Archive for the ‘deals’ Category
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
I have used Sprint as my mobile carrier since 2001. Not because they have the strongest coverage, the coolest phones or the greatest customer service. . . They had a couple of features that I liked, the price was right, I became a customer and have remained too lazy to ...
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Saturday, December 1st, 2007
Some posts from the last month that are worth reading again:
$100 LaSalle Bank bonus
Coffee Tip - Cinnamon!
Mind's Eye
Hustler Money Blog Announcement
Does Your Pastor Check Your Giving Record?
Another Vacation On the Cheap (relatively)
Make Some Extra Cash
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Monday, November 26th, 2007
I came across this link last night for a $75 bonus when you open a Chase checking account with direct deposit. I usually deposit $5 or $25 a month from my paypal or ING account. Works every time.
Chase is also offering a $50 bonus after your first purchase with the Chase Freedom Visa Card ...
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Monday, November 26th, 2007
I just received this notice in the mail last week regarding our car loan payment. We are pretty tight for cash right now so I am tempted to accept the offer, but I'm not completely convinced that the deal is such a good idea in the long run. Here is the pitch:
Good news! There's ...
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Saturday, November 24th, 2007
I panned an article by MBH in my last post, but the hype around so-called "Cyber Monday" seems to make his point. I am a big fan of ebates, but a countdown to Cyber Monday seems a little forced. Ebates is not the only online store that is making a big deal ...
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Tuesday, November 20th, 2007
Hustler has posted the most exhaustive list of laptop deals anywhere on the net. If you are even remotely considering a new laptop computer, you must check out his post.
Two more tips to get your laptop even for even less:
1) Use a cash back credit card like 5% from Blue ...
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Thursday, October 25th, 2007
According to this thread at fatwallet, you can get 70% off gift certificates from restaurant.com using the code TREATS. Purchase through fatwallet for even more cash back. According to the thread, a $25 Gift Certificate will only cost $3! They normally sell for $10 apiece. Usually there is no trouble ...
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Monday, October 22nd, 2007
My wife recently gave me a $1.00 coupon for a Compact Fluorescent Lightbulb that she had printed off, so I stopped by our local Ace Hardware to pick one up. I had heard that there were a lot of rebates flying around for CFL's, so I hoped to maybe "stack" the $1.00 coupon with ...
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Sunday, October 21st, 2007
Note: This is a repost from my old blogspot rocket finance, slightly edited and updated:
I am always looking for cheap ways to entertain my little family. I have made several posts on this topic in the past. We are taking another little weekend trip this week. I will let you ...
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Saturday, October 20th, 2007
If you haven't yet discovered Ebates, it is a great place to shop at all of your favorite stores online and get cash back simply by using their site. My wife and I have earned almost $50 through Ebates in the last few months. Her favorite Ebates store is Target, but she also shops ...
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