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October 30, 2008
ING is giving out a $50 bonus when you open a new Electric Orange Checking Account and making 3 signature based purchases with your debit card in the first 45 days of opening the account.
Open an Electric Orange high-yield checking account and enter the code EM227 into the Reference Code box in the application.
After applying you will receive an Electric Orange MasterCard Debit Card. Activate it and use it for 3 signature-based purchases within the first 45 of opening your account.
Your $50 bonus will be deposited into your checking account 50 days after you have completed your 3 purchases.
I can’t seem to find an expiration date on this offer, so get in while you still can.
Tradeking $50 Bonus Ends Friday
October 27, 2008
EDIT: This promotion has ended. Their latest promo can be found HERE.
Tradeking.com is currently running a promotion of a $50 bonus when opening a new account ends Friday October 31st Sunday November 30th. When you open an account with $2500 and make your first trade, Tradeking will deposit a $50 bonus into your account.
With their trades costing $4.95 that is more than 10 free trades to get you going. In the long term the $4.95 commission will save you lots of money on commissions and fees when compared to other online brokerates.
Tradeking only has a few promotions a year so once the $50 Tradeking bonus is gone I imagine you won’t see another until sometime next year. So if you are looking to start investing in a market where almost everything is a buy, get in before Friday November 30th!
For more details on the $50 Tradeking promo, click the following link:
$5 off $20 at Walgreens this Friday and Saturday
October 23, 2008
Going to Walgreens this weekend? Why not get $5 off of a $20 or more purchase. Can’t beat 25% off a $20 item!!!
(Click on coupon for full size to print)
Everyone needs something from Walgreens over $20!!! Happy Shopping!
Free $200 From National City Checking
October 23, 2008
National City is has a promotion going where you can get $200 when opening a new checking account and having direct deposit.
What’s great about this promo is that opening their “Free Checking” account will qualify you for the $200. You just need to open the account with a minimum of $50 and establish direct deposit to the account and sign up for the free debit card. That’s it! No purchase requirements of debit card transactions required. The $200 bonus will be credited to your account within 60 days after all conditions have been met.
You can apply online if you live in the following states: FL, IL, IN, KY, MI, MO, OH, PA, WI.
This offer expires on October 31st. And you cannot already have a National City Checking accounnt. Unfortunetly I fall into that category, so no bonus for me!
National City checking accounts feature:
- Unlimited transactions
- Free Visa® CheckCard
- Free Online Banking
- Free Online Bill Payment
- Personal savings account (with no monthly maintenance fee and no minimum balance)
- Free online statements
- Free banking rewards program – points from National City®
$50 Chase Freedom Bonus Ends Friday October 24th
October 22, 2008
I just received an update from Chase telling me that the $50 bonus when opening a Chase Freedom Credit Cardis ending on Friday.
This is unfortunate as I know quite a few people that made an easy $50 off of this deal. This is a one of Chase’s best cash rewards cards so getting an additional $50 for signing up makes it even better. So if you still want to get a great card with a great bonus make sure to Sign Up before Friday!
Here are more details on the card:
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 Credit Cardby Friday October 23rd.
Obligation: None
Initial Reward (if any): $50 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
Bernanke Hopes for 2009 Tax Stimulus
October 21, 2008
Yesterday, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke endorsed the possibility of another tax rebate sometime in 2009. Again, the point of this rebate is to stimulate the economy by giving cash to the people to start spending. According to the White House, they are high on the idea of another stimulus package in addition to the $700 billion dollar bail out plan passed a few weeks ago.
Details are still scarce as to when the rebate will be passed as well as how much we will all see in our pockets. Democrats and Republicans jointly think this is a good idea, primarily since this is election season I’m sure. I guess the real question is how are we going to pay for all of this. The government seems to be doling out money like it grows on trees. We are still paying for an expensive war, paying golden parachutes to executives that caused the economy to crash in the first place, as well as carrying a huge national debt. Kind of funny to think that if I ran my finances like this, my home would be in forclosure which is the same reason we are in this mess.
It remains to be seen if this 2009 tax stimulus rebate will do anything to jump start the economy. The last tax rebate has not shown that it did much to help. I can tell you right now that if I receive anything from it, it will be going straight into the bank into my emergency fund. Besides, you never know when they will be asking for it back in the form of a tax increase later!
As more details appear about this new proposed rebate, I will be posting about them here. So keep checking back, or sign up for email updates in the upper left corner of the site.
