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 customers get a $50 bonus for opening a new ShareBuilder account. The offer is in effect until 6/30/12. In order to receive the bonus you need to fund your account with $2,000. And most important – make sure to enter the code 50LS12 when you sign up to make sure your account gets credited with the $50 bonus!
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From December 15th, 2010 through January 29th, 2011, can can enter a video of yourself destroying your credit card(s) or why you are done with credit in 2011. Upload the video to ShredYourCreditCard.com and you can be entered to win!
A tax credit passed in 2006 for the purchase of hybrid vehicles is still in effect — but it will end on December 31, 2010. If you purchase certain hybrids, you could be eligible for a tax credit. There are stipulations, though. The tax credit is only available on the first 60,000 models sold by the manufacturer. Some manufacturers have sold more than 60,000 units of some hybrid models. However, there are still some hybrids that haven’t sold out. 
There are two main types of credits available. The most common credit is money that you can get back for conventional home usage improvements, such as energy efficient windows and doors. The second type of credit targets alternative energy investments, such as solar or wind powered additions.