Archive for January, 2009


Etrade Bank $25 Sign Up Bonus

Posted by Madison on January 30th, 2009

The $25 sign up bonus from Etrade is back! This is one of the easiest Free Money Friday bonus offers and it usually shows up a few times during the year, but it doesn’t last long. This one expires 2/25/2009! How to Get Your Sign up Bonus The sign up is easy, it only took [...]

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TradeKing Review

Posted by Madison on January 29th, 2009

The search continues for my new brokerage account. This week I opened a new account at TradeKing. My TradeKing Review I’ve written about TradeKing before, because they offered a great sign up bonus in the past. I didn’t get a chance to open an account then, but I figured now was a great time, since [...]

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Winter Utility Bills, Jim Cramer, and Interest Rate Changes

Posted by Madison on January 28th, 2009

Ouch! We just got our gas and electric bill for December. It was $470! It’s usually around $180, but the highest it has ever been is about $220. And the freezing cold days we’ve had in the last few weeks weren’t even included. I’m going to have to do some digging to find out what [...]

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Use Your Credit Cards to Avoid Cancellation

Posted by Madison on January 27th, 2009

With credit card companies cracking down on unused accounts, it’s a good time to review our credit card accounts. We’ve gotten a few letters lately of closed accounts, from Chase and Citibank, for unused cards. Usually, I’m pretty diligent about using each card once per year, but I guess I got a little lazy! Sometimes [...]

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6 Free E-File Options

Posted by Madison on January 24th, 2009

Working on your taxes today? This weekend marks the first tax filing rush of the season. Let’s check out all the free e-filing options for your federal return to get your taxes done and on their way to the IRS! Free E-File Options TaxCut. TaxCut is offering a free edition if you want to prepare [...]

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