Free TurboTax for State Farm Customers

Last year State Farm offered free TurboTax for customers that have business with them. They offered free TurboTax basic and TurboTax deluxe which included both State and Federal filing.

It looks like they are planning on doing this again for the 2007 tax season. According to their terms, you only need to have an account that gives you access to the “My Account” page. If you have insurance or a State Farm Bank account you are all set.

But even better, if you are not a State Farm customer, all you need to do is sign up for their Visa card and you can have access to the Free TurboTax deals.

For current customers, there is a link off of the “My Account Page” that says “FREE Tax Filing”

When I logged into my account today and clicked on the “FREE Tax Filing” I noticed the following message.

I will post again with the details once the 2007 information is available. If you file your taxes using TurboTax, this is definetly worth a look since this could save you around $50 for something that you were going to do anyway.

Happy Thanksgiving!

American Express My WishList Deals Start on Nov. 27

American Express is bring back it’s My WishList Deals on November 27th. If you don’t know what these are, basically American Express offers a limited quantities of items and ridiculously cheap prices. The catch is that you are competing with thousands of other people for a very limited quantity, so it is all up to one mouse click to see of you have won. I have had success here before when last year I won a Slingbox for $70 that retailed for $120. So I am definitely going to try to get in on a WishList deal again this year.

Here is what is in store for this Christmas:

Panasonic 42″ 1080p HD Plasma TV
WishList Price: $700
Retail Price: $1,999

BMW K 1200 R Sport Motorcycle
WishList Price: $5,000
Retail Price: $17,000

Xbox Elite Game System
WishList Price: $300
Retail Price: $649.99

2008 Volvo C70
WishList Price: $0
Retail Price $43,205

JetBlue Airways Private Flight
WishList Price: 0$
Retail Price: $171,367

I imagine that these are the highly coveted items and they will be offering others in between as well as the promotion runs from November 27th to December 13th.

Check out the details at the American Express WishList Site for dates and times and sign up for an email reminder when it kicks off on the 27th of this month. Good Luck!

Free $100 from Sony Visa Card

Chase is offering a $100 sign up bonus for their Sony Visa Card after your first purchase.

This card is good for long term use if you buy a lot of Sony items. If you don’t, you may just consider signing up for the $100 bonus and keep the card for emergencies. For a long term rewards card, check out my Chase Freedom Rewards Visa post

Here is the earnings breakdown:

• Earn 5 points per dolar at Sony Style Stores, SonyStyle.com and ImageStation.com
• Earn 3 points per dollar spent on Sony Products at authorized Sony retailers
• Earn 1 point per dollar everywhere else

What you need to do: Sign up for the Sony Visa Card
Obligation: None
Initial Reward (if any): $100 after first purchase
Money to get started: $0
Things to Note: There will be hard credit inquiry applied to your credit report when applying for the card

ShareBuilder is now part of ING DIRECT

I woke up to this in my email box:

ShareBuilder has some exciting news. As of November 15, ShareBuilder has been acquired by ING DIRECT, the nation’s largest direct bank with over 5.5 million customers and $75 billion in U.S. assets (part of Netherlands-based ING, NYSE: ING). ING DIRECT shares our vision of helping Americans increase their savings.

ING DIRECT is widely recognized for offering some of the most popular and easy-to-use financial products. Joining the ING DIRECT family will benefit you by providing simple and innovative products and services that can help you meet your saving and investing goals.

Rest assured there have been no changes made to your Orchard Bank ShareBuilder account. All of the easy account maintenance, trading tools and customer service functions you are accustomed to will remain the same. The only change you will find is an eventual logo and color change as ShareBuilder begins to adopt ING DIRECT’s signature Orange color. You can also continue to use the same account number, login and password, and can access your account anytime through the co-branded ShareBuilder website.

We look forward to sharing more information with you over the coming months. If you have any questions, we invite you to contact us at 1-866-SHRBLDR (1-866-747-2537).

The ShareBuilder team is really excited by what this news means for you!

Best regards,

Dan Greenshields
President
ShareBuilder Securities Corporation

Here is a link to the full Press Release

This is interesting news, I wonder how this will effect anything if at all. This acquisition in addition to ING’s buying, now defucnt NetBank’s assets, must be dramitically increasing ING’s customer base.

I currently have an account at both institutions. I don’t use my ING account much due to the low interest rate, but I use my Sharebuilder account all the time. I have $200 auto invested each month into 5 different ETF funds. They were doing well until last week, but this is a long term investment so I really just try to not watch it fall.

Free $100 from Chase Freedom Visa Card

EDIT: This deal is no longer available

Chase is offering a $100 sign up bonus for their Freedom Visa Card after your first purchase.

This card is flexible in the fact that you can switch between cash back and miles whenever you want. So if you are currently getting cash back, but then decided you want to use miles for a vacation, you can switch over to miles, use them for your trip, then switch back to cash back. Also, there is no annual fee with this card.

Here is the earnings breakdown:

• Earn 3% back at gas stations, grocery stores and quick service restaurants
• Earn 1% back everywhere else

Don’t forget that most grocery stores offer gift cards. So you can earn 3% on more than just gas stations, grocery stores and quick service restaurants. For example, the Dominick’s grocery store by me sells Home Depot gift cards, among may others. If I were to use the Chase Freedom Visa at Home Depot I would only receive the 1% back, but if I buy a $100 Home Depot Gift card from the grocery store, I would receive the 3% back. This is another little way to maximize your earnings with this card. Happy Shopping!!

What you need to do: Sign up for the Chase Freedom Visa Card
Obligation: None
Initial Reward (if any): $100 after first purchase
Money to get started: $0
Things to Note: There will be hard credit inquiry applied to your credit report when applying for the card

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