I just received an email from Amazon to upgrade to a free Amazon Business account. What caught my eye was the sign up bonus for a $75 Amazon.com gift card! It’s time to check it out for Free Money Friday! How to Get Your $75 Amazon Gift Card Register for an Amazon Business account. Spend […]
Five years ago My Dollar Plan readers shared their favorite personal finance books. It’s time to revisit the list of best personal finance books to give you some inspiration for your summer reading! There were more than 100 suggestions, so I picked out 35 to highlight. That should be more than plenty to get all […]
Discover just rolled out a new double cashback promotion with their Discover it Sign Up Bonus. The good news? The double cashback promotion is available for existing cardholders and it doubles our quarterly rotating cash rewards to 10%! Happy Free Money Friday! How to Get Your Double Cashback Call (1-800-DISCOVER) or send a message to […]
Chase Freedom just doubled their sign up bonus! We use our Chase Freedom cards often for the quarterly 5% rotating cash rewards cards. Currently the 2015 Chase Freedom Rewards Calendar shows restaurants for second quarter 5% cash back and gas stations for 3rd quarter. The $200 refer a friend promotion is doubled (normally the bonus […]
My favorite personal finance book is Your Money or Your Life: Transforming Your Relationship with Money and Achieving Financial Independence by Joe Dominguez and Vicki Robin. Even though I read it over a decade ago (and my copy is over 20 years old!), it is still my favorite! This week our finance tips feature topics […]
This month our most popular finance tips were tips for new grads, student loan forgiveness, important papers for unmarried couples, making a Roth conversion to avoid tax, an application spree, diversification of income and making sense of interest rates. If you missed the most popular finance tips this month, here’s a quick overview: This Month’s […]
The ability to use early Roth IRA withdrawals is an integral part of any early retirement plan. Roth IRAs allow for much more flexibility when it comes to early withdrawals than a traditional IRA. We’ve integrated the option to use retirement funds since I left my corporate job many years ago. Now that my husband […]
Last time I updated the quarterly 5% Rotating Cash Rewards Credit Cards MDP Reader Krial pointed out that the Sallie Mae card from Barclaycard was missing. Krial said: It has 5% gas, 5% groceries, and 5% bookstore (Amazon) year-round (with monthly caps). We tend to rack up more cash back on that card than any […]
After the big American Express Platinum 150,000 Point Sign Up Bonus when you spend $20,000 in 3 months, MDP reader Pete asked “But how do you spend $20,000 in three months?” Great question Pete! It’s obvious for a gigantic spending requirement like that we would all need some sort of plan to “spend” that much […]
I recently finished another application spree! I usually try to plan 3-4 application sprees a year to take advantage of sign up bonuses. I sign up for a handful of my favorite credit card sign up bonuses at the same time. It’s not for everyone, and it has to be done very carefully; but if […]
