Archive for October, 2008


Ebates $5 Sign Up Bonus

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 Ebates. [...]


The Future of My Dollar Plan is Up To You!

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 about in [...]


An 866% Return and Debating Taxes

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 [...]


What Happened to Your Credit?

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 [...]


16 Ways to Save Buying in Bulk

Photography: Water Bottles by LeeBrimelow
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.
1. Take [...]