After US Bank completely changed the terms of their Smartly Rewards credit card less than 6 months after application, I have nearly completed closing nearly all of my US Bank accounts, including bank accounts, credit cards, and brokerage accounts. … [Read the rest]
Here's my monthly survey of the best interest rates on cash as of October 2025, roughly sorted from shortest to longest maturities. Banks and brokerages love taking advantage of our idle cash, and you can often earning more money while keeping the … [Read the rest]
The One Key and One Key+ credit cards are travel rewards cards offered by Expedia Group (Expedia, Hotels.com, and VRBO) and issued by Wells Fargo. Rewards are earned as "OneKeyCash" which can only be used to offset travel bookings on one of those … [Read the rest]
Amazon is running yet another "Huge Sale!" called Prime Big Deal Days. I'm late, and by the time you read this, it might be over. (You probably didn't miss that much.) Check your wishlist. Check your "Buy Again" past purchases. I've listed … [Read the rest]
Here’s my 2025 Q3 income update as a companion post to my 2025 Q3 asset allocation & performance update. Even though I don't focus on high-dividend stocks or covered-call income strategies - I still track the income from my portfolio as an … [Read the rest]
Kraken is offering up to a 2% deposit bonus in October for any customer that deposits $1,000+ in cash or crypto during October. The deposit bonus will vary from 1% to 2% depending on total deposits across all customers, with the strange rule that … [Read the rest]
Here is my 2025 3rd Quarter portfolio update that includes all our combined 401k/403b/IRAs and taxable brokerage accounts but excludes our house and small side portfolio of self-directed investments. Following the concept of skin in the game, the … [Read the rest]
Mesa is a new fintech focused on "homeowners", currently with a credit card and mortgage lending product. Their Mesa Homeowners Visa Card (issued by Celtic Bank) currently has a 50,000 points bonus albeit with a pretty high spending requirement. … [Read the rest]
Back for 2025. Bank of America has a one-day credit card promotion called "More Rewards Day" on Thursday, 11/6/25. Depending on your BofA credit card type (both consumer and business cards are all eligible), you can earn an additional 2% cash back … [Read the rest]
As of 9/15/25, my US Bank Smartly credit card was downgraded from 4% cash back for my situation to the more restrictive version of the negative changes to the US Bank Smartly credit card, which matches what is available to new applicants. In other … [Read the rest]
This promotion is EXPIRED as of 1/28/26. I am leaving up the details for those that did it in the past. Past details on now-expired offer: CIT Bank had a limited-time deposit bonus on their Platinum Savings (EXPIRED 1/28/26).1 The bonus … [Read the rest]
Apple TV+ is offering a free 1-month trial, available to both new and returning subscribers. Auto-renews at the end of the month if you don't cancel. However, Apple is good about subscriptions - if you cancel early, even immediately after signing … [Read the rest]
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