It’s Official IndyMac has been taken over by the FDIC, which will be the 2nd largest bank failure in history. If you had more than the $100,000 insured by the FDIC, well I feel sorry for you. Remember for all your other bank accounts, the FDIC only insures up to $100,000 for each individual per [...]
In June FNBO announced a video contest entitled “Pay Yourself First Challenge”. Users were supposed to submit videos about what they were saving up for. The first 500 entrants got a $10 Amazon gift card. After reviewing the videos, the top 20 contestants will get $500 cash, and the top 5 get up to $25,000 [...]
Some new bank sign up bonuses came out recently. Here they are.
Bank of America is offering a $75 bonus for opening a MyAccess checking account online. There’s no monthly fees and no minimum balance required. You do need to be a Bank of America credit card holder however. From their site:
You will receive your $75 [...]
Do you have a plan for retirement? If you don’t you should. If you’re looking for an idea for one I’ll outline mine here.
Age 30-44: Just get the simple things that you need. Buy a house with a 30 year mortgage.
A lot of people would rather get the loan over with in 15 years, but [...]
Keybank is offering a promotion on opening checking accounts with them. If you open a checking account you can get an ipod nano. Open an account with enough cash in it and they’ll even give you an iPod Touch, here are the details from their site:
Between 7/12/08 and 8/15/08, you must open a Key Express [...]
Delta, Avis, and Budget have come together to bring you this offer to get 9,999 SkyMiles for one car rental. Here are the official details:
Now through August 1, 2008, you can earn 9,999 bonus miles on your next rental placed through delta.com (maximum of 3 bonuses total per customer on both Avis and Budget. To [...]
Discover card is offering even more promotions now.
They’re offering a $10 gift card for every $100 you spend, that’s 10% cash back! August 1 through September 7, 2008.
Buy 1 Get 1 Free Jamba Juice Smoothie
This one is self explanatory. Buy a Jamba Juice smoothy, get one free. I don’t like Jamba Juice that much, but [...]
Entenmann’s is having a “Summer Movie Moments” Giveaway that lets you win a free movie ticket. Word on the street is that a lot of people are turning out to be winners on this giveaway. I don’t know what the exact odds of winning are, but they’re pretty high.
The entry is online and there’s only [...]
Discover Card and Fandango have teamed up to offer a great promotion. When you buy one movie ticket you get the second one free. Dark Knight anyone? From their site:
Terms & Conditions: This offer is only valid for Discover® Cardmembers who purchase at least one movie ticket on Fandango.com. The one free movie ticket must [...]
On a recent episode of the Suze Orman show Suze announced that she will be providing anyone with her will and trust kit for free for a limited time through slickdeals.com. To get your kit follow these steps:
Go to SuzeOrman.com.
Click on the Will & Trust Kit link
Click on the orange Gift Code button.
Type in the [...]