Sunday, June 8th, 2008
A year ago, Mrs. Rocket and I made almost $2,000 just from credit card bonuses alone. This year, the bonuses have been a little thin . . . I guess maybe we contributed to cc companies becoming a bit more stingy with free money from credit cards. Anyway, if you ...
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Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
The stimulus rebate intended for the Rocket household arrived in our checking account late last week and we have began discussing plans for that money. Ultimately, the money will simply reduce our budget deficit for the year, however we want to make sure that the free money makes the greatest ...
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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 ...
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Thursday, March 13th, 2008
This is the story of how my family reached the proverbial “end of our financial rope” and how I became a personal finance blogger. Today’s post is the second in a series that will continue over the course of the next week.
Earlier this year, I shared how were were slowly ...
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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 ...
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Wednesday, February 13th, 2008
There are three great credit card bonuses available for anyone who needs a new card and a little extra cash.
The Chase Freedom Visa offers a $50 bonus after your first purchase and then over 3% cash back in a whole bunch of categories of spending. You can read more details ...
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Friday, February 8th, 2008
Here in Wisconsin, we are in the middle of the third snowiest winter in recorded history - and more snow is on the way! It might be a good time to read a few of Paid Twice's snowflake posts. . .
Rocket Finance was featured in the following carnivals last week:
Home ...
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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 ...
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Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008
Ebates is offering a $10 sign-up bonus again! The bonus was only $5 for the last two weeks, but if you sign up through this link, and make a purchase before February 14th, you will get a $10 bonus. I just found a new store at Ebates that I plan to ...
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Friday, January 18th, 2008
Mrs. Rocket and I have separate checking accounts.
We are a single income family, but 17% of my check is directly deposited into a Chase checking account in my wife's name. For most of our marriage we had a joint checking account, but after incurring a couple of overdrafts, we decided that ...
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