Cyber Monday shopping is in full swing at our house. Although, I can’t figure out why they’ve limited it to just one day. My Cyber Monday started a week ago and lasts right up until Christmas Eve! Here are some of the online stores I’m shopping at this year, and what I’m buying (shhh, don’t […]
Did you sleep in and skip the Black Friday hooplah? If so, you’ll want to check out the Ebates deal today… double cash back! It’s our Free Money Friday offer today. Ebates scored first place when readers voted on their Favorite Cash Back Programs. How to Get Your Double Cash Back Login to your Ebates […]
Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you are having a wonderful day surrounded by family and friends. We’re hosting dinner this year, but not all of our family can be here… so we’ll only have 18! The stuffing, green bean casserole, and the sweet potatoes are cooking right now; my dad didn’t trust me to cook the […]
Our new ooma phone system arrived this week. Now we can say goodbye to our monthly phone bill. With the ooma phone, after you buy it, you don’t need to pay a monthly fee for the service. We got an ooma on sale for $204 (which came with an iPod shuffle). After switching from Vonage […]
Good news for existing homeowners! You’ll finally be eligible to take advantage of the home buyer tax credit. When the President signed a bill today to Extend the $8,000 First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit, it also included a provision for existing homeowners, referred to as long-time residents. To qualify as a long-time resident, you […]
The $8,000 First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit that was set to expire on November 30 was extended today. The new deadline to take advantage of the first time home buyer credit is to have a signed contract by April 30, 2010 and close on the house by June 30, 2010. Update: The first time […]
We’re planning a big family vacation for next summer. Scott, me, the kids, and my parents are all headed to Seattle for a friend’s wedding. We decided to make a week out of it and make it a vacation. Gone are the days when Scott and I could book 2 tickets on Northwest with our […]
Prosper is back just in time for today’s Free Money Friday offer. Prosper is giving a $50 sign up bonus! And it could quite possibly be the fastest $50 we’ve ever earned. I signed up my husband (because I already had an account) and it took a total of 4 minutes to get the $50! […]
To satisfy one of my crazy tax desires, I’ve decided to become an enrolled agent. Not exactly your typical free time hobby, but something I find intriguing. I’ve completed taxes for years and volunteered for VITA, so it’s really the next logical step. As an enrolled agent, you can practice and represent taxpayers before the […]
Sprint customers get to cash in on this week’s Free Money Friday offer. Sprint is giving you $70 to renew your contract. And why would you want to renew? Well, if you are a SERO customer, it’s a no brainer! Since there aren’t any plans around like it, I figured why not take the extra […]
