We’re kicking off a special Free Money IRA Bonus week! Here’s a great offer that you’ll have to hurry up on! Sharebuilder is offering a $50 sign-up bonus if you open an IRA by March 1 (that’s Thursday!). How to Get Your $50 Open a new Sharebuilder IRA. Deposit at least $200 into your IRA […]
It’s Friday! Time for more Free Money! American Express is offering a $25 bonus when you load an American Express Prepaid card! How to Get Your $25 Open an American Express Prepaid Card. Use offer code AEPC25 when you load $25 on the card within 45 days and by April 30, 2012. Get a $25 […]
Maybe you were right. I’m one of those people, that no matter what someone tells me, I just have to try it myself before I can believe it. I’m just plain stubborn I guess. When I asked Should We Buy a Vacation Home? there were many great comments and it made us think. But ultimately, […]
Tracking tax refunds is quite the adventure this year. Readers are reporting all sorts of data points in how long it takes to get your tax refund back. Originally the IRS started out with an aggressive one week turnaround on tax refunds for efiled returns. However, once we got started, they announced a one week […]
I previously discussed my employer-sponsored pension plan where I contribute 6.45% of my paycheck and the state agency I work for matches this contribution with another 6.45%. I will be vested in this plan after five years. However, while researching for that article I found that only 31% of employees were offered a pension plan […]
This week’s Free Money Friday is great for anyone looking around for a new checking account! Citi is offering $100 for opening one of their accounts. How to Get Your $100 Sign Up Bonus Sign up for a Citi Checking Account with the Citigold Account Package by 12/31/2012. Within 45 days, deposit $1,000 and complete […]
Tax credits reduce the amount of money dollar-for-dollar that a taxpayer owes. Some popular ones include the Saver’s Tax Credit, the Earned Income Credit, the American Opportunity Tax Credit, and the child tax credit. For many taxpayers, claiming a tax credit means we get a refund from taxes we have all ready paid throughout the […]
My husband has one job and I have three. For one of my jobs I made $1,100, do I even need to claim my taxes for this job on my tax returns or can I just claim my other two jobs? – Amanda If you need to file because you were over minimum income to […]
Over the last few weeks, mortgages rates reached record lows, which makes me reconsider my mortgage… again. Anybody else feel like every time we refinance (because rates couldn’t possibly go any lower!?), rates again go even lower? So here we are, with an opportunity to lock in 30 year fixed mortgages at 3.75% or a […]
Social buying sites are no longer a new experiment for frugal people. These sites are established, have commercials, and have managed to raise considerable funds in the few years they have been around. Groupon’s Initial Public Offering (IPO) raked in an impressive $700 million which made it the largest IPO since Google in 2004. LivingSocial, […]
