My Money Blog

Free Suze Orman Will & Trust Kit Gift Code

Posted on October 7, 2009 // 15 Comments

You can get the SuzeOrman.com Will & Trust Kit for free if you enter the gift code STAR on this page. Save the resulting activation code. Retail price is is $13.50. Based on a question-and-answer format, this online software includes the … [Read the rest]

100 Free Continental OnePass Miles

Posted on October 7, 2009 // Leave a Comment

Continental Airlines is offering 100 free OnePass miles for registering and learning about Continental’s PetSafe® and PetPass® programs. Valid through November 30, and the miles will post 4-6 weeks after that. Via Gary of View from the Wing. … [Read the rest]

Monthly Net Worth & Goals Update – October 2009

Posted on October 6, 2009 // 23 Comments

Credit Card Debt For newer readers, I have taken money from credit cards at 0% APR and placed it into online savings accounts, bank CDs, or savings bonds that earn 4-5% interest (much less recently), and keeping the difference as profit. I even put … [Read the rest]

Prime Dime Rewards Checking Account $300 Bonus

Posted on October 6, 2009 // 18 Comments

I haven't posted a bank promo in a while, but this one isn't too shabby. Dime Savings Bank is offering up to $300 in bonuses for their Prime Dime Rewards Checking. You can get: $100 for account opening, bonus paid immediately $100 for setting … [Read the rest]

Are Internet Home Valuation Tools Worth Using? 12 Months of Historical Data

Posted on October 5, 2009 // 34 Comments

If you like to keep up with my net worth updates, you'll know that I've been trying to estimate my home's value using four different internet valuation tools: Zillow.com Cyberhomes.com Coldwell Banker Bank of America (older … [Read the rest]

TradeKing: $50 Bonus For New Accounts

Posted on October 2, 2009 // 6 Comments

Online broker TradeKing has brought back their $50 sign-up bonus for new accounts, no referral required. You must open with $2,500 and make one trade within 30 days. 4) To qualify for this offer, new accounts must be opened and funded with … [Read the rest]

150 Free American Airlines Miles

Posted on October 1, 2009 // 6 Comments

You can get 150 free frequent flier miles from American Airlines by watching a two-minute video for Bose headphones. This is handy for resetting the expiration date of miles if you don't fly frequently. Currently, AA miles expire after only 18 … [Read the rest]

Zecco Forex Promotion Code: $25 to $1,000 Deposit Bonus

Posted on October 1, 2009 // 5 Comments

Zecco Trading, best known for their free stock trade offers, is running another promotion for their Forex trading accounts where you can trade foreign currencies and gold/silver. I opened an account previously due to their last $200 promotion (now … [Read the rest]

Entrepreneur Interview: Lester of BevShots.com

Posted on October 1, 2009 // 5 Comments

Even in these tough times, there are still plenty of motivated and passionate people taking risks and starting new businesses. One of these folks is Lester Hutt, who is the founder of BevShots.com, which takes microscopic photos of your favorite … [Read the rest]

Extra Mortgage Principal Payments + Moving Soon = Good Short-Term Investment?

Posted on September 30, 2009 // 15 Comments

I received an interesting reader question last week about a scenario where you are very sure that you're going to sell your house in a few years. In that case, would paying down your mortgage principal create an opportunity for a relatively high … [Read the rest]

80% off Restaurant.com: $25 Certificates for $2

Posted on September 29, 2009 // 10 Comments

Restaurant.com is offering a 80% off with the coupon code CHEF, resulting in a $25 "certificate" for $2. Offer ends September 30th. Contrary to my skeptical remarks(I've never used one of these before), many readers responded that they indeed … [Read the rest]

Gogo Inflight Internet Coupon Code

Posted on September 29, 2009 // 5 Comments

Gogo Inflight Intertnet is now offering WiFi internet on select Airtran, American, Delta, and Virgin America flights. See here for participating flights. I signed up for their mailing list, and got a code for some free WiFi in case anyone is flying … [Read the rest]