Archive for 2016


This Year’s Most Popular Finance Tips: 2016

Posted by Madison on December 28, 2016

My Dollar Plan just celebrated nine years of personal finance! Thank you to each one of you for reading, commenting and sharing your own personal finance tips and questions. I love receiving your emails with feedback and ideas for making My Dollar Plan articles even better. I truly hope you found lots of information to […]

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Free $10 Cash Card to Use Costco Business Delivery

Posted by Madison on December 21, 2016

Costco is giving out $10 to try their business delivery service! I received an email this week advertising 4,000 items for delivery. The terms state it’s for solicited new delivery members, but I found the offer on the website in addition to receiving an email. For a free $10, I’m willing to try it out. […]

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Secret Santa Gift Ideas Under $20

Posted by Kristen on December 14, 2016

Our countdown to the holidays continues with our weekly holiday gift guide series! Today we’re looking for Secret Santa gift ideas under $20! Whether it was in college, with my family, or at my job, there is always a Secret Santa every year. Secret Santa, when you purchase presents for a recipient that doesn’t know […]

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BeFrugal Cashback and $10+ Bonus

Posted by Madison on December 1, 2016

It’s time to launch our holiday cash back series! First up is BeFrugal since you can earn an easy $10 sign up bonus. You can earn cash back at BeFrugal when you shop online. I’ve used Be Frugal to earn over $3,000 in cash back shopping online! In addition, I have almost $1,000 pending in […]

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Shop Cyber Monday Deals Before They Expire

Posted by Madison on November 28, 2016

It’s Cyber Monday! It’s time for online shopping! There’s no time to waste, and many of these deals will expire without any warning this morning, so let’s cut straight to the deals: Amazon Deals Amazon is always my first stop on Cyber Monday! The first thing in my cart? The Lego Ferris Wheel at $40 […]

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Black Friday Deals & Gift Card Promotions

Posted by Madison on November 25, 2016

It’s Black Friday! There are just too many Free Money deals and offers to cover for Black Friday to pick just one to highlight! Instead, here is a laundry list of deals to take advantage of today! Some of the deals will also last through the weekend and beyond. Don’t forget to stack your deals […]

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American Express Platinum 100,000 Point Sign Up Bonus Tonight

Posted by Madison on November 23, 2016

It’s back! The American Express Platinum sign up bonus is 100,000 points right now! The standard offer on the Platinum card is 40,000 points. If you are interested, you’ll want to drop everything and apply tonight. Last spring many readers missed this offer when it disappeared within an hour. Since I’m working on spending requirements […]

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It’s back! Just like last year, Amazon is giving out $10 promo codes when you buy an Amazon Gift Card for someone. However, this year it’s limited to new gift card customers. If you already took advantage of this deal last time, you probably won’t be eligible. To see if your account qualifies check here: […]

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I love this time of year because the shopping deals are rolling in… and because the countdown to Black Friday Deals Week is underway! American Express just added the ability to earn 3x membership rewards points at Amazon.com through the end of the year. It was available on multiple of our Blue cash American Express […]

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14 Toys I Might Buy or Sell this Holiday Season

Posted by Madison on November 15, 2016

It’s almost time to kick off our holiday gift guide series this year! Many readers have asked for some insight into toys I might sell during the holidays. Here’s a list of toys that could be great for buying or selling this holiday season! Finding Toys that May Be Hard to Get this Holiday Season […]

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