Credit Card Offers & Promotions
November 30, 2010
Credit card offers seem to have been piling up in my inbox after listing some of the credit card promotions last week. Discover, Chase, and Citi all have cash back or cash bonuses that I didn’t include so I’ll cover them here. I’ll start with the card offer ending the soonest, additional cash back from […]
Cyber Monday Deals & Tips
November 29, 2010
Cyber Monday deals are all over the Web today so the question isn’t where to find the deal but which one to pick! Personally, there’s nothing I need but if you’re looking for deals on Christmas gifts there’s probably a promotion out there for you. Here are a few places to look for bargains online: Christmas […]
What Are Your 2011 Goals?
November 28, 2010
Thanksgiving just ended and your New Years resolutions are probably the farthest thing from your mind right now. But we all know times flies so before you know it we’ll be in 2011. If you wait to set your goals until next year has already begun you’ll be starting out behind. People who start their […]
What Can You Learn About Money From a Turkey Dinner?
November 25, 2010
The planning and preparation of a Thanksgiving dinner can teach us a few lessons about money. 1) Don’t Be Afraid To Fail Every year my wife cooks a new dish for the family Thanksgiving dinner. Some years she goes through multiple failed attempts before finding the dish that turns out the way she wants it. […]
Southwest Airlines Credit Card Review
November 9, 2010
The card is a great airline rewards card, not only because you get cash and bonus points for signing up but also because its a great airline to fly on. The Southwest Rapid Rewards program is just one example of how the airline works hard to keep their customers happy. I have friends and family […]
Blue Cash Rewards Upgrade!
November 8, 2010
One of my least favorite things about our Blue Cash card, the annual cash back redemption will be changing soon. In the middle of next month American Express is upgrading the way that you redeem your cash back rewards for Blue Cash. Right now your rewards show up as a credit on your statement, once […]
What’s in Your Wallet?
November 7, 2010
You probably already know most of the things in my wallet but there are two things that you might find most interesting. I’ll start off with the stuff you know because I’ve written about it before. I don’t keep all my credit cards in my wallet, just the Blue Cash and Chase Freedom cards because those are […]
Giving You More at Currency & Wise Bread
November 3, 2010
You’ve been reading personal finance tips on Money Smart Life for over four years now if you’ve been a reader the whole time. Periodically during that time you may have seen me mention that I’d written something as a guest on another site. Typically I meet some neat new readers as part of this process, […]
MBA Programs Q&A
October 29, 2010
After looking at how to choose an MBA program and some tips on MBA programs for young professionals I thought I’d talk with a few people who had already earned an MBA degree and get their feedback. I asked Sam from Financial Samurai, Dan at Darwin’s Money, and Neil from Vannoy Advisory Group a few questions […]
MBA Programs for Generation Earn
October 28, 2010
Since MBA programs and their value are are this week’s topic I turned to US News and World Report columnist and author Kimberly Palmer. You’ve probably heard of the US News & World report college rankings but you may not have heard about Kimberly’s new book, Generation Earn. The second chapter is titled “Job Juggling” and […]
