December 2010

PerkStreet Online Checking Amps Up Your New Year’s Resolutions and Taxes- 5% Cashback on Gyms, Weight Loss Programs, and Tax Preparation Solutions

by Glen Craig

Perkstreet Financial, the online bank with free checking, is looking to help their customers with their New Year’s resolutions (and their taxes)! Here are their 5% cash back categories for January 2011: • 5% Cash Back At Gyms: Memberships and purchases made at the gym, such as personal training sessions After all of the holidays [...]

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The Greatest Impact On My Finances And My Best Financial Tool

by Glen Craig

You can have your spreadsheets, online budgeting sites, statements, etc…  Want to know what the single greatest positive impact on my finances has been? I’ll tell you – it’s my wife.  Let me explain… Back in the day I was in debt, had no savings, no investments, and my net worth was measured in “things” [...]

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The Best Personal Finance Articles of 2010

by Glen Craig

The end of the year – it’s a time to look back and remember all that’s happened. It’s also a time to reflect on the best of the best for the year.  I thought it would be fun to put out a call to those in the personal finance community and ask for their best [...]

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Lending Club Peer to Peer Lending for Investors and Borrowers – Review

by Glen Craig

Lending Club is an online website that offers a unique borrowing and investing model to individuals who need funds and those who are looking to make some money. Credit-worthy, pre-screened borrowers are paired up with savvy investors in what Lending Club calls a win win situation for all.  Peer to Peer or Person to Person [...]

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Happy Holidays and Links

by Glen Craig

I hope everyone is enjoying the holidays.  I love that my daughter and wife have a week off from school so we get to have some nice family time to end the year.  Really, how many gifts are better than quality time with family? Here are some great articles you should check out:

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Give The Gift Of Stock – ING and ShareBuilder Want To Help You Achieve Financial Independence

by Glen Craig

Are you looking for a creative gift? How about a gift that can help someone achieve financial independence?  Maybe a gift that can build a young person’s interest in investing? ING Direct and their online brokerage arm, ShareBuilder, have created that gift – The Gift Of Stock. For just $45 you get: $50 ShareBuilder Gift [...]

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ShareBuilder $50 New Account Bonus and Free Trades

by Glen Craig

You know I love ING Direct products. I have both the Orange savings account for online savings and their Electric Orange checking account.  What I also have is a brokerage account with ShareBuilder (owned by ING Direct).  This is where I buy stocks outside of my IRA accounts. ShareBuilder is offering a promotion where new [...]

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Shred Your Credit Card – Giving Away Over $2000 to See You Destroy Your Credit Card

by Glen Craig

Are you sick of your credit card? A lot of people are!  Now you have a chance to win cash prizes by destroying your credit card. Perkstreet Financial and Lending Club are teaming up to help people end their reliance on credit cards. They are declaring January 31,2011 Shred Your Credit Card Day.  When credit [...]

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Save With eBillme Shopping and Gift Cards and Links

by Glen Craig

Have you heard of eBillme? I keep hearing about them but wasn’t sure what they are.  I looked into it and it seems like a pretty neat site.  For people who don’t want to use their credit cards to pay online, you have an alternative with eBillme.  eBillme allows customers to use their bank’s online [...]

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PerkStreet – Free Online Checking, Cash Back Rewards and More – Account Review

by Glen Craig

Are you looking for a free checking account that offers more than just basic checking services? How about an alternative to using a credit card for your purchases (but don’t want to carry cash)? PerkStreet(SM)’s online checking account is not only free, but offer up a generous cash back rewards when you use their debit [...]

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