If you joined the Robinhood Gold subscription service for the (expired) 3% IRA transfer bonus, you have have noticed that it includes $1,000 of margin interest-free (0% APR). Right now, they are increasing this amount to $2,000 of margin … [Read the rest]
The card_name is a new premium travel card that offers a lot of added perks on United Airlines for a higher annual fee. Here are the highlights: 60,000 bonus United miles and 500 Premier qualifying points after $4,000 in purchases in the … [Read the rest]
Here's my monthly roundup of the best interest rates on cash as of June 2024, roughly sorted from shortest to longest maturities. There are lesser-known opportunities available to individual investors, often earning you a lot more money while … [Read the rest]
I've been traveling internationally for the last couple of weeks, and with all the chaos of trying not to lose any of the kids on whatever multi-transfer subway ride or hiking trail is on the agenda every day, I felt quite relieved that my finances … [Read the rest]
For many people, Warren Buffett is that "rich stock-picker guy". But if you read any of his multiple biographies, you would know that he was a very precocious kid that was obsessed with getting rich from an early age. Instead of trying to make … [Read the rest]
The difference between new mortgage loan rates and the average existing mortgage is now more than 3%. According to the NY Times article A Huge Number of Homeowners Have Mortgage Rates Too Good to Give Up (gift article), this is estimated to be … [Read the rest]
Update: Unfortunately, it "sold out" already! Due to an overwhelming response, the 2024 Camp BOOK IT! summer program is now closed. Registration live for Summer 2024 as of June 1st. If you were a kid in the 80s and 90s, you may … [Read the rest]
Barnes & Noble is running their Summer Reading Program for kids in Grades 1-6. I like that the steps are pretty simple: Read any eight books this summer and record them in this Summer Reading Journal [printable PDF]. Tell us which part of the … [Read the rest]
FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) is certainly a catchy acronym, but it always seems to confuse people because the word "retire" suggests a line between working and not working. What does it mean to "Retire Early"? What if you only … [Read the rest]
Update July 2024: Upside closed my account effective immediately and without prior warning because I used "unauthorized" promo codes. Just FYI, I would cash out now and whenever you have enough of a balance. Original post: (Update: Added … [Read the rest]
Parent of a teen? Check your local YMCA chapter as many are offering free summer YMCA membership for teens. I did some quick searching and found the "Get Summer" initiative from California to Minnesota to North Carolina to Boston. The specific … [Read the rest]
Planet Fitness is running the High School Summer Pass again in 2024, which is a free gym membership for teens ages 14-19 to work out at any of its more than 2,500+ locations throughout the US and Canada. Valid from Saturday, June 1 through Saturday, … [Read the rest]
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