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Solo 401k: Best Self-Employed Retirement Plan For Aggressive Savers ($50k/$100k Income Example)

Each December, I run the numbers to see how much more I can contribute to my Self-Employed 401k plan, aka Solo 401k or Individual 401k. Fidelity, Vanguard, and Dinkytown (used below) have calculators to figure out contribution limits to various … [Read the rest]

Amazon: Buy $25 Starbucks Gift Card, Get $5 Amazon Credit

Here's another quick Starbucks deal. Buy a $25 Starbucks Digital Gift Card (email delivery) and get a free $5 Amazon credit with the promo code SBUX. You should see the code accepted at checkout. Promo Credit is valid through and expires on … [Read the rest]

Hyundai $50 Test Drive Offer: Yes, It’s Both Legit AND Profitable For Hyundai

I was flipping through my Car and Driver magazine when I came across Why Getting Paid $50 to Test Drive a New Car Is Easier Than It Looks. Car manufacturers have offered gift cards for test drives off and on for years. I once test drove a … [Read the rest]

Starbucks Gift Card Promo: Buy $10, Get $5 Free with Mastercard

Back again through 12/20. Here's another Starbucks caffeine promo. Buy a $10+ Starbucks eGift Card with Masterpass, get a free $5 Starbuck eGift card. Masterpass is the online checkout system for Mastercard (like Visa and Visa Checkout). … [Read the rest]

Robinhood (Not a) Checking Account 3% APY: SIPC Insurance Confusion

Update: Robinhood basically pulled the plug on the entire thing. I don't know who does PR for Robinhood, but they are good. I don't ever recall this many media articles in a single day for a pseudo-checking account. Techcrunch, Barron's, … [Read the rest]

EBSB Direct High Yield Savings Account 2.50% APY ($5,000 minimum)

Update 1/10/19: Gone again! I wish they would just tell you they aren't taking applications instead of pulling all the information down completely. Update 12/13/18: Looks like they brought this account back and are accepting new applications … [Read the rest]

Bank of America Customized Cash Rewards Card Review: Choose Your 3% Cash Back Category (Up to 5.25% with Preferred Rewards)

The Bank of America Customized Cash Rewards Credit Card is the "3-2-1" cash back rewards credit card in the Bank of America line-up. If you're a Preferred Rewards client, you can increase that bonus by up to 75%. For such "relationship" customers, … [Read the rest]

Amazon Coupon Code: $5 off $20+ of Print Books

Amazon has a $5 off $20+ of print book purchases with promo code GIFTBOOK18. Can be one book or multiple. Offer expires at 11:59pm Pacific on December 21, 2018. Must be sold by Amazon.com. Here are some newer books that are on my to-read … [Read the rest]

Big List of Kids Ski Free Passport Programs (3rd-6th Grade)

A friend of ours told us about the Colorado Ski Passport that lets 5th and graders from any state ski for free at several Colorado resorts, and I thought that was a great concept to promote this fun outdoor activity. If you can get even a single … [Read the rest]

Expedia Activities: $30 off $40+ Coupon Code

Update: This offer has expired. Expedia has a new coupon code THANKYOU which will get you $30 off $40+ in experiences booked through Expedia Activities. Officially it expires 12/31/18, but it will probably end early, and your activity has to … [Read the rest]

Giving Flowchart: How To Donate Wisely

If you are looking for some direction about donating your time and/or money, here is a nice infographic from the Bloomberg article These 27 Strategies Will Make Philanthropy an Effective Pursuit (click to enlarge): It's from last year, but … [Read the rest]

Dependent Care FSA: Save on Daycare, Preschool, Summer Camps, After-School, and Elder Care

One of the newer work perks that we took advantage of this year was the Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (DCFSA). This is separate from the Health Care Flexible Spending Account (HCFSA) and the Health Savings Account (HSA). However, they … [Read the rest]