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25% Off Gift Cards Today Only – LIMITED

So, I don’t normally post anything on women’s apparel :>, but my wife shops at Limited a lot and I’m taking advantage of this crazy 1 day deal.  No, this isn’t a stupid store sale; there are actual gift cards 25% off face value TODAY ONLY.  So, if you have a special lady to shop for, a [...]

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Chase Freedom Visa – 5% Off on Amazon.com Purchases and $100 Bonus

If you’re in the market for a great cash back credit card or you’re a big user of Amazon.com (I am!), you should check out this latest offering from Chase Visa.  Here’s the scoop: Get a $100 Bonus after spending just $500 within the first three months. 0% APR for 12 months on balance transfers [...]

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Darwin’s Summer Book Reading List

Here’s a list of books I either read recently, I’m currently reading, or I’d love to read this summer.  I’d be interested in hearing your favorite picks as well. The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine – There are tons of books out by now on the housing crash, Wall Street crash and such, but [...]

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$200 Bonus on Chase Freedom® Visa

The $200 Bonus on Chase Freedom Visa is tops among multiple credit card companies upping their marketing campaigns this year. I love competition.  Now that the big banks are out from under their TARP money-grubbing frenzy, they’re starting to loosen up the purse strings and begin offering lucrative credit card deals again.  And once one starts, [...]

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23 Restaurants Giving FREE Meals/Discounts for Birthday Clubs!

Hat tip to CNN for passing on this tip, but it totally makes sense!  Birthday clubs! We occasionally eat at Red Robin and other national chain restaurants that offer a free meal on your birthday to entice you to come back, buy drinks or whatever.  You get a note in the mail or email to [...]

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3% Cash-Back Card = $500/Year Tax Free!

I’d been thinking about our cash-back rewards from the one credit card we do most of our spending on and decided it’s time to focus on the categories we spend the most on and optimize our cards and usage to get even more cash back each year.  For years, we’ve always enjoyed tax-free cash-back rewards [...]

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$250 Limited Time Signup Offer – Chase Sapphire Offering Best Bonus to Date!

It seems like credit card companies are finally opening the spigot after years of lackluster rewards and signup bonuses.  For a limited time only, you can now get 25,000 bonus points by opening a Chase Sapphire card and spending $3,000 on the card within the first three months.  If your spouse is anything like mine [...]

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How to Get a Snowblower for 1/3 The Price This Winter

This is real simple, but it works.  Because my neighbors are doing it and we’re always discussing how to save money.  3 neighbors that get along simply bought a nice snowblower together.  They all have each others’ garage codes and whenever it snows, they rotate and take the thing around and hit all three driveways.  [...]

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$150 Bonus – New Chase Visa Freedom Card (Crazy!)

Previously, there had been a mildly attractive $150 Signup Bonus deal, but that one’s no longer being offered.  The GOOD NEWS is that there are even more lucrative card offers available now – check these out! $200 Bonus on Chase Freedom, 5% Rewards $250 Bonus on Chase Sapphire 6% Cash Back Card – That’s $1000 [...]

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I’m SAVING 7% at LOWES & 12% at STARBUCKS for Life – So Can You!

I’m a fuge fan of financial innovations and market forces creating efficiencies that didn’t exist previously.  With the advent of the internet and some obvious ideas, I’m now saving anywhere from 5%-15% on various major spending categories in our family through simply buying discounted gift cards at Plastic Jungle.  Basically, since so many people are [...]

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