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Vanguard Adds Automatic, Recurring Dollar-Based ETF Investments

Vanguard has rolled out the ability to make automatic, recurring purchases of Vanguard ETFs using fractional shares (dollar-based purchases, $1 minimum) inside their in-house brokerage account. Trade commissions are still zero. I know that some … [Read the rest]

Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card Review: Limited-Time Offer, Now Up to $1,050 in Chase Travel(SM) Value.

Updated with new, improved offer with an additional $300 statement credits towards Chase Travel(SM) purchases within your first year. This is on top of the previous 60,000 point offer. Ha, I guess Chase really wants everyone to have this card if … [Read the rest]

OnPath Federal Credit Union: 7.00% APY Rewards Checking + $100 Refer-a-Friend Bonus

OnPath Federal Credit Union has a High-Yield Rewards Checking account that pay the top 7.00% APY on balances up to $10,000 if you satisfy the qualifying activities each month, as well as an improved $100 refer-a-friend bonus. I've mentioned this … [Read the rest]

Kudos App: $20 Referral Bonus, 20% Cash Back at PetSmart, 15% Back at VRBO, TripAdvisor, Booking.com

Updated with new 5X promo through October 31st. Kudos is a new mobile app and browser extension that aims to enhance your existing credit card rewards when shopping. It does this by tracking all your rewards credit cards and recommending the best … [Read the rest]

MMB Portfolio Asset Allocation & Performance Update – October 2024 (Q3)

Here's my 2024 Q3 update for our primary investment holdings, including all of our combined 401k/403b/IRAs and taxable brokerage accounts but excluding our house and smaller side portfolio of self-directed investments. Following the concept of skin … [Read the rest]

TradeUP ACAT Promo: 2% of Assets ($1,000 Bonus on $50k Transferred)

TradeUP is an app-first brokerage firm (though they do have a web interface) that is also competing for asset growth with a new ACAT Transfer Promotion. TradeUP offers $0 commission on trades like most competitors, and is a registered broker-dealer … [Read the rest]

Hawaiian and Alaska Airlines Merger Takeaways and Tips

Alaska Airlines has closed their acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines, although they will continue with their separate brands for a while at least. Here the pages about the merger on the Hawaiian site and the Alaska site with details about how the … [Read the rest]

Bilt Mastercard: Cashback Rewards For Paying Rent w/ Any Landlord (October 1st Rent Day / Free Hilton Gold Status)

Update for Rent Day 10/1. For Rent Day on Tuesday 10/1, Bilt Rewards is offering the following additional perks. Nice to see a more useful freebie again. Hilton Gold Elite Status Match. All Bilt members can activate Hilton Gold status until … [Read the rest]

Free At-Home COVID Tests via US Postal Service (September 2024)

Updated September 2024: You can now order another round of at-home COVID tests, this time 4 tests per household. Order via this US Postal Service website. Shipping is free. Details from site: As of late September 2024, residential households in … [Read the rest]

Aeroplan® Credit Card Review: Up to 100,000 Bonus Points (Worth up to $1,250 in Travel with Pay Yourself Back)

Updated with new 100k offer. Chase and Air Canada have partnered to create the Aeroplan® Credit Card for US customers. Using the new Pay Yourself Back feature, Aeroplan points can be redeemed at 1.25 cents per point towards travel purchases, … [Read the rest]

Total Wireless (Verizon) Switch Promo: $15/month Unlimited Plan For Metro, Mint, or T-Mobile Customers

If you currently have cell service from T-Mobile, Metro, Ultra Mobile, or Mint Mobile (all owned by T-Mobile), consider this aggressive deal from Total Wireless (owned by Verizon). You must switch over at least 2 lines and bring your own device. … [Read the rest]

Quicken Simplifi App: Free 30-Day Trial (Offer Expires September 30th)

Quicken Simplifi is running a free 30-day trial of their personal finance app. Simplifi is their app-first "Mint-like" software that aggregates all your accounts daily, tracks spending, categorizes for budgets, analyzes investments, and all that. … [Read the rest]