Articles by Madison


$2,325 Holiday Credit Card Application Spree

Posted by Madison on December 5, 2012

Can you believe it’s time for another application spree? We met all of the spending requirements from the last two application sprees, and I still have more holiday shopping to do! We featured some big free money offers lately; since many of them specifically state they are limited time offers, I want to jump on […]

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Chase Ink Bold 5% Cash Back Credit Card & $500+ Sign Up Bonus

Posted by Madison on November 14, 2012

As part of my $3,000 Credit Card Application Spree I’m a proud new Ink Bold Card carrier. I was intending to scoop up the $500 bonus when you redeem the 50,000 bonus points and move on… but I found a whole new world of excitement with this card. I didn’t know that it was going […]

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FedEx American Express $25 Gift Card Giveaway

Posted by Madison on November 2, 2012

Remember the FedEx and American Express $25 giveaway last year? If you took advantage of the offer, I’m sure you remember the debacle during the giveaway! Believe it or not, they’re attempting the giveaway again… with a few changes. The free $25 gift card is our Free Money Friday offer. You’ll have to hurry, the […]

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Saveology $5 for $10 ToysRUs Gift Card

Posted by Madison on October 26, 2012

Have you used Saveology? I heard about the deal site awhile back, but it jumped back on my radar today! From time to time Saveology offers half price gift cards to gas stations and retail stores. With kids in the house, the Toys R Us half price gift card caught my eye today. Since Black […]

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Avoid Joint Credit Cards to Double Your Sign Up Bonuses

Posted by Madison on October 22, 2012

My husband and I share all of our money. However, for the majority of our credit cards we don’t have joint accounts. It’s not because we keep our credit card spending separate. Keeping individual credit cards allows us to maximize earnings on cash back, sign up bonuses, and everything else the credit cards have to […]

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GoWallet App to Track Gift Cards

Posted by Madison on October 8, 2012

Anytime I can pick up gift cards with a nice discount or prepaid cards from a sign up bonus, I do. After the $3,000 Credit Card Application Spree, I redeemed lots of points for discounted gift cards with American Express Points and Chase Ultimate Rewards Points. In addition, I also have a bunch of American […]

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Best Way to Maximize Chase Ultimate Rewards Points

Posted by Madison on October 2, 2012

I’m working on redeeming my sign up bonuses from the $3,000 Credit Card Application Spree. Next up is finding the best way to redeem Chase Ultimate rewards! Previously, I worked on the Best Way to Maximize American Express Points and the Best Way to Maximize Citi Thank You Points. Now it’s time to stretch the […]

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75,000 MyPoints & $500 Gift Card Deal

Posted by Madison on September 28, 2012

Time to squeeze in a back-to-back Free Money Friday deal! This offer ends September 30 (or until points run out), so you’ll have to act quickly! Right now, you can get 150 MyPoints per dollar spent on OpenSky. You can spend up to $500 and get 75,000 free MyPoints, which you can redeem for $500+ […]

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4th Quarter 2012 5% Rotating Cash Rewards Credit Cards

Posted by Madison on September 24, 2012

4th quarter cash back is here! Time to clean out your wallet and reassign the cards you are carrying to take advantage of 4th quarter 2012 cash rewards credit cards bonuses. Since many credit cards now offer cash back on a rotating quarterly schedule, we have to reorganize each quarter to make sure we get […]

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Examples of Profits from Selling on Amazon

Posted by Madison on September 18, 2012

Lots of readers wanted to know more of the nitty gritty details on How to Make Money on Amazon. A reader Joe, asked: So what kind of stuff are you buying that you are able to sell? Just looking for an example or two. I am unsure how easy it is to find deals that […]

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