This Savings Account Rate is 50x What Your Bank Pays
Today’s my birthday. Mine and the Tin Man from The Wizard of Oz. When I was a kid, I’d get a little scratch from my my Aunt Fratti & Uncle Stan and I’d squirrel it away in my savings account. What...
View ArticlePeacock Premium – 3 Months Free
Hey Android phone peeps. If you download the Peacock TV app and give them your email, they’ll send an email with a promo code that gives you three months of Peacock Premium for free. Peacock TV has...
View Article$125 from SoFi Money
SoFi Money will give you $50 if you open an account with my referral link and then fund it with at least $500. Once your account is open, send YOUR referral link to friends and family. You’ll get $50...
View Article0% Interest Cards for Holiday Shopping
There are only 8 weeks until Christmas and 7 weeks to Hanukkah. A great deal on a Christmas gift ain’t so dandy if your credit card charges 20% interest on the item. Thankfully, you can get a card with...
View ArticleSouthwest’s 80,000 Bonus Points Expires in a Couple Days
This all-time high 80,000 point Southwest Airlines bonus offer ends in a couple days. If you ever fly Southwest, have a look-see at this rare offer! Apply now (before the offer expires) and then you’ll...
View ArticleWhy You Should Make Your Child an Authorized User
I don’t know if I read this somewhere or if I got a hot tip from a drunk on a barstool. A while back I was informed that if you add someone to your credit card account as an authorized user, they can...
View ArticleYour $300,000 Tax Exemption
Is there something that you have to do every year? Mine involves making sure I take advantage of this $300K tax loophole. Does your city have one? Hundreds of the “early adopters” of Chip’s Money Tips...
View Article$800 Tax-Free or… 80,000 AA miles or…
Long time no type! I hope you have avoided the red spikey orb (I was unsuccessful), as well as eschewed putting on what I call “The Covid-19” – as in LBS (again, unsuccessful). As we exit the pandemic,...
View ArticleLookie Who is on TV…
My acting world and personal finance world have collided! I play Regina King’s locksmith in the new Wells Fargo Active Cash Visa spot. See it below. Regarding my wardrobe, I must quote the great...
View ArticleChip’s Money Tip$ Track Suit Jacket Giveaway!
You may have seen this cherished garment on a Mystery Woman on The Tube in London, at Devil’s Tower in Wyoming, or on the man everyone calls “Stacks” at The World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. Now a...
View ArticleCongrats to The Jacket Winners!
Congrats to our Chip’s Money Tips jacket winners: Eddie C, Jill T, William D, Susan C, and Mark D. Yes, it is absolutely appropriate for weddings, funerals and any after-six event. Wear the swag with...
View ArticleGrab-A-Cab Instead of Uber/Lyft
I needed a ride to the airport for a flight back east for Christmas. My next-door neighbor offered to take me there at 5:45 a.m. It pays to help someone put up Christmas lights! Even so, I’m not sure I...
View ArticleNew(ish) Super Fast Way to Get Southwest Companion Pass
It has gotten much easier to get the Southwest Companion Pass – lickity split! Get one personal card. Charge $5k over 3 months from opening. Done. You’ll get the best travel deal through NEXT February....
View ArticleWhy It Is Time To Cancel NFL Sunday Ticket
Here’s a little “Cancel Culture” that I can get behind. Now the curtain has dropped on my Bengals’ season, it’s time to cancel NFL Sunday Ticket. Doing so will give you a chance to get it free next...
View ArticlePut $ In Your IRA… But Don’t Buy Anything. What The?
Someone once said, “The stock market is like a crying baby that wants to be soothed.” If there is unusual upheaval in the world, the stock market gets upset. Keep in mind that if you fund your IRA, you...
View ArticleIs This Missing Money Yours?
Wanna have fun? Go on a Missing Money Treasure Hunt Bender! Every year, I search the Unclaimed Funds sites for cash that never got to me. It’s quick and easy. I struck out in 2019. In 2018, I only...
View ArticleShould You Have A Storage Unit?
If you are like me – on a Spring Cleaning jag – don’t forget your storage shed! Do you really need it? You may be better off dumping what is in there, saving the monthly fee, and then buying the items...
View ArticleHow To Get a 0% Balance Transfer Card
Have you loaded your credit card to its limit? Has your card been swiped so much the stripe on the back is hot to the touch? You’d like to pay off the card to avoid paying interest, but you’re out of...
View ArticleHear My Jibber Jabber on the “Call Me Curious” Podcast (Link Below)
Listen to my chat with Nikki Boyer and Mr. Malone on their Wondery “Call Me Curious” podcast. We had fun discussing how I collect free money, and other stuff. I come in at 7:18. The post Hear My Jibber...
View ArticleAutoSlash For Best Rental Car Rates
I have been a huge fan of AutoSlash for over a decade. If you need a rental car during the Holidays, listen to this! Why walk from the airport, over the river and through the woods for MeeMaw’s roast...
View ArticleSouthwest Made It Rain!!
I was one of the thousands of folks who had their Southwest Airlines flights cancelled while I was over the river and through the woods at grandmother’s house for Christmas. The earliest we could get...
View ArticleMy Interview with U.S. News & World Report
When I was five years old, sitting in the lobby of my doctor’s office, I was introduced to U.S. News & World Report. My kindergartener self said, “Someday I hope to be quoted in this fine...
View ArticleLast Day to File Facebook Claim
If you got your Facebook on in the USA between 2007 and 2022, today’s the last day to claim money from the settlement. You know the drill with these things. There are lawsuits claiming that Facebook...
View ArticleTwo Deals for Spectrum Cable or Internet Subscribers
Deal #1: Last week, 19 Disney-owned channels and seven ABC stations were yanked off Spectrum Cable. The Mouse couldn’t come to terms with Spectrum. Therefore, you currently can’t see stations you paid...
View ArticleHow To Get NFL Sunday Ticket
You can’t get NFL Sunday Ticket free anymore, but there is one severe discount that might work for you: The Student Discount Plan. If you do not have any eligible students to hook you up, you can still...
View Article75,000 Southwest Bonus Points
This is the time of year when credit card bonuses balloon. That’s because the card companies know people spend a lot during the holidays. Southwest just rolled out a huge 75,000 bonus which you will...
View ArticleWhere to Find The Best Savings Rates
Two people gave me hives this week! They told me how miniscule, dare I say puny their interest was on their savings. I broke out in a rash. I couldn’t fix this fast enough for them. So I’ll spread the...
View ArticleIt’s “Giving Tuesday”
We have Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Lazy Sunday, Cyber Monday and Giving Tuesday. Being charitable is a good thing – especially if it will get the guy next to the red kettle to stop testing...
View Article2023 Year-End To-Do List!
It’s crunch time. We’ve got a few days to take care of things before 2023 turns into a pumpkin. Refill Prescriptions & Exhaust Health Savings Accounts If you have already met your deductible for...
View ArticleSouthwest Companion Pass For One Year + 30,000 points – Very Easy
This offer expires March 11, 2024. So, get in there! For the third February in a row, Southwest has rolled out a VERY EASY way to get their Companion Pass. When you have earned the Companion Pass,...
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