Archive for April, 2009


File an Extension to Lower or Hedge Your Tax Bill

Think filing an extension is only if you haven’t finished your taxes? Think again! An extension is actually a powerful tool to lower your tax bill, or place a hedge against your taxable income next year.
Tax Extension
Taxes are due on April 15, but an extension will get you an extra six months to file. [...]


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Free Garmin nüvi GPS from KeyBank

It’s Free Money Friday! Since we’re busy traveling out of town for the holiday weekend, a free GPS offer seemed like a no brainer!
How to Get Your GPS

Open a new qualifying KeyBank account by April 24, 2009.
Make one debit card transaction and a combination of two direct deposits and/or automated payments each of $100 or [...]


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Cashbaq, Housing, and a New Schedule

For those of you who check My Dollar Plan daily, you may have noticed a shake up in the schedule this week! It’s spring break, so I’m busy taking the kids on day trips, but I also thought it would be a good time to test a new schedule.
Starting this week, I switched to [...]


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Frugal Entertainment Rule: You Must Try Redbox

It seems that everywhere I go these days – the supermarket, the post office, even McDonald’s – there is a redbox vending machine.
Although I already have a subscription to Netflix, every now and then I find myself stuck in limbo, waiting for my next movie to be sent but not wanting to spend $5 [...]


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How Does Zecco Stack Up?

Zecco was on my short list in my search for a new brokerage, since they have dirt cheap, and sometimes free, trades.
I finally got around to checking them out last week after I heard about their April Fools’ Day joke. Apparently, when customers logged in last Wednesday, they were greeted with million dollar account [...]


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