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ThanksAgain: 200 Bonus Points Promo Link, Keep Multiple Miles Accounts From Expiring

Updated with another 100 point link. ThanksAgain is a smartphone app for frequent travelers that gives you points for buying things inside of airports. You link up your credit card number and then automatically earn miles at participating … [Read the rest]

How To Stop Mailed Paper Catalogs and Other Junk Mail

As a follow-up to how to stop balance transfer checks, here's all I know about stopping unwanted paper catalogs. Direct mail catalogs are like weeds. You unsubscribe from a bunch of them, but then later you buy someone a cast iron skillet and then … [Read the rest]

How To Stop Balance Transfer Checks from Chase, Citibank, Capital One, Etc.

'Tis the season for a mailbox full of catalogs and credit card balance transfer checks. (Hint: There is a connection between the two.) If you want these "access" checks to stop, you just have to ask. You simply call them up (see back of credit … [Read the rest]

DirecTV Now Review + Free Apple TV or Fire TV Stick Promotions

Attention cord-cutters! DirecTV has gone live with their new streaming TV service called DirecTV Now. This join existing competitors Sling TV and Playstation VUE. Here'a an image that breaks down the $35/$50/$60/$70 per month tiers (click to … [Read the rest]

When “Saving Money” Doesn’t Actually Grow Your Savings Account…

This time of year, we are surrounded by discounts. 40% off here. 80% off there. I always wonder to myself, does it really make any difference? If you save $35 on a $50 sweater, you feel good that you got a bargain. But where does that … [Read the rest]

Starbucks App: Load $10 with Visa Checkout, Get $10 Bonus

Promotion back again starting 11/29. A recent study found that free pizza was a better motivator than cash. How about some free coffee? Starbucks is again offering a free $10 bonus Starbucks eGift card if you use the Starbucks smartphone app … [Read the rest]

Giving Tuesday Matching Donations 2016

Our next re-branded day is Giving Tuesday, which this year falls on November 29th, 2016. After you've celebrated Thanksgiving and then survived Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday, the focus is back on helping others less … [Read the rest]

Target 15% Off Everything 11/27 and 11/28, Online & In-Store

Target is offering a flat 15% off your entire purchase on Sunday 11/27 and Monday 11/28, both online at Target.com and in-store. This is a nice and easy way to save some money on your everyday shopping at Target, and it stacks with the 5% off with … [Read the rest]

T-Mobile Black Friday: Free Apple iPhone 7 with Trade-In and $200 Per Line Switched

Here are the details of T-Mobile's Black Friday deals. Three separately available offers: Free Apple iPhone 7 32GB, or Samsung Galaxy S7 32GB, or LG V20 64GB with trade-in. Free when you trade in a qualifying device with T-Mobile ONE or Simple … [Read the rest]

Barnes & Noble Black Friday Weekend: 30% Off Any One Item

Barnes & Noble is offering 30% off any one item with coupon code BNBFRIDAY16. Offer is also valid in-store with Store Coupon #30164100000. For each customer, this coupon can be redeemed only once at any Barnes & Noble retail store or only once … [Read the rest]

American Express Small Business Saturday 2016

This year, Small Business Saturday will be on November 26th, 2016. Although it was started in 2010 by American Express on the Saturday after Thankgsiving, since 2011 this day has been officially recognized by Congress. As was the case last … [Read the rest]

Ally Bank CD Maturity Review: Phone and Online Redemptions

Updated with online maturity information and screenshots. If you have money in a bank certificate of deposit (CD), you should be aware that most of them will renew automatically for the same term length upon maturity. That means if you don't … [Read the rest]