Archive for September, 2012


Finance Tips: Making Lots and Still Not Enough to Retire

Posted by Kate on September 30, 2012

We hope you’re enjoying everything Fall has to offer – pumpkin picking, football, apple cider and soon, Halloween! Autumn has also brought with it a bunch of great personal finance reads so make sure to check them out. Finance Reads People Making a Lot of Money Still Don’t Have Enough to Retire – We see […]

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75,000 MyPoints & $500 Gift Card Deal

Posted by Madison on September 28, 2012

Time to squeeze in a back-to-back Free Money Friday deal! This offer ends September 30 (or until points run out), so you’ll have to act quickly! Right now, you can get 150 MyPoints per dollar spent on OpenSky. You can spend up to $500 and get 75,000 free MyPoints, which you can redeem for $500+ […]

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Chase Ink Bold Sign Up Bonus

Posted by Kate on

Here’s another great Free Money Friday offer from Chase, whose Ultimate Rewards points are some of the best out there! How to Get Your $625 Sign Up Bonus Sign up for the Chase Ink Bold card. Earn 50,000 points after you spend $5,000 in the first 3 months. When redeemed for travel through Ultimate Rewards, […]

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12 Ways to Use Up All of Your Flex Spending Account

Posted by Kristen on September 27, 2012

As the year is coming to an end, so is the chance to use the money you set aside in your Flexible Spending Account, or FSA. The money in the account is a “use it or lose it” type so if you still have money left, you run the risk of letting it go to […]

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Do the Rich Pay More or Less in Taxes?

Posted by Don on September 26, 2012

There are furious debates going on right now about whether or not the rich pay enough in taxes and how much certain income earners should pay. You hear one person argue that “the rich only pay 15% of their income in taxes” and another person counter-argue that “the rich pay 40% of all taxes paid.” […]

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4th Quarter 2012 5% Rotating Cash Rewards Credit Cards

Posted by Madison on September 24, 2012

4th quarter cash back is here! Time to clean out your wallet and reassign the cards you are carrying to take advantage of 4th quarter 2012 cash rewards credit cards bonuses. Since many credit cards now offer cash back on a rotating quarterly schedule, we have to reorganize each quarter to make sure we get […]

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Finance Tips: How Long Will $1 Million Last in Retirement?

Posted by Kate on September 23, 2012

Football season is in full swing here in the States so take some time to unwind from a fun weekend with these great personal finance articles! source: Pete Prodoehl Finance Reads See How Long $1 Million Will Last in Retirement – Sometimes a picture is worth 1,000 words. These infographics sure were! -Saving to Inve$t […]

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SaveUp Rewards Program

Posted by Kate on September 21, 2012

This week we have an interesting Free Money Friday offer. SaveUp is a free rewards program designed to encourage people save money and get out of debt. We’d love to hear what you think of this idea! How does it work? SaveUp links to your bank accounts and rewards you for increasing your savings and […]

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10 TV Shows to Watch to Save Money

Posted by Kristen on September 20, 2012

Sometimes after a long day at work, the only thing I have energy for is watching television. But I realized that I could still be productive while relaxing and watching TV. There are several great shows that have helped me learn how to save money, how to budget, and how to get out of debt. […]

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Emergency Funds 101

Posted by Adrienne on September 19, 2012

Before we get into this whole emergency fund article I have something to admit. I used to think they weren’t important. In fact I didn’t have one (or even try to build one) for many years. I figured I had plenty of available credit (first on credit cards and later in home equity lines) and […]

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