Lending Club has a new bonus that’s a fantastic follow up to the great discussion earlier this week on social lending arbitrage. It is this week’s Free Money Friday offer! Lending Club rolled out a new website, and sent an email to current investors detailing the bonus offer. How to Get Your $150 Bonus Be […]
We were excited this week to be named a finalist in the 2009 Plutus Awards. My Dollar Plan is a finalist in the category for Best Tax Blog! So far, it’s a fantastic tax season, with the completion of my enrolled agent exams, landing some great new clients for our tax business, and now getting […]
Social lending arbitrage. It’s the newest finance game in town. A reader, Derek, shares the details of how to pull off this fascinating arbitrage strategy. A special thanks to Derek for sharing his story with all of us! Social Lending Arbitrage Explained Let me tell you about my arbitrage strategy that I’ve used successfully for […]
Lending Club has a new bonus offer. They sent an email a couple weeks ago highlighting the new Lending Club bonus offer. The $100 is this week’s Free Money Friday offer! How to Get Your $100 Sign Up Bonus Open a new Lending Club borrower account (separate from your investor account). Apply for a loan […]
Recently a close friend and I discussed a debt she wanted to payoff. She has a car loan with a balance of about $10,000 at an interest rate just north of 5%. It’s killing her that she’s paying interest on it and wants to know if she should pay off the loan with her savings. […]
When is the 2010 tax deadline for your 2009 tax return? As a tax junkie, the date is etched in stone in my mind. However, I realize that not everyone knows when taxes are due. The 2010 tax deadline for your 2009 tax return is April 15, 2010. Tax Deadline Postmark Whether or not you […]
I find the story about Craig Cunningham very intriguing. His debt collection story was featured in Better Off Deadbeat. When credit was free flowing, he borrowed over $100,000 and invested in risky stocks and the sub prime mortgage industry. The greedy extension of a well planned credit card arbitrage strategy. Of course, the recession hit, […]
Whether you are claiming the tax credit for existing homeowners or the tax credit for first time home buyers, it’s time to get your money! How to Claim your Home Buyer Tax Credit The IRS released the updated Form 5405 to claim your tax credit. Complete and attach Form 5405 to your 2009 tax return. […]
I’m excited to feature our very first reader submitted free money offer. The Exxon cash back is our Free Money Friday offer of the week. Ironically our very first reader submission was submitted by two readers, Paj and Dan M. Since Paj submitted first, that’s the one we’ll feature. Thanks to both of you. Paj, […]
I promised you would be the first to know when we launched the new business. I’ve been working around the clock for the last few months to get ready for the big reveal. I’m sure you figured it out by now; we started a new tax business. However, it’s not just any tax business. I’d […]
