Archive for the ‘bonuses’ Category

Possible way to get a Chase checking $125 bonus

Monday, May 25th, 2009

I have posted about Chase checking account bonuses on several occasions. My wife and I open new Chase accounts every year in order to make the combined $250 in free money.  A portion of my monthly paycheck is direct deposited into each account in order to meet the direct deposit ...

$75 or $50 Bank of America Checking bonus

Saturday, April 18th, 2009

I think that bank bonuses are heating up again. We have seen only a few cash incentives to open checking or savings accounts over the last 12 months. However, Chase recently came out with a limited $125 bonus for checking with direct deposit and now Bank of America is looking ...

$125 Chase bonus extended to June 15th

Friday, March 27th, 2009

These $125 Chase Checking bonuses must really be paying off for J.P. Morgan Chase and Co. because they just extended the date for which you can apply for a checking account with direct deposit and qualify for the $125 bonus. They initially set April 15th as the deadline, but now ...

Three Chase bonus coupons

Monday, April 28th, 2008

No time for a long post today, but I have in my possession two $125 bonus coupons from Chase and a single $100 bonus coupon. The $125 coupons are for opening a checking account with direct deposit in a Chase branch and expire on June 30. The $100 coupon is ...

A little extra money never hurt (unless you don’t have any deductions)

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

Last night I sat down and really crunched the hard numbers on our housing situation. I soon realized that 85% of our monthly take-home pay was being spent on housing costs - both on the home we "own" in Wisconsin and the home we will be leasing in Colorado. That ...