Archive for the 'Roundups' Category


Bonus to Link Northwest and Delta Miles

Northwest and Delta are giving out bonus miles to link your Worldperks and SkyMiles accounts. Although, I’m not exactly sure how many miles you get!
Scott and I both got the same letter on the same date last month. His letter offered 1,000 bonus miles for linking his accounts; mine offered 500 bonus miles. All the [...]


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Student Loan Rates Will Drop to All Time Low

Great news for those of you with student loans! On July 1, the interest rates on Stafford loans and PLUS loans will drop to an all time low!
Here’s what the new rates will look like:

Stafford loans in in-school or grace period status: 2.00%
Stafford loans in repayment: 2.50%
PLUS loans: 3.38%

This is great news for [...]


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Switching from Satellite to Cable… Again!

We’re switching from DirecTV back to Charter cable. My husband does an annual review of our TV, internet, and phone services to make sure we’re getting the best rates.
It seems like every time we check, the other service is offering an incentive that’s lower than our current bill. After a year, they always seem [...]


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What are You Getting Dad for Father’s Day?

Father’s Day is just around the corner, June 21 to be exact. I’m struggling to find something for my dad, who is one of those guys that has everything he needs. My husband is also on my list, since my kids are little. I like to help them pick out a little something for their [...]


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Loose Ends, Retirement, and More

Each week I use the Thursday post to talk about personal finance tidbits that are interesting, but don’t necessarily need an entire article devoted to them. As you’ve noticed, it’s also where I post announcements and highlight personal finance articles around the web.
Because most of the tidbits are about things going on in my personal [...]


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