Update: This card was discontinued in December 2017. Please see our credit card directory for replacement offers. Barclays doubled the sign up bonus on their Barclaycard CashForward card from $100 to $200. The Cash Forward card earns 1.5% cash back plus bonuses on redemptions. The bonuses increase the cash back rate to about a 1.579% […]
Archive for 2017
10 Inexpensive Mother’s Day Gift Ideas
Posted byYou should not stress over what to get mom for Mother’s Day. (Believe me mom doesn’t want you to stress out over her.) You can get a thoughtful gift for your mom without spending a lot of money. The key is to THINK about who you are buying for. For instance my mom likes flowers […]
Congratulations, you are a newly minted college graduate! Now that college is over and you are being pushed into the real world, it is time to think about your future. In order to do so, you need to think about investing. I know, investing can be confusing and therefore overwhelming at times. Investment Advice for […]
There’s a new credit card out this week, the US Bank Altitude Reserve card. The card has a 50,000 point sign up bonus worth $750 in travel and earns 3x on mobile wallet purchases (ApplePay, Samsung Pay, Android Pay, etc). The new Altitude Reserve card from US Bank is available for current US Bank customers. […]
2018 Discover Rewards Calendar
Posted byThe Discover rewards calendar is out! Discover just announced the cash back categories for the rest of the year. Cash back calendars help to plan your purchases for 5% cash back. The cash back is specifically for the Discover It card, previously called the Discover More card. To help you accomplish your purchase planning this […]
Best of My Dollar Plan: April
Posted byLast month our most popular finance tips were the results on a year of selling a private label product, details on the Social Security wage base increase, identifying your biggest expense and turning it into a profitable business and how to maximize and leverage the IHG hotel sign up bonus. If you missed the most […]
We found some great finance tips this week on how you are wasting your money, financial advice that changes your life, stockpiling groceries and more! Featured Finance Tip 7 Pieces of Financial Advice That Forever Changed My Life – “What is the single most significant piece of financial advice you have ever received? And how has […]
How good are you at managing your finances? Are you where you want to be or could you use some improvement? If you are like most others, there is room for improvement. No matter what area you are struggling in, there are a few small steps you can take to improve your situation. 4 Mistakes […]
2 Free Nights at the Hyatt
Posted byI’m busy planning where to redeem our annual award nights from Hyatt. Two free nights at any Hyatt and you really can’t go wrong. After the first year you’ll also get an annual anniversary night. We redeemed our award night at the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress; we just might do the same thing again this […]
Private label Amazon results are in! Last year I explored a new way to make money selling private label products on Amazon. Before I pour all my energy into my newest project (the new travel blog), I promised an update on the private label products! The first year was a financial success. It turns out […]