It’s not very often that I come across a person in real life who shares the same passion for finding financial deals, especially considering that I spend the majority of my time at playgroups with other stay-at-home moms. Imagine my surprise when I discovered that another playgroup mom, who has also become a close friend, […]
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Take a time out from gearing up for the Super Bowl to check out these personal finance reads! Source: Elvert Barnes Finance Reads 70 Super Easy and Practical Ways to Save Money – A really robust list of money-saving tips – I wonder how many I’ll be able to implement? -Good Financial Cents 4 Reasons […]
Barclays NFL $100 Sign Up Bonus
Posted byJust in time for Superbowl Sunday, we have an easy offer from Barclay’s NFL Card. The Free Money Friday offer is worth $100 after just one purchase! The NFL Card Apply for the Barclay NFL Card. Pick your favorite team logo. Use your card to make a purchase. Earn 10,000 bonus points, worth $100 in […]
Typically people spend money in order to pursue their hobby: equipment for a sport, ticket fees to events, materials such as yarn and needles for knitting, seeds for a part-time farm, etc. But some hobbies have the added perk of making you money. You have to be careful with this earned income come tax time […]
How to Save Money on Gas
Posted byGas is expensive. Wait, what was that? Did I hear a collective “Well duh!†Oh, sorry, I didn’t know it was such a well known fact! All kidding aside, we’re all struggling right now to fill our tanks. I know I cringe whenever I look at that digital screen that tells me how much the […]
Use Serve to Cash Out Gift Cards via ATM
Posted byWhenever a store offers a bonus to buy a gift card, I take advantage of the deal. For example, I loaded up on $100 Visa gift cards with my Chase Ink Bold card to earn 5% cash back and get the $500 sign up bonus. I also buy gift cards every time I go to […]
9 Ways to Spend Your Tax Refund Wisely
Posted byTax season is a stressful time. With gathering all the documents, waiting on others who have to supply you with these documents, filling out the forms, figuring everything out, and finally calculating your refund it is no wonder why this time is associated with anxiety about taxes. But the light at the end of the […]
If you are self-employed or were self-employed during any time of the past year, it is possible that you are able to deduct your medical and dental insurance coverage that you paid for. The tax deduction is called the self employed health insurance deduction. Do I qualify for the self employed health insurance deduction? If […]
We hope everyone is staying warm in some of the frigid temperatures across the country. Since you may be stuck indoors more than you’d like, take the time to catch up on these great finance articles! Source: jasonbolonski Finance Reads How to Calculate Annual Investment Returns Using XIRR – If you’re trying to calculate your […]
Every January, the credit card companies do something special, they bring back the no balance transfer fee on 0% balance transfers. I’m guessing the marketing has something to do with New Years resolutions… whatever the reason, we’ll celebrate in Free Money Friday style! Chase Slate is again offering the 0% balance transfer with no balance […]