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 me about [...]

Posted January 30, 2009 in Quick Money by Madison | 8 Comments

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 2009 is [...]

Posted January 29, 2009 in Investing by Madison | 2 Comments

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 [...]

Posted January 28, 2009 in Roundups by Madison | 2 Comments

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 [...]

Posted January 27, 2009 in Uncategorized by Madison | 12 Comments

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 your [...]

Posted January 24, 2009 in Uncategorized by Madison | 13 Comments