Chase Sapphire Preferred, Sapphire Reserve: New Benefits November 2020

Newly added and extended benefits as of November 2020. The Chase Sapphire Preferred card and Chase Sapphire Reserve card have been very popular for their generous travel and dining perks, but right now travel and dining aren't really happening. … [Read the rest]

$45 of Free Grubhub Food: Rakuten $30 + Grubhub 11% Cash Back / $10 Off

There are three separate deals going on right now that are stackable. Altogether, if you sign up for new accounts for Grubhub and Rakuten, you can effectively get about $45 of food for free! $30 Rakuten bonus. Rakuten (formerly eBates) is a … [Read the rest]

Born to Run: Is Running Outdoors Another Deeply-Embedded Human Desire?

Recently, I've been attracted to books that talk about common qualities of all humans (as opposed to their differences) - like how humans became the dominant species because of their ability to cooperate (Sapiens) and our shared need for autonomy, … [Read the rest]

Consumer Reports: Electric Vehicle Total Cost of Ownership Savings Breakdown

Consumer Reports is well-known for their annual survey of customers about their cars' reliability and ownership costs. While electrical vehicles usually cost more upfront, they also cost less to fuel, maintain, and repair than traditional … [Read the rest]

Amazon Prime Day 2020: Big List of Deals and Discounts (Updated)

Amazon Prime Day is over, don't forget to spend your free credits. Here are their current Holiday Dash Deals of the Day. Amazon Prime Day 2020 is October 13th and 14th. I’ll try to keep this post updated with the most recent offers. There are … [Read the rest]

Savings I Bonds November 2020 Interest Rate: 1.68% Inflation Rate, 0% Fixed

Update November 2020. The fixed rate will be 0% for I bonds issued from November 1, 2020 through April 30th, 2021. The variable inflation-indexed rate for this 6-month period will be 1.68% (as was predicted). If you buy a new bond in between … [Read the rest]

Guest Opinion Rewards: Earn 10,000 Hilton Points With First Survey

If like many people you haven't been traveling, you still need to keep an eye on the expiration policies of those airline and hotel points. Most programs offer both dining and survey programs which make it relatively easy to earn a few miles and … [Read the rest]

Flippa: Buy and Sell Digital Real Estate Like eCommerce Stores, Amazon Products

Flipping, rehabbing, or rental residential real estate is a popular entrepreneurial activity, but I've always been more partial to digital real estate (websites). There are similarities in that anyone can enter the business as long as they are … [Read the rest]

Simple Credit Card / Brokerage / Bank Promotion Spreadsheet Template (Google Drive)

If you can't tell by now, I enjoy participating in various credit card, brokerage, and banking promotions throughout the year. I think of it as a profitable hobby, as I enjoy trying out different financial products in addition to the thousands of … [Read the rest]

Amazon Prime: Spend $20 on eBooks, Get $5 eBook Credit

Amazon has a new promotion for Prime members: Spend $20 on Kindle eBooks, get $5 eBook credit.. You must activate at the link and spend $20 on any eBooks by October 12th, 2020. Here are (again) my recommended books about early … [Read the rest]

Free Grubhub+ Membership with Lyft Pink (Chase Sapphire Reserve), $10 Off First Order

Lyft has announced that Lyft Pink members will automatically get a free Grubhub+ membership (or Seamless+ if you live in New York City). Grubhub+ usually costs $9.99 a month and includes: Unlimited free delivery from from nearly 200,000 … [Read the rest]

Instacart Express: Free Two-Month Trial Membership with Mastercard

Mastercard has partnered with Instacart to offer a free 2-month membership to Instacart Express when you join with a Mastercard, but after the 2 months you will automatically renew at the $99 annual rate. Join today with Mastercard® to enjoy … [Read the rest]