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CategoryThe new Sustain: Green credit card is for environmentally conscious types who don’t understand credit cards
There’s an innovative new credit card about to hit the market! It’s not a particularly good card, but I’m glad folks are trying. The new card is called the Sustain: Green
What ever happened to that Occupy Wall Street debit card?
Late in 2013, some offshoot of the Occupy Wall Street movement announced it was going to offer a debit card and managed to generate a huge amount of press, receiving
Canceling My Sapphire Preferred
There is no doubt that the Chase Sapphire Preferred is the best personal Chase credit card, and just last month I wrote about keeping it through 2015. I looked over my spending p..
Fidelity AMEX Becomes a 5% Card But Up to $500 Purchase
Saw this in my email today and thought it was interesting to see our trusty 2% Fidelity American Express has 5% back in certain categories for purchases up to $500.
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Forward Cabin plagiarism scandal: a second accusation surfaces!
I recently wrote about what looks for all the world like a clear-cut case of plagiarism by The Forward Cabin, a BoardingArea blog. Last week our esteemed leader Matt contacted Ra..
TurboTax screwed you over? Check out H&R Block for free
TurboTax has just announced a new product line change that will require many people upgrade their accounts in order to file taxes. The changes impact the people using the Deskto..
Budgets are Bollocks
I’m starting to prep for my silly month of spending no money, and was going to ‘update my budget’.. however, full disclosure here, I don’t have one and I think
A list of Synchrony credit cards, part 1: the ones I actually have
The retail card extravaganza continues! In my last post, I talked about credit cards issued by Comenity, one of the two major retailer credit card issuers. The other one is
Another Plan That Did Not Go Accordingly
Last week, I wrote about my plan for a price match and how it didn’t quite go the way I wanted it to. Today, I want to let you know about
A list of Comenity credit cards: which ones are worth getting?
Comenity Bank doesn’t get much press in the points-n-miles world since most of its cards are cobranded offerings with small retailers. I thought it would be interesting to take a..
Use Whatever Credit Card Is Best For Your Purchases
I want to begin and let you know that this post is not in regards to any manufactured spending as you already know which card you need to use. This
Don’t forget to check with HR about your FSA!
Typically this time of year I might send out a reminder to spend up your FSA money, as it was always ‘use it or lose it’. However, IRS notice 2013-71
Should I go for the Ferrari?
I sometimes feel that we are playing the Game of Life here… imagine yourself going through cycles, from lack of financial awareness, directly into debt in college, and then clawing
Make Sure You Cancel Your Card Before The Annual Fee Hits
In August 2013, I opened a Chase United MileagePlus Explorer card thinking I would utilize it more than I would. I wound up closing the card, but it was actually
New 5x Kid On The Block But Finding Information Is A Blackhole
Just want to put this out there, thanks to my buddy @ PF Digest for always looking out for the obscure banks and credit cards and inspiring me to do
US Bank Cash+ Devalues A Bit With Shifting Categories And Removing Drug Stores
US Bank offers the Cash+ card as a credit card where you can choose your 2% categories and 5% cashback categories. When the cards first launched, there were no limits
Apple has a new credit card with terrible rewards
I haven’t seen much publicity about this one, but Apple and Barclaycard recently launched a new card. It’s officially called the “Barclaycard Visa with Apple Rewards“, (not, you ..
Granulation of investments for Tax Loss Harvesting
I was reading an article this morning by Kitces on Tax Loss Deferral (something I do currently with partial Roth Rollovers) which had a line in it that really caught
Screw the 401(k) let’s do Hookers and Blow!
Before we get started Hookers and Blow (or H&B) is the generic term given to any spending that is considered wasteful, and for some, a lot of fun. This notion
Unexpected News From US Airways Credit Card
Early this year, I canceled my US Airways Mastercard. Recently, I signed up for another US Airways Premier World Mastercard and have been pleasantly surprised. At first, I was do..
For Your Travels You Need A Charles Schwab Checking Account
For whatever reason, I thought ATM fees were itemized in the transaction history online. When I saw it wasn’t online, I messaged the Charles Schwab customer service team about the
Man Vs Robot – How my portfolio stacks up to the Robo-Broker
Firstly, I am fan of FutureAdvisor. They are a robo broker that competes with Betterment and Wealthfront. I think that they hold an edge over these two since they are
What’s the best way to maximize your Amex Small Business Saturday rewards?
My favorite credit card-themed holiday approaches! It’s Small Business Saturday and registration is right here if you haven’t signed up yet. This year’s SBS deal is up to $30 bac..