How to Pay Taxes with a Credit Card (and Profit) in 2025
This overview on how to pay your taxes with a credit card (to the IRS) has been updated for the 2025 tax season. Want to take a bit of the sting out of paying taxes? Good news. You can easily and...
View Article7 Benefits to Filing your Taxes As Early as Possible
Most taxpayers realize that the sooner they file their tax return, the quicker they will receive a refund. Beyond that simple common sense truth, however, there are a number of compelling reasons to...
View ArticleDiscounted Uber Gift Cards: $100 for $79.99 at Costco.com
Costco.com is once again offering discounted Uber gift cards (e-gift cards, specifically) to Costco members on their site. Members can purchase 2 $50 Uber e-gift cards for $79.99 – effectively a 20%...
View ArticleAll of the Tax Software Discounts & Promo Codes Still Active for 2025
This one’s for everyone looking for online tax software discount to help cut their tax filing costs. As you’re probably aware, the federal tax deadline is fast approaching (Tuesday, April 15, 2025)....
View ArticleRakuten Referral Bonus: $40 Cash Back (Through May 12)
Update: the limited-time $40 Rakuten referral welcome bonus detailed below is active for new users that sign up using our Rakuten referral link by May 12 and make $40+ in new purchases within 90 days....
View ArticleNew Series I Bond Rate for May 2025 – November 2025: 3.98%
This article has been updated to reflect the current new Series I bond rates for May, 2025 to November, 2025 period. The new I bond rate has been set at a composite 3.98% (up from 3.11% APR in the...
View ArticleMaximum HSA Contributions for 2025 & 2026
This maximum HSA contribution overview has been updated with info for the 2025 and 2026 tax years. If you’ve been following this site, you know that I have long been a big fan of health savings...
View ArticleNew Costco Membership Deal: Bonus $50 Costco Shop Card & More (Ends June 22,...
It’s pretty rare to find a good Costco membership offer – but here’s that rare opportunity. Groupon is offering a bonus $50 Costco Digital Shop Card deal on new annual “Gold Star” Costco memberships...
View ArticleThe Role of Luck in Financial Success
Let’s delve into some philosophy, shall we? Have you ever met a very financially successful individual (e.g. a business owner, CEO, or celebrity) and been absolutely dumbfounded as to just how in the...
View ArticleA Chase Instacart Credit Stacking Opportunity & Complimentary Instacart+...
Chase and Instacart recently launched a partnership that offers monthly Instacart credits and 3 complimentary months of Instacart+ membership for cardholders of a number of Chase credit cards....
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