Archive for the ‘bonuses’ Category

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 ...

A contest, three bonuses and packing

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

I am going to take a short break from Rocket Finance until April 1st. No foolin'! Tonight I will be disconnecting our internet here at the house in preparation for our move to Colorado over the weekend. I am not sure what kind of internet access we will have while packing ...

Two Chase bonus coupons

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

I have two Chase bonus coupons in my possession. The first will entitle you to a $125 bonus when you give the code to your banker and open a checking account with direct deposit. Leave a comment asking for the code with your correct email address and I will email ...

A couple of easy bonuses

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

I am on the road for the next couple of days, so I have been unable to read enough in order to write a coherent post. So here is a way to make $45 in the next couple of days: The first is the Virtual Bank bonus that has been going ...

Revolution Money Exchange $25 bonus

Tuesday, February 5th, 2008

Recent Edit: This bonus was extended to the end of May! Take five minutes to open your account through the banner ad in the right sidebar.                                                                                                                                                 Time for another hot bonus - Revolution Money Exchange is a new service for transferring money online. It is similar to PayPal, but the great ...

Control the behavior, don’t just limit your options

Tuesday, January 8th, 2008

A debate over credit cards has been swirling between Ana of Debt-FREE Revolution and Madison of My Dollar Plan. I really hate to get on the bad side of Ana - she has a serious antipathy toward plastic - but I must come down on the side of Madison. You see, ...

Saturday’s are for coffee: free cup from ING

Saturday, January 5th, 2008

I am a big fan of ING Direct. They have a great interface - all of my kids have Orange Savings accounts. Their security is above average, customer service is outstanding, and I think their graphics design and colors are the best in the business. Frankly, I will always have a little money at ...

$125 Bonus from Chase

Saturday, December 29th, 2007

I am still in possession of a $125 bonus coupon for setting up a Chase checking account with direct deposit. Email me at rocketfinance at gmail dot com and you could get a big jump-start for your 2008 budget. $125 represents a lot of snowflaking.

$10 Ebates referral good through December 31

Friday, December 28th, 2007

Only three more days to sign up for an Ebates account and earn the $10 bonus! One of the best ways to take advantage of after-Christmas sales is by shopping online. If you shop through Ebates, you will also earn cash back from every store on their site - they have over ...