! Here are some tips and tricks for successful bulk buying. Get even more savings buying in [...]

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