Update March 2025. Southwest has made some big changes to how they run, and it's not entire clear how it will affect their credit cards. The "Wanna Get Away" fare is going away later this year, to be replaced by "Basic". I will try to update … [Read the rest]
Here's my monthly survey of the best interest rates on cash as of February, roughly sorted from shortest to longest maturities. Banks love taking advantage of our idle cash, and you can often earning more money while keeping the same level of safety … [Read the rest]
As a follow-up to my thoughts on Should I Stay with Vanguard? and their recent expense ratio drop announcement, I recently listened to this 30-minute Morningstar video with Daniel Sotiroff and Susan Dziubinski about the current state of Vanguard in … [Read the rest]
Delta Airlines American Express cards offer various special perks like free checked bags, priority boarding, and the ability to earn Delta SkyMiles with card purchases. As you can only get the welcome offers once on each of these cards per person … [Read the rest]
Many Chase cardholders get select DoorDash perks when they activate their free DashPass membership, and these were slightly updated as of 2/1/25. This includes monthly or quarterly credits on the Chase Sapphire Reserve, Chase Sapphire Preferred, … [Read the rest]
It's been a while since Vanguard announced a big round of expense ratio cuts, and just in time for their upcoming 50th anniversary, they announced what they call the largest fee cut in Vanguard history spanning 87 funds and projected to save … [Read the rest]
Aven Advisor is a new app that promises to help to track your financial situation. Kind of like the old Mint app, you have to give them your personal info and link up bank accounts/credit cards, and then they offer a unique mix of … [Read the rest]
The Aven Credit Card is a new-ish credit card with 2% cash back that uses your home equity (HELOC) to get lower interest rates. Right now they have a new Costco offer, but you have to read the fine print. The offer includes a free 1-Year … [Read the rest]
Updated February 2025. As the brokerage 1099 forms for the 2024 Tax Year are coming out, here is a quick reminder for those subject to state and/or local income taxes. If you earned interest from a money market fund, a significant portion of this … [Read the rest]
The United Business Card offers unique perks for regular United customers including free checked bags and expanded award seat availability for redeeming miles. Here are the highlights: 125,000 bonus United miles after you spend $5,000 on … [Read the rest]
Firstrade is a discount brokerage firm that is smaller but has been around for decades. They have a new IRA match promotion with a 3% match on contributions and a 2% match on IRA transfers and 401k-to-IRA rollovers (up to a $20,000 match amount). … [Read the rest]
Updated. US Bank has a up to $450 new checking promotion when you open a Bank Smartly Checking account with $25 minimum and complete the following within 90 days: Enroll in the U.S. Bank Mobile App or online banking. Complete two or more … [Read the rest]
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