Credit card bonuses coming back

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 ...

Plans for our stimulus rebate

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 ...

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 ...

Our Story Part II: the Solution

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 ...

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 ...