Articles by Madison


Use Serve to Cash Out Gift Cards via ATM

Posted by Madison on January 29, 2013

Whenever 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 […]

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Chase Slate 15 Month 0% No Fee Balance Transfer

Posted by Madison on January 25, 2013

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 […]

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529 $26 Bonus from Living Social and GradSave

Posted by Madison on January 18, 2013

A longtime reader, Kelly let me know about an easy Free Money Friday deal! You can get a free $26 for your 529 plan through Living Social and GradSave. But you’ll have to hurry, the offer expires in 4 days. Kelly, being the great Aunt that she is, asked me to look into the deal. […]

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How to Prioritize and Maximize Credit Card Sign Up Bonuses

Posted by Madison on January 9, 2013

At any given point in time, I’m juggling about a dozen new credit cards from various credit card application sprees each with their own spending requirement to earn the sign up bonus. Mix in the quarterly 5% Rotating Cash Rewards Credit Cards and it’s easy to stare at the cards and not know where to […]

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Over $3,000 in Featured Deals and Sign Up Bonuses

Posted by Madison on January 4, 2013

Friday Featured Deal of the week! That’s my favorite celebration every Friday here at My Dollar Plan! Every week we feature a great deal, sign up bonus, or offer for you to earn some extra money. Our goal is to find the best offers that feature easy sign ups. It’s time to take a look […]

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Fiscal Cliff Deal Extends Tax Cuts for Most

Posted by Madison on January 2, 2013

Congress passed the fiscal cliff deal last night. As part of the deal most of the Bush tax cuts set to expire at the end of 2012 will remain in place for people earning less than $400,000 ($450,000 for couples). If you earn over those amounts in 2013, your tax rates will go up. Also […]

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1st Quarter 2013 5% Rotating Cash Rewards Credit Cards

Posted by Madison on December 27, 2012

1st quarter cash back is here! It’s time to get ready for 2013 by reassigning the cards you are carrying to take advantage of 1st quarter 2013 cash rewards credit cards bonuses. Every quarter we reevaluate the cash back cards to make sure we get the highest cash back on each purchase including the credit […]

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2013 IRS Tax Refund Delay

Posted by Madison on December 21, 2012

Update: There will be new delays for 2013 tax returns (due in 2014). See the current IRS filing delays for more information. Are you planning to file your 2012 tax return early and worry about getting your refund? Yes, there will likely be tax refund delays again this year. Because of the delays in resolving […]

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Chase Ultimate Rewards Cashback

Posted by Madison on December 15, 2012

My new favorite cash back site? It’s the Chase Ultimate Rewards mall! Chase Ultimate Rewards, which is tied to various Chase credit cards, lets you earn cashback for your online purchases (in addition to the regular credit card cash back). What is Chase Ultimate Rewards? Chase Ultimate Rewards is the online shopping portal connected to […]

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United 30,000+ Mile Sign Up Bonus

Posted by Madison on December 7, 2012

Holiday travel is heating up with another Free Money Friday travel offer. The United MileagePlus Explorer card is offering 30k bonus miles! If you were paying close attention in my $2,325 Holiday Credit Card Application Spree, you knew the United offer from Chase was coming soon… and here it is! How to Get Your 30,000 […]

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